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Date: November 1st
Location: The Observatory.
Characters: Everyone.
Summary: New Transports arrive and are shuffled into the Observatory after their initial briefings. The zombie plot will not spill over into this area, this area is safe and unaffected! To face zombies, characters must leave the area, and please move to the event log with those threads.
Warnings: None.

Your arrival here has been very unceremonious. One second you were somewhere else, and now, very suddenly, your feet hit the glowing white of the Transporter pad, and you're here. You aren't alone, either. There's a crowd of others around you, each seeming just as bewildered, angry, or confused as you might feel. At the head of the group is a woman in purple robes, solemn and taciturn. She hurries over a quick overview of your intended purpose here, and gives direct answers when asked for them, but to most things she simply shows you how to access the tablet you've just been given, or tells you that the DITR's greeters will explain everything. On the tablet, you can find the history of this place and a record of what your new cohorts have experienced — although it won't have Network access for another 8 hours. Someone stands on hand to give you a weapon, and though the armory is now greatly reduced, you should be able to find something to suit you.

You're shepherded down a walkway tunnel and into the Observatory, where you will find screens mounted on three sides of the wide room. It's night outside the great wide windows, and the lunar landscape isn't much to look at right now; the only lighting comes from dull red emergency lights, but there are… noises. Listen carefully. Over the voices of your fellow Transports, now and then you might catch the sound of a scrape, or a low and muffled cry. It doesn't sound human. Are there animals up here?

You're free to explore the base, visit and use any of the VR rooms, or discover your new room and roommates, but try not to step out of any airlocks if oxygen is a requirement for your system.

Welcome to the moon base, and to the remains of Exsilium.

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[Thank you for your faith.] Not even once has a friend of mine asked. [...mostly because he isn't often hurt, or it's really obvious.] This is—you are—the very first!

[And suddenly he is not dabbing at his eyes. Now he is holding her hands.] To celebrate, I would like to make a friendship pact with you.

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[She's silent for a moment, blinking up at him in surprise. Then, her eyes widen, she gasps softly, holds onto his hands tightly... and shrieks.]

Yeah! Yeah, let's be friends! How do you make a friendship pact? Is that an alien thing?

[Oh boy, oh boy, an alien she doesn't have to hound to be friends with her!!]

[He's delighted that she is delighted. This is going to be fun.] Correct! Now we must find a tree, or maybe a wall or someone's corpse to carve our names into.

...Someone's corpse? [Wait a minute, wait a minute, that's not right!!]

Ahhh? No! No, we've gotta find a tree or a wall! Is that how you guys do it? Cause you can't carve things on dead people!

But there's lots of walls here.

There aren't any trees . . . [He drags the word out, trailing off sadly, swaying in his sorrow.]

[She can't really say she was expecting any plants on the moon... Isn't there supposed to be no air on the moon? How would plants grow without it?

But he seems so sad about it...]

Can we plant trees here? Like... Like moon trees! If you have the right seeds, then wham! Moon trees!

Marvellous. [He grins at her.] And how impressed I am to see that a newcomer knows where to find seeds already!

Hmmm, no! I just got here, I don't know where the moon seeds are yet.

[A moment's pause.] Help me look for them!

[He raises an eyebrow, as if this is a silly idea.] Are you inviting me on a quest?

[She nods.] Yeah. How else are we going to find the moon seeds?

[And instantly, he grins in agreement.] Precisely! Let's not dally a moment.

[Ohhh, she likes this alien!

Grinning brightly in return, she stretches out an arm to point behind him. Then, straightening, she's off, not even bothering to check if he's moving as well.]

We'll hurry! Trees take a long time to grow, we've gotta plant them fast or...

[A gasp.] Unless... Whoa! What if moon trees grow faster?!

[Christopher considers this, tapping his jaw as he follows along.] Welllll, then—that must be the doing of the rabbits.

[She glances over her shoulder at him, then back forward.] What rabbits? Moon rabbits?

Surely there aren't any other kind.

[COME ON.]

[But then... Could it be??]

The rabbits on Earth are from the moon! [She sounds very sure of something she hadn't even considered moments ago.]

That's it, isn't it? We're just visiting them now!

[He looks shocked by this information.] Then we are their guests and ought to behave appropriately. Do you have a gift for them?

[Abruptly, she stops moving. Oh...] You're right...

[After a moment's consideration, she turns around to fully face him, pulling what looks like a very ordinary day planner out of the front pocket of her overalls as she does so. After extracting one (1) small sheet of red paper and one (1) small pair of craft scissors from it, she puts it away and holds up the two new items.]

Origami! We'll make origami rabbits!

[He stares at her for a moment.] Ah . . . it's perfect . . .

[And then he drags her to sit down with him. Right there.] Let's start right away!

[Seriously but who carries that kind of thing in their pockets

(awesome people is who)]

[Going without at least two craft-related things on her person at all times goes against Hajime's natural state of being.

She startles, just for a moment, when he drags her, but once she's seated, she's back to smiling, as if this were the most natural thing in the world.]

Got it, got it!

[Using the scissors, she quickly splits the paper in half and holds out one piece for him.]

Hmm... You know how to make them, right? I'll teach you if you don't!

Without seeing how you work, how can I know if what I know is also what you know? Takes us out of this state of uncertain levels of knowledge and allow me to see your work.

[A fully grown assassin, right here.]

Huh?

[...Well. He's got a point! With a shrug, she carefully holds her own half of paper closer, folding and turning here and there in ways our budget cannot describe. Her eyes on her hands, she continues to speak,]

It's like this! You've just gotta fold it all up and...

[Eventually, she produces a tiny origami rabbit... the reveal accompanied by a shout.]

Tadaaaa!

[Christopher delivers the appropriate applause.

And while she worked, he happened to have made a number of origami roses which now he throws at her feet.]

Bravo! Magnificent! Such a feat of craftsmanship moves me. Isn't it incredible how you can imitate something real with such an artificial form? Astounding!

[She shrieks this time at the roses, quickly leaning forward to get a better look, absolutely delighted.]

Flowers! You made flowers!

[With a wink, she points her scissors at him, laughing.]

You're really good at this, too, Mr. Alien! You made... [What was it he said... Real? Artificial? Huh, that's new.] You made really pretty ones!

[He just soaks in the praise. Aww, yeah, flowers.]

Please, call me Christopher. We're friends, aren't we?

[He picks up the rabbit and pats its ears.] This is very sweet. Surely, it will call to the one who is like it.

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