cycleofages | ARRIVAL LOG

Who; EVERYONE!
What; The new residents of HQ make their arrival!
Where; All unrestricted areas of HQ (and maybe some restricted areas, you naughty people)
When; July 24th, Mid-morning on
Warnings; None as of yet, can be changed if content changes

IT'S A MINOR BLIP IN TIME
Maybe you were showering, or sleeping, having breakfast. You might have been participating in your morning commute or fighting off a horde of zombies.

Whatever you were in the middle of, a strange sensation of disconnection comes over you, as though you're watching your life on screen, a passive audience to the proceedings. It's almost like, well, being sucked down the drain like every adolescent nightmare, the feeling of disconnection replaced quickly with a pain so deep, it's as though every atom of your being is pressed too closely together, and your vision goes dark. Then, just as quickly as the pain came over it, it's gone, reality snapping back into place like a stretched rubber band.

WELCOME TO NEW YORK CITY

When your eyes adjust, you find yourself in a slightly spartan room, standing on a platform that seems to be made of glass or some sort of crystal. Energy currents in blues and greens swirl within it, dizzying and hypnotizing if stared at for too long. You're shocked from the vision by a cheery, bubbly voice that belongs to a petite brunette grinning at you from the base of the steps that lead down from the platform. She apologizes for any inconvenience you may have been caused, and hands you a small package, explaining that inside you'll find a phone, a directory of locations within the complex you've arrived in, a charge card with a balance of $500, and a key to a room in the dormitories which can be reached by following the green line on your directory.

She apologizes again for how confusing this must all be, but assures you that everything will make sense soon!

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"Oh no, not the complex, the platform."

She pointed at the platform that Harry had walked from. "You would have appeared in the middle of nowhere otherwise. We don't know who else is going to show up here but we didn't want anyone to get hurt."

There were dangerous things out there. "Um..." Asking about a fireplace was new. "No, there aren't any fire places here... We're underground. I don't think there would be a place for the smoke to go."

Harry nodded. She had made that? Wow.

"Is it magic?" He paused, then nodded. "Can I help you?" He rubbed his face and sighed at the no fireplace thing.

"Oh. How far underground?"

"Something like magic, it's hard for me to explain but when Rachel visits you can talk to her. She's really nice and sort of like my teacher." Airy smiled at him.

"I don't actually know how far underground. I tried to ask once and never got a clear answer. I don't think anyone knows. This place was here before we set up here." Harry will find that Airy has a lot of half answers though she was answering to the best of her ability.

"What kind of magic do you do?"

"Rachel?" He nodded. He could deal with teachers. "When do you expect her?"

He blinked. "Why not just... go look and see how far down you are?"

He was very confused. Something odd and odder yet was going on here.

"What--- kind? Are there multiple kinds?"

He blew out a breath, concentrating and raising a hand. From the tip of one finger, a beam of light shot, illuminating her feet, and sliding up her body, ending just under her neck, then down again. With a flick of his fingers, the light went out. "Like that."

"She left to get some information, I think she said she'd be back in a few weeks. I'll double check with Belle." Airy was just happy to have a break. Though Rachel leaving wasn't usual.

"Yeah, my magic is different than others here and then there is Druid magic too." She was about to explain more when he created the light and dragged it from her feet to her neck.

Airy giggled and clapped her hands together with an excited smile. "That's amazing."

"Yeah, okay. Thanks." Harry smiled at her. "I don't think I introduced myself. I'm Harry. Harry Potter." He stuck out his hand to her.

"Thanks. I loveeee magic."

Airy beamed a bright smile at him. "It's nice to meet you Harry. I'm Airy, which I already said but it rhymed so I wanted to say it again." She couldn't help herself and it was to much fun not to say outloud.

"As soon as Rachel comes back I'll tell you though you'll be able to find her too. She is in charge of healing in the hospital wing." Which just meant that when she returned, Harry would hear about it.

"Do you have any other questions?"

"It's a good name. I like it." He winked at her, then chuckled.

"Thank you. I appreciate it. And No, I don't think so. I just wanted to ask about that, and say hello. If you ever want to see more magic, let me know. I don't mind demonstrating, for friends." he nodded to her.

"I'll head out for a walk, then."

ARRIVAL LOG - First Wave

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