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the head | the hand ([personal profile] headandhand) wrote in [community profile] dualislogs2019-08-10 03:47 pm

kitty at my foot and i wanna touch it.

WHO: Open to all residents
WHAT: Your regularly scheduled NAPs event for the month
WHERE: The RoCocoa Cat Cafe
WHEN: Aug. 10-14
WARNINGS: Please use these if applicable!


Look at all of these bright, shining new faces! There’s even a few less bright, less shining faces, but hey, this city welcomes all types. Chances are, if you’ve just arrived, you're seeing some pretty crazy things, unless you're used to an eye-blinding amount of neon, robots, weird-ass technology, magic, and an omnipresent police force...and hey, if you are, congrats, you're gonna settle in juuuuust fine. But for the rest of you, the Head knows this has gotta be pretty overwhelming, right?

Well, since your quaint individual processing units are probably having a hard time, why not link up with another one? By which the Head means...

Hello, new citizens of Dualis,
and welcome to your monthly Network Adjacency Protocol~!


NAPs are a monthly community networking event similar to the Earth concept of speed dating! Two citizens (new arrivals and old hands alike) are placed at a table together with a handy cue card of queries to help break the proverbial ice. Ask queries and receive results, or ignore the card and yeet yourself straight into a brand new friendship! But don't be too shy, you've only got ten minutes together, and if you just sit in silence for the whole ten, the Network Admins are likely to come supervise and try to repair the uplink through a mild shock to the ol' central nervous system. You might find yourself saying all sorts of unintended facts about yourself if that happens...probably better to just make friends, right? Who doesn’t like friends?!

This month’s event is held at the brand new RoCocoa Cat Cafe, a sparkly new establishment that caters to children and the young at heart with iced and hot cocoa drinks of all kinds, delicious pastries, age-appropriate live music, and of course many friendly kitties who love to lounge in laps. The cats are of all shapes, sizes, and colors, including some who may look a little different from what you expect, or may look like an ordinary cat but are actually anything but ordinary underneath that adorable fur coat. All cats in the cafe are adoptable, too, if you meet a new furry friend and just can’t bear to go home without them!

So pull up a chair, get to know your new neighbors, and enjoy a sugary treat or two with the resident furbabies. You might just meet your new two- or four-legged best friend!
mrsarcastic003: (Excuse me?)

[personal profile] mrsarcastic003 2019-08-19 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"It depends on the person. Some yes, while some had accidents in laboratories, or exposure to radiation or chemicals. Like I said--it's not hugely common."

He nods a little at David's explanation of the school. Kind of like older heroes mentoring younger heroes, or the Titans, though there seems to be less widespread stigma in his world. Having a safe place to explore one's superpowers is really important, and it sounds like this school David's talking about provides that, as well as a safe place to just be a kid. "Sounds like a good place for someone with powers to get their feet under them, especially if it happens in your teens. God knows that's a volatile enough time, even without your whole body suddenly going haywire."

He says from the venerable age of... nineteen.
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Sugar And Smiles (Smile))

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2019-08-19 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Interesting.

"Back home we have a distinction between those two types. People who gain them through accidents and the like? Those are mutates. Of course they aren't called that as often. Somehow they're a bit more accepted in some situations. Maybe it's because everyone wants to have super powers, and those people got them by accident."

Of course, the whole concept of Xavier's is nice and all. Until you realize it makes a massive target given the concentration of a hated population.

And it isn't like David is much older than Tim.

"It's nice enough. I mean, what other school has flying class?"
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[personal profile] doesnotsparkle 2019-08-19 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
He thinks of Frank or Wade when the other says he's a mercenary. This man is a far cry from what he would expect but who was he to judge anyone?

"Well yes, elephants are cool. Not that I have ever seen one in person."
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Luck Stat All The Way Up There (Wonder))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-08-19 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"They're long since gone in mine. Couldn't get away from monsters. I imagine dragons ate them, if they're really as big as Billy told me," Nida smiles. The idea that elephants and lions and the like are REAL just tickles him pink. They're like fairy tales.
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[personal profile] ichoosefight 2019-08-19 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
She shrugs.

"In any other city, probably. In Gotham 'thief' doesn't really make the cut. She never seems to get caught, either..." Her smile is knowing. Selina's been caught plenty of times, but she never makes it to booking, much less prison.

"I have to imagine she likes cats, or why bother with the ears?"
punchpunchkisskiss: (smile)

[personal profile] punchpunchkisskiss 2019-08-19 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Dungeons.

[ The answer is immediate, zero thought. ]

Unless I can't find any. Then I usually hang around and play BMO.
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[personal profile] punchpunchkisskiss 2019-08-19 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Bemused is better than annoyed! Probably. He has to think about that question though. ]

Nothing special, I don't think. What do you mean, 'handle'?

