welcome, welcome!

[iterumadmin]

[ A day or so after the Chosen start arriving, three loud chimes begin going off on all devices across the City to alert to an incoming Magistrate message. These will be different from the regular ringtones that alert a Chosen from any close friends of incoming calls or messages.

A woman with platinum blonde hair sits behind a large desk, offering a smile that's all business. ]

So. Here you all are. Okay, I guess it’s up to me to formally welcome you to – or back to – the City. You'll see that not much has changed geographically for those in the latter group. Those that are new? Listen to what the returning people tell you. I’m sure they’ll have a lot of important information relevant to your interests, comfort and safety.

Your district Magistrates have all changed with the exception of Nina, who’s still in charge in the Coliseum district and Star who does her best with what she has over in Shantytown. Aiden Knight is your guy over in Leisurebrook. Fern Wilder heads up Finance Street while Skiffell Lubbee is stationed in the Gardens of Pleasure. Then we have the handsome Baren Everett over in the Red Lantern District and that leaves me, the Duchess, presiding over the Tower District.

[ Gets prompted from someone off camera. The Duchess looks at her watch. ]

Alright. I’ve got roughly ten minutes before I’m due in another meeting, so the floor is open for questions. Well, most anyway. Let’s steer away from the more complicated ones, yeah?

Oh, yes! There will also be a welcome banquet at the Tower next weekend in your honour. Information about that will be on the invitation in the basket you received upon arriving in the City.

Okay, who's got questions?

Comments

[bossyboiler]

[ Not that she's going to miss the Emperor but she is curious... ]

What happened to the other Magistrates?

[needsabreak]

How about telling us why we're here and what the hell is going on. Or is that one of the 'complicated' ones? [Yeah, he's not happy about being kidnapped.]

[abeautifulgame]

Why bring us here?

[he doesn't sound upset, just curious. this is the first time he's been somewhere outside of home where there's actually a face to his kidnappers]

[silversneakers]

Weren't you a Magistrate last time?

[Though he could be remembering that wrong. He didn't always pay the most attention to that sort of thing.]

[revmeup]

So, like ... What?

Sorry, I wasn't listening, cuz you're sooo pretty.

[ssbardock]

[ Bardock's scouter is connected to the Magistrate's message even though he had no idea who and what to expect from these people. The Saiyan visibly shows his displeasure with the conversation. ]

What exactly is a magistrate and give me a good reason as to why you brought me here?

Private - Next morning

[cinnamonspice]

Dude, really Duchess? You gave them my government name?

I guess it's cool. I just wanted to pretend to be one of them awhile. Wanna catch brunch?