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[initiates]

Date: February 1st
Location: The Initiative Hold & Courtyard.
Characters: Everyone.
Summary: New Transports have all arrived and have been shuffled into the Courtyard after their initial briefings, while older Transports are returning from the mission to Uruguay.
Warnings: None.

While those who have been guests of Exsilium since at least the last wave of Transports return from their desperate mission and are pressed out of the Transporter room and into the Courtyard, the Initiative prepares to receive a second wave at the same time. And if you're in that second wave, the fresh meat, then you've just been hustled and bustled through mazes of information and literal, wide corridors of the Initiative Hold and you've been equipped with your weapon—be it a gun, a sword, or even your existing powers. They've handed you this light netbook and a small pouch of coins (or a debit card, if you're more inclined), and there are several Transports before and after you going through the very same motions. You can hear the Greeter's voice as she walks alongside large groups, telling them all about the history of this place and sharing with you your purpose here in a hurried and urgent tone. "You're in luck that we have enough rooms for all of you; the housing building is getting awfully full. Please, let me show you into the courtyard."

You pass what looks like huge gymnasiums, all with dummies and targets strewn and splayed around the room. Training areas. There are even classrooms, and a few small offices. You're rushed past a large library while the Greeter informs you that you can find almost all your information there, if you've got the time to look—and trust her, you'll have time. You don't spend a lot of time in the bank, and it's a bit of a blur of exchanges with more and more of these strangely-accented and oddly polite-seeming members of the Initiative.

Soon enough, you're in a massive courtyard bustling with all the other Transports. It's not exactly what you'd expect, and it looks more like barracks than anything—huge walls of concrete and stone, separating you from all of the hallways you'd just passed through. It's raining heavily, and dark clouds loom in the air, though it hasn't turned to snow. It's a chill cold, and there are shelters—long cloth hangings that extend from the walls of concrete to house you from the rain, but not enough. Most notably, the courtyard is filled with a marketplace. Even in the cold and the rain, there are several citizens seated at their covered booths and tables, bundled up against the weather. They're selling all manner of their own handmade goods and foods, and citizens and Transports alike are traveling from one small covered shop to another in search of all manner of necessities.

The Greeter's voice has become so faint now, but you swear you can make it out in the back of the crowds as she tells you, "Good luck. Be safe!"

Her voice is drowned out by the busy marketplace, though even the transactions taking place are somewhat subdued. Nobody is overly happy, really, though most citizens can be found with smiles on their faces. It doesn't seem like they're that shocked to see you, either; even if you're not bound in tattered rags and wrapped in heavy shawls as they are. You're welcome to walk up to a shop, and find yourself something to eat—hey, maybe you'll even find something akin to a raincoat. Or, you can join the others under the coverings against the walls. Where am I? What war? She was talking so fast, and it didn't all make very much sense… did anyone else catch it all?

Welcome to the courtyard. Welcome to the Initiative Hold—and most importantly, welcome to Exsilium

Comments

[payback]

There's shops and stuff in here. Let's fine one. [She'll lead the way if Nill doesn't, ducking under the awnings with some relief. They're quite a warren, really, and the nearer the girls get to the wall, the less dripping there is.]

[reassures]

[She'll let Rin lead, even if she's been out here for awhile, Nill hasn't really familiarized herself with the area yet. She'd been too busy occupying herself with trying to see if anyone else will show up, but at this point she suspects they probably won't. She ducks under the awning after Rin, sticking close by, though she does look back near where she'd wandered out from just for a moment. One last check and all that. After that she's following Rin entirely.]

[wilder]

[He shrugs] Depends. I saw some stars my first mission, but my second mission I wasn't really paying attention to check. [Cause you know, fighting for his life and all]

[polis]

[Grey skin isn't exactly anything new on the Disc, but the horns are a bit different. Still, Carrot wouldn't be Carrot if he let a new species throw him for a loop, so he waves back and smiles without a blink.]

Just arrived, miss! Although I'm sure I will be great friends with the other new ones once we get to know each other.

