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exsilium MODS ([personal profile] initiates) wrote in [community profile] exsiliumlogs2013-01-31 04:56 pm
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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
whomheloved: (cossetted)

[personal profile] whomheloved 2013-02-06 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Not yet - not actual fighting, at least. They sent us out on a mission, though, to sway votes in favour of someone in the past here on Earth? I didn't understand it completely, but it seemed mostly harmless, and at least it wasn't something that hurt anyone.

[They've finally arrived at the apartment building now, and Di holds the door open for Rue to go in.]
treehopping: (Lean)

[personal profile] treehopping 2013-02-06 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rue nods gratefully, stepping forward in warmth and shelter.]

So... I might not have to go out and hurt anyone?
whomheloved: (my heart aches)

[personal profile] whomheloved 2013-02-06 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh...no, Rue, of course not, or at least I sincerely hope you never will. Not everyone they bring in is capable of fighting, and as far as I know they find some other way for them to help.

[She smiles at her, closing the door behind them and resting what she hopes is a comforting hand on her shoulder, crouching a little so that their faces are on the same level.] I'll try and make sure that it's not something that ever happens, all right? [Even if it means getting in there and dealing the blows herself for Rue's sake.]
hostage: (condemned ☣)

[personal profile] hostage 2013-02-06 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[That resonates with him. A city, yeah. Not like Albuquerque, not a place with mountains and deserts and harsh sunlight. Someplace grey that smelled like the sea. But not as grey as here. He planted flowers there. It wasn't a wasteland.

- No, this is a dream he had. He's confusing dreams for memories. He dreamed about this when he was in Juárez, when he was thinking up ways to escape from the cartel. Escapism, that's what it was. Because they were going to keep him prisoner and all he could think about was fleeing north somehow.]


How... I mean, why were we there? How'd we get there?
medicating: (listening)

[personal profile] medicating 2013-02-06 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[He listens intently, crossing his arms.]

Huh, got your own space explorer, then? Where I come from, we have a whole fleet, and that's just the Federation. There're others with fleets too.
medicating: (pissed)

[personal profile] medicating 2013-02-06 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Seems the only place I'm going is the middle of "no" and "where."

[He shakes his head, noting all the info on the tablet that he'll have to read through later. He puts it back in his pocket.]

Since I can't get a signal.
medicating: (annoyed)

[personal profile] medicating 2013-02-06 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that explains why he's there.

"Guess I'm here because I'm a doctor. I'm not about to sit around and let anyone die."
goinbust: (Jim Raynor)

[personal profile] goinbust 2013-02-06 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good to meet you then Doc. I was a marine back in the day so you'll get no complaints from me on doctors."
whitelighting: (that look [ something for you ])

[personal profile] whitelighting 2013-02-06 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure that's going to work. [ Sorry to say, unless shaking was the new please of technology. Who knew! ] But I didn't catch all of their speech.
freewoman: ([default] walk along)

[personal profile] freewoman 2013-02-06 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
She looked him over with a smirk. They always said something like that. There was a quick roll of her eyes. "You've never killed anyone," she pointed out. "That'll change here if the Initiative has their way. What's your name?"
whitelighting: (and around [ notice that it ])

sneaking on in!

[personal profile] whitelighting 2013-02-06 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
You might want to speak up. [ Because whilst Paige might have overheard the whole... big cheese in charge might not have ] Just a tip. [ She's done the whole angry shouting at higher powers thing before ]
heartsink: (Default)

[personal profile] heartsink 2013-02-06 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's good," Ruka offers, a little too bland; he did look a bit more beat up than the blow she saw would have been able to do, not the least because scabs and the like didn't heal over that quickly (without there being something special going on, at any rate). She takes response as invitation, and moves in a little closer. Curious. "But what do you mean, by wake up?"
have_hat_will_travel: (Confident)

[personal profile] have_hat_will_travel 2013-02-06 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
On another plane of existence, one that no sane being would ever want to exist upon.

