MarinaNova Asylum

[For those who are able to sense supernatural beings, they will sense something... different about this guy. He's definitely inhuman, but a vampire? Not quite. Werewolf? No. Somewhere in-between? Well... maybe...? In any case, it might be impossible to pinpoint exactly what he is, but one thing will be for sure:

He hates being here.

In fact, he's having trouble feeling anything except for pure hatred. Hatred at the situation, hatred at what he'd just gone through, hatred at whoever brought him here... Most of all, though, there's the overwhelming hatred at what he is, as well as why he became one to begin with. It's not necessarily towards the very person who changed him, but towards the ones who'd come into the village in the first place.

So, with that mindset going, he's wearing quite a bit of a glare as he walks through his newfound prison. He'll be doing quite a bit of lurking as he attempts to get a complete idea of his current situation, though after some time passes, it will be easier to spot him. Whether it's as he's picking out something else to wear or as he's standing outside one of the many restaurants, he won't be going out of his way to avoid being approached.

Unless he's being spotted during a time he's hanging out in a tree... because then he's trying to avoid talking to anyone.]





((He's what's known as a Jinrou -- basically a fancy word for a rare form of shiki/vampire, though it's been said they're similar to werewolves? Whatever the case, feel free to have your character mistake him for anything along those lines, if they're able to sense supernaturals!

And while he does have a desire for blood, he won't be drinking from anyone...))

[The video opens with a young woman with a rather gray, but rather regal looking complexion. At the moment, she seemed rather annoyed. And who wouldn't be in this sort of the situation]

Would someone care to explain what the meaning of this is? I finally was able to go home and now I've ended up in this place.

[Well, this is a sight isn't it. There's a rather large ball that's rolling around the dome. It has been here before, but it hasn't been for a while. Given its size and mode of transportation, the communicator is impractical.

So it is rolling around, trying to find someone that it knows. It's not dangerous. Sphere isn't ramming into things and she can actively avoid obstacles.

Anyone want to try and talk to her?]

[Earlier in the day, MOMO was hurrying about the dome, looking for familiar faces. She didn't bother with the communicator because she wanted to give all her friends hugs upon seeing them again. By the end of the day, she was both happy to have reconnected with people, but also sad to have found some were gone. She could be found throughout the dome for the whole day, finishing up at the beach barbecue.]

[ action ]

[It had been a long time since he was here. The only main difference was the fact that Sector 6 was no longer closed off by a wall. He was curious about that, but instead decided to see if he remembered anyone from back then. The startling move, the loss of people. It had been rough. But checking the day compared to what it had been yesterday (for him), he knew he'd been gone a long time.]

[ video ]

So, I have two questions... am I the only person from home who got brought in today, and is there anyone here from before I left?

It would be nice to catch up.

[Tieria hated glitch visitors. It always left him feeling bittersweet whether someone showed up or not, so he spent most of the day on his own, trying to avoid people. Later that night, he finally went out to do his daily errands, but ended up sitting over by the sports field on the bleachers, watching the fake stars projection on the dome.]

[Morning was spent wandering around and checking on all the new arrivals from both yesterday and today. As part of the Defense Force, she was patrolling to make sure everything was relatively calm. She also stopped by the beach barbecue for a bit. Later on, she was at the Sizzle & Sear helping with the welcome party. That night, she decided to run another patrol before heading back to her place. So she could be found checking around Sectors 1 and 2 for a few hours that night.]

[Waking up in a strange place was bad enough but without Ai's presence he felt nothing but worry. He could smell her somewhere, like something sweet that drew one to it. There were other smells - human and vampire alike. It was almost overwhelming, were he not so focused on Ai and only Ai.

As he wandered towards her scent he began to distinguish others, making him stop in surprise. He could smell his mother - that soft smell of sunlight that had always been hers - and his father. It made him press the back of his hand to his mouth as he tried to calm himself. Where was this place? Why was he here? Sure, he'd gotten the introduction upon waking up but it didn't make him feel all that assured until he heard everything from Ai.

Around him others moved about and he decides to stop in front of a food stand, picking up a neatly packaged sweet for his family to share, should they like. Anyone who might look at him from afar might mistake him for his father. He and Zero were quite alike, after all, but then if you could sense those differences - Ren was definitely more like his mother, as an aristocratic Vampire.]