[holy_prankster]

[The smell was what drew the kirin over to the stall. There were two things different with his approach though. The first being that he came from within the courtyard moments after a large lightning display lit up the pouring sky, and the second that he happened to navigate himself there with his eyes closed the entire time.

Stepping within the tent, he seemed to be dry despite the rain. With his eyes remaining continuously closed, Sohki approached the table as he caught the scent of both the cookies and the cigarettes.]

Oooh! What do we have here?

[holy_prankster]

[Sohki had been observing everyone around him just after his arrival. Anyone who may have been watching would have seen his figure simply appearing in the middle of the courtyard after a clap of thunder. To those without magic, he was simply dressed in a modern day Chinese outfit. Despite the darkness surrounding them from the rain and the cloud cover, he wore sunglasses on his face which partially hide the fact that his eyes were continuously closed.

There was a friendly smile on his face while he observed, before his hand seemed to come up to his chin in thought.]

So I see. How exciting!

[breakingskylark]

[Occasionally Mukuro feels the need to roam to get a scope of the new ones arriving, though this time it's not the case and it's just by chance he happens to see the prince. He's heading back home from training when he sees him steal the fruit, and while there's really no point for him to approach Varia under normal circumstances he's the first one from home that he's seen here. For better or worse is yet to be determined.

Unlike Bel he's not wet at all, he'd learned quickly carrying around an umbrella saves a lot of time that was wasted drying off. His trident is out of sight, safely tucked away in the schoolbag slung over his shoulder as he approaches.]

Kufufu... So it seems I wasn't the only one they felt the need to take in from our world.

[lifemelody]

Oh..

[She seems a bit disappointed, but she tries to focus on the latter part instead]

My device? It'll let me contact them?

[holy_prankster]

Sohki was standing just off to the side after the young magical human had cluelessly wandered away from the merchant. He stood out in a crowd, even a crowd like this, as he stood there dressed in his elaborate outfit. To those with magical powers, he looked like someone out of a Chinese opera as the rain pelted down on his crown of silver, gold, and jade.

He watched the world around him with his eyes closed, and when those muttered words were spoken, the kirin's attention shifted to the young human walking by him. "This is hardly the afterlife~"

hazamaaaaa | open

[hatesvampires]

[Upon finding himself in Exsilium again, he just shoved the greeter out of the way and left by himself. Seriously, fuck these guys; why in god's name did they think it was a good idea to drag him back here? He definitely looks irritated which you could accredit to the weather, but the rain's hardly an issue by itself, it's just...everything. The amount of people around him really makes him just want to pull his knife and gut a few of them to feel a bit better about this whole situation, but there's no point.

Just. Fuck this place.

Preferably with a knife.

If you happen across him at any point he's more than likely stood still inspecting things in the marketplace, but it's a feigned interest. He's got experience with this place already. He knows there really isn't anything he could be doing right now to better spend his time, which is the real killer.]

Ho-hum...

[lifemelody]

Zidane is about my height, with blond hair and a monkey tail. Vivi is a small boy, and he wears a pointed hat that folds over.

[ino]

[yeah, she's already on guard because of that creepy ass grin LMFAO]

Unfortunately, we don't exactly know how to get out of here yet. But there are some people trying to figure it out.

[knifenut]

[ Ah, alas. There's only so much you can do about the rain when you first arrive, but Bel will get everything under control soon enough. He's sure of that. After all, he is a prince, and it's not befitting of one of his status to run around like a drenched rat all the time.

The one nice thing about not toting around and umbrella though is that it frees up your hands. At the sound of that oddly familiar laugh Belphegor's hand is already darting into the inside of his jacket, and by the time he turns around he's already got a handful of knives out and ready to be used as needed. ]

Shishi. Mukuro Rokudo. It looks like things might be interesting here after all.

[knifenut]

[ What a smart girl! She's doing so well so far too, she's keeping his interest by answering his questions. Gold star, Ino. ]

But have they made any progress with that?

Elliot Nightray | OPEN

[nobleminded]

[A young man dressed in very fancy clothes is a few feet away from the food table, just staring at it. It's almost like he's trying to figure something out about it from the frown on his face.

