Getting off on the wrong foot [Video]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[...Well, this was a lovely way to get into a new place, wasn't it?

The feed opens to this gray-haired boy, and behind him is a conveniently placed set of ruins from the Moonlight Bridge for him to subtly gawk at for a few moments before finding his bearings and realizing said feed was on to begin with. Huh. How'd that happen? Was it a part of the welcoming to this new city he's found himself in?

He doesn't seem too fazed by what he was looking at, though. ...On the surface, at least.]

Ah.

...Perhaps I'm asking a rhetorical question, but did I pick a bad time to get here? [Bad time was relative, but this seemed particularly terrible a moment for him to arrive, seeing the damage...]

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[...Different name, same situation. At least it didn't involve TVs or anything.]

I'll keep that in mind.

Do you know anyone I can contact that's leading the rescue efforts?

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Like I said, I can at least try to learn how on the fly. That shouldn't cause too many problems, right?

[Hopefully the only issue will be how long before he pulls it together and not 'how many times will he make it worse by sheer bad luck'.]

[Video]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Rescue, I can deal with.

Reconstruction might not be my thing, but I got pulled into it anyway. [Not that he minds because mecha, but he's not going to tell her that.]

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[electricyousei]

"There are relatively few obstructions in the park to practice around."

[Video]

[prettytamer]

Good enough! Welcome to Hinoto-Ri, enjoy your stay.

My name's Midori Komaki. What's yours?

[Video]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

I'll try to. As for who I am...Souji Seta. Nice to meet you, Komaki-san.

[A pause.]

Do you mind if I ask you a few things?

[Video]

[prettytamer]

I don't mind, I'll try to answer as best as I can.

[unbroken_chain]

Pause to think.

"...hm. The mayor was kidnapped by demons and got banged up during the rescue efforts...I think his assistant Isabelle is coordinating the rebuilding efforts, for the most part? You can't miss her, she's a talking dog in a beige blazer."

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[greatseal]

[She recognizes the hair. And the bridge for that matter but that part isn't surprising.]

Not so much! It would have been worse if you'd shown up a little while ago, though. [The middle of a demon riot =/= a good time for newbies.

Now to see if he reacts to her appearance at all...]

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[Nope, no recognition or anything like that. Seems like a completely new version of this particular boy...]

Why's that? [He does latch onto what she'd mentioned either way.]

[Video]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[He'd asked around plenty on the topic of what happened...so that just leaves a few other matters.]

First off...where can I find a place to stay?

[video]

[greatseal]

The demon population here went wild... It caused a lot of damage to the city, as you can see.

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Demons caused all this?

[...Well, not like it's anything that far out of the ordinary, given that these same mythological beings are in the compendium, but...

He shakes his head. Not the time to be caught off guard by something.]

What roused them that much?

[cirquedeignis]

Seeing how there's probably a lot to fix, yeah. Sounds like I'll be seeing you around then.

[He wasn't going anywhere anytime soon, at least.]

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[greatseal]

Now that, I'm not really sure. A lot of weird stuff happened at once, like people disappearing and being kidnapped and strange posts on the network.

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

I've at least heard of the kidnappings. [A shame that's all he knows at the moment...he'll have to help with those eventually.]

Strange posts, though...?

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Alright.

You wouldn't happen to have a map on you too, would you? [He could use one so he doesn't have to bog her down with questions about where he could go next...]

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[prettytamer]

If you go to the city hall, they should still have IDs available for newcomers that'll get them a room in the apartments in Libra or Pisces wards. You might have to check though!

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Why so? It doesn't seem like I have to do much to get one...

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[Innocent might be pushing it a little, seeing that he's seen a lot for a kid his age. Mature, perhaps?]

I was on my way back home before I ended up here.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[Neither was he, if the work he has to do is to be believed.]

Quite. Probably while I'm in a giant humanoid machine, at that.

[...Don't break the lineface don't break the lineface--]

[unbroken_chain]

"You've got one stored right on the COMP - it's a little difficult to find, you need to check the Info tab under Options."

Oh hey there it is.

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[prettytamer]

Well, with all the confusion after the mayor was kidnapped, I'm not really sure what processes are still going.

[boxingemperor]

[This place is much better than- ah, yeah. Akihiko scratches his head idly. Nothing's better than home.]

Not really. I haven't been outside much. I haven't been hear for more than a month yet. But I'm told there are demons running around, and some kind of dark organization too.

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[the_tv_is_a_lie]

There should be someone keeping things in line at the very least, right?