areyto | EVENT | SETTLING IN

SETTLING IN

Initial quarantine period is over, but the newest arrivals in Llave, known colloquially as “Los Aparecidos” (The Appeared), remain largely restricted to the shelter for two primary reasons: one, as they are currently stateless, meaning they have no rights to citizenship anywhere, what to do with them continues to be debated; and two, it has become rapidly obvious that many have zero knowledge not just of the nation they find themselves in, but of the wider world around them.

The former has been explained to them via the lawyers who have taken their collective case, and further clarified by the prime minister, Rosario Alonzo de León, when she and several members of her government return to speak again with the arrivals. A highly intelligent and capable woman in her late forties, she makes a point of sitting with each newcomer to Llave to converse about their experiences thus far and what concerns they have.

As for the lagoons in characters’ knowledge, steps are being taken to address these.

Classes are being held now, in order to prepare the arrivals for whatever happens next. Characters will be taught a variety of skills, including but not limited to communication methods such as mail, phones, television, radio and the Internet; use of appliances, including basic lessons on modern utilities; and general safety rules both inside and outside the home. Characters can request specific classes or volunteer to help teach their companions. (And for anyone learning or helping to teach how to read and write, a reminder that the Spanish alphabet consists of 27 letters: ‘ñ’ has its place after ‘n’. And ‘ll’ and ‘rr’ have their own sounds.)

The woman organizing the classes has become well-known to the arrivals: Evelyn Burgos Peña was a clinical social worker before leaving her previous work to assume the duties of First Lady when her wife was elected. Aside from spearheading the new education efforts for the arrivals, she has also been working diligently with the Bajari Bara to establish the second change in the daily routine.

Due to the generally acceptable behavior during the Day of Heroes, characters are now sometimes permitted to leave the shelter to visit Old Nona. These group excursions are not every day, and last only a few hours. One of these excursions is tied to a class to which all are invited. Rather than make learning more about Llave itself a tedious lecture, on the week of November 22nd, the museum characters arrived at has opened its doors to them for a special exhibit on the island's early history. Characters are accompanied as they were during the Day of Heroes by a guide and an escort of Bajari Bara.

Characters are reminded being permitted outside is a privilege. Until the matter of their legal status is resolved, they have few rights and fewer legal protections. Behavior and curfew are both strictly enforced, and violations will result in the loss of this privilege.

Otherwise, the routine in the shelter remains the same. Caseworkers still check in daily and will refer those who present a need or who request it to the appropriate mental health professionals. Hot meals continue to be provided three times a day along with snacks. A projector was brought in and a different movie is aired every night (General Audiences only—remember, there are children present), with the shelter staff providing snacks to make it a movie theater experience. Entertainment items—books, games, sports equipment, art supplies, etc.—are available and can also be requested (though no promises are made that characters will get exactly what they want, especially if the item can double as a weapon).

Possession of weapons remains strictly prohibited and any visible weapons will be confiscated. Any who attempts to flout this rule, starts fights in the shelter or in Nona or attempts to break out will be swiftly separated from the rest by the Bajari Bara. Further violence will result in consequences according to their actions.

THE MONTH'S HEADLINES

Red chickcharney seen celebrating during the Day of Heroes.
Tombs found disturbed in Nona's Old Cemetery.
Santa Cecilia cattle farmers on high alert after cows, sheep found mauled.
Unidentified flying object spotted off the coast of Bimini.

OOC PLANNING POST • NAVIGATION

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

﹙ the gun he dropped in mariemaia's bunker was supposed to be the last weapon he ever touched. he doesn't want to hurt people any more, doesn't want to take any more lives. let those soldiers he fought there be the last of them. he's done. the cost outweighs the benefit for him now.

but he still grew up around weapons. trained with them. odin made sure he knew how to use a rocket launcher just as effectively as a sword. and this sword draws the eye for more reasons than it simply being invisible until — touched? is there intent behind it? he's always believed in science over anything magic, but then how do you explain quatre and his uncanny ability to know what others are feeling thousands of miles away? the look he gives it is equal parts wary and assessing of the weight, the balance, the edge.

no one fights in a war because they wanted to, unless they saw it as a pathway to glory and soon learned it meant anything but that. the one he fought, long as it was, was filled with people on all sides trying to take advantage of the gundams.

someone claiming to be the child of a god of death would probably be in the same position. treated like a pawn. used.

he folds his arms and looks pointedly away from the weapon. it is interesting, but he's not going to use that as an excuse to pursue information that's probably been sought after enough. ﹚

So how would it work? Talking to the gods from another culture.

[Nico stares at him for a moment and the sword vanishes again, still in his grip. So not touch then. He opens his mouth and then closes it, his brow furrowing.]

Well, I want to learn as much as I can about them first. Their customs and beliefs. So that I can show them proper respect. Then I would just...talk to them I guess. If they'll hear me out.

[Talking to gods is easier than talking to people, honestly, pay them the proper respect and expect to be talked down to, at least they made sense. People though. Ugh.]

I'll ask them if they know anything about what happened, or what's behind it. They might not answer or maybe I'll have to jump through some hoops or complete some quest for them first. That's usually how gods work.

Just sounds like being human with extra steps. Guess we had to get it from somewhere.

﹙ treize had been playing at god, after all. manipulating things behind the scenes, bending people to his will. it's hard to believe after all that time that he wanted peace as much as any of them.

he shakes his head. ﹚

I'll help you. If it happens.

[That startles a laugh out of him because Heero, that is exactly what dealing with gods is like. The same as people, but pettier.]

Thanks, I'll keep you updated if I find anything out. [Gone is the sulk from earlier, instead in its place a shy friendliness that shows a little more of his fifteen years of age.]

...guess I'll have to learn how to use this stupid thing then. [He gestures at the phone and sighs dramatically, though it lacks the ire from before.]

﹙ it's an alliance, and he's learned — those are never nothing. he nods, accepting that, and then leans back in over the cellphone. ﹚

What are you having trouble with specifically?

﹙ and just as there's something shy and friendlier in nico's behaviour, so too has his shifted. there's a... softness that wasn't quite there before. a little of the kindness that he's so long buried brought out into the light, ready to disappear at a moment's notice. but present, for now. ﹚

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