open; baby's first exploration

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Who: Rex Lewis & Open
What: Some exploring. Rex is looking around Brock Marsh for a job-- WHO WANTS A WEAPONS DEVELOPER AN ENGINEER-- and then afterwards has found this hip, cool "Vault" place people have told him about.
Where: Brock Marsh (particularly the uni) and Griss Twist (The Vault). You can also accost him in the street. He will love it.
When: Shortly after his arrival.
Notes: Feel free to tag into one of the threads below. The OP is just a little prelude. Multiple threads welcome!
Warnings: The Vault :C

His first night in Baedal, Rex stayed in Mog Hill, exploring the quaint, clean little neighborhood that was his temporary home. It wasn't anywhere he was interested in settling-- to be honest, this entire city wasn't anywhere he was interested in settling. What freedom it offered aside, he didn't want to be here without Ana, without Iago. If he was completely alone, that would be one thing. But the fact that there was a connection of some kind between Baedal and the Barge-- how else could Martha, Snape, Mozenrath, of all people, be here?-- made their absence all the more striking. He put on a brave face for the network, but the truth was: he was terrified and angry, still raw from the events that had come to pass before he was unexpectedly dropped into this world.

The brief exploration did little to calm his nerves. He tried to study his surroundings, pick up what details he could from the locals, but he couldn't stop dwelling on what-- and who-- he'd left behind. Ultimately, his walk around Mog Hill proved to be fruitless; he barely retained any details. It was just one big cobblestone-and-brick blur. Not an aesthetic he had any appreciation for. Give him steel and glass any day.

After a restless night marked by several failed attempts at devising a plan of action and/or escape, Rex finally fell asleep as the sun rose. Which, of course, meant that by the time he woke up, he had already missed a significant portion of the day. Fantastic. His job search was already off to a brilliant start. One quick shower later, and he was running out the door to follow up on some leads. The University would be a start.

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[toldastory]

Martha had been doing a bit of exploring, and exploring had led to ending up with the desire to do a bit of research. Research in question this morning was trying to find a good source of medical material in order to figure out best to treat all the random people whom she'd come into contact with. What she didn't expect was the coming into contact with Rex.

She'd run into people whom she didn't know from the Barge before, but Martha was determine to make friends with as many people as she could. One of the odd things about Rex was the way that his face was normal. It was odd really considering she'd known him when his face still had scarring. Falling in step next to him, Martha grinned.

"Hello, Rex."

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Rex was doing some window shopping, distracted by the gadgets displayed in one of the shops when Martha spoke. He blinked and turned to her, startled for a moment (he really needed to get used to seeing people from the Barge here), then offered a practiced smile of his own. "Martha. Hi." He ran a hand through his hair, looking around quickly. "It's such a big city, I wasn't expecting to run into someone from my... cohort."

[toldastory]

"I can imagine. I'm always a bit surprised when I run into someone myself. It feels like such a big city then you just run into someone who you least expect." Martha smiled for a moment, and then she looked around a bit. "What brings you to this part of town? Have you found a place to stay yet?" If Martha and Snape didn't have Mozenrath, she likely would have offered him one, but at the moment it seemed like an ill-advised idea.

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"Yeah, exactly," he nodded. He stuck his hands in his pockets, shaking his head. "No, not yet. I'm still at the... Valhalla Inn? I just thought I'd check out the university, see if there were any jobs. I was told that they might have something for me. Either that or one of the hospitals. What about you?"