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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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[ He doesn't agree! He's meet people here he gets along with, but in a lot of ways he's felt alone. He definitely doesn't have anyone he can rely on the way he can rely on ~~most of~~ his friends from home.

He holds on his hand. ]

It might be easier to show you that. As for what changed... when I first showed up here, I actually arrived on the planet itself. Several of the people like us, brought from other worlds, were kidnapped by the United Earth. We staged a rescue mission, which was a success... except shortly after someone figured out that the United Earth had decided to get rid of the people of Exsilium once and for all. The Initiative brought the Transports up here, but the civilians of Exsilium weren't so lucky.

[ Well... they hadn't been, but... He looks over at the snow filled scene on the screens nearby. ]

[It's not good to rely too heavily on anyone, anyway. Being too dependent is a bad quality, and Jude needs to grow out of it!

Milla hands the tablet over to him, moving to stand behind him and lean over his shoulder to watch the demonstration while listening to what he says.]

So there were massive casualties? That's unfortunate. What was the purpose of kidnapping Transports? If they intended to destroy them, it seems silly to waste the time kidnapping them.

[ He's fifteen cut him a break :(

He'll take it and make a show of tapping on different sections of the screen to open up different menus. ]

As far as anyone can tell? To try to replicate their powers. The people of this world don't seem capable of any artes, and don't have any of the gifts that some of the people from other worlds have, so they needed them close to study how their abilities worked.

[No! No breaks! If you want to go with older women, you gotta learn to stand on your own two feet.

She rests her hand against his shoulder as she follows his finger over the tablet. An occasional 'I see', or 'so that's what that does' is muttered.]

So they're taking their powers and then destroying them? That would certainly make more sense. How did they replicate them? It's impossible for someone without a mana lobe to use our artes.

[ Dammit! This is not the way he wanted this to all go :(

It's slightly distracting for a second, and he stops what he's doing to glance at her hand. Luckily for all that he's a fifteen year old boy, he's got better self control than a lot of guys way older than he is, and turns back to the task at hand. ]

That's the idea. And I don't know if they've really replicated our abilities specifically... most people here don't seem to need to rely on spirits. Their abilities are completely different than what the people of Reize Maxia have.