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Date & Time: Jan 12th to Jan 19th (real time), July 11th to July 18th (historical time), 1884
Location: Black Rock, New Mexico, USA
Characters: All transports
Summary: Fearing UE reprisal, the Initiative corrals all transports and shoos them onto a mission back to the Wild West, to vote Gerald "Moony" Jackson in as Mayor of Black Rock. Transports are encouraged to used all their wiles to encourage townsfolk to vote in favor of him, too. Other than that, they're free to roam as they will for 7 whole days! Good luck finding food and shelter, masses. (See the OOC post for more information.)

The Initiative had been terse and rushed as they gathered the transports into the Transporter room, and anyone unwilling to participate will have been forcibly hurried along. The Initiative employees had seemed distracted and worried, and unwilling to stand around and debate. It was time to move. The teleportation had gone off without a hitch, and a roomful of transports have been treated, quite suddenly, to a broad and sunny blue sky, and especially to the heat of mid July in the American West.

Enjoy your weeklong stay in Black Rock, New Mexico! The town is small and sleepy, with just 3 good saloons and one questionable (but considerably cheaper) one. There are a few inns, but these inns aren't quite prepared to room a sudden influx of over 300 travelers, and some people might have to bunk up or get creative with their sleeping arrangements. If you sleep in an inn at all, of course. There's plenty of unexplored wilderness out there to sleep in instead, isn't there? Just make sure to check your boots for scorpions in the morning.

The only instructions are "vote for Gerald "Moony" Jackson for Mayor, and try to convince others to do the same", and you've been given just enough money to cover a very sparse room and board for 7 days, if you don't spend it in anything else.

So, how do you spend your time?

Edit: Overflow log!

Comments

[imusntrunaway]

... huh? Well... I...

[Wait. He gets what you're implying and Shinji's face turns a shade of red OKAY NO NOT DWELLING ON THIS ANYMORE]

It wasn't--! N-No!

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[ECHOING SOME DUDE'S WORDS FROM EARLIER:]

—I didn't say anything! S'hard to tell with this place!

[Hat tugged low to hide his own pinking face, he makes a transparent attempt at moving on.]

...Where're you staying then?

[imusntrunaway]

Outside. Near town. I-- I set up a tent...

[It's uncomfortable. But it's better than sleeping next to some scary, horse-smelling cowboy.]

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Us too... Gets kinda cold at night but it's okay. Could do without the scorpions though.

[imusntrunaway]

Ashes. Ashes--they help. [Pause.] Keep them away, I mean.

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[That gets a visible perk of interest.]

I didn't know that. Do you just scatter 'em 'round the place?

[imusntrunaway]

[Having a friend who's obsessed with the military has its perks!!]

Mm. But they have to be hot. Bugs--they'll stay away if you do that.

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[Benefits by association!!]

Man, we've just been burning and whacking 'em, but it kinda spooks the horse. Thanks! This oughta take less effort.

[imusntrunaway]

Burning...?

[Please don't tell him that you tried to do both with a burning stick NO WONDER THE HORSE IS SPOOKED.]

... you're welcome.

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[No worries, the stick and the fire came separately! If that helps any! Though rocks and fists sound more likely than sticks, considering who's on his team.]

Yeah, fire's kinda my thing. [ He sticks a foot out; taps a backwheel on the ground. ] Just sucks to have to keep doing it.

[imusntrunaway]

[Fire's your thing-- oh. Fire + specialty = pyromaniac, right? Shinji can... roll with that. He supposes. As long as you don't set fire to his precious music player.]

You'd probably attract unwanted attention with it too...

1/3

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[He has a point, which Kazu appears to consider for a moment―]

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S'probably too late by now.

[Kogarasumaru camping: impossible to miss. A little flare here and there's the last of their worries.]

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We haven't had trouble though! You been lying low yourself? This's like the first time I've seen you around.