[backdated: july 3rd] video —> text responses; un: otoproxy

[ends]

[ although the thought of reaching out via text had crossed his mind (exhausted as it is) more than once, Otonashi ultimately settles on video for the sake of consideration. if anyone had seen Ruca’s earlier message and still had lingering concern, seeing him functional and able to speak for himself should alleviate it.

he’s not quite fine given the tells of poor sleep etched into his face, but he’s not torn to pieces or missing, either. ]

Hey... I just thought showing my face would be the right thing to do after I wasn’t able to for... uh, however long. [ a pause before he continues: ] 3, 4 days? I’m... not your go-go person if you need someone keeping track of time.

[ death will do that to a person. what do days matter when they blur together in endless time? ]

With that great character flaw covered and out of the way... I’m Otonashi. Anyway, I wanted to pitch an idea to everyone for—something like a club? A support group? I haven’t been here very long, but I’m, ah, noticing a trend... [ of people with poor socialization, or who have issues making friends, or trusting people, or... hm. his point. ] ... and I think there’s a lot of strength in organized numbers. I know there are groups designed to protect, clinics, recreation, but I was thinking something a little more informal?

[ he has to workshop it a bit more, but the world certainly has enough space to accommodate wishes such as this. surely it’s feasible, and if it already exists? all the better. strength in numbers. ]

I’m going to leave this here... My roommate insisted I sleep with him, and he was pretty adamant on not taking ‘no’ for an ans— [ almost as if on cue, the sleepy, comfortable voice of Ruca cuts in for those who may be familiar, slurring Otonashi’s name. Otonashi, in turn, takes the opportunity to turn aside to yawn a little. ] —answer... Right, so, let me know what you think..? See you later, switching to text.

( so Otonashi is running on empty, getting back from a series of unfortunate events, and letting everyone know he’s fine following some choice, sleepy wording. chaos may ensue. responses may come from Otonashi or Ruca (demonicbookworm), probably text but may swap depending! disclaimer: they are not, in fact, about to go to town on each other. )

Comments

[burningfree]

The Moon Knights are a police force - law enforcers - first and foremost, and they rely on the Moonblessed to deal with a lot of the outside threats that target us. It's part of the reason why I'd rather create something more community oriented.

I'm no good at names, but I am good at organizing. I can help to gather resources and make connections with other organizations in the city.

Will this be a primarily online oriented program, or were you thinking of opening up a community space?

[ends]

oh yeah, I agree. I’m not trying to start a band of vigilantes to show up the Moon Knights, just a community support network. if someone wanted to be a member of both, then that’s great.

I’d love to have you on board! I guess it could be both, but I think a physical space is pretty important considering what we’re expected to do around here. also, sometimes it’s just easier to talk in person, or—not talk, and just cry one off until you’re ready.

I’ve heard there might be spots available on level 2 but I’m pretty open to anything that feels safe, is easy to get to (especially for new people), and is within my price range. though maybe getting a start-up group together to pay for it might be a better way to go...

[burningfree]

[Lio was trying not to make his disdain for the Moon Knights too obvious... which meant he'd bite his tongue on that matter, for now.]

Now that I think about it, there actually is a community center on Level 2, but it's quite small, and I don't hear much mention of it. If the space isn't being used much, I'm sure they'd welcome a program like this to bring more attention to it.

There's also a clinic, and the community garden, both located on Level 2, that could probably pair well with a program like this.

[ends]

[ Otonashi has had a passing brush with them; his read had been "a little pushy, abrasive, but heart probably in the right place," and then he'd proceeded to... skirt them entirely for being abrasive, and pushy, and insisting he needed an escort.

these things happen. ]

hey, we could have newcomer picnics or festivals in the garden if we needed to. something to get people acquainted with each other if they want to room together? if it's a community space, I'll have to look into reservation rules, then- if it's a success, I can look at a bigger space.

but hey, before I get too far into this- what's your name?

