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[initiates]

Date: December 1st
Location: The Observatory.
Characters: Everyone.
Summary: New Transports arrive and are shuffled into the Observatory after their initial briefings.
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. 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; they show multiple variations of satellite images, focused on... somewhere snowy. It's difficult to say more than that, but those that record heat readings seem to suggest there are people there, where ever "there" is. It's night outside the great wide windows, and the lunar landscape isn't much to look at right now. But, hey, at least all the lights are on, right? No more creepy red emergency lighting upon arrival — not that you'd know anything about that.

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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Comments

[heartstorage]

Hmmm, that could be it.

But if I could fly, I'd do it everywhere!

[vocalizer]

You should be able to, yeah. I don't know if there are limitations on that though... there might be.

[ He's not sure about traveling into the future, for example. He's only heard about people traveling back in time. ]

[eyecaptivating]

[She pauses and, after a false start, smiles in return. She doesn't lower the hood just yet though.] Ah! Eh... hehehe, thank you.

I-I just wasn't expecting it, that's all! Though I don't know if I wanna do any interviews anyway...

[cradlerobbed]

[ She might be keeping a blank face, but Jude's expression crumples immediately. They've already failed in some pretty terrible ways, so he doesn't want to think about the consequences of what would happen if things got worse... ]

I'm not sure yet. I'm not even sure how to get back without the Initiative's help, and when there's a risk to our world I don't want to leave and draw the United Earth's attention there. I guess until I'm able to return to Reize Maxia without worry about being followed I'll do everything in my power to keep trying to stop them even if the Initiative falls.

[battering]

[ They don't count if they're not here, psh. ]

Hah?! I don't remember that! You sure you're not thinkin' of someone else?

[patriotsprodigy]

Oh. That was strange but who was she to talk when she practically lived inside a computer for the first have of her life, who was raised by a technical genius and a former member of FOXHOUND, saved by a cyborg ninja and helped destroy an entire AI that controlled the world?

It was only a brief glance before Sunny realized that the girl was headed right her way and she had to quickly trip and stumble back to avoid her.

"H-hey! Careful."

[counterattacked]

[Probably would! He's sort of aware, now, just how much of a hazard he's being, and Shinji is being so utterly mild about it that it's hard to even get defensive.]

Yeah, [Nevermind that that's a little breathless, fingers tense on the doorframe he's blocking. One last tug on the stubborn fastening and the scabbard slots into its proper place with a muffled rattle of blades. He pulls himself up a little straighter. Progress!]

Just needed to fix the adjustments. This isn't my old gear.

[Since his last set of gear was probably wrecked beyond recognition when he shifted, it's no wonder.]

[kneecaptain]

Oh. Right. [ He'd never met her whole team, had he? ]

The moon is kinda above my pay grade. [ He's been saying that a lot. The truth is, he'd been short shortsing around aliens and robots since he was sixteen. But maybe he never felt like he fit in then, either. ]

[patriotsprodigy]

Sunny glanced up to him and smiled, nodding before looking back at the screen. It was easy actually, for her. Then again, she was trained for this and it had become second nature a long time ago to be able to learn and understand computers in a way other people couldn't.

"Oh yes. Here, I'll show you." Pointing to the heat signatures on the screen. "Each one of these is the heat signature of a person. Judging by where the satellites are pointed now, we're watching about six people. Maybe a family or a shop?"

She... really didn't notice the cookies. Or leaflets. She was almost entirely focused on the screen.

[patriotsprodigy]

Surprisingly, the gruff and almost angry voice made her think of Snake. And she turned to look expectantly before smiling, just a little. She should have known it was too much to hope for Snake and the voice wasn't the same anyway. Just the tone. It just made her miss him despite the amazing things she was surrounded by.

"Hi." She looked to the screen and shook her head before looking back at him. "I still like it. Human spirit is hard to stifle, even with miserable, snowy conditions. And I like the snow."

[reassures]

[Out of this whole conversation, the only thing that's gotten an adverse reaction from Nill is that question. She stiffens a little, and her wings fold in closer to her back. She doesn't bother shaking her head.]

I don't know what that is. I'm human.

Best of both worlds

[aleviate]

[ His stride is stunted and he’s walking with all the grace and composure of an injured animal. Yet, he carries on forward, in no particular direction because determination could only give you so much. Eren’s voice gets him to stop and glance back at him. Great, out of all the people they could have possibly pulled here they had to bring him. After all that work to get him out of danger and back to the walls. All of that effort clearly wasted and whatever was left of humanity back home—well, they just lost their counter attack. ]

Yeager.

[ He turns heel, carefully posed with weight shifting to the leg he favored. As if the teen couldn't state any other obvious facts, he falls back on the injury. Oh, boy. ]

Yeah? What about it?

