A few hours into the Jaunt

[rustyhonesty]

I've never done this before, but there's a first time for everything.

It's about time to do a check-in to see who are investigating - or at least have an infiltrator persona. My name is Jean Kirstein and... I don't investigate very often.

Apparently, I arrived with an ID that says I'm 21. So I guess age up, or down, is normal in this Jaunt. I also got a surprise guitar and seem to know how to play it...? Anyone else had something like that happen to them?

I won't ask if anyone has an idea of what we're supposed to do, since it's so early on the Jaunt... but it's good to keep your eyes open for any information that seems important.

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[whydoyoushine]

I'm still just Zed--my overlay used to be a musician before he blew out his voice, he legally changed his name to just Zed. Can't say I blame him.

Anyway, I'm the manager for one of the bands here, Audio Outcast, they're clearly the best one.

[rustyhonesty]

It has to be the best with a manager like you or something like that?

[whydoyoushine]

Exactly! Pretty simple, I'd say.

[rustyhonesty]

Of course. How could anyone think otherwise.

[otomechapilot]

Anything interesting you found out as one of the people in charge? Audio Outcasts, Shooting Stars, and... who else?

[whydoyoushine]

Hell if I know. They both had opening acts--Symulakrum for the Audio Outcasts, Wild Cards for the Shooting Stars--but the former's pretty much vanished. My overlay's convinced they were a bunch of no-good cowards, that kind of thing, but I dunno.

[otomechapilot]

If it's just them or just a couple of... I don't know the word so I'll call them engineers took off I'd believe your overlay. But it's so many... I think we need to figure out why.

...The Doctor is here. But he's not himself; he didn't recognize me. He's in a band and was setting up on his own because his setup crew took off and also because he has a lot of weird equipment.

[whydoyoushine]

Eh, it's show business. Not everyone's cut out for it.

[Zed's overlay hadn't been concerned, and he's just rolling with that.]

That happens, yeah. When people are infiltrating, they won't recognize you. Unless they're like me and can infiltrate and stay themselves at the same time. But you've gotta be really good at psychic stuff for that.

And all this equipment is weird; it's just old.

Old by modern standards.

[Long pause.]

Depending on what your modern is, I guess.