setting update: Wilmot's End

[applesaucemod]

A special pub has recently opened up in the East Village, and word has been spreading through the ranks of both the rebels and Romac, as well as on the rifties network.

Wilmot's End caters specifically to the unusual, those touched by the rift or carted here from different worlds. Here you can mingle and socialise in a reasonably safe environment. There is a very strict non-hostility rule, and anyone who wants to make trouble, or some rebel who wants to pick a fight with a Romac employee, will be immediately evicted. Bear in mind, though, you are not protected from gossip, and anyone might overhear you.

The first floor is a cozy pub with a relaxed atmosphere, where they serve food and have a well-stocked bar. Perfect for chatting and quietly unwinding. Minors are permitted in here until 8 pm.

The second floor is not open to minors, and is divided into two levels. On the lower level, there's a stage where bands or DJs occasionally perform, as well as an area for dancing. The upper level has seating with a view of the stage, and a bar where drinks can be ordered. This area is generally somewhat rowdier and a lot louder. The second floor also houses the offices, with windows facing the street.

The pub is located at the corner of 10th street and Avenue B. For those who are not safe to walk in the open, the bar is accessible through a basement entrance, reached by a tunnel that leads off the Lower East Side 2 Av subway station. It is open 24/7, and is owned by Beatrice Summerfield. Staff will be added to the NPC list.

Not Zambini Towers [Closed]

[jennifer_strange]

The day after Aglet's arrival, Jennifer had headed to Romac with his registration forms, which she'd filled out to the best of her ability. She's confident that there's enough information for Barry to make sense of, and hopes, for the Borrower's sake, that no one else will insist on interviewing him. Given how terrified he was when he first met her, and his continuing tendency to get twitchy whenever she gets a little too close, she's guessing he wouldn't appreciate meeting any new 'Beans.'

She'd made it to HQ without any hiccups, despite having the beast with her. Leaving it at her flat hadn't seemed wise; she knew Aglet would have been terrified to be left alone with it, and she didn't know if the beast would stay put, or if it would just chew through the door so it could follow her. Fortunately, the puffy little coat and booties she'd dressed it in did a good job of hiding its actual appearance, and no one had looked twice at it the whole way over.

But all that good fortune had to end sometime, and as she walks down an unfamiliar hallway on what is quite possibly the wrong floor, she reluctantly concludes that she's lost. Apparently, she wasn't as certain of where Barry's office was located as she thought she was. Damn.

Well, better to admit the error and get help than continue to wander about the tower like an idiot. There's an open door a few meters away that's spilling natural light into the hall, and she approaches it with her shoulders squared and the Quarkbeast trotting by her side. A peek into the office reveals a young man at a computer, and she gently raps a knuckle against the open door.

"Excuse me - sorry to bother you, but I'm a bit lost."