MOVE-IN DAY
Welcome to Cadelle, cuddlers! The city is — for the most part, at least — very happy with the first wave of volunteers who have chosen to spend time here! To help everyone get settled a little easier, Mayor Drake and her team have put together a series of helpful booths, each staffed by friendly citizen volunteers who are more than ready to answer any questions characters may have.
▸ First things first: visitors will need to visit City Hall to officially enroll as a Cadelle citizen. Once complete, they'll receive their Welcome Packet, which will include all of the most important items for settling in. Characters will find keys to their apartment and associated mail box, their housing assignment, and their pre-activated CuddleCard, ready to go. In addition, the volunteer coordinators have included a newly printed map of the city, as well as contact information for various city-run organizations, just in case!
▸ Due to the influx of energy from all of the new visitors, the city’s computer systems have been experiencing some "minor hiccups". While this is nothing to be concerned about, characters may find themselves mildly inconvenienced — they may have received keys that don’t work in their door, or been issued someone else's room assignment unknowingly!
▸ If they've arrived during regular business hours, characters are, of course, able to visit the maintenance office on the first floor of each building for help switching out their mismatched keys or determining their correct assignment. However, getting settled after hours will require a little extra creative problem solving — like asking a new friend if sharing a bed for the night seems reasonable, sleeping on the couches in the public lounges downstairs, or maybe even roughing it for the night outdoors. (Of course, there's always the frowned-upon methods of breaking and entering... not that you heard it from us!)
▸ As with any move-in day, there’s bound to be lots to see and do. Characters may need help carrying their things, or even just help finding their way around. If they're lucky enough to find their room without problem, they may not be so lucky in their assignment. They may find themselves living underneath someone who's got to be part elephant (who stomps that much at 6 AM?!) or just above someone who insists on burning every batch of popcorn they make! Get out there, meet the neighbors, and see what this city has to offer!
CITY SCAVENGER HUNT
A few days after the big move-in weekend, characters will find an unread message on their CuddlePhone, encouraging them to check out the CuddleTalk network for a very special message from two very special guests. When they do, they’ll find a cute (but admittedly very cheesy) video message from Cadelle’s volunteer coordinators, Flora and Cornelius. The video highlights a few of the most popular destinations in the city — Blaze Pizza, for example, the home of the ninety-second wood-fired pizza, or Dinah’s, where you can enjoy a literal bucket of fries perfect for sharing.
At the end of the video, a link will come up for characters to click if they are so inclined. They’ll be directed to a sign-up page for a city-wide scavenger hunt, with a grand prize promised for the first team to complete the challenge.
Want to participate?
▸ Characters will be able to sign up for the scavenger hunt either on their own or with a friend. (The prizes remain the same regardless of the size of the team, so if your character wants all the money for themselves, they'll either want to race it alone or pick a very generous teammate!)
▸ Among the many delicious dining destinations around Cadelle, characters will discover three venues that the volunteer coordinators have tapped as their current favorites. Somewhere in those three venues, characters will find a beautiful framed photo of Flora and Cornelius.
▸ When characters find the photo, they'll be instructed to take their best selfie, being sure to capture themselves, the framed snapshot, and their teammate (if they chose to bring one along) in the shot.
▸ The first group to send in all three selfies will win the grand prize — one month's stipend worth of extra CuddleBucks! However, all competitors who complete the challenge will be rewarded with a token of appreciation — one week's stipend worth of CuddleBucks, just for playing along!
▸ While characters explore the city, they just might find some "bonus" surprises along the way. Keep your eyes peeled!
Helpful Hint: To find the secret locations (and any hidden bonuses along the way), check out our CITY DIRECTORY for all the amazing destinations your character can explore! Feel free to sort by category on the left, and click your way through your first big adventure in the big city!
Mod Note: For fairness, the "grand prize" winner will be determined by RNG in a drawing on August 4 at 3:00 PM. If your character would like to be eligible to win the grand prize, please be sure to leave us a comment so we can include them in the drawing!
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It was a bit freeing as well--but he just wasn't sure what to do with that freedom, yet. He was a man of order and control; it was something he needed in his life, and he's find a way to put it back in eventually. It was only the first day, though, so he found himself wandering into the bar in his uniform, glancing over at the man who spoke to him, an eyebrow quirking up.]
Actually a whiskey, if you don't mind? I'm not overly fond of beer, but a drink would be excellent.
[Was it rude to switch beverage of choice, perhaps. But he knew what he liked.]
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[He reaches out with a hand.] I'm Clark, you live in Beta, right? I think we're on the same floor.
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[Fully looking at the other man now, he does look familiar.]
I think we are, yes. My name is Hux. [He gives his hand a quick, firm shake with a gloved hand.]
Do you think this place can really deliver?
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At the question though his expression turns quiet, thinking.] On their promises? I think so... [He chews his lip thoughtfully, wondering whether or not to reveal this next tit-bit of information..] For me, they already are.
