001. [Video]

[doctor_mccoy]

[ Audio kicks in before the feed does, only for a few seconds and with it comes the dull buzz of distant voices and lazy not-quite-bustle of a restaurant, a diner perhaps, which becomes clearer with the slanted view of a waitresses elbow as she passes, and the florescent lights above.  The NV is propped up (properly).   The man is disheveled, exhausted, but god knows he's probably been awake since he arrived late last night, but then who could sleep after that? ]

"You're kiddin' me right now...." 

[At least the coffee he has clutched between his hands is probably helping, or just fueling his already exasperated bewilderment of the entire situation.  Thankfully no one knows him enough to recognize that the sardonic expression on his face is just the little sputtering fuse on it's way to the dynamite.]

"Sorry I ducked out of the welcoming parade, aloha's and floral leis aren't exactly my thing."  [That's dripping sarcasm boys and girls, because by aloha's he means "monsters" and by parade he means what the hell just happened? ]

"I'm guessing my road to enlightenment is paved with questions, so if anyone can spare a minute to fill me in on what exactly is going on here that wasn't covered in the vacation brochure, I'd be obliged."

[Don't expect him to show much appreciation, but he'd really like to fill in the blanks.   Oh and feel free to join him in the diner, but expect to pay, seems he left his wallet in the 23rd century.]

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[Action] Because he needs southern hospitality in his life

[southernreaper]

Kevin! There you are! You're late!

[That's said by a waitress carrying a huge tray and she smiles at a young man, who has his hands tucked into his pockets.]

Howdy Miss Susan. Mimsy was pinin' this mornin'. Spent some extra time with her.

[Georgia is in that boy's voice and all his mannerisms.

Miss Susan nods over to McCoy's table.]

Newcomer. Looks a bit shook up.

[Kevin looks over and nods. He walks over, hands still in his pockets.]

Beggin' ya pardon sir, but would ya min' my joinin' ya?

hospitality is asking an awful lot from him. . .

[doctor_mccoy]

[Well you know how hard it is for a country boy to refuse a little politeness to his own people, any familiarity was welcome. Not that much more than open wariness shows on the doctor's face]

Sure kid, have a seat.

[He'd kick out a chair, but being a booth, that's a bit more difficult.]

[southernreaper]

[Kevin slides into the seat, pulling glove-covered hands out of his pockets. Miss Susan stops by almost immediately with a big plate of food. She glances at McCoy and gets a nod from Kevin before returning with a second plate: Pancakes, sausage, eggs, and hashbrowns.]

Ya new here?

[video]

[shifting]

S'good, 'cause it turns out we're fresh out of the leis. Shipment's come in late.

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[doctor_mccoy]

Somehow I'm not surprised, this place seems fresh out of sanity too.

[video]

[shifting]

It's there, it's just in spurts.

I take it you're from one of those places without nightly hauntings or superpowers?

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[gabriel_gray]

"I had the ambition to not only go farther than man had gone before, but to go as far as it was possible to go."

[ He lifts his hands up, swivels his wrists in something that echoes the hula, and quirks both his eyebrows, clearly amusing himself no end. ]

Welcome to Tahiti.

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[doctor_mccoy]

[Well he's glad you're amused, because he sure as hell isn't ]

I was expecting more white sand and bikinis.

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[gabriel_gray]

Sorry, did I say Tahiti? I meant Hell.

[allucinator]

Don't go out at night, don't expect no warm welcome from people who ain't Newcomers, and dependin' on what profession you were in before you came here, you either got a quick promotion ahead or a long road back to where you used to be. People are funny about qualifications in our fair city.

[doctor_mccoy]

[Holy shit a straight answer? Do wonders never cease?]

... Fair enough. I reckon your advice is the same as everyone else in 'buckle in' rather than 'bail out'?

[allucinator]

If there was a bail out answer, I sure as hell wouldn't be here talkin' to you.

[gaveherwings]

It's good to hear they're at least still well supplied with pamphlets...

[and the young man in labcoat is peering into his own NV, trying to determine if the chrome and linoleum is his usual diner haunt near Skye Med Center, but the angle's a little off to tell]

But I do have a moment. Welcome to Siren's Port- sorry the greeters weren't able to meet all your questions. Where should we begin?

[doctor_mccoy]

Not my first choice for a vacation spot.

[Dryly spoken of course, and he couldn't even begin to tell you where he was at the moment, only that the coffee didn't taste like complete shit and the waitress was somewhere between flirty and sympathetic.]

Well I've gathered enough to know I should suck it up and make myself at home. Unless you have some good news for me, Doctor...? [Hey he knows a lab coat when he sees one, so he'd rather presume one way rather than the other. ]

[gaveherwings]

Yumeno. [ he supplies readily, pleased with that assumption, because he's been presumed for pre-med too many times]

I run the clinic at the newcomer community center.

And yes, settling in is advised. You may be here for awhile. Sometimes people vanish without a trace just as readily, without warning. Others find themselves 'stuck' here for years,unable to leave. No one here claims to know how the pull makes that selection.

audio.

[directorestheim]

This is Siren's Port, Canada, you've probably been pulled from your world, and you won't be able to get home until a mysterious force decides you can leave.

I heard the pamphlet's quite clear.

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[doctor_mccoy]

Oh sure, the pamphlet's clear enough, I'm just trying to read between the lines here.

[video] SUP BONES

[endowedcaptain]

You eat already, or just had coffee? [Yeah, there's no greeting for you, wielder-of-hypos. Jim's grinning broadly though. He's missed having your griping around.] I'm just about to put some potatoes in the oven if you're feeling peckish.

Dammit Jim!

[doctor_mccoy]

[There's a bewildered look that starts at surprised and ends up kinda annoyed. It might be relieved annoyance if you squint.]

Jim? What are you-- why am I not surprised you're here too.

[So much for hoping for some sort of harebrained rescue. A sigh.]

...I had breakfast but I could eat again.

[video]

[notadisneygirl]

[Well. She saw his exchange with Kirk, so here's how this goes.]

So, you must be the doctor. Must be nice to be on solid land, hm?

[video]

[doctor_mccoy]

Oh sure, nice if you'd rather have your legs chewed off by monsters, or serial killers trying to buddy up to you like a stranger with a van full of candy. Then I prefer my tin can over solid ground, thanks.

[sorry he's ranty, he had a long day]

[video]

[surgicalshot]

We're in Siren's Port, Canada. Um. There are monsters out at night, and companies to be wary of by day.

[video]

[doctor_mccoy]

I gathered that much, you're a bit late to the rodeo.

[Sorry he's a jerk, his momma never hugged him enough as a child.]

Why the hell Canada? Who picks Canada for anything?

[Video] (No, I am not late to this. You're imagining things)

[needtobecleaned]

[KOS-MOS is outside when she replies, just as barely dressed as when Shion, Allen and the Professor repaired her.]

I have only been here a few months but I believe I can answer most ofthe questions you may have.

[Video]

[doctor_mccoy]

[He's stopped showing his surprise at the appearances of the folks around here. It's probably one of those more polite avert your eyes situations.]

Trouble, i'm finding... is the more I learn, the more questions crop up.