MarinaNova Asylum

[She's sitting in what passes as the church on one of the pews. No orange jumpsuit for this young girl - no she's wearing a red outfit that has no sides on top but her chest is covered with bandages. The yellow diamond outline and the two dots in a vertical line on her forehead is a sign of her position...at least to anyone who might know what it means. Yes, welcome one elite CROW to the prison people. Granted one confused CROW but still.]

Inspector? Brother, Tokusa? [There's a long pause.] Allen Walker? [Tevak's main priority is to stop any more of her family from being killed. Incarcerated or not.]

I need to leave this place. [She gets up from the pew.] How does one leave and return to their last location? Is there a Gate nearby?

[To anyone nearby they may come across one CROW exiting the wannabe church with her shoulders squared and an annoyed look on her face.]

A question for people who've been around longer -- is there any precedent for this sort of thing happening? A system glitch followed by a whole herd of new people appearing with an incomplete welcome message -- or even none at all -- and spared from the tacky orange raiment that is usually so lovingly provided? If so, how'd that go before?

Hey, everybody!

[ You can't see it, but he's totally waving. :D ]

What's your name?


[ Yep. That's it. Your name, Li wants it. All bazillion of you. ]

[ Hope you like redheads, Marina, because this man has plenty of that going for him. Plenty of a lot of things, which include but are not limited to: his stature, impressive musculature, booming voice, and complete and total... confusion? One must wonder how one white gaming t-shirt can possibly contain all this.

He's holding the device in his huge hands, turning it this way and that, holding it up to his eye for closer inpection... ]

Hmmm. Is it on? This does not feel like one of those "smart phones" I have seen before.

Hey, boy! Can you hear me through this? [ There had better be an answer because he can't sense his Master, and it is quite disconcerting. ]



[[ OOC: Rider (Iskander) here from Fate/Zero! He's sitting in the middle of the road, which some might recognize as the space in front of the Pa-Ching Arcade in Sector 3. He'll be here until he figures out this newfangled contraption, finds his Master, or gets distracted by all the shiny toys inside the building behind him. Feel free to catch him there or wandering around! ]

[dressed in white, golden waves tumbling down her back, Dite is on the beach, an amused look on her face]

Oh, good morning, loves. Not quite my palace, but honestly, this seems to be diverting enough. Perhaps Poseidon had a reason for my imprisonment here, since this is in his domain. But that is no concern right now.

Perhaps I should introduce myself. I am Aphrodite.


[ooc: please pop over here for notes and permissions on Dite. she will be reduced in power as a note.

[And in another issue of 'teenagers annoyed at the malfunctioning: Have a very wet Tim. As in, completely soaked and there's what seems to be soap all over his hair.]

When they talked about technological glitch they should have specified it was going to affect the water supply. Am I supposed to wait like this until it deigns to work again?

At░▓ntion Cri░░▒▒░s. We are cur▒░░tly ▒▒░▓rienc▒░g some mi▒░r technological glitc▒░░. The situa░▒▒ will be under control sh▓░▒▒░. Complain amongst your░▓lves.

(OOC: For the remainder of the day expect some services to be offline or intermittent. At times robots will become inert—but shielded from attack leading to interruptions in some of the dining establishments. Water will turn on and off randomly. There will also be a light snowfall later in the evening (Around Friday in OOC time). However, temperatures will remain warm, so it will quickly turn to rain as it drops. There will be no response from the kiosk for a few hours though you may continue tagging on the daypost where we'll assume this was before the silence unless you indicate otherwise in your tag. Communications, shielding, monitors, and environmental systems other than the snow incident will be unaffected. The glitches will be relatively brief and minor.

Please feel free to respond to Veridical on this post. Veridical will not respond, but you are very encouraged to have threadjacking good times amongst each other!)

I have to say, I’m not particularly impressed with the wardens’ fashion sense. Although I suppose if everyone’s dressed the same I can’t complain of looking the fool, since we’ll all be fools together! As stifling of individuality as that may be – but then, I suppose that’s sort of the point, if we’re in prison?

[he waves at the camera] Hello, fellow inmates! I am Loki, and I assure you I am not a foolish sort of person.

I do hope this thing is on. Otherwise I’d be talking to myself, and that really would make me look ridiculous.

[the communicator flicks on to a lot of throat clearing and subtle coughing. For a moment Stiles thinks about shutting the screen off and burying his head in his books, but. It's too late for that, right?]

