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[To put things delicately, it has not been an easy handful of days for Rosen, what with his team being falsely accused of being Red Flag while he personally had been kidnapped, had his face stolen, and on top of that the kidnapper decided to give him a shoddily done hair cut so his hair, while short, is oddly longer at different patches. Furthermore the possibility of a breaking point between Alphas and Non-Alphas being met violently in the near future weighs heavily on his mind.

Therefore it goes without question that the abduction to a strange world and the welcome wagon of rust monsters and bewildering individuals armed to various degrees was the last thing he needed right now.

And for this reason he spent the first several days primarily trying to find his bearings and to not get himself killed.

But now a couple days have passed and he girds himself against his sense of exhaustion and disorientation to make an announcement.

For anyone who knew him before he disappeared, he looks significantly different. Clean shaven. Healthier. His clothes, while still english-professor-chic, are well kept.]

Hello...um...My name is Dr. Lee Rosen.

[A pause as he takes a moment to remember exactly what it was he was going to say.]

I will keep this short and to the point. I am a doctor by profession, more specifically I am a neuropsychiatrist who specializes in patients with...well...unusual circumstances. But what I am guessing is more significant to our current circumstances as I understand them is that I am qualified as a physician. So...if there is need for one...I am...well...I am offering my services.

[More out of a fear of letting himself be idle for too long in this bizarre place than out of a genuine sense of generosity or solidarity.]

Aside from that, I have read the materials available to me about this place and I have already gone through the cycles of confusion and denial about the existence of this place to begin with so all I ask now is if you have any additional information you think someone new here should know...I'd be grateful.

[An awkward nod]

Thank you.

(ooc: Rosen disappeared about a week prior to the intro log. So if you want your character to have noticed, please feel free.)

northerndragon

[Jon has been in Hadriel for a few months now, and because he's a member of the Guard, and Sansa Stark's brother, most other residents have probably seen him around. Still, he's a quiet man, however affable, and using the network is not second nature to him. It's likely that most people don't know much about him, except that they might be able to accurately recognize him as coming from a world where the technology is still set at "medieval." If they've heard him speak, they might also assume he's from Northern England, but the truth is that he's not from England at all.

He's dressed as he usually is, today, in a dark brown brigandine and a gorget with two facing wolf heads at the front center. His expression is curious and interested, while his tone is serious.]

I have a question for everyone -- for anyone who's willing to speak to me on the matter.

To some extent, I know what we face here. I'm always learning, but I'm beginning to have a better understanding of it.

What I want to know is: what do you face at home?

boats_n_hoes

[ Floki was furious. Never had he felt so passionately insulted before! It was as if everyone on these stupid Islands had been brainwashed!

He had heard several peoples views on the Gods most just called them that for ease as no one truly believe them to be deities at all, yet here everyone was, joining forces with them like loyal little followers!

No, he had had enough! Something had to be done about it. Unbeknownst to Floki, he himself would end up being a puppet to a false God here too. ]

May all your ships sink! Your sails be struck by Thor's mighty thunder and tore asunder from the pounding storms and howling winds! I dare you to cross Floki! Come, come to me so that I might shower upon you my burning rage! False Gods and false people are one in the same, you're all going to die in your quest of lies and unholy adventure!

[ He spat off to the side. Oh, he was enraged! Never before had he seen so many people willing to engage in blasphemy, it was enough to send him into a fit of rage-fueled murder!

Gods help anyone who crossed him and his homemade boat today, he was in no mood to tolerate anyone's bullshit. Especially if it had to do with the current activities of the City. ]

drabsolutelynot

[Rosen hadn't expected to be making another announcement to the network so soon after his last, but feels it is important. This time, however, he does not opt for video.]

I do not know how many of you met Kat in her time here...

[His voice sounds tired and perhaps has the touch of an emotional waver]

...but I am, um...

[sorry? sad? He's never figured out just the right way to express that feeling when someone is sent home. He's not <i>sorry</i> that's she's gotten out of this place but he is sorry that he could not know her for longer. Couldn't do more for her. And if hard pressed he'd probably have to admit that he was sad that the house is now empty of her boisterous and at times bewildering presence.]

