Arrival

 Arrival in the Messiah Sphere is a complicated, mildly traumatizing thing; as such the process is made as painless as possible. When your crystal has been picked for processing, everyone in the Messiah Sphere is notified via a list that is constantly updated with the names of those being processed in the Mithra Chambers. This allows anyone who may know you to prepare for your arrival. Good or bad. Then begins the removal process.

 The Mithra Chamber: 

 You wake up to the sight of a hundred or more red eyes staring at you in the dark. Your body is on fire, having been so cold that the cool air around you feels hot enough to burn. The chamber is tight, not even enough room to turn around, and a part of your body, no bigger then a quarter where the last of the crystal remains, hurts so badly you feel as though you might faint. The lights dim, and the pain starts to dull as a voice echos through the tube.

“''Hello Member (ID number): (Character name). It is my deepest regret to inform you that your planet has been destroyed and consumed by the creature known as the Lamia. You, and many others from your world, were found in the wreckage of these attacks, spread across the universe contained in the crystal used to consume your planet before its destruction. We here at the Pistis Sophia understand that this may be hard to understand, and we will do our best to make this transition as smooth as possible.''

"You are on a refugee ship known as the Pistis Sophia, hundreds of thousands of refugees like you have been picked up by our crew's tireless search for survivors of the Lamia's attacks. Soon, you will be released from this chamber and given a room within the Messiah Sphere, a home for those like you without a home. Please remain calm as we go over some information about your situation and how life inside the Messiah Sphere works.” ​ At this point, you will be briefed on everything they need to know about money, living, the districts, the ship, the power limiting, ID numbers, and some rather nonsensical history on the universe around them. This will all be very overwhelming, and soon you will feel something tighten about your non dominant wrist, a contraption explained to be a computer being attached to it with your ID number printed on the underside.  Once released from the Mithra chamber, crew members will be there to steady you and conduct a medical examination, assign you any medication/supplements you need to sustain life, brief you on the use of the communicators, before escorting you to one of the many entrances into the messiah sphere.  At this point, you're expected to be on your own. Good luck in the Messiah Sphere!