The Attleton talking head was clearly more perturbed than usual, given Frollo's unwavering dedication to peace and quiet. "This just in: apparently there have been confirmed reports of a blonde criminal vandalizing the city zoo. Shotgun blasts were heard, though no firearms were identified.  Whether the assailant had accomplices has yet to be determined. Police advise everyone to remain clear of the area. More as this story develops."

Frollo rather liked the fact that of all the chaos going around in Genessia proper, God seemed to smile on his fair city in particular. Rare was the occasion when he condescended to watching the boob tube, but his assistants insisted. He turned it off with a weary sigh; his luck had apparently run out.

"Send the guards. I want that girl arrested, and any suspicious characters brought in for interrogation at once."

Once they left, Frollo rubbed his austere brow. With any luck, his ordnance, part from Attleton and a few things from Nova City would be of use to restoring the peace. Whatever was left, anyway.

This is Pyrrah Nikos.

[A young woman with vivid green eyes and flame red hair looks into the video. She looks incredibly serious. From the picture you can see that she has a rigid stance, her back straight and her posture alert.]

I appear to have woken up... in this place and this pamphlet says I cannot return. Can anyone verify this information?

[She looks down at the pamphlet again as if doubting what it was telling her.]

Am I really expected to just live here?

[Blake pops up on the screen looking more than a little concerned. And why shouldn't she be? Her partner has been missing for an entire day and night now, something very much not like her, and Blake is starting to fear the worst.]

Yang, if you can hear this, answer me. Ruby's worried sick.

[She sighs, pausing for a moment.]

If anybody else has heard from her today, can you contact one of us?

[Lie Ren awakens in the pod, and takes stock of the situation. Strange place, box, water, kind of beach area. How very, very strange. He opens the box and finds the pamphlet and reads that over a few times, digesting all the information and making sure he hadn't missed anything, before getting out and walking to the beach with the box in his hands. Before he makes his way into the city proper, but after dusting himself down however, he makes a brief broadcast on the audio channel.

Even that isn't spoken into immediately after being switched on.]

...This pamphlet did not tell me everything. [It doesn't take a genius. Who would be brought here with 'no method of return' and there be no ulterior motive?] This is a request for any further information. [And that's it. And even so, it's probably still more than his fellow students heard from him in a day. But seriously, he has little choice, there's more than he's been given and it wouldn't do to go strolling blindly into danger at all.

Which is why, as he walks to the town, you may catch him walking through. He's not tensed up and ready to fight the first thing that comes along, but he's wary. Though, the main sign of that is just how his eyes move from side to side, taking things in as he walks.]

[It takes him a while to post anything, having taken the time to read the pamphlet through several times before even exiting the pod. He stands just outside the exit to the Bay when he starts up his device.]

This is indeed most troubling. I assume if there is anyone I am familiar with here, the sound of my voice should be enough to alert them to my presence. That said, I would appreciate being contacted at your earliest convenience.

[He clicks the device off and swings his cane to rest on his shoulder as he sets off in search of a coffee shop.]

[Milla and Alvin. Although on different calls, you will both receive the same message.]

You said you were a mercenary, right? I have a job for you.

[When Ruby pops up on the video screen today she's a whole more serious than she normally does. Her sister is missing and she's gone into "Leader" mode for the moment. Ain't no one got time for silliness right now.]

My sister Yang hasn't been seen or heard from since the New Years Party a couple days ago. If anyone has any information on where she might be, please speak up about it.

That said, I'm putting together a search party to try and get and track her down, anyone interested can either respond to me here or meet me in the lobby of Tupelo Alley in next two hours.

-Oh! Right, and a big thanks to anyone who helps out.

[And after that Ruby can be found pacing around the lobby of her apartment building. Waiting for anyone to show up or get a hold of her.]