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[The user behind this message currently has no interest in flashing his face across the screens of an unfamiliar communications system. After a life hiding in the shadows, it's not a pleasant concept... and right now, he barely knows whose the face in question is.
Still, in his current situation: he knows that he's going to have to reach out, hard as it might be.
So - Even's first message to the COMP network as a whole comes as a text post only.]

Good afternoon.

If anyone out there is in the situation of having been brought here unexpectedly - and given the efficiency by which I have been, I suspect this is not an uncommon occurrence - I would like to speak with you.

Is there anything I should know about life in this city at present? What are the rights and responsibilities of residents? Have you had difficulty adapting to life here? Any advice would be welcomed.
While this is less of a priority, is anyone familiar enough with the city's history as to be able to tell me how it came to be in its current condition? This is more personal curiosity, I'll admit.

Thank you for your time and cooperation.

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Interestingly, the records from around that time are rather vague. Ten or so years ago, there was some sort of unspecified disaster that cut this city off from contact with the rest of the world. The dates ever since have been labeled as 'After Crisis.'

Ten years ago. I see.

[Interesting date, as far as he's concerned, committing it to memory.]

Do the unusual phenomena which affect this city - this 'thirteenth hour' I am informed about, and suchlike - date back to this point too?

And the Persona phenomenon as well, yes.

Which suggests a connection between the way they are granted and the event itself, whatever that was.

Indeed. But unfortunately, with no reliable eyewitness reports or records, that connection may be lost to us. I've chosen to focus instead on studying the results of the event.

Have you come across any particularly interesting data in your time doing so?

Until very recently, I was limited by the size of my scientific apparatus, but I've found a way around that and I think I may finally be able to move on with my study.

That is excellent news, indeed. I somewhat wish I had access to the equipment I had back home, but if you have found a way to further your own research, the opportunities are obviously available.

They are if you know where to look for them.

This may prove to be the more difficult task. However, my previous contact over this network informed me of the existence of a laboratory facility here that it may be worth my time contacting.

Would that happen to be the MAGI facility?

The very same. Is there anything you can tell me about it?

Well, I actually happen to be the current Head of the Research Department.

Edited 2013-12-11 00:25 (UTC)

Would you be Fumi, then? Regardless, a pleasure to make your acquaintance.

My reputation precedes me, I see. Who pointed you in my direction, if you wouldn't mind my asking?

Unfortunately, the young person in question failed to give their identity, and if there is a way to determine a person's name from this system I am yet to discover it. They claim to be a friend of yours, however.

Kotoha, probably. She's the only one I can think of who would describe herself that way.

Kotoha. I'll remember the name for future reference - she was very helpful, if rather prone to hyperbole.

Very well, then. What employment opportunities exist at your facility? What research do you undertake? I would rather not spend my time here idling, and if I can be of assistance to an ongoing study, I would be foolish to not offer what I can.

The facility is still undergoing repairs from a recent widespread demon attack on the city, so we're still sorting through all of the research left behind by the previous team in charge. If you'd care to assist with that, it should make things go that much faster. I'm sure I'm as eager as you are to get back to doing some real science.

I'd be glad to see just what research we've been left with, and even more so to start a real project once more. Should I schedule a time to come?

Edited 2013-12-11 15:44 (UTC)

In an hour, then?

[She's spending most of her time at the MAGI building lately anyway.]

((OOC: One note, though - I'm still waiting to hear back from one of the other mods about just what sort of research Fumi and the others found in there, so until I know for sure all of her answers about it will be deliberately vague and cagey so I don't have to walk anything she said back later. We can keep threading, but I just wanted you to know.))

Very well. In an hour.

((OOC: Handwaving the details is fine by me. :) ))

I'll be waiting in front of the building.

[Being as unfamiliar with the territory as he is, Even's going to be erring on the side of caution as he heads on over - he'll be there early, then, a figure in slightly old-fashioned clothing with his labcoat in a bag.

On seeing her and realising she's the person he's to meet, he'll give a nod.]

Fumi, I presume. I'm Even.

A pleasure.

[Fumi smirks a little, offering a hand for a shake.]

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