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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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[Heath stands back and...does it again. Because that's clearly what Lee was asking there]

Not hallucinating, I'm the real deal.

[ At least he's not falling this time. He does take a half step back. Less shocking? Yes. Less of a desire to get set on fire? No. ]

Yeah, okay, I can see that now. Flame off there, Human Torch.

[Wise move, Lee, wise move. The fire vanishes again]

Man, I wish. That dude can fly.

What, can't you? Isn't that how fire powers work?

[ He's teasing. He can understand though. Flying would be pretty boss.

And man, for all that he's still eternally freaking out here, it's good to be able to do the banter thing. At least the banter thing is something familiar. ]

The universe would be so much cooler if they did. Unless my parents have been holding out on me.

[What if they HAD?!!! Heath seems oblivious to any eternal freakout. It's nice, being able to flit through life without noticing anything]

[ Lee envies that. You have no idea how much he wishes he could do that sometimes. ]

Couldn't say, I don't know them. But hey, always worth trying. You know, when you're somewhere other than the moon.

Yeaaaah, I don't think it'd be the greatest idea to try to fly in a place with like...hardly any oxygen.

[ Pointing up to the, admittedly high roof. ]

Not a lot of places to go either.

Not without getting a concussion.

Yeah, probably something most people want to avoid.

What with the likelihood of ending up in the hospital and everything.

This place has a hospital?

[ Color him surprised. ]

Well, it's got a clinic, and I'm pretty sure those are roughly the same things.

Really roughly, but hey, that's better than nothing.

I'm pretty sure there are people there who can heal just about anything anyway.

[ Incredulous look. ]

Just how far has medicine advanced in this "future"?

I don't know, but there are people with magic healing powers.

[Yep, that makes way more sense to him than your silly science]

... Magic healing powers? Say what now?

Well, yeah! Some people have those here. Different worlds, and all.

Right, right... is there any power that isn't represented in one of the people here already? Because I'm getting the feeling we've basically got the whole spectrum covered.

Um...

I don't think we have any zombies?

Oh, well... at least there's no zombies. What about werewolves? Ghosts maybe?

[ Unintentionally insensitive suggesting these are bad things to be... but hey at least he didn't bring up the brain eating thing? ]

We've got werewolves! They're cool.

So are zombies and ghosts. I'm not sure if we have any ghosts. [At least he's oblivious to the tone...for now.]