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[a_shadow]

Okay, if you were at the faire and are now at the camp, speak up. I want to get a head count.

I'm Tex, by the way. I'm not the leader or anything, I just want to get things a little bit organized.

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[cachedout]

You better watch yourself. That's some dangerously leaderly behavior!

[ So says a robot, apparently. He seems to be on the move. ]

[a_shadow]

Well, at least I'm trying something, I guess.

[ Whether that sticks, she doubts. ]

[credit_not_blame]

[ Given that they've all been fighting and running through the woods, this teenage girl looks remarkably put-together. ]

Not the leader of what? Is there a previously-established gang of Chosen Ones running around, or are we all new arrivals here in this mess?

[ That's what the spooky sisters had addressed them as, 'Chosen Ones'. It's better than 'New Hires', at least. ]

[pasthole]

Absolutely fucking not if I have anything to say about.

[greyerrant]

It would appear we're in another... strange place again.

[ Loken sounds really annoyed. ]

[a_shadow]

Yeah, thanks for the news bulletin.

[crayon]

[takenalive]

[Ugh. Alloran has used his tailblade to trim one of the waxy cylinders down to a finer point. His handwriting is very precise.]

I believe I like these even less than the devices we were issued on the Rig.

[a_shadow]

[ Tex takes a moment to respond. She's never really needed to write before, so her handwriting is messy. ]

You're not the first person to mention that place. What was it?

[unsealthecatbox]

[Ange just...gives kind of a tired wave of a hand, barely visible through the mirror communication, as if she was at school and the teacher is taking roll call]

Only a fool would try to take leadership or any responsibility over any of us here, anyway.

[So...in a way Ange approves that Tex immediately said she's not taking the leadership. Do they even need a leader? Probably. Would Ange look kindly onto anyone who tries to take it? Most likely not. She's just a difficult person, that's all]

[a_shadow]

[ Tex smirks. ]

You know, you're probably right. But we'll probably have some fool speaking up sooner or later to do that.

[remaininghalf]

We can all use some organization. I'm Mio, by the way.

[She's not going to comment about leadership like everyone else is doing. It isn't the important part.]

[a_shadow]

Thank you, Mio. I've got you noted.

[71lines]

I think people are still a little too freaked for that right now. I mean, I'm not, but that might explain the delay here.

[a_shadow]

Which is why I'm saying something.

I'll probably go around in the morning and get something more accurate for a head count but for now I want to see what responses I get this way.

[the_hit_list]

Wouldn’t it be easier to walk around camp and count? You might miss someone this way.

[a_shadow]

Listen, bud, I'm a little tired. I don't know about you, but it's been a long day.

[cspd]

Reporting in. I'm Lloyd.

...I think there's more information than a head count that we need to start exchanging, but I'm not sure how many people are going to be up for that right off the bat.

[cachedout]

Ooh, what kind of information?

I want it on the public record that I enjoy star gazing, long walks on the beach, and love to laugh.

[hallelujahjunction]

Dan Sagittarius, checking in. I already know a few people here.

[After a pause:] Just be careful that organization don't turn into any rules or nothing.

[ferengineer]

If everyone just does what they want, we're not going to get very far.

I'm not saying we need a lot of rules, but a few established guidelines that everyone agrees on might be necessary so that we don't all end up dead or worse depending on our situation.

[headcheerbleeder]

Hi, Tex, I'm Caroline. I think it's great that you're taking initiative like this. Do you need someone to give it the personal touch? Go person-to-person encouraging [bullying] them to check in?

[millenyal_pink]

Getting a head count is a good idea, that way we can try to figure out what the hell is going on here.

In my experience, feeling magically compelled to do anything is a good sign to go in the opposite direction.

[the_hit_list]

[ Thank you for being the first person he’s seen voice that particular line of thinking. It’s nice to know he wasn’t the only one suspicious. ]

You see things on the news sometimes, when some of the really famous crooks break out of Arkham, reminding everyone what the warning signs are for kind control. People not being able to explain why they want to do something is number two on the list.

[poor_unlucky_girl]

Hello, Tex, I'm Jennifer. Do I and my dog count for two?