[ He's humanity's strongest and he's not one to respond well to indirect pity. ]

[badnewsboy]

[(Well, yes. You know. Loki.)

he shoves the rest of the cookie in his mouth and chews.

well, she knows him enough to believe him. with his cheeks full he brightens a bit at her and mimics the same movement, if just a little more exaggerated.]

Er, no, it's not exactly my style. Less conga lines and donuts.

[he swallows the cookie, and then briefly examines his fingers for crumbs before looking back at her.]

My reputation precedes me.

[knightofcourage]

No, it doesn't. Things have gotten worse than they were when I first got here.

[The fact that they're on the moon after being forced off the planet makes it pretty undeniable these days.]

[counterattacked]

[It takes a few seconds for him to realize he isn't even very surprised to see Levi, really. If this Initiative has abducted him, (and Armin and Annie and even the Commander-) why wouldn't they pick out humanity's strongest as an asset for their own war?]

Sir.

[It feels sort of wrong to see him limping, but Eren isn't stupid, he knows that none of them are invulnerable. No matter how many kills you have under your belt, it only takes one titan to finish you for good. Not one to be deterred by the vague threatening disposition, he finishes the train of thought.]

What happened?

[timehalt]

[ She flinches each time he hits the door, half-expecting it to open and suction them out while she watches, but the lack of death after a few moments makes her open an eye to investigate. ]

Ah.

[ Wait, he's stopped, did he say something? ]

Excuse me?

[alightlost]

"Like you-- No, I meant that the only guys at our concerts are brought there by their girlfriends, but nevermind that-" Seiya looked straight at Axel now and it felt ridiculously similar to trying to shout-down Taiki. At least Tenou was roughly her height. "You said the Earth was nuked?"

Panic caught in her throat now. "What the heck does that mean? Huh? The whole planet can't have been..." No, it definitely could have been. Galaxia may have that kind of power now, after devouring Kinmoku's Star Seeds. Maybe she'd even found the Princess--

"I'm begging you." Her eyes dropped to the ground. "You have to tell me it wasn't the whole planet-- at least not Japan."

[wordmagic]

[ Her gaze is soft and understanding while she listens, and her voice is much the same when she decides to speak ] It's always hard when things get tough and there's a lot going on.

[ Levy understands that, she really does. It's a nice change of topic when they flow into talking about books, however, and she's glad for it, always preferring the lighter of conversations ]

Mhm! I do, too! I read everything I can get my hands on, honestly. [ She laughs, a little sheepishly, but her tone is still earnest. There is a pause though, where she seems unusually amused ] It's funny that I'm bringing up fairy tales.

In which tagging Annie is actually hard. Wow.

[aleviate]

[ Oh, but Annie you’re probably his favorite person. He stops short, eyes glancing over features, over emblems stitched into her jacket— so neatly on either side of her shoulders. Military police, cowardly swine the lot of them were. He doesn't know her by name, but that doesn't really stop an already poor impression from forming. Though, the extra body would be nice, it just wasn't in his job description to be playing babysitter with the MP kids. ]

Is Nile here?

[aleviate]

[ The telephone poles are tall and we don’t have ladders so we just kind of make it work with 3DMG. You better believe it’s a rough job.

She’s got his attention and when he shifts the pressure goes to the wrong side. So, the question comes out as a snap, but pretty impassive features serve to betray the tone of his voice. ]

What?

;D

[acemedium]

[Maya knows where it's at]

[...That sounds like some pretty intense gear, at that. Maya watches with fascination for a second before turning her attention back to this guy who is just looking worse and worse the more she squints]

You look really bad! You don't have to push yourself, you know.

[skilful]

[ They don't know it yet -- but it's a good thing they can go back down to Earth soon, right? ]

It's an honorific, an honorific. In Japan, we use "kun" for someone who's younger.

[ And also people of lower positions and lots of other reasons! But to keep it simple and general. ]

So, it's nice to meet you, Eren-kun!

[ectobiological]

Well, if we are on the moon, I seriously think you should be able to float anyway! There is not supposed to be gravity here. This is lame!

[acemedium]

[It must be especially hard for this guy, he's pretty short.]

[(though still taller than her)]

[And woah... that is one icy tone. Maya is, unfortunately, very easily intimidated, and the snap combined with a dead-eyed stare is enough to get her startled and nervous-looking]

U-Um... I was gonna say... Y-You don't have to repair telephones anymore if it hurts and... there's a clinic!

[ectobiological]

I was sleeping on the boat... we are almost to the new session, I think. At least that is what I was told. [He puts a hand to his chin in thought. He doesn't really remember too much after the frenzy of arriving here.]