Apartment Building

[Ren found the source of his mother's scent easily, overwhelmed by it and that of his father's that lingered in the air with hers. He would find Ai with her, surely. Where his family was, he would find all of them. Still he found himself pacing, wondering how to process seeing his father again. It had been some time, after all. He wouldn't want him to see it on his face - how he had missed him, how upset he was that their mother had given her life for their other father to live peacefully. He wished they could have all lived together, but that had not been the hand their lives had been dealt.]

Ah- you're here.

[He smiles, looking up as someone familiar approaches.]

Stables

[Ren could recall stories his father had told him as a child, stories of his days at Cross Academy with their mother. He'd loved horses and that was where Ren knew he too might be able to quite all the overwhelming senses to hit him, the thoughts that came with them.

Quietly, he moves towards one of the closest horses, smiling as he reaches to touch it's snout. It was rare that creatures could relax around vampires, but he hoped that his presence would not be a bother to them.

With the other hand, he holds up treats for the horse before him.]

[One prison for the next. Or good enough! Kicking the tree in front of her as hard as she can, the young pink-haired woman could shriek in frustration, fingers curled tight around a purse within her hands. The entire morning she had spent hidden within a building, unwilling to chance the painful rays of the sun. But now that it's down she's finally had a chance to wander the dome. Stalking the network quietly hadn't given her much information, and it was safer to wait until the cover of darkness.

At least it seems she can wander this place as she feels. No one had spoken a word about shiki, which means she's safe. And, at the very least, she'd been able to take as she desires. The new clothes she's procured are much more fashionable than her good for nothing home town.

And by now she's hungry. Surely no one will care if she just helps herself to any of the pickings, here. After all, everyone is only criminals.

Humming to herself as she wanders down one of the sector streets, she smiles in satisfaction when she finally happens upon someone. The question is, will they simply serve as an information source? Or food?]

Excuse me~!

[OOC: She will eat you :(
It just depends on her mood, if she's jealous/dislikes you, or whatever whim strikes. She wont attack every single person, but if you tag her the possibility is there, so tell me if you do NOT want her to please. Characters bitten by her wont die since she wont be around for multiple feedings. But they'll pass out and be incredibly lethargic and weak the next day or so. In addition they wont really recall being bitten or who might have done such a thing.Tags may be slow, so just a heads up.]

The prison held plenty of oddities, though today, a man in a waistcoat, britches, and top hat was definitely a new one. Mr. Darcy looked around in shock. It was impossible. One minute, he had been out riding with Elizabeth, the next, he woke up in this... this...

His shock turned to a scowl, and he turned to the nearest person. "If it's ransom you want, I'm sure my lawyer can get that taken care of."

[Open Video]

[Those checking the network will be greeted by the sight of an awkward-looking teenager with bright red hair who is doing his best to force a smile onto his face to cover up that he really, really wants to freak out right now.]

Um, hi. I'm Archie. Archie Andrews.

[Have a friendly wave people of Marina.]

I've seem to have gotten lost. Funny thing is I'm not even sure how I got here. Wherever here is. [Somebody missed out on the usual greeting message.] This definitely trumps the the time I started a fire in the ice cream freezer. [The point being he has a habit of not knowing how he does the things that he do.]

Anyway, I really need to get back to Riverdale so I can fix things with Betty and her uncle. Or try to. [He's a terrible fixer.] And I'm sure Ronnie and everyone else will be worried about me too if I'm not home soon.

[He nervously tugs on the collar of his Riverdale High letterman jacket.] So I just really need to get home. [Though he's gotten the feeling that's not going to be happening anytime soon.]

[Open Action]

[Once Archie has finished addressing the network, he began to pace back and forth somewhere in Sector 2 with his hand buried in his hair muttering to himself that this can't be happening over and over again. The freak out had officially begun.]

Open Video

[Yes he is aware of the fact that he's never posted anything on the network until today but this is just getting ridiculous. Meaning Soushi is making an exception.]

It's amazing how much our gracious wardens seem to experience technical "glitches". One might start think that these aren't actually glitches at all. [Dry sarcasm, he has it today.]

Perhaps whoever created this prison and the system that supposedly runs it should look into updating their software. Maybe we would experience less problems.

[Honestly, Soushi has the theory that the wardens are doing it all on purpose.]

I suppose if anyone has questions, I can answer them as a regular resident of the dome.

