[video] Welcome to Legion World

[relativityspeaking]

[A young woman with dark skin and closely-cropped black hair appears on the screen. She's wearing an easy smile, but her eyes are alert.]

Hello everyone. I'm Jazmin Cullen, also known as Kid Quantum, Legion Leader. I wanted to officially welcome you to Legion World, and this reality, and assure you that we are doing everything we can to get you back home where you came from. You're all welcome to stay here on Legion World, regardless if you've taken the oath and agreed to help us out while you're here. Those of you who did take the oath or have offered to help out in other ways, don't worry, we'll have you positioned shortly.

We've prepared classes to familiarize yourself with the United Planets and the technology level here so that you can function independently here. If you're joining the Legion, we have additional classes for you to take.

[Her smile widens, briefly.]

Yeah, I know, you're thrilled about having to do more homework to help us out, but hey, we don't just hand those rings out like candy.

[She reaches forward a the image shakes as she takes her omnicom in hand.]

Like I said before, I'm Legion Leader, and here are a few other important faces.

[She turns the omicomm as she speaks, showing the other members of the Legion.]

Matter-Eater Lad is my deputy leader, if you need to get in touch with me, your best bet is generally to find him. It's not that I'm dodging you, but I'm out and about a lot. He's agreed to make sure that at least one of us is available to you.

Ferro has taken on responsibility for introducing you to media, games, sports, and other forms of entertainment in this era. He also has experience in making the switch from a different era, and he's said that he'd be happy to help you with yours.

Gates has offered to help you familiarize yourselves with the culture of the United Planets in the 31st century, as well as the many and varied cultures within it. He promises that they will be informative and engaging.

Bouncing Boy will be teaching starship piloting and is the support staff coordinator. If you want to learn to drive in this era, or if you need to talk to anyone on support staff, talk to him.

If you have any interest in hand-to-hand combat, you're going to want to talk to Karate Kid. I also personally recommend his meditation training if you've found yourself with new powers that you're not quite sure how to control yet.

For those of you who've joined the Legion, Timber Wolf will be your field instructor. He'll be looking out for you in the field, and your primary trainer for working with each other.

Umbra will be instructing you in power control and battlefield tactics. Even if you're not working with the Legion, it would be a good idea to take the former class if you have powers you're unfamiliar with.

Brainiac 5 will be providing tech support, science lessons, and mentoring for those of you who are interested in engineering.

Dreamer is our source of catastrophe warnings outside of the official reporting system. If you hear her yelling, you should probably suit up.

[The camera stops on Kid Quantum again, and she presses a button, causing two images to display on the screen.]

You've already met Dr. Gym'll, our head physician, and Dr. Ry'krr, who is in charge of assisting with the handling of mental health. They'll still be filling those same roles now. Additionally, one of the other sentients who arrived recently, Dr. Arbuckle, will be assisting Dr. Gym'll.

[The images disappear. Kid Quantum smiles again.]

Even though I wish it wasn't under these circumstances, welcome to the Legion World. If you need help with anything please don't hesitate to ask us or the staff.

Comments

[legionnpcs]

[Kid Quantum opens her mouth to respond, but Timber Wolf claims the camera -- and the microphone attached -- before she gets a word out.]

Look, I feel you on that. The thing about the Legion oath though is that it only applies when you're a Legionnaire. If you feel like it conflicts with your other oath, you can step down from the team. No harm, no foul, so long as it ain't in the middle of a crisis.

[lightcatcher]

[How high are the chances with a Silmaril showing up in the middle of a crisis? They should be very low, but considering the curse that was bestowed on all the Noldor who crossed the sea...]

How would a crisis be defined which would be cause for being refused the right to step down?

[legionnpcs]

You'd never be refused the right to step down. But if you decide you can't be a Legionnaire when we're fightin' some world-conquerin' squaj or there's some other kind of nass going on and we need all hands, you ain't rejoinin' the Legion again later, and you'd have to stay the sprock out of our way when we're doin' what needs doin'.

Plus, you'd have to fork over your ring and whatever other Legion equipment you got on you before you head off to where ever you're going while the rest of us are dealin' with the problem.

[lightcatcher]

[Going by experience, the universe might be dealing with some nasty issues if the silmarils and/or their owner show up.

So knowing that the option would still exist, if with a much greater backlash, is necessary - his interests may still be the same as the legion's if that should come to pass. Or not.

He nods briefly. Good. If it is an oath that can be renounced that easily, and which is designed to be renounced that easily...

One part of what Timber Wolf said caught his attention, though.] If I were to leave the legion during a time of peace, I could keep those items?

[relativityspeaking]

[Kid Quantum reclaims the camera at this point.]

You'd get to keep your telepathic ear plugs regardless -- being able to communicate with people is important -- but we've had a couple sentients retire from the Legion on good terms in the past, and they've kept their flight rings. We'd still ask for the transuits and omnicoms back; if you're acting in a civilian capacity, you don't need the former and the latter are connected to our own internal networks. We'd help you transfer any personal files to a new device, but these devices are Legionnaire and Legion World staff equipment.

[lightcatcher]

[That seems like a lot of generosity, and he immediately has to wonder what the catch is - aside from urging people to only resign when the situation is calm - but to figure that out for himself he would need to know more about those items and how they work and relate to their surroundings.

And she'd hardly answer these questions truthfully, so he doesn't ask instead. Not in those words, anyway.]

Whom would a resignation be announced to, and how long does processing take?

[relativityspeaking]

Any of us, really. Though we'd prefer you do it in person instead of leaving a note. And processing would largely be a matter of collecting the equipment and firing off a message, so not long at all.

[lightcatcher]

[He pauses for a moment to consider this and figure out if he has more question, but this seems to be it for now.]

That would be it, then. Thank you for your time. [Pleasantries - they have never been something that he loved, but always been something that was necessary in the contexts that he lived in. Neglecting to use pleasantness sent messages, more strongly perhaps than here; such neglect is, by what he is used to culturally, a political statement that he has no interest in making. ...No great amount of them, though, partly due to standing, so with this, he will cut the connection.]