[open] party @ my house

[brocon]

Who: Anyone!
When: Prrrobably fast forward to the evening of 11/22
Where: Ayumu Narumi's apartment
What: City-wide meeting
Rating/Warning: There shouldn't be any. Please let me know if there's anything that needs to be f-locked so I can change this accordingly.

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[ Whether it was through Oz or Ayumu, or possibly an anonymous tip-off or some other, you were invited to a small gathering! Of course, the only ones invited are non-natives to the city.

It's probably strange to be invited to a stranger's apartment, but Ayumu didn't want anyone who shouldn't be involved to listen in on what they were talking about. Had it been at a public place, that could have happened. And besides, having people over for a very serious reason also gave him a very serious reason to cook. There was a pretty wide variety of food, from finger food, pasta, meat, rice, and some desserts. He was particularly good at cooking that the people who usually ate his food back at home wanted to marry him, but whether or not you'd find his cooking delicious is up to you.

Ayumu welcomes anyone to enters most likely wearing an orange apron and a spatula on his hand. The first thing he tells anyone who enters is to remove their shoes and leave them by the door. He's got everything ready, and his apartment looks comfortable enough. There might not be enough chairs, but he set up some mats on the floor for people to sit on. His living room/receiving area was right across his dining room, so there was ample space for all his guests.

Once there's a good number of people around, he calls everyone's attention. ]

Right.

My name's Narumi, and this is probably going to be the last time you'll see me. [ Socialising is hard. ]

I arrived here just before Halloween. I want to know about the strange things that have happened before I arrived. From my experience, there might be a pattern to these disruptions. The CEO apparently dismisses these as "glitches." The ghosts and people losing a sense or their entire body is one.

New people usually arrive every two weeks, but there weren't any lately. They should have arrived the past week. A disruption was probably supposed to happen, too, but it didn't. I don't know if this is another "glitch" or not, but it's definitely a change from what you'd probably call "the usual".

If anyone who has been here longer can talk about past "disruptions", then the floor is yours. Knowing when and how long they happened would be good to know too. If we can at least figure this out, then we'd be able to have less casualties. I'm sure at least one person here in this room has died in this place already.

I also probably wouldn't talk about what happens here through those devices they gave us. It'll help to be careful.

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Note: City-wide meeting mingle GO. Feel free to make your own top-level comments, and you are more than welcome to threadhop! INTERRUPT YATA WHILE HE'S TALKING, GO. Actually, don't do that.

Talk about Serious Things, or whatever you feel like your character would contribute! If your character wouldn't speak in front of everyone, that's fine too. Anything goes! No breaking of furniture or else Housewife Ayumu will get very angry. His room is also off-limits, and so his his spare bedroom. If anyone would like to notice his interior, there's practically two flower vases in each room, decorated with irises and lilies of the valley. There's also a keyboard somewhere in the living room. The instrument, not the gadget.

If anyone wants to play around with the idea of stirring up trouble, please assume that Ayumu will throw a slipper at any troublemaker's head.

Comments

ota

[sunshrouded]

[So people may be familiar with Tenka if they're the type to frequent bars or... in general, have received a lot of friendly treatment from him. He also recently embarrassed his good friend very publicly when people were rating each other's hotness.

This same guy is now seated on one of the mats, a fan open - though to anyone who's paying closer attention, it made of steel - in his fingers as he surveys the room. He likes the discussion, he really does. But he'll open himself up for questions just as easily--]

Ahh, I've been here since September but there's still people who've been here even longer than I have.

That said, I propose a trade!

I'm from Japan - but of the 1878 variety. [Not that you can tell, adapted to big sweaters and modern fashion as he is.] If you give me answers on the technology here, I'll tell you some stories of what's happened over the past couple months.

What do you say?

[Except.... even then, this guy's treating this very relaxed and open. You probably don't have to try very hard to get him to talk at all....]

[psycholawgy]

[ Athena ends up tilting her head in confusion by what he said. Isn't this a meeting to discuss what people know? But he's not even going to give up the information willingly. Why is he even here? ]

You know, if you wanted to ask for help on how to work the devices, all you had to do was ask. There's no need to withhold information from people...

[sunshrouded]

I'm not withholding anything! But I figure it might as well help for me to learn something too while I tell people about what happened. Maybe then we can figure things out together.

[When Tenka's with other people, the devices are basically the last thing on his mind. So he just shrugs easily and gives Athena a smile.]

Is there something you want to know? I can try to talk about everything that's happened since I got here but a direction might help.

[psycholawgy]

[ Well, at least Tenka's intentions seem good. She just shrugs it off for now. ]

You said you're from 1878, right? Do you know anyone here from your world? And if there's at least one person from there, are you both from the same year?

[sunshrouded]

[That's a list of questions. So he just nods-]

Yep! I've got a few people here that I know from my world and even my hometown. Some of them are a couple of centuries past though. But the other two are within months or maybe even weeks of what I remember.

My partner and I - someone from back home - are chalking up a lot of it to timeline issues.

[psycholawgy]

[ She can't help but feel jealous that he says "a few people". How Athena wishes there were more from her world here. ]

Timeline issues?

[sunshrouded]

Well, we're all pulled from different points.... Like for example to make it reeeeaaaally simple, the main event of the day is dinner. Me and my partner are pulled from riiiight before we're called in for supper, my little brother was already at dessert, and a family friend's memories start at breakfast!

[And he nods.