[He's going to man the network instead of going out today. This is a good idea.]

( Closed Action for Kazuki )

[The video feed comes on.]

So, hi. I see we have an extra day of newbies this time. Well, I'm a little short-handed again as my... bartender... [Her expression flickered at that, but she pushes on.] has recently disappeared, but I'm hosting the semi-traditional day-after-arrival-day comfort food party at the Sizzle & Sear. So, if you're not up for beach barbecue, I can offer things like mac & cheese, or whatever it is you consider comfort food back home.

[After she closes the feed, she goes about prepping as best she can, now without both a hostess and a bartender. Back to going it alone. It wasn't the work that bothered her. It was the sadness at losing two good friends...

As people come in, she greets them, seats them, and then proceeds to handle the rest of the evening pretty well on her own. She has bots to help with some of the service and cooking, as well as the bartending. It's not the same as having a real person do it, though, and she might seem a little melancholy or maybe a little resentful of those mechanical helpers.]

Video
[The video opens facing a seemingly random direction before turning back to a blond teenager, turning the communicator like he's not sure what to do with it. To the untrained observer, they might think that this kid needs to be in the medical wing: pale to the point of being nearly white, sunken cheeks, and dark shading around the eyes.

However, he didn't seem to have the problem of the orange jumpsuits, currently wearing a white long sleeve shirt with a patch of dark brown fabric at the shoulder.

After a few minutes of examining the device he grumbles to himself, frowning]

I don't have time for this. I have to get back to Paedar. You open one stupid door in an abandoned city and this is what you get.

[He looked around nervously]

I'm sure Qin would know what happened... Of course he's not here when I need him to be.


Action
[Erebos has found himself in front of the eating establishments in Sector 2, moving to stand in front of different ones as he surveyed them. Was he hungry? Not particularly, but as he yet to find a way out of the place he had found himself in. He might as well get a lay of the land and some of the other places seemed... too bright for his taste.

Besides Paedar would want him to eat....

In theory, he might attract less attention in a restaurant.

In practice, he hadn't actually gone inside any of them. He was just staring at them]

1. Arrival (action)

There's a bewildered but holding-it-together-pretty-well eighteenth century French aristocrat wandering about the arcade, the media store, the supermarket and all sorts of other places that feel incredibly foreign to her. In fact, just about anywhere feels incredibly foreign to her!

"Excuse me – could you tell me how I come to find myself here? And what I should do with myself now I am here."

2. Video

Good afternoon. [For it is afternoon by the time she's figured out the strange headset enough to brave making a broadcast.] I understand it is customary to announce my presence here, as I have seen others have done today. I am Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Madame d'Etoiles, also known as Reinette. I would be honoured to make the acquaintence of any who wish to introduce themselves through this strange and yet useful device.

3. Action (beach party – afternoon/evening)

Find Reinette wandering amongst the food, enjoying both familiar and new delicacies alike, or boggling at the volleyball, or gazing contemplatively out at the sea.

I'm usually not a fan of bottle episodes but I guess I can make an exception just this one time. You got the scenery right at least, so much better than, say, a basement. You got a Gilligan's Island thing going on here, except I don't have to choose if I want to jerk off to Ginger or the Professor. Lots of extras out there, I've noticed. Guess someone did the work for a big budget, huh? If you catch my drift.

So. I only have one question. Where do you keep the really big guns? I have an itch that only a semi-automatic can scratch.

Oh, and while I'm at it – any X-men out there or is this another instance of you not making the cut?

((ooc: as some of you may know, Deadpool has the superpower of the 4th wall break. If you don't want me to 4th wall your character (i.e. treat them as fictional) tell me in the comment and I'll lay off it! ))

[ The video feed opens to a very confused young man, still not sure if he's handling this device properly. His eyes are wandering; he's clearly trying to see if there's some way to tell if this is on, and realizing that if what he's been told is true, he is now being watched by an unknown amount of people. The thought makes him shudder and grimace momentarily before he makes a shoddy attempt at a smile. ]

Right. Hello. My name's Alistair and I'm apparently one of your new fellow inmates. Funny thing being told you're under the care of wardens when you're called one back home.

