Empatheias Welcome Centre volunteer and sign-ups!

[young_oldman]

Important Edit and Credit In a spectacular flub I forgot to mention that this welcome centre is the brainchild and the labor of love of both myself and Reena, aka Red-mun. My apologies to Reena! OTL

Lu Meng will be setting up a Welcome Center for newcomers starting in April! The purpose of the Welcome centre is to offer a one-stop resource centre for newcomers to get introduced with the situation, as well as to give them a leg-up on getting acquainted with the city, its culture and living in Verens.

About the Welcome Centre

More info in the doc here, but some of the basic things the welcome centre will have:

• Shun's Emp pamphlets. Copies of all the pamphlets that Shun currently has available at the Task Board center (link would be made available).
  
• Information archive. An archive of information covering the history of Empatheias, the Arehtei, the developments that happened since the Otherworlders arrived, and explanations on key game mechanics like crystal telepathy, resurrection of dead Otherworlders (ex-ghost types), filling up a crystal with emotional drops and giving it to the Arehtei, etc.
  
• Resource list. A list of important resources: the location of the main hospital, Otherworlder-friendly clinics, who to contact in case of medical emergencies or if a crime is taking place, who the Enforcers and the Reps are.
  
• Welcome Baskets. These are the welcome kits that are currently distributed at the Task Board center and provided by Alvin. They contain some basic necessity items, coupons that can be used at local vendors, a small city map, and some business cards for suggested stores and grocers.
  
• Job list. An updated list of jobs from the taskboard and a map of the city's available location for the Otherworlders
  
• Dorm and dining area. A small dormitory-ish area for those who are unable to get settled into Emp immediately. There is also a small dining area for them to sit around and have some tea or coffee and if hungry, sandwiches.
  
• Dunamis classes. Free classes on dunamis thrice every week, specifically Step 1 and Step 2 Dunamis which would allow people to avoid emotional reactions around them, but not on how to use the emotional energy.

Jobs & Volunteers

So because this is a lot of stuff, Lu Meng will be looking for volunteers and full-time paid staff.

• New arrival scouts. These people head out during the (now) designated day of the month to look for newcomers and try to explain the situation. Each person will be carrying Shun's pamphlets, and if the newcomer wants more information they can ask or be referred to the records at the welcome centre.
  
• Medical assistance. If needed, the centre can be an easy go to place for simple medical assistance, made easier with the clinic nearby.
  
• Introduce Welcome Centre. Volunteers are encouraged to bring new arrivals to the welcome centre and give them the welcome basket.
  
• Inform about housing. If the newcomer is ready to start, volunteers should point them out to the locations of the Otherworlder housing. If they're not ready to go out on their own, show them them to the dorms to stay a couple of days.

For the full timers, they have to be on-call at all times for any sudden newcomers (ie. a person can suddenly drop them a ping on the amulet at 3am). Full time staff are paid positions and can be a source of steady employment.

If you're interested to join the Welcome Centre, feel free to comment with the template below! If your character can offer any other service, they can also choose to do so!

<b>Player:</b> <b>Character:</b> Character Name | <user name="journal"> <b>Full-time or Part-time Volunteer:</b> Use "F" or "V" <b>Specific services:</b> Any services from the list your character would be interested in participating. <b>Extra services:</b> Any services not on the list but your character may have skill or knowledge about. Like being an actual tour guide or helping with some of the organization/maintenance of the center. Feel free to use this space to suggest new services as well! <b>Questions:</b> Questions or anything else you may have.

The Welcome Centre is also pretty new and thus a work in progress. Feel free to drop any comments and suggestions below.

Comments

Sign-ups

[young_oldman]

Sign-ups for volunteer and full time positions here!

[rustyhonesty]

Player: AL
Character: Jean Kirstein | rustyhonesty
Full-time or Part-time Volunteer: F
Specific services: Inform about housing
Extra services: He can also help with Maintenance.
Questions: n/a

[young_oldman]

Hi AL, thanks very much for signing up! I'm currently in the middle of planning something for the welcome centre, and will get in touch with you by the end of the week with details. Thanks again!

[strategisch]

Player: Otter
Character: Armin Arlert | strategisch
Full-time or Part-time Volunteer: V

Specific services: Armin can hand out pamphlets, guide people to the welcome center, and generally give advice and field questions that may not have readily available answers.

Extra services: Armin is working with Shun to compile all available information about Empatheias, especially the Arehtei. When that project nears completion,he can definitely lead people to where that information will be stored.

Questions: N/A

[young_oldman]

Hello Otter, thank you for signing Armin up and welcome aboard! I've currently got something for the welcome centre in the wings, it's still in the planning stages, but I'll send you a Private Message at the end of the week with the details. Thanks again!

[invigorates]

Player: LiLi
Character: Lioriley | invigorates
Full-time or Part-time Volunteer: F
Specific services: Medical Assistance, New Arrival Scout. All of it idk.
Extra services: Can help with organizing information if necessary, and adding to any research since she's doing a lot on her own.
Questions: none at the moment.

[young_oldman]

Hi there LiLi and thank you for signing Lioriley up! Right now I've got something planned for the welcome centre, and I'll let you know by the end of the week on what's cooking. Thanks again!

[cykedfists]

Player: Terra
Character: Athena Cykes | cykedfists
Full-time or Part-time Volunteer: F
Specific services: Moving Cykology here, but she'll also help with introducing the welcome centre and informing about housing.
Extra services: If anyone needs help with setting something up, she'd be willing to help with that too if she's not busy with her business or the other services she's offering to help with.
Questions: Nope! Not at the moment!

