I’ve traveled all this way for something

[maskormods]

WHO: YOU.
WHERE: Eden East's cruiseship
WHEN: Saturday February 15th, around 5 PM EST
WHAT: Registration in motion... among other things.
WARNINGS: None anticipated; let us know if this should be edited.

" The new frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises -- it is a set of challenges. It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people, but what I intend to ask of them. It appeals to their pride, not to their pocketbook -- it holds out the promise of more sacrifice instead of more security. But I tell you the new frontier is here, whether we seek it or not. "
( from jfk's speech "the new frontier," 7/15/1960. )

The sun hasn't set yet and the temperature hovers somewhere just below 70 degrees this evening; imPorts, both recently arrived and not, will have been escorted to this event so that they can meet each other, have a good time, and of course officially state their registration status. Or lack thereof. It's your decision, they emphasize, even though the unspoken "but" is always there.

It's an elaborate spread, certainly much more elegant than last time. Eden East herself, elegant in her backless champagne-colored dress, meets and greets each and every imPort as she flutters to and fro. She'll find you and chat for a few moments, shaking your hand and complimenting your dress. She'll know your name, and she'll have an entourage of aids and cameras following her wake. Captain Holiday, in contrast, maintains the energy of someone who feels out of place holding the Swear-In ceremony somewhere so extravagant. As imPorts arrive he tells them where to be for the ceremony part of the evening, but that they are free to enjoy themselves until then and after.

( Please state your character's official status -- REGISTERED or UNSETTLED -- in the subject header of your thread. Characters who are UNDECIDED may be contacted later in the week for their decision via their IC contact post. )

Comments

[guiloteen]

[She settles back toward the wall, content to stay where she is for now. Laura's watching the crowd, noting the patterns as people move closer and distance themselves from one another, listening to the hum and buzz of conversation and clink of champagne glasses.

It's easier to be here instead of in the middle of things, with... Ace. Simpler.]

There are many other worlds. I have not been to most of them.

[ifnotloyal]

[ Nothing wrong with simple. ]

And all these people are really from their own different ones? Can't say I like that very much, that anything has the power to fetch from that many places like this.

[guiloteen]

No. I have seen others from my world here. [She gives him a considering look.] You are not used to this. [a half-beat, and then as if in clarification:] Power.

[ifnotloyal]

[ Well, that garners a curious look in return. Others from her world? It's hard not to feel a little jealous, but still, that's good. At least someone here doesn't have to be all alone. ]

The power that brings people here, you mean? No. It isn't one I've encountered before, that's for sure.

[guiloteen]

[Not exactly. Laura looks back at the crowd, silent for a second.]

What is your world like?

[ifnotloyal]

Kind of like this one, I guess. A little less... [ What's the word he wants here? ] Clean. More of a normal Earth. Usually, anyway.

[guiloteen]

[She looks at him, curious.] No heroes?

[ifnotloyal]

Like the ones they talk about here, you mean?