[1st Mission-Action/Voice]

[differentstrokes]

[It was mid-afternoon in Luceti and about an hour or so had passed since Jake came to and found himself not where he was supposed to be. After the initial shock, he managed to work out the journal and heard about some guide that led him to re-locate his things. Now he was taking stroll through the village. None of the technicalities of this place made sense to him, but he got the idea that he was stuck playing prisoner. That was what it all concluded to really. Nothing new to him, though this beats China's facilities any day. Was he happy? Not in the least. He was in the middle of something pretty damn important, like stopping an epidemic. Yea, he read that time would stop, but just leaving the job undone, when they were so close was pretty frustrating. Besides, he was still skeptical about a lot of things about this place.

He came to a halt in front of House 31, and gave it a look over. He walked around and locates a window. It looked like no one was staying in this house and it was surrounded by other homes that didn't have inhabitants in them either. Perfect. This particular window was facing the river and CB4. Anyone who happened by or just looked in the direction of the river would probably notice an explosion that was set off by a grenade. On closer inspection, a window had been blown off and took a chunk of the wall with it.

A few minutes after that, Jake goes on the journal.]

[Voice]

So how much of a beating can this place take before the magic repairman stops coming by to fix everything?

[People can probably hear the the river, as he had moved himself away from House 31.]

Also, this is to anyone who got dumped here from Earth, if the words "Neo-Umbrella", "B.S.A.A." or "C-virus" sound familiar to you, talk to me. If you don't know know what I'm talking about, consider yourself lucky, I guess.

[...Should he mention Sherry? No, she'd likely answer this if she was really here. Anyone from home could be here afterall]

Just wanted to get an idea of how many people are on the same page as me.

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[ voice ]

[bowgunner]

[ ...hearing anyone mention the bsaa is like a fine breath of refreshing air. claire's startled gasp is audible, as she begins broadcasting far earlier than she intends. still not used to these books! and yet, she's been monitoring them closely for just this reason. desperate for some sign of home.

but something else -- and perhaps something far worse -- manages to catch her attention more firmly: ] W-wait. Neo-Umbrella?

[ well, shit. nothing about that sounds even remotely good. and who's this guy, so cavalierly naming such a terrifying concept. claire hopes it's only a concept. ]

[ voice ]

[differentstrokes]

[All right, sounds like someone that might be from the same place...but he doesn't recognize the voice. She seem pretty confused after hearing Neo-Umbrella too. Did that mean she only knew the Umbrella before it...?]

The only Umbrella I know. New management, and hellbent on destroying people's lives.

[ voice ]

[bowgunner]

[ after having solemnly sworn to topple umbrella -- alongside chris, of course -- this is a rather heart-wrenching revelation. certainly, she understands that many of umbrella's scientists went to ground with whatever data they could grab. but she genuinely thought the world had move on to other big bad companies. companies which are mercifully less twisted than umbrella.

claire sighs. ] Same motto as the old Umbrella, then. [ it's hard for her not to sound a little...perturbed. a lot disappointed. ]

[ voice ]

[differentstrokes]

Guess we should thank them for staying predictable. [...So this woman was from before the change, but, who was she exactly?]

It sounds like you had a few encounters with the old Umbrella, but you don't know about the new one. When was the last time you heard about them?

[ voice ]

[bowgunner]

[ an oddly phrased question. after all -- in her line of work -- when isn't she hearing about umbrella? but perhaps that isn't the cleverest fact to divulge so early on in a first conversation. ]

I was...in contact with one of their ex-researched as recently as a few days ago. Shortly before showing up here, to be honest. [ it's a coincidence she doesn't like. not one bit. but downing was taken into custody, so he couldn't have anything to do with this.

could he? ]

voice;

[breezing]

[ ...Part of that sounds familiar. One of the other new feathers mentioned it, didn't they? ]

Claire asked about the "B.S.A.A." thing! That's a government Earth thing, right?