Yeah, that sounds like a solid explanation to him.]

[madetoram]

[Masrur sits next to the man with ease, as he stares at him. He heard the word 'Japan', he has no clue what that is...so he's more curious about that than the occurrences of this world.

Still he stares at the wall then to Tenka, head tilted.]

Japan?

...I don't know much about the technology here...

[He was still fairly new himself...and his world didn't have this sort of stuff.]

[sunshrouded]

[ . . . . hm. Tenka just gives him a grin and a laugh then, waving his hand.]

It's fine, it's fine. What year is it where you come from? Maybe that'll help me tell you more about Japan.

I can't say what happens in the future of my time, but I've got a good grasp on the history so far, I think!

[madetoram]

[Masrur looks at him curious now.]

...I don't think we have the same world, though. I'm from Sindria.

Do you know the Reim Empire? Or Kou?

[sunshrouded]

No... I don't-

But then again, I don't travel much outside of my country. Still doesn't sound like a place in the West, though.

Weird! So you're from an entirely different place for sure then...!

[madetoram]

...Ah.

The west? We live on an island...Sindria is an island country, it's warm and everyone is happy.

I was in Reim before, as a gladiator slave.

[It doesn't seem to bug him...it's sad more matter of fact.]

[sunshrouded]

[For a moment, Tenka's expression needed to catch up with the conversation. A warm island country? That sounds nice-

And now he's faltering.]

Gladiator.... slave? What does that mean?

[It doesn't sound good.]

[particularity]

[Oh hey, Tenka... Hinata approaches him after a little while to plop down into a seat on the same mat, planting his palms on his knees. He has to shift a bit to get comfy because he's wearing his hunting knife on his leg (as usual, gotta be careful just in case), but he's looking at Tenka with a lightly raised eyebrow.]

Are you still having any trouble with the technology here, Tenka?

[It's been like almost four months, aniki...]

[sunshrouded]

[are you judging him, hinata

Still though, he's just sighing and waving a hand at that.]

Not.... trouble exactly, but all this stuff about viruses and locks and security and data is way ahead of what I know back home. We don't even have computers.

Between you and me, that sort of book-reading research is something Sousei's better at.

[particularity]

[only a little, and only out of fondness]

Book-reading research would help, you know... That stuff can be difficult to try and explain, especially given the time you're from.

[But he's shifting and looking like he's mulling over how to explain it in his head anyway. Not because he needs to hear anything about this place in return, but just because hey he thinks he can give it a shot.]

[sunshrouded]

[Tenka shakes his head at that, because honestly-]

I hate studying! [mature.....] It's easier when someone tries to put it into words - which is what Sousei normally does. Figure it helps him retain the information too.

But I thought I might as well ask around for advice from people who actually have this sort of stuff in their everyday life.

[particularity]

You're not being a very good role model, aniki. [Saying that he hates studying!! Gosh. Hinata's mouth quirks up at one corner, though, easy teasing.]

I can tell you what I can, though. I've tried to explain this kind of stuff to friends from worlds without technology before.

[It was an interesting time of it...]

[sunshrouded]

Hey hey, I did plenty of studying when I was younger - I just don't have to do it anymore so I won't!

[But still he's just laughing as he shakes his head.]

But hey, if you don't mind breaking it down again, I'm all ears, Hinata-kun. Maybe I can tell you some cool things you don't know about either.

[amemory]

[who is this cool guy... Totsuka is attracted to him already because he has like a sixth sense for the alpha male... or lions hanging around a savannah... /abandons the metaphor. He also has his camera out and he's recording everyone, so he points it towards Tenka as he joins him on the mat... HEY]

Oh, 1878!! That's the Meiji era, isn't it?

[sunshrouded]

[tenka being the alpha male..... please pray for his pack

Still though, he's looking a bit surprised at the camera before laughing and nodding! Then automatically, he tilts his head to try to talk to the guy behind the camera which probably doesn't make for a very good movie-]

That's it! Got it in one.

Not bad, not bad.

[amemory]

[he knew school was useful for a reason... in response to Tenka tilting his head, Totsuka moves the camera a little bit out of the way.]

I was tested on it in school! Plus, a lot of my favorite movies are about that time. [plus his fave dramas...] ...I can help you with technology, but is it alright if I can hear about your experiences back home too?

[also about cerealia...but MEIJI ERA SOUNDS FAR MORE INTERESTING. he can make this into like a documentary??]

[sunshrouded]

[stay in school kids. except even then you might still hang out with Questionable Thugs but that's okay!!

but ah.... Okay, Tenka's managed to learn about movies and such and has gotten a gist of how Japan has progressed since his time. It's probably much more peaceful, isn't it? So he's just laughing then and nodding agreeably to the proposition.]

That sounds like a perfectly fine deal to me, friend! I'll be happy to tell you of all the great adventures of yours truly - the amazing Kumou Tenka!!

[ham.....]

[amemory]

[tenka.... TOTSUKA THOUGHT THAT SELF-INTRO WAS PRETTY STYLISH THOUGH]

Ohh! I look forward to it! [EXCITED...] I'm Totsuka Tatara! It's nice to meet you, Kumou-san. Ask me anything about technology -- I'll give you the first question!

[sunshrouded]

Kumou-san was my old man - just call me Tenka! I think you're a little too old to call me Ten-nii though.

[But he'll throw it out there if Totsuka really wants.... but alright, first question!!]

Do you know what a code is, Totsuka-kun?