meadowlark | @caroline.forbes — 05 nov, afternoon.

hi, everybody!

i just wanted to take a minute to say welcome to all of our new faces! in case i don't get to meet you in person, my name is caroline forbes, and i run the displaced welcoming committee with @prom.argentum and @sora.sky! if you need anything while you're getting settled, we'll be around to help in any way we can!

for anyone who's on rescue duty:

any of the cots with gift baskets are available for anyone you bring back! there should be fresh towels, a pillow, and sheets on all the open beds.
dinner is at eight sharp — don't be late! if you want to bring anything from the harvest festival to share, it would be really appreciated!!!
we are still trying to get more donations — clothes, linens, food, even activities and crafts for the safehouse! anything that doesn't require an id would be great. anything you don't want anymore but don't think is worth donating to the safehouse can go to the morningstar booth at the festival!

for anyone who's new and just joining us:

we have a really helpful new arrivals guide that you can download and read any time.
if you have any questions about anything in there, you can tag them in this post (@caroline.forbes will tag me!) and they can come to you. just be sure to give your name somewhere in your comment, or you'll just be anonymous!
if nobody told you yet, the first day is kind of a headache. you might feel better if you get some sleep!

xo,
caroline

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ The benefits of listening to someone and getting showered and changed and eating some bread are real, because it puts Elizabeth smack dab in the perfect position to get a lot of the info she's been hounding people about irl. A miracle. ]

I'm not sure I needed anyone to tell me that much about the first day, Caroline. [ IMMEDIATE FOLLOW-UP: ]

That was a joke. I'm sorry. I realized text might not be the best format to get that across.

"Thank you for all the information, Caroline," might have been better. I do appreciate it.

Hey. I'm on the committee, too.

It might be too much to take in at once, but I recommend getting a head start on it. Everything they've got written down is important to know once you get back out in the world.

Thank you for the suggestion.

I should just about know it backwards and forwards by the time I get out of here. Actually getting used to what's out there, though. I have a feeling that's gonna take some doing.

Never been in a city like this one before? It's new to me, too. I've been to a lot of different worlds, but nothing quite this massive.

Tell me about it. I'm from Earth. We hadn't really worked our way up to something like this yet last time I checked in.

Oh.

Well, this is Earth.

Does that help?

Well, I appreciate the thought, and that helps.

It's strange to look around a place that should be home and not recognize anything. Off-putting. Never mind the other circumstances.

Mm, I get it.

I'm used to the feeling. For me, it's more like ... there's so much here to figure out. I can usually lap a world in a day, seeing all there is to see, and I can't do that anymore.

... Worlds are usually a lot smaller where I come from.

you're welcome. :)

[ she's heard worse jokes and ruder comments. at least this mystery person recognizes when they're being rude, and course-corrects for it. ]

are you settling in okay?
we're not on water rations anymore, but i don't know how long the hot water lasts when new faces get in, so i definitely recommend getting a hot shower asap if you can.

[ Her legacy is having her sense of humor in the wrong time zone. ]

I'll keep that in mind. Cleaning up would go a long way with hot water.

I think I'm settling in as well as anyone can. Home has a way of getting unusual. If I turn my head and squint, it's almost like having a leg up. I'll feel better the sooner I can get back out into the city for myself.

being used to weird stuff is definitely helpful here, i think.
at least you won't be in here for very long. it's just a couple days, and then you can go exploring.

At least how I explore gets to be on my own terms. Familiarizing myself with a new world goes over better without hearing that I need a babysitter for it. There's an understandable need for caution here. I only let that stretch so far.

lmao good thing for anonymous right?
foot in brain mood

[ Does she know what lmao is? Probably not. This will not stop her. ]

That's one way to put it. Yoga's never been a hobby of mine, verbal or otherwise. I'd hate to make a poor official first impression.

as far as first impressions go, i'm of the mindset that it only really counts once you're allowed out of the safehouse

also this isn't the worst kind of thing you could do either

I used to negotiate with politicians for a living. Overthinking how I present myself is just second nature by now.

But I appreciate the leniency.

for a living? oh man, i already get nervous thinking about my friend having to talk with them
i get like...secondhand nervousness
biting my nails, pacing, get real anxious and panicky

what kind of job did you have?

@caroline.forbes — 05 nov, afternoon.

@anonymous

@riku.masterson

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

@prom.argentum

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject