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AWAKENING.

You're asleep, and the first thing you're aware of is the pulse.

It comes quickly, flooding through your system and jolting you awake; the room you're in is dimly-lit but the bed you're in is soft, and while all of this is jarring you'll soon become rather aware that you aren't going through this alone. The room you're in is lined with beds not unlike the one you're in; you'll be able to hear other people stirring, coming awake as they respond to the pulse too, and...

...And it will soon become evident that whatever just happened, something is wrong.

Whatever your response may be to waking up in a low-lit room full of people is going to be highly amplified, the emotion rubbing your nerves raw in a way that makes you feel like you're experiencing it for the first time, and whenever you manage to sit up, you'll feel something...strange on your head, tickling the sides of your face, and as you turn your head a little you'll catch a glimpse of an odd, synthetic-looking green.

A wig...?

Your clothes, too, are different from whatever you remember last (because whatever you remember last, it wasn't this room, it wasn't this place - ); they feel warm, designed to withstand cold weather, and if you throw the blankets off at any point (or even just pause to look beneath them) you'll be greeted with an outfit made of thick material that's alternating parts black and white and glossy silver, with an emblem inscribed on the chest - a G inscribed in gold and black.

Whatever's happening here, you aren't given much time to dwell on it; everyone here seems about as confused as you are. There are twenty-four of you in the room altogether, and you're all going through the same thing; whatever you're experiencing, the door is closed, so at least you're experiencing it in relative privacy.

For now.

It isn't long before a voice can be heard, soft but agitated-sounding, as though trying very hard to not awaken everyone in the building; it sounds like a man, and you can hear his footfalls pause just outside your door as he speaks to someone else, voice soft and androgynous.

"And you're sure they're gone?"
"Yes, Commander."
"And don't you think something should be done about that...?"
"Right away, sir."

With that, the man and whomever he was speaking to can be heard parting ways, one moving rapidly down a corridor and the other pausing, shifting a bit before eventually moving on himself.

You have several options.

I. You can sit here for a while and get to know each other, seeing as none of you know what happened. That might be a good idea, all things considered, and as long as the door remains closed there's no rush. It's the middle of the night, after all, and it isn't as though anyone is going to come looking - despite the urgent conversation outside, there isn't any alarm going off, nor is there any reason for most of the building to be on high alert.

II. You can explore the building. Should you do that, you'll find several winding corridors leading to what look like dorms, with several rooms containing sleeping people and areas such as formal break rooms; exploring a little further will let you find conference rooms and other large, empty spaces that don't seem to have much of a purpose. There are signs and notices in several places referring to "Team Galactic" and its protocol, all adorned with the same emblem that's on your clothes. Some of these corridors also lead to doors that are, unfortunately, locked and staying that way; some of them lead to people dressed exactly like you, bizarre wig and all. They seem to be a little strange, however; they'll greet you, and they'll speak to you if spoken to, but they look odd and dead behind the eyes and there's not much to their answers, and asking them about preferences or any personal information will just net you a blank stare. It's going to be a long strange journey through the building, but at least you're traveling light; you don't seem to have any belongings with you - save for the outfit you woke up in and the red and white capsule attached to your belt...

III. You can also pause to try to figure out what's going on with those capsules. They each contain something very important to you, after all - a creature that seems to have been assigned to you specifically. They don't seem to have anything on them indicating a name or another person that owns them, at any rate, so it's probably safe to assume it's yours. That said, something seems decidedly wrong with it - it seems alarmingly apathetic, the look in its eyes dull and resigned as opposed to alert and emotive, and while it's willing to follow you (it's almost a bit too willing to follow you, it will stay close by your side in the manner of a dog trained to heel if you try to walk away from it) it doesn't seem to be due to any sort of genuine affection. It's all very...sterile, for lack of a better term.

Welcome to Sinnoh. Glory to Team Galactic.

[OOC: Welcome to Azume! Feel free to use this log to get to know one another iCly; you can use the prompts given or come up with your own, though for now you're confined to the building. The Commanders are currently not present in the building (anywhere that you can find them, anyway). For now, have fun getting your bearings.]

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[There are probably several things that should be going through Yuri's mind right now, but the first thought is why am I under the blankets because Yuri Lowell is not a sane person and sleeps on top of the blankets just like most Tales characters.

So after throwing off the blankets and sitting up, Yuri's greeted with the weird sensation that is not having his hair down his back and instead pinned up under a wig. That's. New. So that gets removed quickly too. All that leaves are the stupid clothes...]

[He doesn't sound all that bothered though?? Yuri gets up out of bed and surveys the room. Huh. This is definitely not what he remembers... After a moment he'll turn to the closest person.]

II;

[Well, this is weird. After wandering the building for a bit and figuring out that the red and white ball somehow contains a dog, Yuri's parked on the floor of the room he woke up in, just sort of watching everyone come and go. The dog is sitting beside him, though she doesn't look very interested in what's going on around her.]

[Is he talking to you?? Nope. He's definitely talking to the dog. She doesn't respond.]

[She looks up at him, but doesn't say anything.]

[She barks then, and it sounds like "rock".]

[...Do you want to interrupt...? Please spare this man from himself, he will continue to talk to the dog if you don't step in and he's certainly not going to be making any progress like this.]

[Bucky just sort of stands there for a while, watching this. He looks very much like he's not sure whether or not he should intervene, because that sure is a man talking to a dog like he's expecting it to talk back.

Even if it's not acting like dogs are supposed to any more than the goat he has isn't acting like a goat.]

It's a little weird naming a dog after its bark.

I'm not going to give her a name she doesn't like.

[He glances up after that's out there, then holds up a hand in greeting.]

So, you got any idea where we are?

[Bucky shrugs at the first part. No worries there, even if the dog is just kind of. Standing there. Not acting like a dog.]

No idea. Last I remember, I wasn't wearing a uniform like some damn prisoner.

[That gets Yuri to smile.]

The last time I was in jail they didn't bother to give me a uniform. Should I feel special?

[yuri no]

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