[Open] Underground Meetings Literally Underground

[concealingeyes]

Date & Time: WAY BACKDATED to February 15th with Morning / Afternoon / Evening options
Location: The catacombs which look cool if you forgot (cool is important)
Characters: Kido, Kano and anyone who wants to stop by for a gang meeting! You're free to assume your character was spoken to if you want, too. Handwaving the recruiting is cool with us. Or your character can just happen across them?? Whatever works!
Summary: Kido and Kano have been recruiting for their gang, the Mekakushi Dan, and now is the meeting. Feel free to mingle! Become a gang family.
NOTE! They would also inform characters to stick around for the evening meeting if they want to hear something more serious.
Warnings: Uhmmm none that I can think of!



Morning Option:
[The morning is the most relaxed. Kido and Kano have a lot of work to do when it comes to cleaning up the catacombs! Of course, they had to pick a larger area not too far in, away from the sewer areas so it isn't as damp and gross. It's still cold, though. They put up arrows so no one would get lost even though it doesn't take much to find the area.

There aren't chairs or anything like that to sit in but bricks and old rocks are being cleaned up to make sitting space. Also, there's soda and various snacks sitting on a particularly large rock.

Come help if you want and possibly get some early information out of them!]

Afternoon Option:
[After running around, chatting with all the newcomers Kano's decided to speak up. Now's an excellent time to get down to business! He's hopped onto one of the rocks to elevate himself (being short is hard) and shouts:]

Hey, hey! [He waves his hand rapidly in the air.] Ah, first--thanks for coming, everyone! We wouldn't have known what to do with all these snacks if you guys didn't show up.

I'm kidding, I'm kidding! But really, we appreciate your interest. Let me explain what we plan to do!

When most of us arrived we were a little overwhelmed. I knew I was. Being dropped into another world is a pretty heavy experience, right? Some of us weren't sure where to go or who to turn to! It's a very disheartening way to begin a new life. [Kano snaps his fingers.] So! We, the Mekakushi Dan, will help those new transports!

Whether it's through food or clothes or even umbrellas, we'll lend them a helping hand and show them that we care. We'll be the welcoming committee that Exsilium doesn't have, the newbies' unofficial family! With your help, we'll help them settle in and ease into their lives here.

We're open to ideas, so if you have any... feel free to shout them out!

Evening Option:
[By the time things wind down and it's getting dark, Kido steps up. She's perfectly at ease with this part of things. When she speaks, it's in her usual gruff but serious tone.]

...I don't know how much you guys know about the Initiative but they aren't praiseworthy. It's a war, so no one is clean, but they haven't treated us the best. It isn't just this. I've been looking into the network and past posts. I'm not going to tell you what to think or how to act towards them, though.

[She shoves her hands into her hoodie pocket.] What I'm saying is that I'm putting us first. We need to keep an eye on anyone that might threaten us, that might use us or hurt us. So, if you want to help with that or you're interested in looking closer at these Initiative people and the ones they're fighting, we'd appreciate the help.

It's your call. If you only want to be part of the community help, that's fine. But you know at least what Kano and I are going to be doing. We'll keep you updated if you want, too. We're going to keep you guys safe as best as we can from anything.

Comments

[duplicitoussight]

And we need all the help we can get, right?

[He claps his hands together.] Well, well! We're almost done here, so we'll be up and running in no time. Ah, how great~

[reassures]

You're really excited about this, aren't you?

[It's a little different from what she expected, but then again, a lot of this is. It's kind of nice to see.]

[duplicitoussight]

[He laughs.] Of course, of course!

The Mekakushi Dan's always been a part of us. Since all our friends and members are back home... it feels strange, yeah? [He gives a shrug and his smile becomes sly.] Besides, ku ku, Kido needs others to boss around.

[reassures]

Did you and Kido arrive here together?

[It wouldn't be the first time she's heard of it happening, but it's been awhile, too.]

[duplicitoussight]

Yup. We're lucky in that regard. [It's still a mixed bag for him--he's glad he's got Kido here, but by the same token he's a little concerned, too. Well, they'll deal with it together, as they always have.] It doesn't seem like a common occurrence around here.

[reassures]

It isn't common at all. I'm glad you have a friend here.

[Even if she doesn't know him well, she means it. It's always sad to find people here without their loved ones - and she's known people like Kano in the past. They don't do well by themselves.]

[duplicitoussight]

[He smiles at that and leans in a little.]

Ah, what about you? Any luck finding old friends or making new ones?

[reassures]

[The first thought that comes to mind is a deafening, quick no. She starts typing the first letter of this when she realizes that maybe saying as much isn't the best idea, and while she's trying to come up with something better to say, it occurs to her that there are a few people here. No new friends, really, even if she liked a few people, but...]

An old friend is here. It was really great to see her again.

[duplicitoussight]

[He's genuinely glad to hear that. It'd been scary to arrive in a world like this without knowing if his friends had been dragged along as well. His feelings on the matter might not be the same as Nill's but... he's just glad that she has someone she could turn to.]

Ha ha, it looks like we're both lucky, then! That's good to hear. Friends in a place like this are a valuable thing to have.

[reassures]

[She's pretty glad for it too, honestly. Things are a lot harder when you don't have someone you trust until now - and to be perfectly honest, she'd thought her friend didn't exist anymore. So finding her here was pretty great, even if this isn't the best of worlds to be in.]

I agree. I don't know her very well, but it would be much lonelier without her here.

[duplicitoussight]

[He sticks his hands in his hoodie's pockets.]

Is she from your world?

[reassures]

Yes, she is. I didn't know her for very long, though.

[She'd might as well be, anyway. It's been a long time since she met anyone from the world she actually came from.]

[duplicitoussight]

Well, well, maybe you two could get to know each other better here! That's a plus, isn't it? Right?

[reassures]

I'd like to if I can.

[She's just not sure how that will go. Rin can be confusing at times.]

Have you made any new friends here yet?

[duplicitoussight]

As a matter of fact, I have! I've made one or two, here and there. One of them's a fairy, can you believe that? She has nice wings, just like you~

[reassures]

That's great. I'm glad you have friends.

[She smiles, but it comes off a little more hollow than she means for it to. For the fairy's sake, Nill really hopes she doesn't have wings like she does.]