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Date & Time: Evening, 10th February 3312
Location: Transport Room
Characters: Open To All
Summary: Everyone is brought into the transport room at roughly the same time, in a great succession and flow of imported individuals. Everyone is being lead around in small bundles, or left to their own devices together inside the Initiative Hold.
Warnings: None.

Widespread and crowded, everyone is being transported into this unusually bright room with an efficiency that is almost horrifying. One after the other, new people are appearing -- being led, shown around and then ultimately abandoned with one final phrase; "Good luck."

The Initiative Hold is wide, like a small town in its depth and industry. You've received your weapon; you've got your keys, your netbook, and one of those robed strangers has shoved a small pouch full of what you can only assume is money into your open palm. You've been given an apartment, but where on earth -- are we on earth? -- is it? Your best opportunity right now is to mingle; at least, that's what everyone else appears to be doing. Those strangers in the robes have left. They're tending to the people who are arriving, one by one and in a quick procession. Energy bustles all around you, as you're strapped up with your sudden gifts and looking around.

Hey, maybe you'll even see some familiar faces.

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Check, filed. No harm in saving it in the records. Never heard of a Fragment with that set-up though. Curious, but irrelevant.

"Sounds good. You can try proving to me that teenage divination is worth something."

Hint: It's not.

When did the notebook come back out? But Lion writes down the information Jade gives. The odds of Will actually being Year of the Dog are very low, Lion is full well expecting to lose. Still, it will make a fun project.

"That should keep me busy enough with everything else." Sighing softly. "I don't look forward to resettling, especially around a war of all things." Because that is quite inconvenient.

Jade has been hoping that the next time he is picked up and dropped off, it would be in his home. But he is never sentimental enough for homesickness; it's only being reminded that there is somewhere else he wants to be that sparks up a moment of unsatisfied longing. It is gone as quickly as he says, "Consider it a challenge, Lion. Unless you're not certain you're up to adapting a second time?"

There's a glance shifted at Jade, only for a second, but whether he takes note or not isn't mentioned. Regardless if a heart is read, it's not anyone's place to rip the secrets out needlessly.

"You shouldn't complain. Think of what your other option is." Not using the term 'home', because that's exactly what the move is. There isn't one. If being ripped out of that Fragment was inevitable, a war is better than nonexistence.

A Fragment actually in the records would be a pretty nice right about now, but no complaints over the lack of tentacled queens.

Even if it's better, it doesn't make it any less sad. Though, Lion feels much worse for Jade, considering his home actually still exists and he isn't dead. Well dwelling on it won't help anyone and Lion prefers those thoughts stay quiet anyway.

"I only meant that it's irritating. I have no issues with adapting again. In fact, it should be much easier a second time." Nothing works better than prideful answers.

"Think of it this way. This time, we are only asked to kill humans." He is doubtful how Lion will do on that front, shotguns aside, but he knows that combat isn't the only use that could be had of them. He does, however, still resist the idea of being abducted to assist in a revolution. It was as rude last time as it is this time.

"Try to have a bit more tact."

And you know something is tactless when Will, of all people, is critiquing you on it. But that's the only comment said. Even if it's tactless, it's accurate, and a lot of people might have trouble facing that. Best to break Lion in early.

People like Lion, for example, may not be so eager to kill people. A few different expressions pass in line with whatever thoughts bother Lion at that second. There are plenty of them. But in the end, Lion sighs.

"To be honest, that it's humans is worse. Monsters are just that: monsters." Something nice and easy to strip of humanity because usually they don't have any left anyway. Still nothing Lion would want to do but easier. But with a small nod, Lion continues, "But I also won't allow myself to be killed. So I suppose that's all."

For Jade's part, his statement was mostly sincere, at least to the degree anything he says is sincere. It is far easier for him to kill a human being than to cut through otherworldly beings. Perhaps it is better to fight monsters, but humans are easier prey. "Do you two have any further business here? I'd like to have a look at my new residence before going further. I can't see anything to be learned here."

He is already compiling lists of places to go to, the first being libraries. Jade wants comprehensive understanding of the situation, both the science and the politics of it. He has no intentions of remaining uninformed.

"You could try less lethal ammunition, but that tends to cause more suffering than just killing them." Hm, but arrows could be aimed to immobilize joints. Possibly worth something to look into. Have to train Lion with it all over again anyway.

There's an internal sigh after at the suggestion. Mostly following the train of thought Jade has - libraries, look into all aspects of the history from multiple sides - with a possible addition of finding a government facility to break into if the results are unsatisfactory. Staying here was mostly eavesdropping on people's realities and arrival conditions but... that kind of research can be just as easily done over the network.

"Nothing that I can't do elsewhere. Can't say I'm encouraged to wait for our escort either." Making a mental map is faster if you're the one wandering, after all.

While they think of that side, Lion continues to wonder about the practical aspects. Well, if it came down to actually helping with these war efforts, either for the benefit of this group or people taken for it like themselves, working in business could be pretty useful. Everyone has their strengths.

"That sounds fine with me. I did want to look around. London was still at least somewhat familiar."

"Then let's take the scenic route." ~~Select your party leader~~ Jade is a-okay with breaking into government facilities, but at the moment, the old man wants a pleasant and perhaps informative walk.

Lion, you're party leader. Ignorant and optimistic youth with strange circumstances of birth? It's pretty obvious.

"Guess that means we're handling the mental map."

Indicating Lion will get them lost. But it also doubles as agreeing with the party leader assignment. Jade wants a scenic route, and Will would just make a beeline for the nearest library. Not exactly 'scenic'.

Is it smarted to put the untrained ranged attacker as the party leader? It'll give you something to ponder while reading.

A second passes before Lion realises what they mean. Well, Lion is fine with leading even if Will is mean. Getting lost just helps with the exploring, okay?

"Ah, right." Lion starts to walk, messing with the netbook for a moment as if looking for something before putting it away. "I wonder if we can find the beach. I heard someone that lives here mention it."

Despite Lion's general terrible focus on these things, that does have a purpose. They're supposed to live here now, which is manageable, but Lion somehow doesn't like the idea of being stuck on an island. Exploring the perimeters sounds interesting.

"How nice." But Lion, he didn't pack his hot springs title! "I'm sure you kids will have a lot of fun." And he'll have fun pushing people into the water?

Don't underestimate what Jade is willing to do to friends when given water and cold weather. Or you might end up like Saphir.

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