MarinaNova Asylum

[It is morning and here is Momotarou, already wide awake and full of extreme amounts of energy! It's like his level of energy never turns off!]

HELLO EVERYONE! New people and not-so-new people, but mostly new people that Connie mentioned would be coming! I want to tell you about my most FAVORITE PLACE EVER in the dome, because you will probably like it too!

THE PET CAFE!

[Oh just the mention of it makes him feel all sparkly and full of glee!]

There are so many cute little animals and even the ugly ones are cute! There are even some that I've never even seen before, and don't really know what they are, but they're still really great! If you're feeling sad because you're in prison, don't be! Just hang out at the Pet Cafe and I promise you'll feel better!

[No you don't understand he just really REALLY likes animals so the Pet Cafe is super amazing to him okay!!]

Happy Anniversary, Marina Nova!

You may have noticed the veritable fleet of maintenance bots zipping all over the dome throughout the night, working hard to clean up the dome and set up decorations for this momentous occasion. Come morning there isn't a corner left unfestive, with brightly colored garlands hanging across the streets and wrapping around the sector gates. Even the trees have been primped for the occasion, colors changing into rich reds and oranges. Strings of light hang from the branches and lanterns line the streets, here and there broken up by a pile of stacked hay bales perfect for taking a rest on.

Of course, that is far from all! There wouldn't be much of a festival without entertainment and your loving wardens have made absolutely sure that there's something for everyone!

( Let the celebrations begin! )

Enjoy!

[ Trying to get anything from the wardens was proving to be a waste of time. However, maybe there was a way to get them to reconsider. These "rehabilitation points" could come in handy; and who ever said he had to actually have the intent of rehabilitating himself while he went through the actions that would earn them? He could earn enough points, return to the kiosk and get what he needed, and then drop the act.

It was the perfect plan.

So here the Child of Fate is at the rubber ducky exhibit -- finally out of that orange jumpsuit and in a t-shirt and jeans, but he still looks every bit the mad scientist as he hasn't put on a pair of shoes or brushed his hair since he arrived. Except there was one thing he didn't anticipate. Rubber ducks are actually pretty interesting! He's downright giddy as he reads everything he can about them. He even grabs one and carries it around with him, which maybe he shouldn't be doing. But can you blame him? They're so fascinating. ]

[Here he comes to set the mood, and by set the mood I mean cause everyone to get all angry or confused or whatever else people tend to feel when they hear the typical things he liked to say to rile people up.

And of course, as usual, in his deadpan tone.]

Every time I think we're gonna get something exciting like a war or a riot, everything quickly goes back to the way it was before. Nobody knows how to have any fun here.

Out of the frying pan and into an ugly orange jumpsuit. Great.

[His voice is gruff and slightly irritated, but he seems to be shrugging all this off as well as anyone.

He’s seen a lot of crazy shit in his life, after all.]

The name’s Bobby Singer. Guess I’m stuck here with the rest of you hooligans.

[He’s not the ‘nice to meet you’ kind.]

Someone care to point me in the direction of the nearest bar? Gotta admit, I'm still trying to figure out why the hell a prison would even have one, but I'm not gonna look a gift horse in the mouth.

[ Did you really think you'd be allowed to explore freely to your hearts content? This was never meant to happen and it certainly wasn't meant to last — before long the security system kicks into gear, unleashing a veritable swarm of spider robots designed to encourage and hoard reluctant prisoners. You're welcome to try and escape or even destroy a few, but they'll keep coming in overwhelming numbers, armed with tiny tasers that zap and prod until every single one of you has been sniffed out and brought to the exercise yard.

The Engineers are waiting for you there. You were brave enough to exploit a security breach. Perhaps your rewards will be a one-on-one with the very people responsible for keeping you here? Or perhaps this is just a way to buy time. Either way, you'll be stuck out here until they decide to end it. ]

(OOC: This mingle is for those who went through the doors only. Feel free to mingle amongst yourself or approach the Engineers if you're brave enough! They will have threads for this purpose here: SMITH and MARY

EVENT INFORMATION | REAL MARINANOVA INFORMATION.)

[You have an adventurer's spirit, or maybe you're just following the crowd, whatever the case, you've left the central core behind.

What else is there to see and do and find? Hungry? Maybe you can find yourself a delicious pill to eat in the cafeteria. Or maybe you want to spend your time and energy breaking into a closet in the dormitory. Explore. Make some memories. You may even end up keeping them.