[young_oldman]

Heya Terra! Thanks for signing Athena up and for agreeing to move Cykology to the Welcome Centre! Right now I'm in the middle of planning something for the centre, and I'll definitely get back to you by the end of the week with some details. Thanks again!

Re: Sign-ups

[greatcleavage]

Player:
Character: Roy Greenhilt | greatcleavage
Full-time or Part-time Volunteer: V
Specific services: New arrival scout
Extra services: Roy can answer questions about the entire otherworlder experience in Empatheias, having been here since the beginning.

Character: Princess Celestia | letteropener
Full-time or Part-time Volunteer: V
Specific services: All
Extra services: Celestia would be a good liaison for nonhumans.

[young_oldman]

Yo Dragon! Two for the price of one! Thanks for signing both Roy and Celestia for the Welcome Centre. Right now I'm planning something for the centre, and I'll definitely get back to you by the end of the week with details. Thank you again!

[greatcleavage]

Hey, it's literally what they're already doing each month anyway. ;)

[becomeashield]

Player: Kiri
Character: Zeno | becomeashield
Full-time or Part-time Volunteer: V
Specific services: New arrival scout
Extra services: He's good with children and the elderly, can provide hugs if desired, and also wouldn't shy from a newcomer who's sick or wounded
Questions: n/a

[young_oldman]

Hi Kiri and thank you for signing Zeno up!! I've got something up my sleeve for the welcome centre, it's taking a little while to finish up but I'll get back to you on details by the end of the week. Thanks again!

Re: Sign-ups

[cantfixglass]

Player: Ilana
Character: Reynir Arnason | cantfixglass
Full-time or Part-time Volunteer: F
Specific services: Everything except medical?

He's new but he is the most friendly so he's well prepared to talk to everyone and anyone.

Re: Sign-ups

[moreequal]

Player: Al
Character: Thomas Jefferson | moreequal
Full-time or Part-time Volunteer: F
Specific services: New arrival scouts and introducing the welcome center
Extra services: He'll probably want to help writing the pamphlets and the like
Questions: -

[gochuugoku]

Player: Rina
Character: China/Yao Wang | gochuugoku
Full-time or Part-time Volunteer: V
Specific services: Medical assistance (He has plenty of knowledge regarding Traditional Chinese Medicine.), guiding people to the Welcome Centre, and informing them about housing.
Extra services: He could help teach the Dunamis classes since it's similar to the concept of chi.
Questions: n/a

Comments and Suggestions

[young_oldman]

If you have any feedback or suggestions for the welcome centre, let me know here!

[nolongerasleep]

I'd actually add a few suggestions myself. In fact Lithia was just speaking with some people that she felt the info about Otherworlders and death was lacking. But I don't think the fact that Otherworlders who die of diseases they had before coming here aren't cured upon death is that well known and that would be important to ensure newcomers seek help sooner rather than later.

I'd also add information on how to figure out what Arehtei they are aligned with. That seems to be a common newbie question and it's easy to explain and they could certainly have a color chart available so newbies know what it means when their crystal starts showing an actual color.

Also you mentioned that for more ancient people something to help them get acclimated to technology. I'd also suggest the other way around and assist those from more advanced worlds in adjusting to a lack of technology along with a difference in it. Or maybe just a general get used to the weird stuff in Emp type of deal that would help both sides of the coin.

And a last suggestion, cooking classes would likely be very useful to newbies and oldies alike.

Otherwise, it's an awesome idea that is much needed! Lithia probably will volunteer in some way, just have to think of how.

[opportunitycosts]

These are all pretty good suggestions!

The only thing I felt I needed to point out was trying to figure out alignments since this might not be too clear. In the beginning, all crystals are pretty much clear/neutral color. It's not until they've accumulated a fair number of drops, particularly those of their alignment, that they will start seeing a color to it. There's also the dilemma of how character crystals can come custom designed, INCLUDING taking on a different "default" color. So that's something that should also probably be cleared up.

Annnd now I have to keep my mouth shut and not offer suggestions as to other ways to figure out alignments haha. More fun to see what players might come up with.

[young_oldman]

Hi Lithia, thanks for giving us your 2 cents! Sorry this took awhile to get back to, I've been busy IRL. Your suggestions are definitely ones worth considering, especially the bit acclimating people to the technology of Verens. We'll definitely add something to help people adjust to Verens culture as a whole.

A note will definitely be added to this archive as well for people to beware coming back after death, especially if you feel Lithia would let them know about her circumstance with coming in with an illness. This guide is still in progress, and when it's been cleaned up and checked to a certain point, we'll make it available to everyone to give their opinion. (Right now, it's a little messy!)

As for helping people to find their alignment once their crystal begins to show signs of colour (as Lae notes above), the information archive covers the basics of the crystals and also the Arehtei, and so this will be a quick resource for the characters ICly and for players OOCly.

...but if people do usually have their crystals defaulted at a different colour than the usual clear design and that's normal to find, we will also be sure to include a note that people check to see if their crystal has changed from this colour in any way over a month or so, which I've imagined to be a good amount for a crystal owned by a non-apathetic character to collect emotion drops.

Again, thank you for your suggestions! If you've got anymore, feel free to drop them here.

[nolongerasleep]

She'd be fine with telling Lu Meng about it, she'd just not want it to be known that she's personally affected by it. So he can certainly have the info, just keep her name out of it. She just wants to keep the number of people who know she's got a terminal condition to a minimum, but doesn't want anyone in her situation to have as much trouble as she did finding what they need to know.

[needsexcitement]

Do we have anybody for emotional assistance for people who first arrive traumatized or panicked?