0003: NEW ARRIVALS

[crux_npcs]

Who: New Arrivals, Captain Jack Hollis, Science Captain Urist McEngineer, Graham Baker
Where: Briefing Room
When: Late afternoon
Warnings: None

When awakening, you'll find the area you're in to be very busy. The people in the medical ward are polite and understanding, but firmly refuse to answer questions until the briefing. The same goes for the robots in the hangars. Either given hospital outfits resembling very comfortable pajamas, drone bodies, or their own bodies, they are escorted by polite, unyielding people in red and black uniforms to the briefing room.

The room is large, but not quite large enough for some of the bigger Cybertronians. They've been given drone bodies at least, skinny little things with no real features beyond primitive masks made of paper plates. There's seats for everyone, at least, well-cushioned and comfortable, and the room is pleasantly lit.

A few Security personnel, dressed in their red and black uniforms, stand at ease in the rooms in strategic areas. Three men stand at the head. One is Graham Baker, a slightly nervous-seeming middle-aged man wearing a multi-layered business suit that seems rumpled and oversized. The other two men are dressed in military uniforms, one with the blue undershirt and piping of Command, while the other wears the gold of Science.

[Questions to the NPCs will go in the briefing thread. The rest of the post is there for people to mill about and do whatever with.]

Comments

[velveteened]

"Nobody at all!"

The answer is volunteered cheerfully by a boy who happened to be just passing by, peering over at the holographic map.

"Have you been to the briefing yet?"

[interneet]

He keeps the map steady between them, but leans back a little (you are very close), looking Oz over a bit dubiously.

"It's not like they let you leave before it.

You're one of these 'New Arrivals' too?"

[velveteened]

If he notices how the other boy leans back he doesn't show it, looking from the map over to him. The question makes him laugh just slightly before he answers.

"Well! I'm not as new anymore. So if you still have any questions, you can feel free to ask me!"

He possibly sounds a little eager at this thought. Being a little more knowledgeable is exciting!!

[interneet]

He waits until Oz has a chance to get a good look at the map before waving it away, taking a few seconds to mull over his offer.

"That Captain talked a lot about work, but that was it. What do people around here do for fun?"

[velveteened]

Oz moves back a step once the map's been waved away, though still fixing Urushihara with a bright attention.

"Lots of things, don't worry! I'd say there's definitely something for everyone."

[interneet]

Compared to the sudden space invasion, he seems pretty at ease with being watched.

"What about you?"

[velveteened]

" — There's a huge library!" The biggest draw for him, clearly. "And quite a few theatres and the like for movies and performances, concerts, though I'd recommend going to the Colosseum first if that's what you're interested in. The Cultural Center has things like that too, and also opera! There's a park, too, and the Sky Park, which is — ah, hard to describe."

A mid-air park for shenanigans and things!!

[interneet]

"A library? They still have things like that?" Where Oz is excited, Urushihara just seems baffled. Why have a library when everything is digital? He shakes his head a bit at the idea, moving on.

"What's in the Colosseum?"

[velveteened]

"Of course they do!"

He'd be more scandalized if he knew what Urushihara were thinking, but as it is he moves along as well.

"All kinds of things. There are competitions and sports there, but also concerts and arts events."

[interneet]

"Sounds like it's got a lot." There's no real spark of returned interest though, no matter how extensive the list. Urushihara pauses for a moment, mulling his next words over . . . picking them out to continue sounding lightly casual.

"Are there any hubs for stuff that's a bit more modern? Like . . . arcades and such."

[velveteened]

Oz pauses to think about that one, frowning slightly.

"I'm sure I've heard about things like that, but I haven't seen them for myself." He smiles apologetically before going on. "Well — it's a big city, here, so there are still a lot of things I haven't come across yet, even if they're here."