[network] @frfujimoto; answering the weird writing on the walls [8am on Day 64] [open]

[lionson]

[Shiro is from the magical land of 2009 and isn't that great with technology anyway, so he is not even going to attempt the video function. Nope, it's straight-up text. Someone's going to have to help him with the video function later.]

"ALPHONSE ELRIC, STEPHANIE BROWN, EDWARD ELRIC, GREED, DAY SIXTY-ONE, TRAVELLING WEST"

That is on the wall of the house I am in.
There is also the name 'lelric'.
Would they be the welcoming committee who can possibly explain why there is snow outside in April?
Because I would really like to know how that happened.

Actually it doesn't even have to be from them, some answers in general would be nice.

[Like how he is not dead after all the shit he just went through. Or where his sons are. Those are pretty high on his list of 'what the fuck is going on'.]

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text; @zd

[swatsflies]

[Text is more than fine with Zell, especially since his group was busy trying to bust into a building.]

That's Al's group! They are heading West towards the school for a meeting.
You aren't in your world anymore. @admin has been kidnapping people from different worlds. No one knows why or how. It's been frickin' nuts, but we're trying to find a way to get out of here.

text, @frfujimoto

[lionson]

[Kidnapping again? Shiro has to fight to keep from rolling his eyes at that.

But the mention of 'different worlds' gets his attention, because multiple worlds definitely exist in his world. And if he's been kidnapped away to one...

I guess I have to help then.
What day is it, in relation to 'day 61'?

[If it hasn't been that long, maybe he can hurry after that group and catch up.]

[swatsflies]

We really don't know.
We don't even know if this place still has seasons
Or whatever happened here was cause by some sort of nuclear winter.

[lionson]

Depending on how far North or South this place is, 'seasons' might be measured in how deep the snow is, rather than on plant growth.

[But no timeline to go on? That's a shame. Shiro thinks it is early April, though, so he is going to base his calculations off of that.]

text; @lockhart

[powersouls]

Hey. My name is Tifa. I'll send you some guides to help out, okay? I know it's a lot to go through, so if you have any questions, I'll try to answer them. I haven't been here as long as most people, though.

[And she attaches the following:
Infodump.doc
Notes.doc
SurvivalGuide.doc]

text; @frfujimoto

[lionson]

[Yep that sure is a lot of reading. Shiro doesn't respond for a bit, because he is occupied with reading all of that. And even when he finishes reading, he has to stew on it for a bit.

Yeah it pretty much sounds just like the kinds of situations he has to deal with back home. Dangerous, creepy, and possibly with powerful beings influencing things.

Ah well, he's faced worse odds in the past.]

That's quite a bit. And this is only from the last two months? Everyone has been pretty active.

Re: text; @frfujimoto

[powersouls]

It's amazing, isn't it? As for the snow... We're not really sure what month it is here. Back home, it was January.

[lionson]

January? But it should be April.

[Unless Shiro has been dead longer than he thought, or a certain demon is messing with time again.]

@Spoiler ; text

[spoileralert]

@Lelric is Alphonse. I'm Stephanie. Welcome to snowy hell! Have you read the guides?

text; @frfujimoto

[lionson]

I must say I didn't expect hell to be so cold.

And I did read them yes. It seems like everyone here has been doing a good job of collecting information.

[spoileralert]

It froze over, evidently.

Thanks :) we do try

[lionson]

It's preferable to being boiling hot, I think. Cold can be dealt with.

Is there anything happening right now, that hasn't been added to the lists yet? Or are they pretty up-to-date?

@LELRIC; text

[armoured]

[He always feels a little glow of pride when his messages help someone, it makes the time spent writing them each night worth while.]

I'm LELRIC, though my name is actually Alphonse, and I left that message for anyone following. Day 61 was only three days ago, so you're not too far behind us!

text; @frfujimoto

[lionson]

Oh good then I'm not alone after all.
How far west did your group end up going?

[He might be considering running after them. Because something tells him that being alone here is a bad idea.]

text; @fullmetal

[forfeits]

Yeah, that's the group I'm with! We like to leave messages, because you never know who you'll run into. And navigating this place can be a bit tricky.

There are a few groups around, it's easier to stick with others here!

text, @frfujimoto

[lionson]

So I have heard.

Would your group mind another tagalong for a few days? There are some people I am looking for, but until I hear from them your group is probably the closest to where I am.

permatext;

[forfeits]

All are welcome. Who are you looking for? Maybe we've seen them or heard about them? We've been here a while, some of us,

permatext;

[lionson]

[There are a lot of names he could give, but one in particular is more important than the rest.]

Okumura.

Does the name sound familiar at all?

[He's not going to get his hopes up, but if either Rin or Yukio are here he is going to pretty much put everything else on pause and book it immediately in their general direction. Dad instincts overpower everything else.]

@CmdrShepard; voice

[gtfoourgalaxy]

[Not a good time to stop and have a video chat, but Shepard goes for the more personal voice option over text, being the helper she is.]

Welcome to Norfinbury. We haven't really got a welcome committee set up yet, but we'll try our best to help out. I see some people have given you the basics already?

voice

[lionson]

[Why hello there, voice option! Shiro didn't even realize that this thing could make phone calls, that is pretty useful.

And since Shepard is the first to actually call him, she'll be the first to hear his voice, which gives away the fact that he is old as dirt.

Well, okay. Technically he is nearly-50. But his line of work has prematurely aged him by a lot.]

Yeah, I was given some links to read. It sounds like everyone here is in the middle of quite a mess.

[gtfoourgalaxy]

[Oh good, an adult. Shepard Approves +10. There are a lot of pretty young people around here.]

Sounds like you got the most important part. Let's sort you out first, though - you got your coat and starting kit? If you're already on the track of Al's party, I'm sure they'll guide you to catching up. You can use the tablet to show the location you're in. It's good to stick together around here. [She is so, so happy to be around people again, herself...]

I'm Shepard, by the way.

@dissect; text

[circumsutus]

Maybe we should start making a list of what month everything thinks it is.

text

[lionson]

Why a list? Depending on how many people are here, a list would take up several pages.

A bar graph would be better. Or possibly just 12 columns with the months listed at top.

[circumsutus]

If you have paper, it would be of better use to you if you set it on fire.

text ; @lovesya

[victorytothesexy]

Pretty sure you've already been linked to all the basic stuff, so I'm not gonna bother spamming you. I can answer some other questions, though!

And, yeah, I don't know what "April" is, but there hasn't been anything but snow for like a month now. Kinda convinced that it's gonna stay that way, too.