[burningfree]

There's a lot we could organize if provided the space, but we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves. The first thing should be a fixed set of goals. And as bad as I am at them, a name would also be important.

Ah, right, speaking of which.

Mine is Lio Fotia. You?

[ends]

fair enough, I’ll back up. I’m glad people are on board with the idea in the first place.

so, I’m glad you’re with me on this. I’m Otonashi Yuzuru. [ eastern order, as he’d only given his surname in his original post. ]

I think the first goal after setting up should be about doing sweeps for newcomers. introducing people to what they’ve found themselves in and telling them there’s a place for them so they’re not going it alone would be a good start. how people arrive and the reception is... key to how they’ll handle it going forward. don’t you think?

[burningfree]

[Lio didn't understand eastern order - not at a glance - given he was born in Michigan. So in his head it's first name Otonashi, last name Yuzuru.]

Lunatia's government is usually in charge of new arrivals, I'm sure they'd have records of newcomers. They do tend to appear around the same time every month, though a bit sporadically, so it'd be hard to track them down without some sort of record like that.

[They definitely didn't all together or even on the same day, for instance. Just within a vague time frame.]

I agree that it's important, though. I know I probably wouldn't even have an apartment right now if I hadn't run into Galo.

[ends]

I’m sure I could put out a call for someone to do sweeps of the newcomer records each month, then. It’s just striking a balance between offering people a place and being pushy.

I, uh, have some experience with weird, pushy (kinda violent?) recruitments that complicate everything.

[ there’s... definitely a story in there, but he chooses to save it for another time. ]

is Galo someone from home?

I mean, I get it ... I was seriously thinking about putting up a tent. the free apartment thing didn’t sit right with me after my roommate explained that “sometimes weird things happen and there are experiments but it’s not so bad!”

I can’t be the only one that would have issues trusting a place like this.

[burningfree]

Of course I'd never want to push anyone into that kind of thing, but it also doesn't help if such a program is completely off the radar for most people.

Ah, yeah, Galo is a firefighter from my world. He's my boyfriend.

I grew up homeless and on the run, and usually shared communal space with others like me, so being given housing all my own was a really difficult adjustment for me. Galo convinced me to give it a try.

And I don't trust the government either, though I can't say I've been part of any experiments. Not to my knowledge anyway.

[Lio would be pissed off if he found out he'd been part of an experiment without his consent.]

head up, I’m day 1 post op and doing my best but tags may be slow and if they’re off;;

[ends]

totally agree, we’re just striking a balance. putting up posters might go a long way to make it known that we exist, reaching out to people is another way - we’ve got options, I think. oh, and network postings!

hey, glad you’ve got someone who has your back. if he’d like to come along for something like this, we’d always have a place for him too.

I had a lot of friends back home with similar stories - disowned, homeless, beaten or damaged by their own parents or another kind of ugly situation. I know we’re you’re coming from. me, I still have a lot of lingering amnesia... I only just got my name back before I came here. I wouldn’t have been able to tell you anything about my except my surname, Otonashi, if I hadn’t... had some buried memory dragged out of me.

[ not a fun experience. ]

but we’ll have more chances to talk in person, too. thanks for trusting in something like this... i know trust isn’t an easy thing to give especially when you’ve found yourself in a bizarre new world.

[ necessary, but not easy. ]

<3 no worries and best of luck in recovering!

[burningfree]

I'm sure he'd be up for something like this. He's about as addicted to helping people as I am, I'm pretty sure.

[It's why they got along so well.]

Oh, Otonashi's your surname? Sorry, I had it backwards in my head. Which would you prefer me to call you, then? I know some people who call me Fotia as a formality.

[Mostly it was Galo's fire captain that called him Fotia, but other officials in Promepolis had from time to time as well, whenever they looked to him as the unofficial ambassador for the burnish.]

And it's no trouble. I can't say I have blind faith in it, but I'm willing to see where it leads if it means offering more support to our community.