Of course, you'd have to be pretty easygoing to notice the look on his face. Most people would probably first notice the fact that his fancy clothes are completely covered in blood. Whoever's it is, it certainly doesn't look like they were in a good situation. So maybe he's actually just contemplating where he can get a change of clothes?

...On second thought, he's still frowning at the food. Whatever he's considering about that is apparently more important than his clothes right now.]

[ino]

Not as much as I'd like, unfortunately. [she'll cross her arms over her chest] I haven't been here long, myself, but apparently some have been here close to a year.

[holy_prankster]

[To those that had been in the courtyard from the beginning, they would have seen the sky crackle with thunder and lightning as the image of what looked to be a unicorn appeared. It had disappeared just as quickly as it had come, and in the blink of an eye, there was a slender figure standing in the middle of the courtyard where he hadn't been moments ago. He looked pleasant enough, and to those without magic, he gave the appearance of being a young man with short hair and sunglasses despite how dark it was from the cloud cover.

The rain seemed to simply miss him as he began observing the area, and with a smile on his face, he gave every appearance of being highly amused by it all.]

[breakingskylark]

[Even with the threat of the knives, Mukuro makes no move to pull out his trident. There's no need for it, if Bel makes the first move that'll be another story but as of the moment he sees it as a pointless gesture that would only cause more problems than anything.

It really just goes to show how confident he is here, or how unintimidated he is by the prince.]

Perhaps, perhaps not. It's a matter of perspective. If I were you, I wouldn't be so quick to draw those on others. No matter how strong you may be, you'll be out numbered in a fight if you chose your battles unwisely.

[He himself has noticed an annoying amount of friendly and over protective types here that would jump to the aid of a stranger. Not really a problem for him, he's always been good at pretending to play nice when he has to.]

[knifenut]

[ Yeah that's not boding well with him at all. ]

A year?!

[hatesvampires]

[One look at this guy and he just...he knows he has to go bother him. He's just way too serious looking not to.

Transport obviously from the looks of him, he just doesn't sit well with the rest of the environment. Clearly looking outta place, y'know.

Sooooo he approaches...]

Are you lost?

[whomheloved]

Welcome, then. [It's good not to be stared at for once! Such an optimist too; Di likes him already.]

Yes, I'm sure you will be! There are plenty of friendly people here - more than I'm used to, at least! Have you been given your apartment number and everything?

[ino]

Yeah, I know, right? Kind of ridiculous.

[says the girl who was stuck in a magical castle for like 6 years, but ... there are PEOPLE responsible this time!! it should be easier!!]

[holy_prankster]

[The sky overhead crackled with thunder and lightning as the image of what looked to be a unicorn appeared within the down-pouring rain. It was gone just as quickly as it had arrived, and in the blink of an eye, there was what appeared to be a young man dressed much like someone out of an ancient Chinese opera standing in the courtyard that hadn't been there moments before.

His crown of silver, gold, and jade sounded almost musically under the pelts of rain from above, before the sound became obscured when a small figure bumped into Sohki and pushed him slightly off course from the incoming rain. He seemed to remain dry regardless of the rain as he elegantly turned in his robes to face who had bumped into him. His eyes remained continuously closed as he observed her with a friendly smile, and despite that, Sohki gave the appearance of being able to see everything.]

Oooh~ now what do we have here?

[knifenut]

[ Yes, that does manage to ruffle a few princely feathers, but he's not attacking just yet. Bel is irritated, not stupid, and it's not like he's unfamiliar with Mukuro's strength, or the complete lack of other Varia members in the general vicinity. If there's one thing you get from hanging around with the Arcobaleno with the mist pacifier it's that you don't take illusions lightly.

He makes a scoffing sound at Mukuro's warning, however, his head twists to the side just slightly to see if anyone happens to be looking onto their little exchange here. ]

You sound confident someone will come and save you.

[knifenut]

[ One would think reasoning with people would be easier than reasoning with a building, but alas. ]

Who are the people trying to send everyone home?