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initiates NPCs ([personal profile] initiatesnpc) wrote in [community profile] exsiliumlogs2013-05-14 09:48 am

Other Worlds: V 1.0

Date & Time: May 14th at 9 AM to May 15th at 9 AM.
Location: Elmer's world
Characters: Elmer and his volunteer squad (and some Initiative NPCs).
Summary: The Initiative is tentatively trying to find a way to get Transports home, as outlined here. This is their first excursion.
Warnings: n/a

The Initiative employees who stand with the Transports at the Transporter pad are silent, nervous, but determined. They’re good words for the entire Initiative Hold today, really. For a room full of scientists all poised at their stations, it’s awfully quiet in here.

Transports and employees alike have been thoroughly briefed, warned repeatedly about the dangers, and finally, thanked for their bravery and contribution to the efforts to find a safe way home for unwilling Transports. (And yes, everyone has been promised a healthy pay bonus, pending their successful return.) There isn’t much left to be said. With one final nod, a white-coated woman at the forefront of the home-side scientists throws a switch.

There’s a hum, a rumble, a light...

...And then a lot of water.

It’s different from being sent back in time on missions; there is disorientation, a fleeting confusion. But as all of those along acclimate to their new universe, they might become aware of their surroundings. The fighters among them, having been warned repeatedly that there could be anything waiting for them on the other side, might even be a little disappointed.

They’re on a giant black cruise liner in the year 2002 — a veritable floating palace, with room for 2500 passeners and 1000 more crew on top of that. They seem to have just left shore, and the group’s en masse arrival on deck has drawn a few curious stares. Fortunately, their holographic devices should already have been activated before leaving, so the stranger-looking ones among them (you know who you are, green, gray, winged, and pointy-eared folks) won’t get more idle curiosity than the rest.

“Well,” says one of your resident lab-coated companions, “Mr Albatross, welcome home. Techs, spread out, get on the readings.” He tosses a doubtful glance at the rest of the Transports, a little apologetic. Really, they’d been prepared for a lot more explosions and gunshots than this. “The rest of you... see what you can find. I have a best-case-scenario list* from the higher ups, supplies they need. If anyone wants to see if there’s anything around here, be my guest.”

So there it is: you have a day, and a luxury cruise liner to spend it on. Better get to it.


*THE SCAVENGER HUNT LIST:
A lot of this list, handed out to the group on request, is really long, complex names of chemical compounds and fuel sources. Really, it’s mostly just wistful thinking on the part of the Initiative. But, hey, how were they supposed to be sure the group wouldn’t find itself teleported into a well-stocked laboratory in a futuristic world?

There is one very mundane mention on this list, though: alcohol. Is there a shortage in Exsilium? Do they just want better quality alcohol back home? Or is this for some extravagant party back in the Hold? Who knows. What is clear is it’s about the only thing on this list available on the cruise liner (although you never know, diligent searchers may get lucky with other items), and the Initiative has only given all travelers about $50 each.

[[ ooc; You’re welcome to make your own threads, mingle, or make up basically any scenario you’d like here! Feel free to tag the NPC, or handwave any communication with him entirely. They’ll be told to reconvene in 24 hours in the same place on the deck (except Elmer, who is to stay and look for any longer-term effects), and anyone not there runs the risk of being left behind when they attempt to reopen the portal back. ]]
shelkethetransparent: (What's that?)

[personal profile] shelkethetransparent 2013-05-16 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Shelke made no attempt to follow the masked man at first, but she noticed him almost immediately. She wasn't certain if he matched the description exactly, but it was difficult to imagine there were two figures who both looked like that. And if anyone was going to look out of place on a cruise ship, it was that...]

[Once he would be leaving the area though, she slid silently from her chair and made to follow, her hands folded behind her back, doing her best to look like she belonged in the crowd of children...which was one of the few advantages to looking nine.]
keep_smiling: (Nile)

[personal profile] keep_smiling 2013-05-16 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Nile has gotten used to the crowds peering at him and kids following him. He gets the sense he's being followed, and stops in his tracks, not turning around.]

