nosotros ([personal profile] nosotros) wrote in [community profile] elseralogs2013-06-19 11:24 pm
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INTRO EVENT ;; OPEN

Who: Everyone!
Where: All over the city!
When: June 19th
Summary: The newcomers to El Sera have arrived.
Rating: PG-13ish, likely!

For everyone who arrives in El Sera that day, it's the same. Whoever the newcomer might be, when he opens his eyes, he's alone in a calm quiet room. In front of him is a box. In his hand is a letter:

Hello. I'm sure you've got a lot of questions, so I'll do my best to answer them.

To start, you aren't on your home world anymore. You're in a city called El Sera, in a country called America, on a planet called Earth. A lot of you might recognize the name Earth, and you might even be from it, but if you're reading this then I can promise you one thing--this isn't the Earth you're thinking of.

Magic exists in this world, and that magic is what pulled you here. It's given you magic of your own, if you didn't already have it, and the ability to defend yourself from the monsters that inhabit this world. I want to ask you to take a more proactive role in fighting these creatures and do more than just defend yourself, but I'm a transplant from another world myself. I understand some of what you're going through and I won't force you into it, but it makes it easier for us -- Xochipilli -- to find a way to send you home.

Whatever you decide, whether to join us or strike out on your own, is up to you. I only ask that you keep your magical abilities and status as, well, an
alien hidden. Xochipilli will do its best to hide and protect you, but there are limits to what we're capable off. This city is a bit of an odd one, so simply behave like you belong and most people won't give you another glance.

Sincerely,
Jackson Rau


The box primarily contains any objects or clothing of the newcomer that would draw undue attention in their new, modern surroundings. However, it also holds a phone complete with instructions, a key to the recipient's room, a map to their apartment or dorm (with an attached note reminding them that their roommate is probably a normal person and that they should maintain their secrecy), and a plastic debit card.

Whoever arrives here, the setup is the same: In front of him is a set of double doors, leading into a room filled with milling Xochipilli employees. Any questions he has about the city can be answered here--and if he's discrete enough about asking, he can even get some basic instruction on how to use their magic.

Behind him is a door labeled 'EXIT'. Should he choose to step through this door, he'll find himself in a deserted stairwell that opens up into an alleyway.

The choice is up to him.

The Welcome - The Festival - Roommates - Around the Town
raggs: (« just » ❖ a moment away)

Open!

[personal profile] raggs 2013-06-20 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[If nothing else, Teito wants to avoid the festivities around the landing. He's used to not knowing anyone, but not knowing anything -- that's a little different. He's out of his element in this situation, without Mikael, without anyone he knows, without any real sense of what's happening, and he can't stand it. So with little else in the way of a plan, he set out to explore the town and get a feel for everything in a place so foreign to him.

He looks a little out of place, in part because he looks so disgruntled about everything. There isn't anything quite like having a five foot talk irritated teenager watching everything while making an effort not to interact with anyone. Which might have worked better if he wasn't so busy looking at everything else around him that he walked straight into a lamp post.]


--Ow!
Edited 2013-06-20 04:34 (UTC)
oakleaf: (these ❦ bright blue city lights)

[personal profile] oakleaf 2013-06-20 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Perhaps Hakuren is on a bit of a hair trigger, but that lone exclamation is almost painfully familiar to him. He whips his head around so fast his ponytail nearly slaps someone in the face and prompts a protesting 'pya!' from the little dragon tucked away in his bag. He'd know that 'ow' anywhere.]

Teito!
raggs: (« and » ❖ i'll say it again)

[personal profile] raggs 2013-06-21 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Teito is pretty sure he's never felt quite this relieved to see an Oak before. Ever. In his life. Or any of his past lives, for that matter. But relief does flood through him, and he brightens almost immediately, stepping over to Hakuren with a smile he can't quite keep off his face even with all of his mild paranoia.]

Hakuren! You're here, too?
oakleaf: (past ❦ the wondering eyes)

[personal profile] oakleaf 2013-06-21 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well that's a reaction Hakuren admittedly wasn't expecting. The past week around Teito has been an odd, terse one with his memories gone. This excited reaction wasn't what Hakuren had been expecting at all.]

Yes, I am. And so is-- [Pya! Mikage abruptly starts struggling from where he's tucked away in in Hakuren's clothing. The apprentice bishop gives a start, then abruptly grabs Teito's arm and starts to lead him towards a relatively secluded alleyway.] --and so is Mikage.
raggs: (« and » ❖ i'll say it again)

[personal profile] raggs 2013-06-28 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
Mikage! [Teito repeats it, and for a moment, he isn't at all the serious sometimes-soldier Teito Klein. He looks elated, and as Hakuren leads him away Teito deftly reaches in to grab him out of Hakuren's clothing and shield him from view, giving him a nuzzle for good measure.]

