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fluxscape mods. ([personal profile] fluxscapemod) wrote in [community profile] fluxscape2020-09-26 12:26 pm

Arrivals - Beachville pt 2: OTA!

Who: New Arrivals, Jerry Schiff and YOU!!
What: More arrivals show up in Beachville. There are cookies for the people that behave.
Where: The Information Booth which, while at the same place it always is, seems to have changed a tad!
When: Mid-Morning, September 27th.
Warnings: Just mind your CWs. There's probably swearing, too.

It starts off simple enough. There isn't even any warning. No feeling like something's coming. No little instinct in the back of your head or what have you that tells you change is coming. You blink, your setting has changed. It's as simple and as quick as that. From where you stand, you're surrounded by tall palm trees. The ground beneath your feet is green, a well maintained lawn like one would find in a city park. A clean, salty scent only found on untouched, tropical paradises. You can hear the sounds of the beach. People laughing, amusement park rides thundering in the background. And it's actually pretty peaceful. Even the weather is perfect. Just the right amount of Summer heat without being muggy or humid. There are tropical birds singing in the trees around you, and a light breeze in the trees, rustling the leaves. It's pleasant. Until someone clears their throat nearby. And this is when you notice you're not the only person standing there with a confused look on your face. You're part of a crowd, surrounding an information booth with an older gentleman inside, several stone paths leading away from the booth and towards the nearby beach town.

Was that information booth always there? And how long has the man inside been watching you with that look on his face that suggests he's internally sighing at your presence? He seems friendly enough, however, and once all eyes are on him, he begins speaking.

"Can I have your attention please?" he says, voice calm, lightly accented, fairly monotone, but still gets your attention just the same. And certainly 'no nonsense.' "My name is Jerry Schiff and I run the information booth. I have several envelopes with names on them, so if you hear your name, please step forward and claim your money and information."

With that, he runs down the list of names. And what do you know, your name is on that list.

When you approach, you'll be handed a packet containing money, enough to get through the month, and an information pamphlet about Beachville, along with a note from the mayor welcoming you to town and telling you your stipend only lasts so long and there are many employment opportunities in town. There's also a map with an address and a set of keys. This is where you'll live. The last thing he says to you is to check the chest in your living-room, you'll know which one, before he hands the polite people a box of cookies. They smell amazing and the box is warm, like they're very, very fresh. You might even find your favorite cookies in the box. They've won awards and are delicious. Just as an aside, though; for anyone that's rude, no cookies. For anyone that tries to take a box anyway, they'll find the box is empty. Maybe even full of dead leaves and rocks. That's what you get for acting up, apparently.

Rude enough and he'll shut the information booth windows. No amount of knocking and screaming, magic or psychic abilities will get the doors open again. The booth is pretty resistant, as is the man inside.

Once everyone has their information, Jerry will thank everyone for their cooperation, close the booth down and head into town. Try to follow him. After rounding a corner, he'll seem to vanish and no amount of looking will find him again.

It seems as though the only things left to do are either talk to the people around you, or find your new home.
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Re: Miles Morales | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | OTA

[personal profile] hibana_incursa 2020-09-29 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
One of the many things Gwen liked about Beachville happened to be Beach Breeze. It was the perfect thing to get after surfing lessons. Except she didn't have lessons today, just her Spider-sense telling her where to be and when she spotted Miles, she really couldn't help herself. While he was trying to choose between flavors, Gwen cut the line to stand at the counter, lean just a tiny bit into view and wait ever so patiently for her best friend to see her.

"The watermelon has real bits of watermelon in it. And they just introduced Tajin if you really want to wake your water ice flavor up."
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[personal profile] idontgetpaid 2020-09-30 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
He'd noticed movement from the corner of his eyes, but it was only when she spoke that had him looking over, and his face split into a wide smile.

"Gwen! Oh man, am I glad to see you!"
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[personal profile] hibana_incursa 2020-10-01 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Hard same, Miles," Gwen says with a grin and actually reaching over to hug him. She hadn't seen him in months. Probably longer if this was a different version of her best friend.

Which she has to figure out so she can explain a few things.

"Heeeeyyyy, question...uh...do you remember anything about a Void train? If not, it's cool. Just chalk that up to Multiverse craziness. I just...never made it home and that's where I was for a few months, before coming here."

And surfing a lot.
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[personal profile] idontgetpaid 2020-10-01 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
The hug actually takes him by surprise, but he's more than glad to give her one in return. Though her question does get a puzzled look.

"Void train? Other than the one I fought Kingpin in, not really." He frowns as he pulls back to look at her. "What else has been going on?"
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[personal profile] hibana_incursa 2020-10-03 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that's...not what she wanted to hear. She was hoping this was the Miles from the train, but he was there and gone so fast that she really didn't have much time to do anything with him.

Still, this was Miles. And as far as she could tell, this was very much so the Miles she knew from his universe. So she's fairly pleased.

"After you send me home, I found myself on a weird train platform, with this sense that I had to get on the train that was waiting for me, otherwise something bad would happen. I don't know what, but when my Spider-Sense says danger, I listen. I spent several months there, and then found myself in Beachville a month ago. It's been weird."

To understate it entirely.

"What housing did you get?"
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[personal profile] idontgetpaid 2020-10-05 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Seriously? You didn't make it back home?" Had he input something wrong when trying to send her back? Had he accidentally sent her someplace else? "Sounds like you've still been through a lot."

He pauses a moment, trying to remember where the map said his housing was. Then he pulls the map out again to check. "Uh...1962 Leedit Circle."