She has gone home.

nowherewolf

[The post starts with an embedded image of a bedazzler sitting on a shelf in one of the Hadriel shops. Innocent enough, right?]

found one of these bad boys this morning
u kno what that means
or u dont but u will

[This is followed by a series of images of items that Tucker has helpfully pre-bedazzled.]

if u want anything that doesnt got my fantastic fuckin art on it
not that i can imagine why ud want that
but yall better hurry to the stores
bc i got sequins and shitty plastic jewels for days
n u cant stop me

drabsolutelynot

[Rosen is recording this from his kitchen table which he has clearly been utilizing as an extra workspace now that the clinic staff have been scattered across the islands.]

Hello. I should introduce myself to those of you who are more recent residents of Hadriel. I am Dr. Lee Rosen, one of the clinic doctors. I have specialized in both neurology and psychiatry and I am qualified as a general physician, however neuropsychiatrist would be my accurate job title back home.

[A pause to clear his throat and ease himself back in his chair, forearms settling on the table]

I just wanted to make a few announcements. The first is that I am now offering my services as a mental health specialist if you feel you might be in need of such services. For personal reasons I was taking a species of hiatus from such work but I feel I am now in a position to begin again. My second announcement is that I am also now offering piano lessons for anyone who might be interested.

[Rosen half-grins then, teasing]

Admittedly our own Lance Sweets is the superior pianist but I am the one who owns the piano and I now find myself with a good amount of time on my hands so if you should have any interest in learning do not hesitate to contact me.

[He then gives a small wave at the camera and ends the message]

dedikated

text; locked to clinic staff.
Locations. Each island's going to need a clinic location on it. Pick a base. If necessary, talk to the guardspeople there and work something out. Looking into moving supplies now. Teleporting volunteers welcome.

video; public.
( It's been a while, not only since Kate's addressed the city by video, but since the city's seen her in full, vibrant pink haired glory. God, she misses paying for hair dye with money like a normal person. God favours are a pain. But that did happen, and her hair returned to its customary hue sometime before everyone's limbs got chopped off or their senses disappeared.

(Hey, Fear - 🖕)

But she appears calm, collected, and just a smidgen over this city divided in four nonsense when she speaks. )

First things first - Clinic's on the island with the Colosseum. Supplies are alright. Gonna get transported to other islands soon as possible. Anyone who can heal or do first aid who isn't part of the clinic let us know your location if anyone needs help.

( But most importantly: ) Don't be stupid. Our assistance is limited for now.

( Kate out. )

so_dark_a_road

[ Curufin is standing at the eastern edge of the Orchard, whose branches are green-leaved and some heavy with fruit. One of the firetrucks is parked behind him. Nearby are tables stacked with baskets and boxes, for the collection of fruit, plus vegetables, herbs and other edible plants that are growing in gardens amongst the trees. Another table is covered with dishes of food and glasses of wine and other beverages, refreshments for the workers. (This post is backdated to May 21.) ]

A few days ago Dr. Sweets was talking to the community about organizing supplies for the upcoming relocation to another planet. Various efforts are now underway.

At the moment, we are harvesting the Orchard for anything that can be stored or cached, in case the trees are damaged in the move or the new planet's climate is cold or hot enough to kill off the trees and plants.

The Fire Brigade is volunteering a fire engine to be a transport vehicle for whatever we collect today and in the next few days. We need to get the produce to locations where it can be stored safely.

And for that, we need some locations! Would anybody like to volunteer or suggest some?

We could use some more help with the picking, too! Everybody welcome! We have food and drink for you -- harvesting is thirsty work, and hungry work.

I understand that some of you have gardens here in the Orchard. We won't touch your plants without your permission. Just let us know. If you are donating your produce, we'll help pick it, if you like.

handofsilver

I have a thing to ask; a thing that is not acceptable in my world, but it is part of my story and I think I must acknowledge it. I have noticed that other residents of Hadriel share half of my inclination, at least, and I must ask:

Is it possible for one man or woman to be attracted to both genders? I mean no offense. I admit that my first love - unrequited - was female. My wife was surely female! But there was a male...briefly...though he was naught but a monster seeking to ravage the world.

macgyver

THIS PLACE IS THE WORST AND I HATE IT.

