1st Devouring

[dontrunawayfromliving]

The feed snaps on to reveal a woman with dark hair and bright red eyes, dressed in a heavy tanktop and pants. There's a massive red bracelet on her right arm, and leaning against the wall behind her is a sword at least as long as she is tall.

"Hello. My name is Lieutenant Sarah Snowdon, Fenrir Far East Branch - I am a new resident who came here by way of Geartopia. My medical exams have been cleared and I've been given a clean bill of health. I look forward to working with the rest of you in defending this city."

She relaxes minutely after delivering the rigid, rapid-fire introduction, and her next statement is much less painfully formal.

"Alright then, now that the formalities are out of the way, I think I should get down to the actual reason for this broadcast."

She steps out of the direct video feed at this and gestures to the giant sword behind her.

"This is my personal weapon, a God Arc. It's an extremely dangerous weapon, so I need to explain some basic safety precautions concerning it, since I can't rely on them being common knowledge here."

She leans in, emphasizing her words.

"Never touch it. Every God Arc is genetically attuned to exactly one person and can never be safely used by anyone else. The best case scenario is simply that my Arc will devour you if it's touched. The worst case scenario..."

She trails off at that, her eyes going distant before she turns back to the feed.

"There are worse fates than mere death. Thank you for your time."

Comments

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"Likewise. Have you been here long?"

[prettytamer]

"Since March, so..." Midori counts on her fingers quickly. "Nine months."

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"Well. I've certainly signed up for the long term, then."

Sarah flashes a reserved smile.

"So, seasoned vet, any advice for the rookie?"

[prettytamer]

"Have you heard about Personas yet? That's the most basic part, it's better to start with the basics before you get into the other stuff."

There was a lot of stuff, after all.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Nod.

"I got an explanation while I was in quarantine."

[prettytamer]

"Dark Hour too? How about the giant zodiac monsters that come around once in a while?"

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Sarah frowns, thinking.

"...Zodiac monsters?"

[prettytamer]

"Once every couple of months, everyone with a certain zodiac sign starts acting weirdly, and then these giant monsters show up and we have to take them down," Midori explains. "The next should be coming right up, I think..."

[dontrunawayfromliving]

"Is there documentation on these incidents?"

[prettytamer]

"There's a web document, let me pull it up."

[Midori turns off her video, and a minute later two text links pop up.]

Astrology Master Document/Event Master Document

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Sarah spends several intensive minutes poring over the information contained in the links before turning the video feed back on.

"Thank you, that was...informative."

[prettytamer]

"Anything to help out!" Midori gives Sarah a thumbs-up.