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Entry tags:
- -log,
- adam parris ⧓ olin vale,
- allison hargreeves ⧓ krakoa,
- anathema device ⧓ olin vale,
- askeladd ⧒ eden,
- azure ⧓ seekers of the new dawn,
- beckett mariner ⧓ twin cities,
- caspar von bergliez ⧓ eden,
- cecelia ardenbury ⧓ olin vale,
- count dooku ⧓ the white tower,
- dabi ⋈ twin cities,
- darin altway ⧓ empire of light,
- darth jadus ⧓ empire of light,
- david alleyne ⧓ krakoa,
- edelgard ⧓ eden,
- emet-selch ⧒ northwestern imperium,
- felicity smoak ⧒ equality before law,
- finn onaru ⧒ the white tower,
- fuu hououji ⧓ eden,
- gladion ⧒ krakoa,
- harrowhark nonagesimus ⋈ sanctum aurorae,
- himiko toga ⋈ twin cities,
- jane foster ⧒ krakoa,
- jane porter ⧓ krakoa,
- jin bubaigawara ⧒ twin cities,
- joseph kavinsky ⧓ the white tower,
- josh foley ⧓ krakoa,
- judd lauren ⧓ krakoa,
- katie 'pidge' holt ⧒ empire of light,
- katsuki bakugou ⧒ equality before law,
- klaus hargreeves ⧓ krakoa,
- lan jingyi ⧓ house of m,
- lan sizhui ⋈ seekers of the new dawn,
- lan wangji ⧒ seekers of the new dawn,
- lan xichen ⧒ seekers of the new dawn,
- laurie collins ⧓ krakoa,
- lillie ⧓ krakoa,
- luke fon fabre ⋈ olin vale,
- luther hargreeves ⧓ krakoa,
- midnighter ⧒ the white tower,
- number five hargreeves ⧓ krakoa,
- okami amaterasu ⋈ twin cities,
- rey ⧓ the white tower,
- ronan lynch ⧓ sanctum aurorae,
- rude ⧒ olin vale,
- ruka ⧒ the white tower,
- ryuko matoi ⧓ the white tower,
- sal the cacophony ⧓ olin vale,
- stephen strange ⧓ the white tower,
- sypha belnades ⧓ seekers of the new dawn,
- thor odinson ⧓ krakoa,
- tina belcher ⋈ green piece,
- tomura shigaraki ⧓ equality before law,
- tony stark ⧓ the white tower,
- toshinori yagi ⋈ twin cities,
- uta ⧒ krakoa,
- wanda maximoff ⧓ house of m,
- wei wuxian ⧓ house of m,
- wen ning ⋈ house of m,
- xue yang ⧓ sanctum aurorae,
- yenh quryoja ⧓ seekers of the new dawn,
- ◆ eden,
- ◆ empire of light,
- ◆ equality before law,
- ◆ green piece,
- ◆ house of m,
- ◆ krakoa,
- ◆ luminary,
- ◆ mad burnish,
- ◆ northwestern imperium,
- ◆ olin vale,
- ◆ sanctum aurorae,
- ◆ seekers of the new dawn,
- ◆ the twin cities,
- ◆ the white tower,
- ◇ porter building
THE FRACTURED WORLD: ARRIVAL
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rrival for some goes all but unnoticed. It's a sudden shiver, the sensation of being watched... and then nothing at all. Life continues serenely as it always has. The only indication of any change comes with sleep, wrapped in dreams: vague and distant echo imagery of another life, melting away in the morning.F
or others, arrival is a sharp jolt. In the space of a single blink, they find themselves in an unfamiliar world, surrounded by the trappings of a life they have not lived. They are replacements, spirits taking possession of bodies belonging to people very much like themselves...A
nd for the rest, arrival is a procedure. Routine. Those ported in to the Fractured World wake hazily in the comfortably dim light of the Porter room, laid out on an exam table. Their wounds, if they remember having any, have been healed— and even those who remember their own deaths find themselves miraculously restored. As they regain consciousness, an automatic audio-visual presentation is triggered. Regardless of their backgrounds or physiology, all imPorts 'see' and 'hear' this message as if in their own language:
"Greetings, imPort."
The voice is calm and gently authoritative, almost certainly selected by committee.
"On behalf of the Synod and all imPorts it represents, we welcome you to the planet Earth."
A decidedly non-humanoid robotic arm holds out a palm-sized device and rather insistently demands the new arrival take it. This is the imPort's comm, used for accessing the Porter's database of information, as well as the communications Network— though it won't receive communications from outside the Porter building until carried through one of the many Gates set up in a long, crescent-shaped array on the far side of the room.
As each Gate is approached, information about the faction it leads to flashes up on the comm device's screen. Which will you choose?
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It's cute, he decides. Wei Wuxian has a cute little house.
