destinystrings | The Search for the Newcomers, January 2012 Edition.

New Arrivals

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Who: Open to Everyone, but only Newly Accepted Characters can start threads.
Where: All around the city! They appear where you want them to appear.
Summary: Newcomers arrive and by now the Government is more ready and sends everyone out to go people hunting.
Warnings: ARRIVALS. Also assume the first thread is the ones who tell you about the city, and the other tags for the character can be talking with others in the city and learning more about it.
Music: This

[FOR THOSE IN THE CITY:]
It was Grand Prix frenzy by this time. The streets were filled with people watching every available television screen, crowds in the bigger areas of Scorpio district with the larger screen.

Now the HORUS detection system was working again. The device allowed everyone to spot abnormalities; and while it was being re-tuned to work with the appearing buildings, they could hone in on newcomers at a much faster pace. The leftover energy from the travel (commonly called Magatama Residue) gave them a few minutes to find them before it would flicker out.

Combined with the fact they could appear in most parts of the city, it made finding the newcomers was both easy yet frustratingly difficult.

As the blips appear on your own radar function, it was also nice enough to calculate for you the best transport and destination routes to take to get there. Speed was of the essence, after all.

[FOR THOSE WHO JUST ARRIVED:]
You're not in your homeworld anymore. That much is evident. So how do you feel? Happy? Sad? Troubled? A little of all three? No matter what, the memories of a butterfly man named Philemon are fading like a dream; you'll remember the details, but perhaps not everything he has said.

There is one word that stays with you, however.

Persona.

So...here to save the city, huh? First you'll need to find out more information. And who knows, maybe a familiar face or two...

But why are everyone huddle around large televisions screens for some reason?

[OOC: As stated above, only new characters can start a thread, but feel free to jump in any of them. characters arrive with their clothing and whatever items they had on them the moment they were taken; the remaining items will be later found in their apartments.]

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[And then suddenly, Judal's face brightens up into a delighted expression. Aladdin's defensiveness became extremely amusing. He doesn't say anything and watches as the boy walks away. It seemed like a rejection to the boy's offer at first.

Until a gust of wind came out of nowhere to blow the boy's robes up a little. Gee, where exactly did that mysterious wind come from?

Judal quickly catches up to the boy, leans in close to whisper:]

Looks like a dress to me, "little miss"...

[Before laughing out loud as he walks a little ahead of him. All while twirling that short wand in his hand. He looks over his shoulder to give the boy a smug look.]

[SOMEBODY'S VERY RUDE. That is not okay, Judal!! Aladdin is thankfully not a girl, so he's not that terribly insulted; however, that was still the end of the robe's skirt. It's never okay to flip anyone's skirt over. Before the color against Aladdin's face rises any more, he's quick to secure the end of the robe before it even properly flips up. Thankfully, it's safe; this backstreet isn't occupied at the moment as well.

As a retort, Aladdin comes running after Judal. He literally swings his staff as if it were a baseball bat; aiming right at the older Magi's lower back. Right there.]

Stupid Judal!!

[Really, he's been holding back since earlier. Truth be hold, he still holds the smallest anger for this Magi. If it weren't for him, then Ugo wouldn't be— ...Regardless, he didn't want to be bound by his own anger and past. He has to remain strong; that is what Ugo would have wanted as well. A harmless retort wouldn't kill him, though.]

[Judal was too busy laughing to himself that he didn't hear the sound of the boy running after him. It's only when he feels the impact of the staff smacking into his rear did the Magi stumble and nearly fell over.]

Shit! You little bastard!

[And that's only a couple of the mean words he said. Judal is swearing under his breath right now as he struggles to stand up straight. One hand places against his lower back as he rubs the sore area, and the other clutching tightly onto his wand that his knuckles were turning white. Or well... paler than they usually are.

Don't think he'll let you get away with that, Chibi! He returns the hit with a punch of his own on top of the boy's head!!]

[That hurt. Thanks to the result of physical training though, it didn't hurt as much as before; the first time that Judal punched him. At most, it felt like a heavy sting across his head. Aladdin's eyes well up for a second, but he keeps himself on his feet.]

S-Stop it! Let's just go, okay?

[He's the one who's supposed to have the last hit... Though, it doesn't take a genius to tell that Judal will keep on childishly chasing after it. That's why he lets it end here, deciding that inflating his cheeks for a moment would aid his tiny irritation.]

Edited 2013-01-16 09:27 (UTC)

Hmph...!

[Yeah, that's right. It should have been painful otherwise Aladdin needed another wallop or two on the head. You're lucky he didn't whack you with his metal wand instead!]

Funny, I was just about to say the same thing!

[His rear still feels painfully sore thanks to a certain brat. But finally he tucks his wand back into his shirt and dusts off his hands.]

And just so we're clear, touch me like that again and I'll break that little stick of yours in two.

Don't you touch it.

[There's a steel-laced tone across that statement. It's colder than any of Aladdin's earlier words; eyes suddenly sharper as well. It may be best not to question it any further. Half-assed threat or not, it definitely hit something that it shouldn't have. That's enough... So, he eyes away to attempt pardoning the blunder.

Besides... There's another that he must endure in order to fully grasp it; his own questions about Judal. Unfortunately, he can't bring this up immediately. Aladdin isn't completely certain if he can trust the other Magi. If he brings such a subject up, Judal will surely question his own side. Right now, he can't afford dispensing information that might bring danger to others.

Either way, it's best to focus on finding a way out of here. He's said it earlier; he can't afford to waste time here. There's something that he must do... And, only he is capable of that role.

Aladdin's steps shift to a more hurried pace.]

[That cold nearly sent a shiver down Judal's spine. Nearly. It's definitely not out of fear or anything. But there's truly something rather captivating about the boy when he makes an expression like that.

It's a step up from his usual stupid, naive look. So this surprising expression is something a Magi should possess.]

Well, since you're so protective over it, that makes me want to touch it even more.

[Since it's the first time he's been so amused since arriving here, Judal will continue to egg him on just to see where it'll lead him. Walking around in silence and asking around is going to bored him to tears.

Taking it out on Aladdin just seemed like the right thing to do. Besides, it's the brat's fault for approaching him in the first place. Now he'll have to pay the consequences.]

[A proper talk between the two of them can come later. For now, Aladdin already has his eyes set on his surroundings; ready to politely ask anyone that may seem knowledgeable about their arrival, and about this world.

He brushes off Judal's teasing from then on, in order to fully turn his attention on the task at hand. Overall, he's quite glad that he managed to "tame" the other boy... Even if temporarily. By later, he hopes that he would be in a better mood as well.

With everything that has happened in a flash, it was only natural that he would feel slightly disoriented.]

["Tame" is more or less the right word to describe him for the moment. Judal still has his original intentions of messing with the kid for as much as he can. He's only putting their cat and mouse game off for just a little while longer.

But that wouldn't stop the older Magi from coming up with a different way to get the boy to "play" with him later.

The Chibi Magi will just have to look forward to it.]

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