[ He's definitely never seen candy dissolve in water. Most of the candy he eats was engineered by Princess Bubblegum, because most of the candy he eats is Candy Kingdom garbage. ]
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[personal profile] doesnotsparkle 2019-08-19 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Facinating." He answered, it was curious to hear of such a world. He idly wondered how that world would fare against the zombie world. He said nothing else, simply nodding.
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[personal profile] notalive 2019-08-19 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if he expected to find an exact, concrete answer to the meaning of life today, he's going to be sorely disappointed.

"Hobbies," he says like he's never heard the word before in his life. "I guess... Yeah, I guess I should find something else to do."

This is clearly a new and unexpected development in Connor's life.

"What do you do for fun then, Nida?" he smiles, just the ghost of a grin. "Help me get started."
notalive: (here to relive your darkest moments)

[personal profile] notalive 2019-08-19 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Connor squints. He didn't exactly get programmed with the finer points of reproduction, but he's seeing an obvious question:]

Where did you come from, then?
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Data Processing Please Wait (Thoughtful))

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2019-08-19 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I don't know if there are dungeons here. But there is a lot of seemingly unexplored areas around the city. That's it's own adventure.
skyward_eyes: Harry Shum Jr as Magnus Bane (Darkness In Everyone's Heart (Fear))

[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-08-19 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Zombies tended to be easy to take on in his world actually. Nice healing magic and all of that.

"No one knows why. It's just the way our world happens. When monsters fall it's called a Lunar Cry."
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[personal profile] skyward_eyes 2019-08-19 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh come on, android, you can't do that. Nida grins and shakes his head.

"Free climbing. This city is wonderful for it and parkour, especially with how things move and change."
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[personal profile] sociallychallenged 2019-08-19 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Hank may know who the XMen are, but Morbius is a new sort of animal. He's, fortunately for Michael, never been that entrenched in lore. The casual sort of television and movie viewer who appreciated a good fight scene instead of someone who made a point of following storylines. So Morbius has never passed his sense of awareness.

The big fat cat looks blandly around as Hank shifts it to a better holding position. He's more of a dog man, but he's not such a jerk that he'd just toss a cat aside (unless it was clawing him).

"Michael Morbius? Were you lucky enough to be born with that name or is it a stage name?"

A stage name, as if his first inclination is that Morbius is a musician. Because you don't walk out in public like that if you're only a menacing vampire.
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[personal profile] doesnotsparkle 2019-08-19 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"It sounds like quiet the mystery." He admitted, "a very interesting place you must live." He added, it did truely sound rather facinating, but one world in and Michaels tired of world hoping.
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[personal profile] doesnotsparkle 2019-08-19 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
The fact that Hank doesn't know him or his name is promising. He actually smiles when Hank inquired.

"Sadly born to it, it is my dead beat father's last name, he was a painter and actor but never quite known for being my father." He said explained, finally offering his hand over towards the cat as a peace offering a means to see if he is allowed to pet it. "I am a scientist, that names has always gotten strange looks if I am quite honest." Even before his accident. It's like Victor von Doom being called up for a peace prize.

"May I inquire what you do, Mr Anderson?"
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[personal profile] etherealsage 2019-08-19 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Kind... of?" Rinoa laughs a little sheepishly. She even turns pink. "I figure if we can both get something out of it, why not take advantage of the situation." After a moment's consideration, she continues, as if the idea has only suddenly occurred to her. "We can even go on group dates. That sounds like fun, if we could find something we'd all like to do." The difficult thing, however, is going to find something that Squall likes, because... Well. He's not an easy guy to please.

As Nida clarifies the nuances of his relationship with Billy, Rinoa goes back to being all ears. Raising her eyebrows, she nods slowly. "I see... Before I arrived, then, it sounds like you were visiting him often. He sounded happy to have a roommate, but I wonder if that's just causing more trouble." For a beat, and one only, she frowns, but it's quickly replaced by a smile. "All the same, I'll try not to change things up too much for you two."
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[personal profile] etherealsage 2019-08-19 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Rinoa can't help but laugh. "Distracting is one way of putting it," she agrees with a genuine curve of the mouth. She takes a long drink from her cocoa, whatever awkwardness she possessed fading with the turn of their conversation.

As Heather continues, Rinoa tips her head and she eyes her new-found companion with interest. What kind of world does one come from where they don't have much association with animals? Rinoa thinks it and realises that even back where she comes from, it's not like there are animals everywhere. It'd be silly to make that expectation. Not that... it wholly stops her from making it, of course.

"Hm... I think everyone views animals differently. For instance, my boyfriend is here and he doesn't seem to like the cats at all, but I have a dog where we come from and I'm pretty sure she's smarter than some people I know. These cats, or... whatever they are, seem pretty smart, too. I guess it all depends on what you want out of an animal. If you like that kind of companionship. If you're not allergic."
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[personal profile] etherealsage 2019-08-19 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I just figured that's how you'd feel."