THAT ASIDE, I'M LOOKING TO COMPARE NOTES. DOES ANYONE ELSE HERE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER DIMENSIONS/REALITIES/ET CETERA SCI-FI BULLSHIT? BESIDES COMING HERE, I MEAN, THAT ONE'S OBVIOUS. I'M SEMI-FAMILIAR WITH THINGS THAT GIVE SPACE AND TIME THE FINGER JUST BY EXISTING, UNFORTUNATELY, ALTHOUGH ACTUALLY GETTING DUMPED IN WHAT I ASSUME IS ANOTHER UNIVERSE IS... NEW.

FINAL NOTE: IF I DON'T FIND SOMETHING TO WORK ON SOON I'M GOING TO LOSE MY GODDAMN MIND. I DO TECH AND YOU CAN PAY ME IN LIQUOR. UNLESS YOU'VE GOT A BARELY-FUNCTIONAL SPACESHIP LYING AROUND, NOTHING YOU CAN THROW AT ME WILL BE AS DIFFICULT AS MY LAST JOB.

[ ooc: ICly all replies will come in obnoxious caps! OOCly they'll come normal because god, no. ]

odinbolt

( When the video switches on, Serah looks deep in contemplation. This is something she's been made to think about for a while, ever since the items from home turned up in the city. But then she was sick, and busy, and time moved on.

So it's a bit of a delayed question, but a question nonetheless. )

How much do the gods here know about us? Does anyone know?

hasadoctorsnote

I'm curious about something. I know a lot of mythology from my own world, but I'm interested in hearing about any another kind of mythology that's not well known on Earth around the 21st century. For instance, I remember reading a Greek story about how males and females were first created and I know there's differences between it and, say, Biblical mythology.

The one I remember reading was written by Plato. He said that humans used to be a mix of two people that consisted of one male and one female so they had two heads and eight limbs, but the gods didn't want them getting too powerful so they separated them into men and women. Supposedly that's where 'soulmates' come from, because you're looking for your other half. I'm also a little curious what people think of that story. [He absolutely does not have a personal ulterior motive for asking that particular question, none at all, nope.] Do you think there's any truth to it? That there's really such a thing as 'soulmates'? ... Or if it's even as limited as having to be between a man and a woman?

danseur

wtb: friends

because there's nothing like being really fucking sick and paranoid to highlight the fact that i'm bad at people.

[ so he's lonely and, simultaneously, real bad at dealing with emotion. ]

so yo. i'm morgan. not great at much, but i know some card tricks and i'm also a shitty werewolf in case you need an extra fluffy pillow every couple weeks.

let's hang out.

whistlewhilstyouwork

Hey, there. Any of you doctors here know stuff about eyes?

Sort of don't know if I need to...well...see someone or not

[That time the pun was actually not intended]

hot_mes

[for once, not using voice or video. He doesn't want to appear weak and, well, his voice is already raspy enough, don't want to lose it]

quick survey, who is feeling ill? from the cases I've seen this could be a widespread outbreak but I don't want the lot of you turning up at the clinic and infecting each other unless it's serious.

rest and fluids unless you have a serious fever, aches, or trouble breathing. I have medications to relieve some symptoms but nothing to cure it.

caution: I cannot find a source of the infection. it behaves like influenza but there is no virus to be found. believe me I've tried. lack of virus may mean it won't actually spread but I have a very bad feeling about this. I haven't been ill since I was thirteen and yet it got me. I should be able to remove viruses from my system but there is nothing to remove. that means this is dangerous. an epidemic, maybe.

[yeah there's that paranoia setting in...]

limit contact with the ill unless it's an emergency. don't come crying to me if your nose is a little runny, I don't want to see you unless you're about to die.

unheeled

[Early on the evening ("evening" ... what even are these suns) of the tenth, Rita decides that since she isn't dead or raging out, and since she's stuck here for however long, she may as well start indulging herself again.

So here goes.]

anybody dtf? i strongly prefer men.

[Guess who doesn't know her world's zombie virus is transmitted like as STD.

...

...a little while later, when she finds out the "like an STD" bit, she edits her post to add:]

strongly prefer nonhumans.