[likeits1999]

Oh dude I think dogs should definitely count.

If we don't have a rule about that it super should be a rule.

[talk_radio]

Here I am. My name is Bumblebee.

[There's a little wave.]

[ferengineer]

Lieutenant junior grade Nog, reporting in. I'm with Starfleet.

...which, if anyone needs an explanation for what that is, I suppose the closest pre-warp example would be an interstellar Navy?

[kingofneworleans]

[There's a steady thwip of cards that's probably pretty familiar to anybody who was on the Rig. Outfit's a little different, but the mirrors don't seem to have the same problem with Remy's eyes that the comms could.]

Name's Remy LeBeau. Also go by Gambit, if anybody's got a pref'rence for code names. Run wit' some superhero folk back home. Dis...ain't de weirdest t'ing I seen even dis week, though.

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[diedforyoursins]

[The text that appears on the mirrors is written in a remarkably tidy cursive for being done with a crayon.]

I've noticed at least three dozen different people since everyone began settling down, but it's hard to say for sure. Organizing enough to be certain might require someone to actually take that position as leader.

[71lines]

Or a council, almost?

[slowmotionbuscrash]

Officially speaking up to be counted, but I vote for a leader free anarchy.

[cachedout]

I second this motion.

Quick, someone do the math, how many do we need to majority rule this?

[tr1xx]

Cammie MacCloud, reporting for duty, or— whatever.

[ Cammie gives an animated wave. The cheery exterior may be a little bit affected, especially today. ]

Christ, we've got a real mix of newbies and familiar faces here.

[pasthole]

This is the second time someone's alluded to this refuse receptacle conflagration being a whole ongoing "thing" —

[ Karkat makes some airquotes ]

— and I would like all of you to understand how much I hate it.

[liesdontfindyou]

[ CT looks a bit more ragged than when they were last together, but largely fine. ]

I'd like to go to sleep for the next, you know, decade and a half, but I made it in one piece, so you can officially count me too.

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[konman]

[The young man that shows up on the mirror looks pretty busted at this point, infinitely worse than some of the people that got out of there sooner. Sooty, scratched face, bloody smudges on his muddy jeans, lightly shredded and slightly bloody shirt, the red S-shield all but torn off.]

[That's largely because he stayed at the faire a long-ass time, right up until the place was nearly abandoned and swarming with monsters. And he only cut out then without checking it was entirely clear because Tim was not doing so good and needed help getting out.]

[He sets his mirror to float a few feet away as he works on picking little burs out of his muddy jeans, his expression annoyed that they actually hurt, what the fuck. He hates not having invulnerability.]

Ow. My name's Kon-El, Kon for short, hi.

So three questions: One, what are we doing about building a fire tonight and setting watches for the Sanderson sisters and what I assume are some sub-species of slenderman?

Two, what are we doing about getting supplies and stuff tomorrow when it's safer to gather them? We'll have to organize that.

Three, where the hell are we going after this? Because that weird teleportation thing sure seemed to group us all together. It might have to be a "we" thing.

And four, does anyone happen to have an extra shirt? This is 100% cotton - or like...80% cotton since 20% of it got shredded off, and it's feeling a little chilly right now. I sweated right through everything I'm wearing.

[crayon]

[takenalive]

[Working on the assumption that the mirror will only pick up visuals and sound, Alloran is forced to resort to writing with a wax cylinder he trimmed to sharpness with his tailblade. His handwriting is very precise and small.]

I can keep a watch. Not alone, ideally, but I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight. Is there a plan for if they are managing to follow? I can fly back a ways to scout, but obviously that precludes keeping watch.

[Also he's getting tired, but he thinks he can manage if he glides at a leisurely pace instead of doing all that diving and takeoffs and passengers and dodging trees.]

And if you're truly desperate, I still have what I was assigned on the Rig. My preferred human morph is probably smaller than you are, though.

[heterochrocatic]

I'm Catra. I'm here and alive.

[ragefeathers]

I cannot begin to express the amount of 'fuck this shit' this situation has already created.

I'm Kenzie.