[Video, morning] First Strike

[justacriminal]

[The sun is starting to rise when this tall, dark, wiry young man finally makes it to town. He'd been lucky enough to find his own clothes nearby when he woke up about five miles up the western lake's northern shore. Considerably warmer than the random white pants he'd been magically wearing upon waking. Maybe somebody realized he'd be walking a long time. Who knows? At any rate, the sky is finally starting to get light again when he finally finds himself in a civilized area. He's been walking for about a day and a half trying to find a place to rest-- he hasn't stopped for more than half an hour at any time, worried that he'd come across monsters while he's unarmed. He'd looked for a town at the lake, but no dice-- he wound up following the river into the village.]

[Yuri just hopes there are people up already. He's perplexed and bewildered by...well, everything, really, but at least he's had plenty of time to poke around at his journal while he walked. Figure out what it did, and found a few answers to things he wanted to know.]

[When the video starts, he's quite relaxed and laid back, his confusion fairly well hidden behind a very calm poker face. It might be possible to see the fountain behind the tree he's leaning on, if you look closely enough. He's tucked his wings into his shirt--while he doesn't know how they got there ore what they mean, he's pretty sure he doesn't really want to risk messing with them yet.]

Morning. Name's Yuri, Yuri Lowell. Judging by what I've been seeing on this... journal if that's what it is, I guess I'm not the only one who's been dragged here recently without any warning. And it sounds like it's been going on awhile. So who wants to volunteer and tell yet another newcomer about your nice little town here? Or at least tell me where I can sleep for awhile. It's a pretty long walk from that lake to here, you know?

[OOC: Feel free to action it up, if you prefer. Find him making the post or whatever you like! He's not hiding, really.]

[EDIT: Wow I'm a loser, who says 'evening' when the sun is rising. I do apparently, whoops.]

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[lordhotman]

[Zuko had managed to find his clothes in the clothing shop and was walking around town when he managed to pass Yuri by. He too had tucked his wings into his tunic and was currently considering something he held in his hand.

It was a flame shaped piece of golden metal. His Fire Lord's crown. He had been wearing it when he was taken. And now he was unsure if he should even bother. It didn't mean anything in a place like this after all.

But hearing a voice, he looked up and paused in his step.]

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[justacriminal]

[For some reason, he feels like he's being watched. Yuri looks away from the journal and spots a guy with a really interesting face scar. And a...crown? Interesting. Really interesting.]

[Yuri holds up a hand in greeting.]

Hey.

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[lordhotman]

Hey.

[He then tucks his royal head piece into his shirt.]

You're new here too.

[He'd over heard what this guy said into his journal.]

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[justacriminal]

"Too", huh?

[Well, he did get a look at that piece anyway.]

Got anything figured out yet?

[Or know where he can nap. He'd take a place for a nap.]

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[lordhotman]

I have friends here who explained things to me.

[Luckily.]

But I'm still trying to sort it out.

[It was a lot to take in.]

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[knightofratatosk]

[Emil very nearly drops his journal when he hears that familiar voice coming out of it. He's about to try to convince himself that it's just his imagination when the voice gives its name, and then he can no longer pretend-- it really is Yuri, and he really is back.

He listens to the rest of what the other man says with a sinking heart. It doesn't sound like he remembers being in Luceti at all... Still, it can't hurt to at least ask, even if he's already pretty sure what the answer is going to be.]

... you don't... you don't remember being here before, do you?

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[justacriminal]

I'm pretty sure I'd remember a place like this.

[Seeing the picture showing up on his journal makes Yuri's tone soften just a little.]

...Somebody at least a lot like me's been here before though, huh?

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[knightofratatosk]

Yeah, but it was a while ago. So... it's not a surprise that you don't remember it. This happens a lot here.

[He smiles, but it's not an entirely convincing one.]

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[justacriminal]

...Huh.

[Yeah, he's not convinced.]

Maybe it isn't a surprise, but you sure seem disappointed.

[There's a question implied in there.]

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[petreefied]

Housing's free here. There's a list of open apartments at the Welcoming Center if you haven't been by there yet.

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[justacriminal]

Oh, really? That's... really convenient.

[And really suspicious.]