Right so. Uh, I'm still pretty new to this place, but even I've realized that not everyone here is from California, or even from the same -- world as I am. Which got me thinking about stuff. Stuff of the supernatural variety. You know, ghosts, witches, voodoo magic, superpowers, werewolves. [He manages to sound very casual at the last bit. Aw yes.]

I'd like to know if anyone here has experience with those kind of things. And if you don't want to tell me, uh that's fine. I don't judge. I'm not really in a position to do a whole lot of judging considering...my situation. But yeah, it'd be nice to know.

[And he'll be sitting at this computer in the library, pretending to do something else while waiting. He's got a bunch of books all piled up by his chair, and most of them are things like Le Supernatural. Guy's gotta do his research!]

[ It's (the MarinaNova equivalent of) 10:30 a.m as the broadcast comes into play, and Kohran is seen holding a straw hat. With a bright smile as always~ ]

Good day, Marina! I hope you're all getting settled from the move and, for those who have recently arrived, I hope you're doing alright.

I'm Kohran Li and I'm glad to announce that the Theater Workshops will be resuming their sessions! For new people, this takes place every odd-numbered day from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Amphitheater in Sector 4. We're looking into putting up a small production, so anyone interested in learning the basics of acting, stage and prop management and costume-making, come and join us!

For those who joined in the old dome, consider yourselves signed up~!

[ She then pops the hat onto her head with a wink~ ]

Don't delay! We're not having a session today but! In the next one*, we will have none other than Ms Sheryl Nome to share what it takes to be a top-class performer! Get in touch with me through the network, or drop by the Ampitheater, I'll be here throughout the day. Have a good one, all!


(( *OOC: "Next session" falls on 4th Wall day when people go crazy, so consider that session postponed for Day 183 |Da Otherwise, this post is to gather IC interest. You can also have your character sign up ooc-ly over at Kohran's journal! ))

[Video]

[Oh look, it's a Robin hanging out in the library. How unexpected.]

Acumen, noun: "the ability to make good judgements and quick decisions." Sentience, noun: "having the quality of being sentient." Conscienti, Latin: the root word of "conscientiousness." Veridical, adjective: "Truthfulness, seeing reality for what it is."

Has anyone else ever wondered about the wardens' names? I mean, whoever made these prisons could've named them Bob or Hal or anything else. It wouldn't make a difference in the end. But there's something about the wardens' names that makes me feel like maybe there's more to it. Hints about the wardens' programming? Their way of thinking? I can't put my finger on it but it feels important.

Speaking of important, am I the only one mildly alarmed by the loud scratching coming from that walled-off sector? Because it doesn't exactly sound like it's holding back an army of adorable, cuddly puppies.


[Private video + action for the Sector 4 patrol team]

Hey, guys. It's time for our first team meeting. I'll be at the Athletic Complex in Sector 1 in two hours; think you guys can be there by then?

[Whenever the team shows up, Robin will be there as promised! It looks like he's setting up for sparring but there's also a cluster of chairs-- so it'll be a meeting and a teambuilding exercise.]

[So, it turns out that the museum has a gift shop!]

[And it is full of the cacophony of vibrating devices turned on high and set free to wander throughout the shop.]

[Cain just happens to be in Sector 5 at the same time. He's walking along with the air of perfect nonchalance, accompanied only by his dog.]

[Who now has a vibrating chew toy.]

...................Uu...

[It's been a while, certainly, since one pureblood vampire has appeared on the network. Ever since the move, Yuuki's been rather quiet. Her large brown eyes pop up within the screen, tears wetly clinging to her lashes while her bottom lip trembles. Her short hair sways from side to side as she shakes her head, gaze wide and innocent and hurt, like that of a kicked puppy.]

Yuuri-kun, how could you?

[Lifting a hand, an empty custard cup comes into view, a spoon still sitting in it with a little note attached to the side. 'Property of Yuuki' is written across it in Japanese. The tragedy is clear.]

I know it was you! My name was even written in kanji there's no way you could mistake it!

[She really really wanted to eat that custard!! Her fist crumples the empty bowl, before her opposite hand lifts to point at the screen in accusation.]

You're not getting away with it this time-!!

[ON THE MOVE. Just you wait, you snack thief...!]

[ In retrospect, Dirk had been pretty rash in that attempt. If it's as PM says and how long he spends here has no bearing on the amount of time that passes back home, he can afford to take his time. He really doesn't want to and it pisses him off just how little say he has over what's going on here, but he has to gather more information. It will all work out in the end.