*Well, the Devils like it. But Pidonus doesn't like them, so...*
heartsink: (pic#)

[personal profile] heartsink 2013-02-07 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ The drive for self-preservation in a new place has Ruka trying to take in everything and everyone at once — a difficult feat already even for someone with both eyes. She doesn't feel afraid, or much of anything aside from weary and irritated and tired, but she's fully expecting someone to suddenly transform into a beast or for the ground to break apart or the sky to tear or something.

When she spots Jason, she lingers, gives his appearance and his positioning a moment of pause. She's not sure if she recognizes him, when his features seem so like so many people she's met, but a name doesn't scream its way into her head.

Well, whatever. Ruka turns her attention elsewhere, unintentionally dismissive.
]

[personal profile] ex_havenofear960 2013-02-07 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ noooOOOO AMERICA ]

Oh. That's insane.

[ But after a second to process it, he's back on track. ] I mean, insane, but - also kind of cool? Minus the tendency towards inducing existential crises.

You had parallel worlds in your world?

[personal profile] ex_havenofear960 2013-02-07 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
Well it sort of does. Doesn't it? Objectively speaking. What do elves really do outside of having pointy ears?

[ legit question ]

[personal profile] ex_havenofear960 2013-02-07 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
... right. Yeah, I guess it - sorry I asked. [ Eek. He's really navigating this well. ]

But you're back now, at least. Do you get a break before the next mission?
fe_male: and i need to find my heavy-duty drinking mug. (hah: i need a thor helmet)

fashionably late, right

[personal profile] fe_male 2013-02-07 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hey flashy red and blue is nice though. It's eye catching, at least, and among this many new people flashy is good. In Tony's eyes anyway. I mean, it could be red and gold, but, very few people are actually perfect, so. ]

The Initiative's getting better at either pulling in vigilantes, or luchadores. And by that I obviously mean I like your backpack.

[personal profile] ex_havenofear960 2013-02-07 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ He totally has his own coat in his backpack, but he doesn't actually want to wear that in case someone recognizes it later and puts two and two together, so... yeah, he will completely steal your coat, buddy. ]

Great. I'll leave some pizza on your doorstep or something instead.

[ And he's about to peace out, but- ] Sorry, did you have a name? Aside from Petrelli the Younger.
controlledvariable: (Civvies -- judging you so hard)

[personal profile] controlledvariable 2013-02-07 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
S'fine. [She can't really fault him for being curious.] I have no idea, there doesn't seem to be a real structure to this, it's just - head off when your tablet makes horrible noises at you.

[Seriously the alert on the tablet is terrible.]

[personal profile] ex_havenofear960 2013-02-07 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Huh. That's not so bad then, is it? [ He's only half convinced, of course. He's not really expecting this to be an inter-dimensional joyride. ]

What about you? Do you stick to the sidelines?
spongetastic: (Ri~ght)

[personal profile] spongetastic 2013-02-07 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[his lip twitches] I prefer Peter, if it's all the same to you.

[personal profile] ex_havenofear960 2013-02-07 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ HOT DAMN. ]

Wow. Real dragons? Seriously? Do they fight too, like - does anyone get to ride a dragon into battle or anything? Because if not, we're wasting a golden opportunity.
treehopping: (Point)

[personal profile] treehopping 2013-02-07 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
[She's been carrying a sentence of kill or be killed in the back of her head for so long now... it's a relief that to know again that she can put it off, perhaps. Though if she knew the extent Dis meant her words she would deny them.

Rue would never ask anyone to do that for her.

Her fingers touch the grey woman's wrist though, nodding.]


If I tell them, I bet I could. I'm really good at sneaking/

[personal profile] ex_havenofear960 2013-02-07 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ Not very gosh Charlie grow up!! Although actually Peter gets nailed in the face by that jar because he's too busy screwing around on your tablet to dodge it.

Your wallpaper is now your dumb face though, so enjoy that. ]


Ow! Fine, fine, take it easy - here, catch. [ He tosses the tablet on cue, and it's actually a fairly easy job to catch it; he's not that much of an ass. Either way, he takes the distraction to toss some webbing onto the nearest roof and slingshot himself on out of there.

PEACE BRO

seriously though that jar hurt that was rude ]