TERRACE Draft - Day 1

[lucetimods]

Who: All Draftees
What: Arrival at TERRACE
When: The first day, from 8AM to the wee hours of the night
Where: TERRACE!
Summary: Information post here
Rating: Varies on thread, please mark explicit material.

This post covers the first day, before the attack. Remember, characters here are not expecting an attack and are under the impression they will be going to Region 1 to fight. During this day, draftees will be restricted to T6 and T7 and not permitted access to other areas.

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[malnosso]

Bil

[biliruben]

To Luceti, this man was known as Sir Catherine. To the Kin'corans, he'd come to be known as Mister Sally. The Vaskothans knew his real name, but most still fondly called him Old Gloria and that one always made him smile a bit. Some of the draftees were from enclosures he had not personally spoken to and he was terribly uninterested in any of them. They were, to be frank, a very boring lot. But he was willing to meet all today, as he had wrapped up business as the Central Urban Center, a wonderful place to visit, in spite of the very unfortunate name.

Though young in body now, he still carried a cane with him, though he swirled it about as he walked and rested it along his forearm whenever he came to a stop. Blue and smiling, Bil always stood out among a crowd. Possibly by being a bit more cheery that he had any right to be. He tutted as one angry Kin'coran was restrained by the MSF when he came at the blue man with a sword. Truthfully, it terrified him, but Bil was always good about putting on a jovial face when dealing with people who hated his guts. This was fortunate, because everyone in the world hated him. He'd be absolutely useless if people went around liking him.

He placed himself around the barracks reserved for Luceti, idly considering intruding upon them and offering them all a hearty cheer up. A devilish part of him thought about popping into the showers to greet them. But ultimately reason won out over everything else and he made his way to the mess hall. Rather than seek anyone out, he and his personal guard of soldiers and droids went to go pick up some lunch. The mess hall hardly dealt out the tastiest of meals, but just like unpleasant people, he was good at pretending to like unpleasant food as well.

Of course, he wasn't here for the food. He was hoping to have people notice him, probably get excited, and hopefully avoid killing him.

[wildbluevagner]

The blue guy looked familiar - Kurt had seen him on the journals once. And in person, he did look friendly for a Malnosso. So what the heck? Kurt sidled in across the table and gave a conspiratorial smile.

"You're looking mighty blue, my friend."

[biliruben]

Bil chucked as he observed a fellow blue fellow. This one, of course, was probably born this way. Quite different, but still it made Bil feel at ease.

"You look a bit blue yourself, my boy."

[complicatedliar]

Loki found being around someone that shade of blue discomfiting in ways he didn't want to consider. But he had questions, which really had nothing to do with the draft. Drafts were straightforward enough; survival and dealing with the punches as they came. He didn't particularly want to be in the thick of things this time anyway.

But from what little he could remember of the week when he was most recently in the care of the Malnosso, he had far more questions than answers. So he approaches Bil and gives him a polite nod. "Am I correct in thinking I may owe your people some measure of gratitude for recent events?"

[biliruben]

To say Bil didn't recognize Loki would be a lie. He, among certain others, had attracted some attention of late. This would be rather tricky.

He smiled. "Ah, Loki. The big one, naturally. The little one is not yet full grown. Yes, yes, you have me to thank!"

[gleamed]

She didn't have anything important to say, in particular, so she wasn't sure she should even bother taking up any of his time. She remembered when the blue man had told them he was going to die, and she had felt so sorry that she wasn't able to help stop it. Even if he was a Malnosso. Rapunzel couldn't be positive this was the same man - after all, he looked much younger now. But she was reasonably certain, and anyway - with that entourage, he was clearly important. So she tiptoed over to him with her tightly-braided hair bouncing behind her, sat down at the table, and hoped he could answer her question.

"Um...excuse me?"

[biliruben]

Bil looked up. And then he fell out of his chair. Literally.

The soldiers around him immediately raised their weapons, but he scrambled to his feet and called them off.

"My... my goodness, it's even more amazing than I imagined it to be!"

[spohkh]

[Spock regarded the blue individual with a raised eyebrow... ]

Greetings.

[biliruben]

[Bil raises a glass.]

Good day, my boy! Mr. Spock, are you not? Ah, or perhaps you prefer S'chn T'gai? [Amazingly he doesn't mangle it.] I'm afraid I don't have much experience with Vulcans. So very few ever arrive in this world.

Bil

[deathsdoctor]

Well, well, well. The politics are shifting. Albert and him had wondered. It was right to think of him.

Admittedly he's been discretely observing a while at a distance. Working at the same time, eyes nowhere but where they should be, going no where but where asked and ordered, he's none the less is discretely monitoring the man's interactions as his attentions are engaged by draftees, MSF officers, and other individuals. If nothing else, Law's an expert multitasker.

There's a bad incident with a Kin'coran (The MSF quartermaster had tensed before turning back to business when his comrades pounced the man). Various Lucetians take their turn. Law stays on task.

Finally the pirate parks himself on a crate with coffee and a clipboard. He's noticeable but slightly out of the way of Bil's party. There's a busty blonde woman talking with him. Vaskothan. As Bil nears, the woman pauses mid speech, glances over her shoulder at one of the MSF officers accompanying Bil, pauses and then began to excuse herself.

Law, for his part, simply nods and thanks her with a small smile. And sits patient as the party comes even closer, either to be approached or passed by.

[alloys]

[ Who has two thumbs, no voice, and is not thrilled to see the blue man? This guy.