But how much longer do you think it will be before someone puts you back in those pods you so recklessly abandoned?]

(OOC: This mingle is for those who went through the doors only. The locale section will detail the areas you can explore. Please note that some areas specify barriers that would prevent exploration! The next one will be for encountering the engineers in their natural habitat. EVENT INFORMATION | REAL MARINANOVA INFORMATION.)

[The last thing you remember is walking through a glowing door. Whether that was a good decision or a bad one is going to depend heavily on how claustrophobic you are, because right now you are fully encased in a very streamlined, sophisticated pod. It is regulating your body temperature, monitoring your vital signs, administering nutrition and dozens of other odds and ends to keep your body functional and healthy during its stay.

You're not usually conscious for this part of things. If you were, it would be a pretty boring experience. On the plus side, there aren't any tubes or wires attached to you. Those are a little too outdated for technology like this. The other plus is that you can open your pod hatch with a push. Luckily for you, those muscles in your arms and legs haven't atrophied. That's part of the science, but it's not perfect. There will be some aching and discomfort.

Take a minute to take stock of everything. You're wearing a bodysuit you don't remember putting on. You're in a giant, spiraling room you've never set eyes on before and your powers—if you have any—are blocked. But you're not alone. There are other people pushing their own pods open or lying still and silent in theirs. In fact there is a very large number of pods. You might not recognize everyone, but that doesn't mean they weren't an inmate at one time—they were even if it was brief.

For the moment there are no bots coming for you, no alarms going off that you can hear, and no immediate threats. The space is vast and the doors aren't locked, but you also might not recognize them as doors or understand how to activate them just yet.]

(OOC: This mingle is for those who went through the doors only. There will be two additional mingles for those who went through the doors and one for those who stayed behind. This mingle should be confined to the central core. The next one will be for exploring. EVENT INFORMATION | REAL MARINANOVA INFORMATION. Make sure to read these links. They have additional information you'll need for this setting.)

[ video ]

[ Getting tased was not fun -- it actually made him feel some strange, crushing emotion that he had been heretofore completely unfamiliar with -- so he might as well get this "craft supplies" thing out of the way. Of course, it would help if he actually knew how to make these things... So in this video post, Raito/Philip/whoever he is can be seen sitting at a table in the library, looking through a book as he makes some extremely lousy-looking dreamcatchers out of construction paper. ]

As "punishment" for leaving the beach area yesterday, I am required to share a "secret about myself". I was unsure of what exactly this entailed, as there's nothing I particularly cared to hide to begin with, but a perusal of a dictionary provided me with the definition beyond human understanding. Thus, the secret that I am going to share is this: I am the smartest human being in the world.

[ Absolutely no irony here.

He scowls down briefly at his terrible dreamcatcher, which looks more like a web spun by a drunken spider. ]

[OPEN VIDEO]

[Duo pops up on the video feed. He's at the beach... for now.]

Well, with all the crazy weather, it's been hard to get out there and get stuff to ya... with being blocked from some areas and all. So here we go.

I have a letter with a package, and some baskets. Anyone who arrived yesterday, since we're all stuck in certain spots, just give me a heads up, and I'll bring you your basket. Everyone gets one and it sounds kinda cheesy, but today'll be a good day to get one 'cuz it's got like snacks and stuff in it.

As for the letter and package, I got it a few days ago, but the restrictions from the weather made it hard. So, I'll be delivering that today.

Thanks!

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[PRIVATE VIDEO TO EUPHIE]

Dunno where you're staying at the moment, but the letter and package are for you. Wanna pick a spot to meet where I can give it to you?

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[OPEN ACTION]

[Duo had managed to get to the Post Office and grab some baskets and the package. It wasn't an off-limits area, so he wasn't worried about that. It was just finding people. For the baskets, that would be normal, but finding Euphie would be like finding a new arrival again.

Other than that, he can be found mostly around the beach, but he wasn't going to stay there all day. He was a wanderer, definitely, so he could be found anywhere that wasn't off-limits... for now. He might be able to be convinced into going elsewhere.]

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[Deliveries]

• Welcome Baskets for Newbies


• Letter to Euphie from Anonymous

{OOC: Any newbies who want to thread out receiving their baskets, please feel free! It's not a requirement, but it's good for AC if anyone needs a thread. ^_^ We can start however you want, with Duo contacting the new arrivals via the communicator, or with them meeting up in person. I'm open to either! Keep in mind, newbies aren't on the mailing address list, yet, so he'll likely be contacting anyone via communicator first!

