[Jaunt] Check-in

[shiroganeheir]

[Naoto's mental voice is higher than usual, and definitely worried.]

Can someone please tell me what's going on? I seem to be stuck in a compact. Again. If someone could help find me, that would be greatly appreciated.

[She coughs and composes herself.]

At any rate, those of us who are Investigating should likely check in. Please let us know who is here, and any information you might have. For those who are new... welcome to your first Jaunt.

[Another pause.]

Oh. And I am Naoto Shirogane, usually small with a blue hat, but sometimes larger. Or a rock. Or a cat person. It is complicated.... but I always have my hat.

Comments

[rustyhonesty]

... please don't listen to this person, he doesn't share everyone's opinion.

[vrepit_no]

...That is good to know, stranger. Thanks. I can't imagine this being "only" a game.

[rustyhonesty]

The Jaunts are never a game for Travelers. It's real for the natives - there's no way we can treat someone's life as a game.

... there are exception, it seems. [Zed why.]

[vrepit_no]

I agree. The circumstances here may lead people to think it's a game, but anything involving this level of incoming new population... that's no game. I don't have a background in biology or natural sciences, but I'm pretty sure it can't be good for the environment, either.

[rustyhonesty]

The Arcana make an effort so that we fit in the world and don't cause any damage like that, actually. Suitable Jaunt-bodies or something of the same sort. Usually there's always a reason for a sudden increase in population, too.

[vrepit_no]

I meant the pogemon, but I'm glad the Travelers aren't causing more damage than we're worth most of the time. That's the last thing we need is to draw that kind of attention.

[rustyhonesty]

Oh. Yeah, I hadn't thought of that... Well, I'll try to keep an eye on any information that might be useful and tell about them.

I'm Jean by the way. I've been a Traveler for around a year and half.

[vrepit_no]

Thanks, Jean, that'll be a big help. I'm Shiro. Pleased to talk to you. Sometime we'll have to do this face to face!

[rustyhonesty]

Likewise. And we might run into each other at some point. I'm not very hard to miss sometimes.

[Little does he know at this time that he'd actually be yelling quite a bit at Eremon so he's definitely not kidding when it comes to 'not hard to miss'.]