I say this: I am not a performer or any other employee. Do not expect me to perform tricks for you.
shelkethetransparent: (Almost Normal.)

[personal profile] shelkethetransparent 2013-05-16 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[It was not turning around that allowed Shelke to continue following him. Every nearby eye turned towards him when he spoke, and she...faded away in the moment, still where she was, but now invisible to all but the most trained eye. When she stood still, there wasn't even a shimmer.]

[When he began moving again, she fell into step behind him, remaining invisible, her footsteps silent. She might have hated what the Shinra had turned her into, but it was exceedingly useful, and she was quite good at it.
keep_smiling: (Nile)

[personal profile] keep_smiling 2013-05-16 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nile's instincts are good, honed from three centuries of being a soldier. He starts to walk, but he's on edge - he can't seem to shake that feeling of being watched, and not just by the crowd. He'd been a bit unsettled since boarding the ship, though. Something didn't seem right to him. So for now, he'll try to relax - but not too much.]
shelkethetransparent: (Do not stand in my way.)

[personal profile] shelkethetransparent 2013-05-17 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Shelke kept a reasonable distance behind, only catching up if he happened to go through a door so she could silently slip through before it closed behind him. Otherwise she tried to be as innocuous as possible, just hoping to see where he went.]

[She knew, rationally, that she should just go inform their would be host that she had located the masked individual he was looking for, but she wasn't really sure she even wanted to.]
keep_smiling: (1711)

[personal profile] keep_smiling 2013-05-17 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Nile continues walking around the decks, keeping an eye on the crowd as he does. If Shelke does keep following him, she also might notice something about the crowd - a lot of them are wearing similar clothes. Not the type of clothes, as they're wearing all different kinds, but the colors. There's a lot of red and black, some with swirling patterns on them. Nile's seemed to pick up on this and is watching them with interest, but the people go on as normal, not seeming suspicious.

He's interrupted, though - it seems like the host has spotted Nile. Elmer's flagging him down with an excited yell of his name and lots of flailing of his arms, and starts darting towards where Nile is.

Nile just stands there and groans under his breath.]
shelkethetransparent: (Diving into knowledge)

[personal profile] shelkethetransparent 2013-05-17 08:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Shelke was honestly growing a bit bored with the whole following thing, although she wouldn't stop since, for whatever reason, this man was important. But it was enough that her mind was wandering that let her notice the color pattern, something quite familiar to her, a mass of people in similar garb. The Deepground soldiers had varying uniforms, but the colors were always the same.]

[Of course, when Elmer was suddenly waving and running over, she was not expecting the man she was following to just groan. She wasn't quite certain what she had expected, frankly, but it was not that, in any respect. Why was she supposed to be looking for him if he wasn't some sort of threat...?]
keep_smiling: (got this bridge to sell you too)

[personal profile] keep_smiling 2013-05-17 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Elmer bounds up to Nile, who stands in place.] Nile! I've been looking all over for you! Good thing you're easy to describe to people. You'll never guess where I've been!

[Nile seems apathetic.] I say this: I do not care.
shelkethetransparent: (Face What's Coming)

[personal profile] shelkethetransparent 2013-05-18 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
[After a few moments of this...talking...Shelke takes two steps forward and suddenly fades into view, surprising a nearby little girl so much that the child falls over. Shelke looks...a tad cross.]

...You wanted this man found and followed so you could say hello?
keep_smiling: (orangey)

[personal profile] keep_smiling 2013-05-19 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Small>[Elmer stops and blinks at her, confused. But then he busts into his usual smile.]

Yeah! I need to tell my friends about Exsilium, right? Plus, Nile here should talk with the Initiative. He might be more help to them.

[Nile speaks up, looking to Shelke and then to Elmer.] Who is this? You had her follow me? Explain yourself.
shelkethetransparent: (Do not stand in my way.)

[personal profile] shelkethetransparent 2013-05-19 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Shelke's frown just gets worse.]

You could have told us simply to inform him you were here.