He's not going to say that out loud, of course, as it doesn't exactly fit the mood of things. Instead he goes where the other man wants him to, cautiously stepping inside - not cautiously because he doesn't trust what's inside, but because he doesn't trust himself not to mess up something in this modern place.
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"This place is your home now too so you don't have to worry about anything. You can relax when you are here. There is an extra room at the end of the hall you can use."
He doesn't really spend a lot of time here but it is at least more comfortable then the Burial Mounds had been.
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He could go days without sleep if he needed to, but it would be nice to be able to crash somewhere decent.
Wen Ning stands in the middle of the living room for a few moments, mouth in a small 'o' as he continues to take everything in. Even the furnishings are strange and new. It's more astounding here, where it belongs to a friend, then it is when it's some grand building belonging to a stranger.
"...It's so nice."
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"Wait until you see some of the buildings at the bigger factions."
The House of M is impressive in it's own right, but there are far more extravagant factions out there. And he chose to live moderately in comparison to some people here. Perhaps he had just gotten used to the simpler life and determined he didn't need so much excess in his life. Even this little house felt like too much most of the time. Perhaps a little less so now that he has a housemate.
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...Which ends up being even more of a confusing place to look at. He doesn't know what any of the devices do - and some of them seem to be built into the wall! How is he supposed to cook for the other man like this? (The thought that he might have been cooking for himself this whole time fills him with immediate pity.)
"Those in the other factions... do they know you're in this one?" Distracted as he is by everything, he doesn't want to forget the important questions.
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He holds out his arms, "Welcome to the kitchen, Wen Ning. I will explain as much of this stuff as you want me to." He has learned a lot of what the items in this room can do even if he still can't use them very well.
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That settled, he immediately returns his attention to the other man's tour. He can't even begin to guess how anything is cooked in this place. He doesn't even understand what materials most of it is made out of. "I... I don't know about any of it. Is there a place to cook outside?"
It couldn't be done inside, right? There's no proper ventilation for the smoke.
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He walks over to the stove and opens the door to show him the inside, "This is for baking things and on top..all these round circles heat up like fire. All of it turns on to various levels of heat by these knobs." He points to each thing as he speaks. "So this is like fire but without the flame."
He points up at the microwave, "This is for heating things up that have already been cooked. But you have to be careful. Don't put metal in there or there will be a fire." He may have almost learned this the hard way.
He walks over the frig and opens the door to show a meager supply of food and drinks inside. "This keeps things cold. So you don't have to immediately cook things. You can store stuff in here for a long time."
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A place for cooking things, a place for re-heating things... Just for re-heating them! And a box that kept things cold - it's amazing! The storage functionality on its own was incredibly useful. What magic, or what technology, went into all of this?
He steps closer to the other man, if only to feel the chill from the refrigerator on his hands. The look of wonder on his face is like that of a child. "It never stops being cold?"
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He closes the door and looks around at the room. "This is the hardest room to get used to but once you do it is very convenient."
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He wants to turn everything on to see it in action, except that he's also afraid of breaking every item in this room. Maybe he'll start with the reheating device once he has something to reheat.
"I'll figure it out." He feels the need to assure Wei Wuxian that'll he'll be able to make him proper food, one way or another.
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But as he's here... "Is there anything you need? Is there anything I can do for you now?" Wen Ning isn't even done being shown around, but he feels badly for Wei Wuxian having to have been alone for so long. It doesn't seem right not to offer.
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"Just having you here is all I need. But if you have anything you need right now, you can tell me and we will get it."
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He's a simple man.
"It's just... you have a second pair of hands now." He holds both palms up to face Wei Wuxian. "And I don't mind helping out." Keeping busy always makes everything else easier to deal with.
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He hasn't really had much to eat lately. He opens the refrigerator again and stares at how it is mostly empty. "We would definitely need to go to the store.."
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Of course he would also very much like to see what the store looked like here, if payment wasn't as big of an issue as it seemed to be. The other man had this nice home here, but he's also been here for some time. It could have very well been given to him free of charge.
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"Come on, Wen Ning. Let's go shopping. I can show you around town a little."
Because his refrigerator and cabinets are embarrassingly empty and he hasn't been in awhile so clearly he is due.
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Relaxing, Wen Ning nods happily, glad to not only get the opportunity to see more of this place, but to get to do it with Wei Wuxian without feeling like the third wheel. (Not that he has anything against Lan Wangji, of course.) It's been some time since the two of them went on their own.
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He heads out of the kitchen and towards the door. "It's just a short walk to the store and don't be afraid to get anything you think we might need."
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As he follows the other man he does some brief brushing off and adjustments of his sleeves, as though there's anything he can do to make himself look more presentable in a public place. He doesn't even have a hat this time around.