New submissions for mail go here, as well as any sign up forms for characters who want to help out and deliver stuff for the Post Office!

Interactions on this post are definitely open to Siren Clam pearl shenanigans, so, even if you're not getting a delivery, this can be an open post for the event if you want to thread with Duo for that!}

[ Camping out on the beach is fun, right? Sleeping under the stars, lulled to sleep by the lapping of the waves and the rustling in the palm fronds. This isn't a refugee camp, this is a resort!

Several larger tents have been prepared on the beach. If this isn't enough there's a bunch of smaller ones ready to be set up, along with the permanent beach huts if tents aren't your thing. The makings of hot dogs and s'mores are available by the fire pits and if you have additional dietary desires, the convenience store isn't far away!

Enjoy! ]

(( ooc: Event information HERE! Please remember that if your character does not spend the night on the beach, they'll be forced to camp out on a park bench or in a coffee shop. The apartment buildings are off limits until next dayweek. ))

Good morning, inmates. Today is day [ 294 ] of the first generation. The weather scheduled for today is [ warm with clear blue skies ].

A [ deep clean ] of the facility will commence shortly. Please proceed to [ Sector 1 ] where temporary accommodations have been arranged. No inmates will be permitted inside the apartment buildings while the cleaning is underway, nor will they be allowed in the [ Library or Movie Theater ]. Do not be alarmed — your personal belongings will remain [ safe ].

We appreciate your cooperation.

The following inmates have been found guilty of breaking the [ facility rules ]. Full details of their punishment will be transmitted to their devices shortly.

Raito Sonozaki : Trespassing
Malcolm Reynolds: Trespassing

Have a nice day.

[ And like always, we end this message with a jaunty tune! You're welcome. ]

(OOC: This begins the CLEAN UP EVENT! Kiosk requests will be handled by Conscienti unless otherwise requested! Warden request post is HERE for your convenience! Mail submissions go HERE!)

[ action ]

[ This is not the syndicate laboratory. The boy looks around himself in a panic before noticing the message playing on the headset he's been given. The welcome message makes sense, he guesses; the list of crimes, not so much. There are a couple that he can understand why, in theory, somebody might accuse him of them, but he has no idea where most of the rest of them came from.

He's never even driven a car before, let alone without a license. Or while asleep.

And he's never heard of any MarinaNova Asylum. Well, that's easily solved with a simple lookup. Standing right there in the middle of the sidewalk in Sector 2, paying no mind to the storm damage surrounding him, he closes his eyes and spreads his arms to his sides.

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing. He can't access the Gaia Library. This... is not good. ]


[ video ]

[ The boy on the video feed is visibly disheveled. His hair is a mop-like mess and there's a look of disorientation in his eyes that goes beyond the usual new arrival. ]

What is this place? I can't look anything up. I need to-- my research, I can't be here--

Today is Day 293.

As you may have noticed there was something of a minor glitch with the environmental systems yesterday. Impressively, you all managed to survive despite your best efforts not to go to the designated safe zones as instructed. Unfortunately, some of the food supply from Sector 6 was caught up in the storm as well, and did not fare so well.

Phase one of clean up is currently underway. Bots have already cleared the misplaced organic material. They will move on to ensuring all structures are sound. Enter at your own risk. However, you will not be permitted in the library, The Tier apartments, or the movie theater for the remainder of the day. If you are unwisely already in any of these locations, exit immediately and with utmost caution. Anyone caught on any of these premises will be removed and assigned a punishment.

If you live in The Tier we will take care to protect your belongings, but do not attempt to get them. Simply find an empty space in one of the other apartments or stay at a friend's apartment if you've managed to make friends. Get anything you need for the day at one of the various stores. If you abandoned your pet to save yourself yesterday a bot will be returning it to your person shortly.

Take care where you step today. There are still some low-lying areas filled with water and the ground is very moist. Repair and clean-up efforts will take a few days. We also have some new arrivals. I would apologize that the place isn't as presentable and functional as usual, but then we're still practically a resort prison, and you are criminals. Welcome.

"There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm." — Willa Cather

(OOC: Kiosk requests will be handled by Veridical unless otherwise requested! Warden request post is HERE for your convenience! Mail submissions go HERE!

If you want your character to commit the crime of trespassing on an off-limits location, just reply to IC Rules to report it. The areas will be roped off with warning signs.)