Whoo OOC thread!<br/><br/>IC Thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=136853.0)<br/>Character Roster (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=136640.0)<br/><br/>This topic can be used for whatever discussion, questions, plotting, etc., people would like! It'll also be used to dump any relevant information that can't be easily handled through roleplay posts. The game thread proper should be up in a day or so, once everyone's chimed in here and THM and I have a few more things finalized.<br/><br/>A question: Would people like a separate 'character roster' thread?<br/><br/>Oh, and, here: The (heavily watered-down) map of Tokyo we'll be using. Look how pretty and non-destroyed and technicolor it is!<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">To be clear, this map isn't going to be a big deal; it's largely there to help with perspective. For example, if you need to get from point A to point B, but there are bad guys in the way--it's easier to figure that out, make sense of it, and decide what to do about it, if you have some frame of reference.<br/><br/>Tokyo city is divided into 23 'special wards'--each functions much like a city on its own. Each has a certain degree of autonomy from the Tokyo metropolitan government, which coordinates public services such as water distribution and emergency response. We'll be focusing on the eight so-called 'central wards', which are the ones listed on the map (along with Koto and Sumida). Below you'll find brief summaries of the locations and any noteworthy spots on them.<br/><br/>(http://i43.tinypic.com/nrj34.png)<br/><br/><strong>Chiyoda</strong>: Tokyo's central ward, but with the smallest population. While the city government is centered in Shinjuku, Chiyoda is the center of the nation's government.<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Akihabara: Also known as the "Electric Town," it's a major (arguably <em>the</em> major) shopping center for electronics in Tokyo.</li><li>Budokan: A large indoor arena, used for everything from martial arts competitions to concerts. It has a seating capacity of around fourteen thousand.</li><li>Imperial Palace: Home to the imperial family.</li><li>Marunouchi: A major commercial center, next to Tokyo Station.</li></ul><br/><strong>Shinjuku</strong>: The commercial and administrative center of Tokyo.<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Nishi-Shinjuku: Tokyo's largest concentration of skyscrapers, and home to the Tokyo metropolitan government building.</li><li>Shinjuku Gyoen: A large graden-park, known for being a blend of Japanese, English, and French styles. It has several ponds and streams, and well over twenty thousand trees. Shinjuku Station, the busiest train station in Japan, is located just east of here.</li></ul><br/><strong>Shibuya</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Shibuya 109: An extremely busy shopping district, and home to Shibuya Station, one of Tokyo's busiest railway stations. It's much-loved by teenagers and young adults, and has a busy nightlife.</li><li>Yoyogi Park: One of Tokyo's largest parks, about the size of Shinjuku Gyoen, though less fancy. Before the diaster, there was a sizable (but orderly) 'camp' of homeless people tucked away near the park's periphery. It's an island of green amid Tokyo's cityscape, and several large ponds (most sporting elegant fountains) complement the appeal.</li></ul><br/><strong>Minato</strong>: Home to most of Tokyo's embassies, and headquarters to a number of massive companies (including Sony, Toshiba, Honda...)<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Omotesando: A major road that has also evolved into something of a shopping district. The area's also popular among well-to-do, but not necessarily wealthy, people in need of a residence.</li><li>Roppongi: An upscale district, home to many of Tokyo's wealthy. Its centerpiece is the fifty-four story Mori Tower (which contains everything from stores to restaurants to museums).</li><li>Tokyo Tower: A communication and broadcast tower. While it's lost its status as tallest structure in Tokyo, it's still widely used for media broadcasting.</li></ul>   <br/><strong>Toshima</strong>: Predominantly residential, Toshima has the highest non-Japanese population of all Tokyo's wards--just a bit under 10% of the total.<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Ikebukuro: Toshima's commercial and entertainment district, home to the 60-story tall Sunshine 60 building, the massive train and subway station, and gargantuan department stores.</li></ul><br/><strong>Bunkyo</strong>: Generally considered to be Tokyo's residential and academic center.<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Tokyo University: By no means the city's only university, it's considered the most prestigious school in Japan, and possibly all of Asia.</li><li>Tokyo Dome: A baseball stadium with a seating capacity of over forty thousand people.</li></ul><br/><strong>Taito</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Ueno: The central district in the Taito ward, with a multitude of cultural draws, such as three national museums, a public concert hall, and several Buddhist temples. This also holds Ueno park and Shinobazu Pond, the latter of which has a surface area of just over a square kilometer.</li><li>Asakusa: One of the few areas capable of overshadowing Ueno in number of shrines and temples, Asakusa is another of the more-traditional-looking districts.</li></ul><br/><strong>Chuo</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Ginza: A luxury shopping district. The neighborhood is as beautiful as the products, and both are equally exorbitant.</li></ul></div></div>