An' the other thing depends on if the building has automatic repairs at all. Not all places do, you know.

voice;

[differentstrokes]

...Right. [Why is there a kid answering him about this? Wait-]

You know a Claire here and she knows about the BSAA? [...Was this the same Claire Redfield he heard about from Sherry? He'll get back to the building part later. Maybe] Did she give you her last name?

voice;

[breezing]

[ Because the post came during a time when Ikki was unoccupied and she likes talking to people, of course! ]

Yep! She's a new feather, too, like you. I don't know her last name, though. She didn't mention it. [ Shrug. For a kid without a last name, last names are generally...unimportant? ]

voice;

[differentstrokes]

[New Feather?...Oh right, that dumb nickname for new people.]

I'll just have to ask later. Who are you, anyway kid? Your parents know you're having conversations with strangers?

written;

[osoreirimasu]

[He knows and yet he cannot say a thing.

...New Feather cycles are so stressful.]

There are some buildings made by the people of Luceti which do not repair themselves. If it is not too forward of me, I ask that one is careful in his choice of buildings to beat.

voice;

[differentstrokes]

[He's going to stick to voice for the time being.]

I heard and read up on a few of those buildings. Empty houses wasn't on there.

voice;

[osoreirimasu]

[Now that he's steadier, he can switch to voice - even thought he speaks quietly.]

Ah...Yes, I suppose if no owner is present, one may find no harm in choosing empty homes.

...

...But might I ask why you have chosen to beat houses?

voice;

[differentstrokes]

I just love watching things blow up. [That was sarcasm, don't take it seriously]

I never said I was going to personally go around and destroy homes. I just wanted to know much this place can handle.

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

Well, one of my best friends kicked me through our apartment wall awhile back and that only took a couple of hours. Another friend tried to tear apart her walls to remake it into a dojo.

If that gives you a baseline indicator, eh.

[Voice]

[differentstrokes]

[Awesome, someone being helpful]

So much for indoor remodeling. And yea, that's perfect. I was going for a few hours with this one. A day is too long a wait.

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

What kind of thing are you trying to make? I'm not good on rebuilding, but I can do some specialized precision demolition man if you need it.

[Voice]

[differentstrokes]

I'm not making anything. I just want to see a building repair itself.

[voice]

[misterbrief]

Our home is a daily battleground. You could say that if it weren't for the regenerative properties of this enclosure we'd of been homeless months ago. [Not his choice- he lives with Goku.]

[voice]

[differentstrokes]

[...Dude, your hair. How much hair gel did that take?]

Sounds like a real party. Don't get along with your roommates?

[voice]

[misterbrief]

[lasfjasl;kfj; it's not hair gel it's SAIYAN GENES]

That's one way of putting it. Why is it that you needed to know? Do you have the same problem? Living with brainless idiots, that is.

[voice]

[differentstrokes]

[Weirdo genes]

Nah. Just curious about this magical self-repairing building business. Buildings don't do that where I'm from.

[Action]

[hollower]

[It probably says something about someone if the sound of an explosion gathers a response of only a curious glance up. Perona was taking a walk to the battle dome - to throw up a projection to relax her mind, or to blow off some steam with a battle sequence, who knows - and spies the smoke billowing in the distance, from a house. ...Huh. That's unusual. At least it wasn't anywhere near her own room, though. Then she'd have more words to say.]

...Noisy idiots ruining a peaceful afternoon. Peh.

[Action]

[differentstrokes]

[Jake was standing near the bridge at this point when Perona came by--uh wow, those clothes.]

It's just one window, lady.

[Action]

[hollower]

[You're one to talk about high fashion, Mr. Dirty Jacket. B\ But whatever, Perona lifts her eyebrows and tilts her head to one side as she inspects the wreckage.]

...A window and half a wall. Remodeling, are you?

[Action]

[differentstrokes]

[Least his outfit is more practical B(!]

Yea, I really hated the view. [He puts some weight on his other foot, crossing his arms.]

I heard the buildings around here repair themselves.