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Are they?
How so?
I mean, are you saying by simply existing here they've done something for you? Because that in itself is amazing, of course--but we are here as part of an exchange of services. The back end is what I'm more concerned over.
[Is it clear that Hux's people skills are more...about business? Erp.]
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I died. In the moments before I arrived here in Cadelle, I was dying. They saved me from that. [He doesn't seem too emotional about it, he'd had time to come to terms with it and Cadelle had given him certain reasons to be satisfied with being here.] You're worried about what we have to do? I thought positive energy seemed easy to generate. [He grins a little.]
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Still, he quirks an eyebrow at the other man, focusing back on him.]
Ah, I didn't know they were capable of such things--given the power they've shown by bringing us all in, though, I shouldn't be surprised.
[Hux pursed his lips a little.]
Is it? Not everyone comes from a society or a culture [Or family] that encourages affection openly.
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It meant it was easier to view the powers at work here in an entirely positive light, the fact that Clark was already reaping benefits. By doing so, the people in control here in Cadelle had gotten themselves quite the spokesperson.
He frowns a little at the suggestion that not everyone could be affectionate.] Of course, you're right. But there's still the chance to generate platonic goodwill. Helping your neighbour, offering to buy a man a drink- [He points to Hux's drink.]- even the small things, they still count.
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They do, yes, but if buying drinks and helping my neighbor carry groceries up the stairs are all I do, I'll be here forever, if I'm frank. [He gives him a slight droll look.] The larger, more affectionate things count for more--and some of us have high prices to pay.
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I understand. [He nods.] I guess I do too. Have a high price, that is... resurrection can't come cheap. [He hadn't really thought about it so far and well; he'd been loyal to Lois... he didn't know how that particular aspect of the system in play here would affect him.]
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Pursing his lips for a moment, Hux debates what to say next. He has to get better at socializing, really.]
I've spent most of my life in one form of military training or another. Affection, fraternization...the things that we need to do here aren't second nature to me.
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Maybe this is the place you'll learn them, then. [He smiles slightly.] It wasn't always easy for me when I was young either, I felt... different from the other kids my age. [Which would happen, when you were an alien with super strength.]
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I was different, as well.
[He looks into his drink.]
...I was kept apart from them, for the most part. Then I was told I had to control them, make them fear me, lest they destroy me.
I eventually did just that.
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My parents taught me to become one of them, to avoid scaring them, to try my best to find harmony with them. [Which he probably shouldn't have said, because it wasn't as if the other man had chosen how he was raised.]
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He gave a little snort. Hux was a bit bitter over what happened to him, even if it did make him into the man he was today--strong, and powerful, on the cusp of ruling.]
That wasn't an option for me. They wanted me dead from the beginning. So it was dominate or die.
[Even as a child.
A beat, then--]
Why would they be scared of you?
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They had their reasons. [He still wasn't sure how far he was going to go with regards to telling people about his Kryptonian heritage. Of course, Kara was here and that counted for something. He just didn't know if Superman was going to exist here or if Kal-El was finally going to take his position at the helm.]
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I know it must sound strange, to some people. But where I come from we are raised from a young age to fight. It was survive, or not. No other choice. [He was no bleeding heart, one to pour his feelings and story out to a stranger. In truth, Clark has heard more than many have ever heard in his own chain of command.]
Everyone always claims to have their 'reasons'. But those reasons being reasonable are often debatable.
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In this instance I think they were fair. [Or at least, in his opinion they might have been. It wasn't like he gave them reason, but the reason was there inherently.]
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In truth, I only spent three years of my life on a planet; the rest was mostly shuttling from one ship to the next. We rarely ever spent any significant time on a planet. But I agree, no place I come from is like Earth.
[Interesting. He'll note that for the future.]
So should people be scared of you, now?
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Only bad people. [He was happy enough to admit that much, after all... Clark still didn't associate himself much with bad people as himself, never mind as Superman.]
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[He isn't quite sure he believes this man, but if that is the game he wants to play, he will go with it, as well. After all, he bought a drink, and he needs to try and make some sort of connection with people.]
And who decides who is 'bad'?
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I guess we'd have to use a more universal definition for that one. [Clark after all had played judge more than once before; he didn't do it in quite the same was as Bruce, but he was definitely in the position to act on what he deemed right or wrong.]
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No, but truly--who decides? Is it the people in power? Is it the social constructs?
The First Order makes decisions on what is 'good' and 'bad'--and I believe our reasoning to be true and sound...
...but as the other side, and I'm quite sure they would disagree.
I would say they are wrong, but of course, they would say the same about myself.
[He takes a sip of his drink.]
I suppose I am trying to say that universals are usually non existent, in my experience.
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[Hux sniffed a bit, finishing his drink, and then ordered another.]
My father was not a good man. A brilliant one--but not a good one. I had to learn from others.
[He would have become a much crueler person, had he followed in his father's footsteps.]
Your mother--was she a positive person, as well?
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