[ Alistair hesitates for a moment, thinking back to Ferelden and Denerim. The last thing he remembers is preparing to go into the Landsmeet, the fate of the country and the rest of his life at stake. ]

I- uh, seem to have found myself at your shooting range. The bows are familiar but these things- [ Alistair holds up a toy gun that looks more like a gun out of a 20th Century pulp sci-fi novel cover, made out of shining gold plastic. ] If we had things like these back home, fighting off a Blight might just be a bit easier, though I still haven't figured out how to fire it ye-

[ Of course, at that moment his finger lands on the trigger and he ends up firing a marshmallow right into his mouth. A little coughing fit ensues; he drops the gun and brings a fist up to his mouth to try and stifle his coughs. At the same time, he ends up chewing on the marshmallow and getting another first-time experience. ]

E-Edible projectiles? Sweet ones? [ He's a little teary-eyed from the coughing fit as he stares into the screen. ] I don't know what'd be worse, if this were the Fade or not...

[ VIdeo ]

So, this is bullshit, right? We can all agree that this is bullshit? Did someone slip me something in my drink because I swear to God-

[ Deep breaths. ]

Okay, okay... so. What is there to do around here while I wait for this bad trip to wear off?

[ Action ]

[ At some point, Suzie will find her way to the barbecue party at the beach. Not a terrible place to waste some time, especially if there's beer around — it's been awhile since she had some time to just chillax and wait for psychotropic drugs to wear off. Come join her? ]

( Action )

[Video]
[Finally he decides to broach the "network" that had been described in the instructions of the strange little device on his head. He'd been shocked enough by learning about video recordings and cellphones, this was far beyond that. And so he toyed with it, not caring as he clicked the switches back and forth and listening a couple times to the menu. Finally he selects a public video, as he didn't know anyone in which to "filter" it to in the first place.

Those who know the location will recognize the dim lighting and the jukebox off to the side as being the Blood Shack, but currently A'oran only has an glass of ice to the left of him. His eyes are closed, head slightly tilted to the side his other hand props it up by his temple.]

If our presence here is accidental, as some have claimed, then how do the wardens explain away our unlawful imprisonment? Do they see it as a just mistake, to keep us here, however brief, despite the fact we've not yet been found guilty?

[He pulls a sliver of ice out of his glass and then pops it into his mouth to chew on. Opening is eyes, that one who pays enough attention may notice are not exactly normal for a human, he speaks through his chewing.] Although, to their credit, at least they care to provide for our needs, even if they can't find it in them to respect the basic rights of man. Visiting an intricate bauble is far from the worst circumstance to find one's self in.

[Today was another 'visitor glitch day', it seemed, but that wasn't going to stop Duo from delivering the welcome baskets to yesterday's regular arrivals. He also was carrying a few extra in case the day's visitors wanted one. It couldn't hurt, right? In the meantime, he clicked on his communicator.]

Hey, all, I'm Duo Maxwell, your friendly neighborhood delivery guy. I've got some Welcome Baskets with a few niceties and supplies for anyone who just arrived yesterday, and those of you who arrived today. Though, today's arrivals are likely not going to stick around in the dome, and I'll answer questions about that, too, if you've got'em, but I have enough extra, so I'm willing to hand them out if you want one.

They've got some useful items that can come in handy during the occasional glitch here in the dome, and they've got some also useful, but not as necessary items like cookies and stuff if you want a snack.

I'll be around. Or, I can bring it to you.

Later!

[Click!]

• Welcome Baskets for Day 389 Arrivals (and previous if players want to backtag any that were missed)


• Extra Welcome Baskets for 4th Wall Visitors (which is essentially the same as the regular ones)

{OOC: Okay, so I know I missed an arrival set or two due to real life stuff, so sorry about that. Previous arrivals who didn't get a specific welcome basket delivery can feel free to either handwave receiving one, or you can backdate a thread here if you'd like to thread it out.

Also, as we have a lot of "new arrivals" due to the 4th Wall, Duo's carrying extras for anyone who looks like they might need one. He's open to sharing, so feel free to claim one if you want to thread something out with me. ^_^

Additionally, for those who did arrive in game yesterday, Duo will be looking for you. He has a basket for you! We can either thread that out here or handwave that he got it to your character. Up to you! I'm flexible!

Also, for all our new players, and a reminder to current players, you can submit mail from your characters to other characters by posting on the Post Office post. That's a lot of post. Either way, you can deliver stuff there, both normally and anonymously, and you can volunteer to help Duo with the Post Office work if your character's looking for extra rehab points!}