(ooc: your character is probably not immune (maybe?? idk), but they can be if you want them to be! however, ICly it's not something rita would know, so it'd be... a risk. anyway, the point of the post is rita's priorities are skewed. have fun c: )

lifetothefullest

[Lance is clearly back in Hadriel since the video is catching the backdrop of his kitchen, nondescript and standard as always; he really should decorate this place at some point. He's finally done something about his hair though, so although it's still long enough to curl a little it's back under control, if not exactly masterfully styled. He did his best.

But the biggest change after his vacation is that he seems a bit brighter than he has been recently, not as tense and distracted. Things aren't perfect or even really close to truly resolved, but they're better enough that he's making this post.]

Hey, so, I'm back from exploring, and therefore both my actual and metaphorical vacation; this means that if anyone needs any professional advice, or just to talk to someone, I'm available. Especially since the latest event seemed...

['Not great' are the words coming to him, but those aren't particularly professional, so--]

Particularly stressful, to all those involved, for reasons that may be more complicated than usual.

[He also totally stalked all those network posts that happened at the time, and is really glad he missed this event himself. He's keeping in mind the possibility of leaving the city to avoid others in the future if possible, though it's such a simple solution that he's not sure it'll work.]

I'd also like to remind those here, especially new arrivals, that we've recently compiled a list of people willing to teach different skills, and if you'd like to teach something just let me know what. Hopefully we can all stave off boredom and learn something useful at the same time.

[That part addressed, he feels like he should add something else he's been holding off on; it's been awhile, so surely people have noticed by now if they were going to care, but still.]

For anyone unaware, Dr. Brennan disappeared early last month. That means I have her book, if anyone who wanted to read it hasn't had a chance to do so yet.

[Because that's, of course, the biggest issue here. The book.

And, so as not to leave off on a somber note--]

Is there anything important that wasn't on the network that I missed while I was gone?

[Fill him in on stuff, people~]

lifetothefullest

[Lance doesn't typically post to the network within a few weeks of a previous post, partially because talking to so many people is exhausting and partially because he usually doesn't have anything to say so soon after. But this time he has two brief announcements that happen to be time-sensitive, so here goes.]

Hello everyone. The list of who is available and willing to teach particular skills is now available, and I'll continue to make changes to it as requested; it isn't too late to volunteer, if you'd like to. Where possible I've provided references to the initial responses, so be sure to look at the details of what someone is offering.

[And that's the main announcement. The second one he's still nervous about, even though he's been set on doing it for awhile, and it's part of the reason this is text; it's easier both to choose his words and not back out if it's through text.]

I'm also going to be taking a brief break from non-emergency counseling. This will only be for a few weeks, and if a situation is very pressing or serious I'm still available to meet; please don't hesitate to contact me, and don't second-guess yourself about whether it's serious enough to warrant doing so. The last thing I want is for someone who really needs help not to get it because I decided to take a vacation.

[And he really, really means this; the entire idea is making him nervous all over again about the decision to take a break, because if something happened to someone because he wasn't available to meet with them he's not sure he would forgive himself. But people here survived a long time without a psychologist around, right? Surely everything will be okay.]

yearrounder

[Sigh. Really, Annabeth should be used to losing people by now, but, well. She never expected that it would be Percy. He's always been there. He's supposed to be impossible to get rid of. Maybe she'd been getting too complacent, which seems more than a little bit ridiculous for her life. And for a place like this. But she's supposed to be able to count on him.

...right?

She's quiet at first, but sighs once again before she starts speaking.]

I...don't know how many people he knew, but it looks like Percy Jackson left. He wasn't here for very long, but he was the one in the lake. That's pretty memorable, right? [Maybe not. People here can do all kinds of things.]

Anyway. I figured I should tell someone. In case anyone needs to know or anything. I'd want to know.

[She cuts it off there before it can get any more ridiculous.]

hoperulesdespairdrools

[A pale and skinny boy who might be familiar to some appears on the screen, giving a casual wave and perky smile.]

So, there are a lot of monsters about the place, right? Not very safe if you're not a fighter. Which I guess means I should try to change that. So, I was just wondering, if anyone has the time, if they're able to teach a guy like me a little self-defence.

I'll warn you that I'm not a very competent person. Well.....actually, I'm not competent at all! However, I promise I'll do whatever I can to pay you back.

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