Where's this Welcoming Center? Seems like a place with a name like that would be a lot of help.

[petreefied]

It's weird, but the Malnosso are surprisingly generous, all considering. The center isn't far off from the town square, if you've been near there.

[justacriminal]

...The Malnosso?

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[needlepricked]

( It's much less surprising to her now that people can so readily identify the new arrivals in this place. If anything, it's that many have the same sorts of questions when they arrive, ones that make sense and try to make comprehensible a ridiculous situation.

Early morning is a preferred time for her to be up and moving when she's not exhausted and sleeping through into the later morning hours, so it makes enough sense that the young teenager is walking around in her sweatshirt and unremarkable pants and boots. It's a rather spartan, undistinguished look, putting Annie at ease, if nothing else.

It'd be easiest to ignore what she hears him saying to his journal. Someone will find an answer for him there, but it's the same conundrum she's been wrangling with since she realized none of this was the nightmare she almost hoped for it to be. She needs to know the people here, no matter how brief their stay, or how brief hers is in the long run. There's no safety or intelligence in remaining entirely on the sidelines. There's no structure to support that means of information gathering alone.

Besides, networking is the only defense she'll have against what of the Survey Corps is here. So silence doesn't win out in the end. )

If you're new to Luceti, you may find the resources on your journal useful, along with the services offered at the Welcome Center in town.

( Even if you just wanted to, you know, check up on where everyone else was living. Or something. )

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[justacriminal]

[Mutually beneficial arrangements are all the rage in strange places with an equally strange barrier. Especially when you can't remember how you got here.]

Hmm... that so? Maybe the journal will make some sense with some sleep.

[Or something. Yuri shoots the really pretty interesting girl a crooked smile.]

Thanks-- that's a good tip. Mind pointing me towards this Welcome Center then?

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[needlepricked]

( He asks for her to point, and so Annie shifts her weight, turning her head in the general direction while consulting her mental map of the right turns to be making to end up where she's intending to send him. )

It's roughly that direction.

( Depending on which way he went, he'd probably cross over the river at least once more or by bsing on location yolo. It's not precisely visible from where they currently stand.

She presses her lips together, breathing out in something of a sigh. )

The journal only makes so much sense, no matter how much you sleep on it. I can show you the way to the Welcome Center if you like. It's on my way.

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[justacriminal]

[He'd get lost anyway oops]

Some sense is better than none, I guess.

[Yuri nods and shoves off the tree he's been leaning on.]

I'd appreciate it.

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[pendantry]

You used to have a house.

[No preamble, no introductions. Yuri has been here in the past. He knew her big secret. She hope that, even if he doesn't remember - it sounds like a no - he'll...talk.

It's so rare that people she bothered with come back.]

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[justacriminal]

...I did? Well, how bout that...

[He's heard that he's been here before by now-- thankfully. And he's definitely not against talking to someone who recognizes him. It sure seems like his friends are nowhere to be found.]

I take it we knew each other back then?

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[pendantry]

Sort of. [Yuri, who barely knew her, knew things she won't tell some of her closest acquaintances. Secrets by necessity.] We fought together once.

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[justacriminal]

Close enough for me. [He finds that sometimes it's easier to trust a battle partner with certain things than it is to trust a friend.]

Anything I oughtta know about back then?

[corrinesbell]

Depends on how you define 'recently'.

[Sheena tries not to spend too much time thinking about missing people. It never helps. She missed him anyway.]

Nice to see you again, I guess. Uh...you...probably don't remember, though. [She should learn to listen to what people say.]

[justacriminal]

Well, I'm talking about the past few days, but from your face? I'd guess it's been going on for a lot longer.

[Good way to handle it. Or so he'd think, if he thought about it.]

Yeah, I don't. Nice to meet you again, I guess-- mind telling me your name?

[corrinesbell]

I'm Sheena. Yeah, it's been a while. [It's been a while since she really introduced herself to anyone, too.] Is there anything you wanna know that nobody surprised you with yet?

[justacriminal]

Honestly I couldn't say if I'd be all that surprised by one more odd thing about this place. The list just keeps getting longer. [Pause...]

Guess you could tell me where all the monsters are, though.