Though, the more he thought about it, this wasn’t such a bad opportunity that had presented itself. He figured of anyone he could ask, save maybe John, Bil would have the best answer for what had happened that day with the portal. Tony wasn’t particularly looking forward to bringing it up with the leader of the organization he was trying to outsmart, but he knew the Malnosso already knew about it - why else would they have sent the droids for Loki?

The bottom line was: he wanted answers. And this once, he would swallow his damaged pride to get them.

Tony sits across from the blue man, a pen and paper to serve as his voice. However, he doesn’t write anything down yet. He’d bet a million non-existent Luceti dollars that Bil would know why he was here without it. ]

Re: Bil

[theboywiththebook]

That had to be one very blue man. Henry had been tailing that man and his entourage of people. He had droids with him and soldiers so when the pieces were put together that had to mean he was working with the Malnosso.

When it looked like the man was finally sitting, Henry didn't really take his time to approach him. Sitting down across from him, Henry just stares for a moment before he even begins speaking. "Sooo...how come you're wandering around here? I thought the Malnosso didn't get involved with people up front."

Re: Bil

[corrinesbell]

It took some listening and idling around to figure out who he really was. After all, despite the...uh, blueness, and what she knew about him dying, he was supposed to be very much dead. And then it took forever to get a turn. She even gave her best not-the-time stare to the Kin'coran with an attitude.

Finally, finally, she stood across from him at his mess hall table. Instead of planting her hands on her hips, she leaned in, using the top of the table as a place to rest them.

"I've got a couple questions. I'll spare asking who you are, though."

Re: Bil

[universal_charm]

Kirk had never seen someone so blue before, but the way he was sauntering around? It screamed that he knew something. Oh, he knew something and was enjoying knowing something while the rest of them fumbled around for answers and that made the bile rise in the back of his throat.

He walked over, brow dark as a thunder cloud.

"Hello."

Short, clipped, not looking to make friends.

[eyesofstrength]

Like most people, Leonhardt did have a need to eat and very little need for preparations. He was looking for one particular individual, though that was not actually Bil. Still, the blue man may be of interest. A bit of prodding to see just how much the man knows about some of the recent information they came across and that may give a better idea how to approach the ones he's looking for.

At least Leonhardt is very adept at hiding his reaction to seeing the man was truly blue, just like Count Zompano was very pink. Truly, what was with these high ranking Malnosso people and their oddly colored skin? He'll go ahead and walk up to Bil though.

"Strange, I had not thought you a fighter, and the retinue gives an impression that you are not. Or are you here more to give some inspirational speech before we all go off to fight?"

[yourfononsarewhack]

This Bil fellow stood out like an unusually blue thumb. It wasn't hard to tell him apart after backreading to his previous appearance to the village and matching it up with the information in the Guide, and possibly asking any of his housemates for supplementary information.

Jade eventually took his turn to sit across from Bil and folded his hands together as he faced the blue man. "Catherine, I presume."

[voidseeing]

[It's hard to AVOID noticing the blue man even if you weren't actively seeking him out, really. Gai spots him across the mess hall right away; once he's collected his own food, he'll just be making his way over and plopping right down at the same table.

Hope you don't mind company, Bil. But hey, he's blond, so he gets a pass, right? Right.]

Don't tell me that's a side effect of the food here.

[Referring, of course, to Bil's blue skin. Might as well break the ice with some humor, as that seems to be Bil's thing.]

[chikaidestroyer]

[Albert cannot help but raise a brow at the blue-skinned man who was pretty much loitering around in a place where he would undoubtedly be approached. He hangs back for awhile, watching how he interacts with some of the Luceti residents, before finally approaching himself.]

Looking to acquaint yourself with some of the newcomers, Sir Bil?

[Because who else could he possibly be?]

Bil

[fourthgenerationprincess]

[ Twilight does a double-take when she sees him. Well, that's not a color she's seen on many humans before. ]

Ah... pardon me for the obvious observation, but... you're blue!

[not_a_troll]

Allow Loki to lean in close, really close, obnoxiously close, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

"We met, I am sure we did." He mutters softly, narrowing his eyes slightly. "You think so too, yes? Of course, after we have established if we have met before or not we will discuss your blue complexion"

Re: Bil

[heartofthematter]

[That man was blue.

... Well, it wasn't the weirdest thing Diamond has ever seen before, but he still stood out like a sore thumb. He tries not to stare but fails, especially once Bil starts to eat that distasteful food and seems to enjoy it. Bug-eyed, really!]

Do you really like that?!

[Because it's piss-poor and honestly give him a day in the kitchens he'll make so much better.

... Those droids also grab his attention. They didn't have eyelashes like the drawing he'd been given. Weird.]

[disastergirl]

[Her eyes narrowed as Bil entered the mess hall. This guy had to be some kind of big shot if he had all those guards and droids hanging around him like that. Of course, she couldn't pass up on an opportunity to approach and give him a piece of her mind, even though she didn't know how or even if he was involved.]

You've got some nerve, showing your face here.

[reminded]

Layton thought he might stumble upon the blue man eventually. Or his sizable entourage, as was far more likely. He stopped by the man's table and tipped his hat, noting the unfortunate-looking contents of his plate.

"Sir Catherine, I presume? I hear we have much to regret since being taken out of your care."

[endgames]

[Shikamaru doesn't approach Bil right away. Only a few hours between home and here, he couldn't see why he should care to. That or anything about this war. A conversation with Itachi, of all people, on the other side of the mess hall reminded him. After taking some time to untangle over two extra years of memories from the recesses of his brain, he heads over.]

Making a statement?