New Eden - City of Tomorrow!

placeholder for Sion and Cillian

Who: Chase and Sion
Setting: The Monorail Station

( Read more... )

I miss you. Everything still going okay?

Something's wrong with the robots. They've all stopped working. I think maybe they've been hacked, or got a bug in the system, or something. It's a little beyond me. But the monorail's stopped working and we're stuck up here. Going to send out a group communication, but I wanted to fill you in first. Be safe.

Who: Clementine, Nico, Sion, and Julian
Where: Outside the Spa

Dressed in a long, flowing white cotton maxi dress, Clementine had arrived at the spa earlier than the time she'd indicated to hand out tickets. She wanted to make sure she didn't miss anyone on their journey to get pampered and center themselves again. While she waited she decided to braid her hair, mostly for something to do with her hands but also to keep her braiding skills sharp. All the while she kept her eyes out for anyone who looked like they might also be looking for someone as they came up toward the spa.

As MABEL promised, from midafternoon, a party begins by the outdoor pool in the spa zone. A robot-manned grill fires up cooking steaks, burgers, ribs, corn etc and alongside are the usual accompaniments. There is also a fully stocked bar. The music is upbeat and the whole area is lit beautifully with tiny, multi-colored lights. It also feels warmer than New Eden usually does - definitely the kind of weather for hanging out in not very much.

The party is going until late into the night.

There is a grand and spectacular fireworks display at 10pm.

[Open scene for any smaller threads people want to put up]

I seem to have a few free spa tickets! Is there anyone here that needs a ticket and would like to join me for a day of revitalization at the spa?

If anyone is going and would like to join me for a yoga class, I would love the company.

[PM to Cillian]
Do you have a ticket?

[PM to Sion]
We've not met yet, but I think you're a friend of my friend Cillian. Would you like a spa ticket?

Who: Sion and Cillian
Where: Sion’s pod
Warnings: NSFW

( I wasn't sure where we left things )

Everyone okay? Just wanted to check in.

Who: Sion, Tris and Christian
Where: Tris’s pod

( and not getting any better )

I can't believe I'm doing this but Need any help cleaning up?

Who: Sion and Cillian
Where: Sion's pod
Warnings: NSFW

Somehow, Sion and Cillian made it back to Sion's pod. When he thought about it later, Sion wouldn't remember how they'd done it, because they'd been busy talking and laughing and sneaking touches as they walked along; he hadn't been paying the least bit of attention to making sure they got to the right neighborhood. But then there they were on Eagle and making their way up the couple of steps to his front door. He unlocked it and then they were inside in the low lighting he always left behind him when he went out. Fortunately he'd picked up any clutter earlier in the day, before he'd gotten ready to leave for the party.

"Here we are," he said, pulling off his neckful of beads and tossing them onto the couch. He'd sort them out later. He already felt overly warm and having those on didn't help.

( beware the quiet ones )

Hypothetically, let's say your favorite porn star had moved in next door to you. Would you tell them you recognized them or nah??

Completely hypothetical.

Anyone up for a Mardi Gras party in the park?

Plan to be there on Fat Tuesday, February 28th!

Who: Sion and Chase
Where: Eagle

Sion had gotten out early to go running; he was trying to get on more of a schedule since he’d be starting class soon. No more sleeping half the day and doing things when he felt like it. He thought it would be good for him to have more of a routine. He’d spent an hour running - he had to work off the pie from yesterday somehow - and by the time he got back to Eagle he was moving a lot more slowly. Time to cool down and stretch out, and he decided to do it right outside his pod since it didn’t look like there was anyone around. Putting his back to Christian’s place deliberately, he began to stretch, bending double to place his palms on the ground. There were only a couple of things that felt better than stretching out after a workout.

After he’d done a few stretches that way, he sat down and extended his legs in front of him, then lifted his head to take a deep breath, glancing idly at the house on the other side of his… and hey. He saw a flash of blond hair and bare skin, although a quick glance didn’t tell him how bare. There’d been people in every house except for this one; he thought someone had lived here for a very short while and then cleared out. Now he seemed to have a next door neighbor again. Did they not understand that the walls were glass? Sion stole another quick peek.

( hello neighbor )

Who: Sion and Riven
Where: the store, then Sion's pod

Maybe because he'd been working out even more than usual the past few days, Sion was having some fairly intense cravings for pie. Specifically, pie like the ones they'd had at that Thanksgiving dinner. The thing to do probably would have been to go to that diner and see if they had any, but since when did Sion do things the easy way? He'd gotten into his head that he wanted to try his hand at making a pie, so he was at the store trying to find the ingredients. Making crust by hand? Nope. He knew better than to think he could handle that, so he'd put a deep-dish pie shell into his basket. Those were good. Anything he tried to make would likely turn out as an unidentifiable lump of dough.

Now he was looking over cans of pie filling, humming under his breath as he debated between cherry and apple. There was blueberry too, but he wasn't much of a blueberry fan.

( always a good time for pie )

Technology question for you-- What do you know about recovering deleted files? If you delete them from the system, do they stay in the background until that space is overwritten? Or are they really gone in that instant? I've read some things about them remaining for a time, but haven't had any real life experience with it.

Also, how much do you trust the security of this messaging system? Would it be easy to hack?

Who: Sion and Guy
Where: around town

Sion had decided that it was time to get himself going again. It was the new year, and he was in a new place; might as well see what he could make of it. He’d gone to the Educational Resource Center to sign up for a couple of classes, looked around to see what all was there and once he was done with that, he’d gone running around, starting at the outer circle and then cutting through once he’d started to get tired. His t-shirt was a little damp in spots, but all in all he thought he’d done pretty well.

As he cooled down, he drank from his water bottle and paced around, gazing into store windows, vaguely thinking of what he might do next.

( the first rule is you can't talk about it )

Who: Sion and Cillian
Where: clubbing, NYE

Sion had had a decent day, getting up early to work out, showering and watching some old movies, eating and napping and then getting up again to straighten up his place a little. He'd had an early dinner, showered again and gotten ready to go out. His outfit wasn't anything crazy but he thought it was nice enough. He still found it so strange that there wasn't the constant buzzing of a phone with texts like he was accustomed to at home. The communicators could serve the same purpose, but it wasn't quite the same. He kept himself from feeling lonely by reminding himself he had plans to go out for the evening. He'd heard from Cillian and had headed off for the monorail station.

They were indeed running on a partygoer's clock. It was nearly 9 by the time they got off the monorail and made their way into the first club they'd decided to hit up. The atmosphere was boisterous, the place filled with people intent on celebrating the New Year right. "I think I'll start with a Jack and coke," Sion said as they pushed through the room to get to the bar. "I won't have to cut myself off quite as soon that way."

( the interesting name club )

Ok, who is coming to the casino with me?

It had better be most of you.