I'm glad you're okay! [He looks at Hakuren again.] And you, too -- you weren't hurt in the explosion, right? [Ignoring the entire fight that they'd had, Mikael's self-destruction and Pandora's Box must have leveled a good amount of the Fortress... and Teito is fairly certain it happened, even if he can't fully remember all of it.]

[personal profile] crotesque 2013-06-21 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[The most accurate description of what Will is doing near that lamp post is probably sulking. It's not the most overt of expressions, considering he tends to wear the same look of exhausted annoyance at all times, but those who knew him well would know the body-language and recognize the way his eyes linger on the concrete.

That is where he gets his first view of the boy, splayed out on the concrete and Will blinks slowly, apparently having to digest the scene before he bends to offer a hand.]


That looks like it hurts.

[It's not mockery. It might be closer to camaraderie, in that respect, Will Graham always looks like he hurts. But that might be a little dramatic for Will's tastes as well.]
raggs: (« i » ❖ want my message read clear)

[personal profile] raggs 2013-06-21 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Teito considers rejecting the hand, at first. Debates with himself on whether or not accepting it counts as a sign of weakness, and how he needs to conduct himself -- and then remembers that he isn't really a member of the military; wasn't meant to ever be, and accepts the hand, pulling himself up to his feet. He's hand enough dealing with Frau's teasing to not bristle too much at Will's comment, looking down a little sullenly and massaging the side of his face that was reddened on impact.]

It was my fault. I wasn't paying attention. [Which is to say that he should have been, and he's somewhat aghast that he wasn't, given that he did such a ridiculous thing. Walking into a post is a new low for him.]

[personal profile] crotesque 2013-06-25 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Will is silent for a moment, he can see the consideration on Teito's face. There's a lot of thought running behind that expression for what Will had initially taken as a teenage boy. Will isn't normally one to pry into other's lives, but today he's trying to figure things out, and everyone he encounters could hold an answer, so he offers vaguely,]

Something on your mind?

[Will doesn't stare at him expectantly for an answer, his gaze drifts over the other pedestrians. He... seems slightly uncomfortable with crowds.]
raggs: (« from » ❖ becoming unclear)

[personal profile] raggs 2013-06-28 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Teito looks at Will for a long moment, his gaze steady and calculating, before shaking his head. His thoughts... well, they're important, and they're certainly distracting, but they're not something he can share with anyone that he doesn't know -- and even then, not with most of the people he does know. He's a wanted criminal back home again; the last thing he wants is to make everything here more dangerous for himself or anyone else that might arrive.]

No. I was just distracted. I'm new here, and there's a lot to see. [He's not the best liar, and it's obvious that there's more to it than that, but it's relatively true. He's new, he's unsure, and he doesn't really understand the world he's just been brought into.]

[personal profile] crotesque 2013-07-01 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Even if he were a better liar, Will is very good at noticing. He wishes, frequently, that he couldn't. That he could interact with someone and have some of their motivations remain a secret to him. It was heavy and tiresome to be so attuned. But he is, and he sees the way Teito thinks before answering him.]

I hear you. [Which... is a slightly more meaningful comment that it appears at face value, but there's no reason for Teito to understand that.] I just got in myself.

[He lifts a hand, rubbing his mouth distractedly with the ridge of his hand for a moment.]

Family here?
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[personal profile] revile 2013-06-23 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[To say Suzuki is disgruntled about this turn of events is a gigantic understatement, but the second he'd realized that EXIT that had been offered to him turned out to be a huge lie, the most he can do is walk around and hope that at some point he'll wake up from this weird dream he's having.

That is, until he gets distracted by a sudden loud sound, and as he pauses and looks around, he realizes that someone else is caught up in wandering around. Not very intently though.]


...you okay? [He calls out slowly before walking over, because as stupid as this whole thing is, he's not going to let someone (possibly in his dreams) stand around who could be hurt.]
raggs: (« i » ❖ was almost there)

sorry for late!! work is the vampire that sucks me dry 8(

[personal profile] raggs 2013-06-28 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
--Yes! [Teito drags himself up to his feet, more than a little embarrassed about the entire thing, as the red in his cheeks clearly displays. He's kicking himself internally for being so stupid that he ran into something. He might have been distracted, but that's no excuse, and it's a terrible first impression to make on everyone.]

I was just a little distracted. [Teito considers how much to say, given his circumstances and given how unsure he is about everything, and then finally continues.] I'm ... new here, so everything is unusual. [It should be apparent enough, after all, that Teito is new, given how he's dressed and the way he doesn't know what half of the things around him are.]
revile: (Default)

no worries! i know what that's like =A=

[personal profile] revile 2013-07-01 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Initially it's hard not to mistake the accident as natural clumsiness, but even when Suzuki gets the right excuse, he can't help but be a little subtly judgmental.]

When things are new, you should probably do a better job of keeping a close eye on your surroundings. [But then, knowing better than to rub anyone the wrong way when he's just as new himself, Suzuki sighs and scratches his head.] But I guess it's okay, I'm new here too. I know about as much on where to go as you do.