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Date: January ~~1st~~ 8th
Location: The Transporter building.
Characters: Everyone.
Summary: New Transports arrive and are shuffled through their initial briefings. Then... out into the cold?
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. You're guided through the armory and given a weapon, and though the armory is now greatly reduced, you should be able to find something to suit you.

You're currently in a large multi-roomed warehouse, graciously granted by the cagey and suspicious remains of the organization known as the Initiative. They don't know you or trust you, but they've given you leave to set up camp in one of the warmer corners of this building until you find a place of your own. And if you want to leave right now, step into the driving winter winds and never look back? Well, friend, you can be their guest.

Outside you'll find the wintery village of Exsilium, with most of its buildings permanently buried in snow and ice. There are tunnels underground to connect neighbor to neighbor to marketplace, and most of the people here use them, but you'll still see people braving the above ground weather here and there for a more direct route. They hardly glance at you, should you venture out among them — unless you don't look human. That hologram emitter the greeter pressed upon anyone non-human on arrival? Yeah, consider that very important to maintain good relations of any kind.

Welcome to the current reality of Exsilium.

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Ralph? [ he shakes his head a little. ] I haven't seen him in months. Sorry.

--it doesn't really bother me that he was a bad guy. What happened to him bothered me. It still does. [ he runs a hand through his hair, and shakes his head. ] Nevermind. I don't think he'd want me telling anyone he doesn't know. [ or uh anyone in general, probably. ]

You know, they don't have your coffee place here anymore, but there's one that's just as good. How about we go there, instead of waiting around in this crowd?

[She makes a sibilant noise at that, her frown deepening a little as she notes Ralph's name isn't in the list anymore. Well, it's been a long time, she can't expect everyone to stick around. She's at least glad Riku's still here.

[She tilts her head curiously at Riku's announcement that something had happened to this guy, but didn't press it when he trailed off. If they weren't his beans to spill then it was none of her business.

[The frown melts away easily when he brings up coffee, though.]

Now you're talkin'. [She slides her tablet away and adjusts her rifle on her shoulder.] Lead the way, officer.

[ he can't help but smile a little. it's nice, to be in her presence again. he didn't really know how much he'd missed her until she was gone. he cleared his throat and turned away, before pausing and looking back at her. ]

Sure you can stand the cold?

Kid I've spent months at a time on a ship in the vacuum of space. More than that I grew up in Chicago. I think I can handle a little snowstorm.

[Nuclear winter, Chicago winter, same diff. She pulls the package she got from Allumette out from under her arm then and finds the hat, tugging it over her hair and then wondering if she should put her helmet back on over it, then gives Riku a look.]

What about you, island boy? Can you stand it?

[Her tone is teasing, but the question is legitimate enough okay.]

[ I gave Lea enough hypothermia scares for him to get me some winter stuff. would be the honest answer. ]

I've learned to.

[ he says with a little shrug, wishing he was better suited to ice and snow. ]

Once you learn what to do, it's not that bad.

[Yeah maybe don't tell her that part just yet. She claps him on the shoulder and gestures to the door.]

Then blaze the trail, officer, and don't worry too much about me. I'm a big girl.

[And with that said, she'll follow Riku outside and toward the coffee shop.]