Rinoa... couldn't say his response inspired any confidence in her. Shockingly, really. Maybe that wasn't all him, however. She hadn't exactly given him much reason to do so. She could blame him all she wanted and she knew a part of her did. Human fallacy dictated that she would. At the end of it all, however, she had just as much responsibility. There were a lot of things Rinoa could have prevented. A lot of hurt feelings. A lot of trouble. Looking back on it all sometimes seemed a little fruitless. Once she might have said she couldn't have gone back in time to fix things, but...

Well. Ellone sort of disproved all of that, didn't she? Not that there was any Ellone with her in the present. And that might not have even worked. Rinoa still didn't exactly fully understand.

Regardless, she had to do what she could with what she had, right? Wasn't that the right thing to do? For several moments, she remained with her face in Seifer's arm, mulling over his words.

It's not as if you ever asked me how I felt.

She had to stop. She was causing a spectacle. If not that, then she had to be making him intensely uncomfortable. So reluctantly, she had to pry herself away. Gaze remained down, however, and teeth scraped over her bottom lip as she tried to compose herself. That wasn't how she wanted things to happen. If she was going to cross paths with him, she didn't want it to be like that. Eventually, she simply shook her head.

"No. That's not what I wanted," she began quietly. "Not that you would have known because I didn't say anything. At least I'm saying it now, but is it too late? I don't want it to be, but it's not really up to me... is it."
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[personal profile] etherealsage 2019-08-19 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Rinoa takes several moments simply to look between the two in a quiet admiration. She's never really asked him what he thought of animals and for the most part, his interaction with the cats at the cafe gives her enough information, she assumes. Although she makes a note to bring it up sometime in the near future. When she really considers it, it's not as though she and Squall know a great deal about one another. With everything that was happening back home, it's not as though they had a lot of time to dive into that. Not that Squall's a complete mystery. Simply predictable over time with his 'old habits die hard' kind of lifestyle.

He's obvious when he wants to be, that is.

His question pierces her thoughts of their shared pasts and for several moments, she simply stares at him. She's no grand musician and she's certainly no Julia. "W-well, it's not as if I've really had any lessons," she begins, trying to fan herself off from the way she's reddening. "I can carry a tune, though. And... I guess I can touch a piano or two. I played a little when I was younger." She looks as though she wants to continue, though when it comes to parsing through a mother's passing, Rinoa seems to define it as a nigh untouchable subject. To her, that's kind of when things began to go downhill between her and her father.

Squall and the others very clearly know that their relationship isn't exactly on the friendliest of terms.
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[personal profile] etherealsage 2019-08-19 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Rinoa issues an evident sigh of relief. Considering how not all of her first impressions have been good ones in the cafe thus far, it's nice to have one that's going right. Even if it comes with a nice helping of proper confusion. She raises her eyebrows at Steph and for several moments, doesn't respond, because she's not sure what she should respond to, first. And second, because she has no idea if this is another Nida, Billy, Seifer (?) situation where the Rinoa Steph knows is in another castle from a different timeline.

But there's really no other way to know but to ask, even though Rinoa's stomach knots up at the thought.

"I... Uhm," she begins feeling not quite in her element when she doesn't have a ready response to something. "I don't know what village you mean? So maybe not?"
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[personal profile] sociallychallenged 2019-08-19 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Here? I'm a traffic cop. At home, I'm a homicide detective" Probably an ex-detective but there's no regrets in losing his job, if that's the case. He'd give up his job to save a life.

"Sorry to hear about that." Too many fathers were shit. "And that now you're saddled with a name that doesn't really go with the occupation." It's a joke. "Goes with the look, though." Even if neither scream "scientist" unless one is a supervillain.

The idea of actual villains (recovering or otherwise) showing up is still so outlandish that he's yet to consider that. Even with X-men and Bat-associates around.
ichoosefight: (this school's a HOLE at best)

[personal profile] ichoosefight 2019-08-19 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
That can only last so long. Steph is from 2011.

She picks up the card and raises her eyebrows. That wasn't a common variety of the 'career plan' question.

"When I was 15? I wanted to normal. Didn't everybody?" She drops it back on the pile.

"I'm Steph. So where are you from, Michael?"
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[personal profile] punchpunchkisskiss 2019-08-19 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Mom and Dad found me in the woods when I was baby. Jake told me I came out of a cabbage.

[ He chuckles. He knows he didn't come out of a cabbage. But the point remains, he was the only human he knew for the vast majority of his life. ]
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[personal profile] doesnotsparkle 2019-08-19 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Let him dream.

He nodded at her response. "I as well." A simple response and simple truth, he had been so sick before his accident that he would have given anything to be normal.

"I am from Nafplio in Greece, though I have lived in New York a little over a decade." He added before asking. "And where are you from?"

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