And in the meantime... ]

"You are restricted to your home for three days. Robots will bring you a food allotment. You may entertain visitors and use the network, but you'll be unable to leave." Um... Is this supposed to be punishment? I don't get it. Where's the psychological distress? The grueling physical labor? You're relegating me to three days of my exact living arrangement before you kidnapped me, only in a nicer apartment with food provided at no cost.

Might as well dress those bots up as sexy French maids, because I'm living it up over here.

[ He's exaggerating how okay he is with this. ]

So. [A handsome man in a precise goatee appears on the video, perfectly calm -- and in fact, quite bored -- munching on some kind of crunchy snack as he speaks. He's in the basement of one of the larger buildings, pieces of electronics strewn about around him.] This sucks.

[He'd have to make do with what he could pilfer from the computer lab and so-called "electronics" store, slim pickings though they are. It's a damn good thing he's Tony Stark, or he'd be in real trouble.]

[He digs for more of whatever he’s eating -- salted cashews, as it turns out -- his bag crumpling loudly in the mic.] Did anyone else notice the lack of 7-11 around here? If we’re going to be locked up for eternity I’m definitely going to need a Slurpee. Not that the prison bowling alley isn’t a nice touch.


((OOC: He's not in plain sight, but if you want to stumble upon him for [action] just let me know and we'll work something out!))

...how strange. [This is a puzzled plant girl, sitting up on top of the floating island]

This certainly isn't the place I remember. Or was I lost once again and Marina has changed in my absence? The orange clothing certainly isn't something I remember. [She has already taken that off. The nice thing about being a plant is your normal clothing is a part of you]

I suppose either way I'm new once again here. I do hope this time I don't disappear. It's a little jarring to come back each time. I wonder if anyone I know is still here...?

[And now she's going to get up and walk to the edge of the island and look down] ...goodness this is a long way up. [Time to get going then. She leaps off the edge without fear and...proceeds to float down thanks to her dress fanning out.

Yep. S'up, MarinaNova]

video

[There is a very angry Meister over the network]

So that piece of junk AI tells me its irrelevant that it has fucking lost people! That's a load of bull! How the hell can those computers tell me "not to be alarmed" when they just get rid of my brother and fiancee?! Two people I care about and I have to fucking lose them twice! Damn it!

That is bullshit! Stupid piece of --
[Connection cuts off]

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[Lyle is standing by the convenience store. Guess what he's found. Cigarettes! And at the moment he doesn't care if he had been quitting. The move causing him to lose the people he cares about has him so angry that he really doesn't care and he's going to smoke again. He's practically glaring at the wall as though it had been the cause of his problems]

[ Tifa is Distraught with a capital D. She looks upset, worried... On top of the disorientation and confusion from being switched to a different facility so quickly after being brought to a place she didn't understand in the first place, she can't find Cloud. She can't get in touch with him, she hasn't seen him... She fears that he's gone, or something happened to him. ]

Has -- Does anyone know Cloud Strife? Has anyone seen him? I haven't been able to find him, and I'm not able to get in touch with him... I'm afraid something may have happened. Can someone help me? When people leave the dome, what happens to them? Do they go home? Do they leave anything behind telling us where someone has gone?

[ She's a little more frantic as each word passes her lips. ]

Please, if you could... I need to be sure he's alright.

Orange jumpsuits? Can't you guys be a bit more creative? I mean, I realize that orange is pretty demoralizing but what about blue? Or the classic with black and white stripes?

A little bit of variety here would be nice!

[ he plucks at this jumper and then shakes his head ] Man, I never thought I'd have to add getting sent to prison twice on my Marina Bingo card. What's next? Dolphin eats a newbie?

Private Voice to Peter Parker:

Hey there. Found your suit and thought you'd rather I take it then it go missing on you. You can actually fit in this thing?

((ooc: After Dean does the whole "collect your things" deal, he'll be wandering and winding up at the Rusty Spoon in Sector 4. Because when in doubt, follow your nose. Ain't nothing like a burger to make a day that much better! No matter the time of day. ))

[You're in a new prison and free!

Well, free to look around anyway. Maybe you'll pick your pet up from the pet cafe or search the pile for your personal items before someone else gets to them first. You could be inspecting the barrier around sector six. Did you just hear something scratching it from the other side? Maybe you want to find the nearest clothing store and upgrade from prisoner-chic to something a little more you. Maybe you appeared somewhere awkward and could use a hand with that. It could be you're just wandering around, familiarizing yourself with the new space.

Whatever it is, you're welcome to do it here.]