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15strangers2020-03-01 01:58 pm
strangerpeople) wrote in 15strangers2020-03-01 01:58 pm
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Isn't this where.....
[Living and dead have reunited. That is all well and good. However, all these trains and cars and starships mean nothing by themselves - many of you may be wondering precisely where they are headed, and the answer presents itself soon in the form of a yawning portal in the middle of space. Yawning, calm, so as not to be mistaken with the writhing and twitching of the wefts - it seems to belong, or at least to be accepted as a cosmic inevitability. And this is what all of the dubious spacecrafts sail into for now - it is just barely large enough for all of them to go in one at a time, and to come out on the other side of the wormhole.
That appears to be some kind of airspace. Those curious about the place they're going may want to open the stained glass windows of the trains to get a much better view of the scenery they're descending on. The landscapes are mostly gorgeous, looking from a distance as though they were painted with watercolors, although some may think it also looks a bit, well, haphazardly patched together. For the trains, there is a floating dock above the land that looks brand new, and an elevator to take down to the ground. All other ships can find an easy landing space in the meadow, like the weird UFOs they are. Nevertheless, there is a path to follow from there, leading to a castle in the distance. It is a path lined with wonderful flowers and trees... and also a chaotic smattering of other trees that don't look like they quite belong. Sheets of dry lasagna make up the bark of the spaghetti trees, their inexplicably cooked pasta hanging like a weeping willow as marinara drips from their meatball fruit. The smell is overpowering, but don't let that ruin the trip. "In fact, it would be better if you let it work up an appetite", the cheerful voice of 707 suggests as he leads the pack up the trail like a hyperactive boy scout leader.
Finally, the doors of the castle open up. The halls are full of doors, each glowing from within - some of you may recognize the names of your homes, and others may not. But going past them, there is an enormous arch that is named The Hall of the Beginning as indicated by the carvings on it. Inside is a table that will be familiar to one of the strangers. It is the table that the original 15 Titled met at the beginning of Nirn, and it's overflowing with a feast even more grandiose than the last time. All of the drinks and cuisine you've been missing for so long is here - from sugar-spiced coffee and bubble tea, delicious scones as good as an aunt's, ridiculously spicy takeout wok, popcorn, philly cheesesteaks and the most perfect star shaped peanut-butter-jelly sandwiches known to man, a big toblerone on a long silver platter, three types of ramen, beer, so many grapes, melon bread, something labeled "dead chicken" that is obviously just a regular roast chicken.... it definitely seems like there were too many cooks here, but cooks with their heart in the right place. Some other favorites of the strangers will also be among the chaos if they look hard enough, but certainly, somewhere, it was deemed that they should have a celebration feast.
But then, you are not strangers any more, are you? Everyone here is a familiar face now, and there are even more familiar faces waiting around the table. The ones who wrote the letter, 707, Halley, Maka, Alexis, and Cardia are already there coming and going, but occasionally many others will stumble through one of the many doors. People from the games who had not fallen to IT. People from home, people you love. What we have here is a nexus and a party all in one. Here, there will be as much time for goodbyes as you like - or, as the hall suggests, new beginnings.]
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[And despite clearly being unhappy to see Zack, he still hasn't made any move to try to attack the other for some reason.]
Don't suppose you have any idea of how we can leave, do you?
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Is this the Daniel Dickens you've told me about?
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[ And then Eliza shows up. Wonderful. Excuse him for a moment while he talks to her. ]
Yeah, that's him. Doesn't look like he's armed, though...
[ Then he actually addresses Danny again. ]
Okay, Doc. You wanna go home in one piece? Leave my sister and our friends alone, and we won't kill ya on the spot. Got it?
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Your sister? Seriously? Was Rachel not good enough for you anymore? Unless... ah, did you already kill her and move onto your next victim to play a new game of "big brother" with now? And here I thought you couldn't sink any lower, Zack...
[And yet, Danny still hasn't drawn a weapon even with being threatened, nor does he even threaten to kill Zack in retaliation as he steps back, arms folding across his chest.]
Well, whatever. At least I've learned from my experience in these games that one should move on instead of remaining in the past. So unless you've got actual help to provide rather than threatening me before I've even done anything, I'll go look for someone who's more useful in helping me go back to my own friends.
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[She rolls her eyes.] Pretty sure they've set up multiple ways to get back. We're all heading home ourselves after this, after all.
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But hey, he's got someone backing him up. He'll just glare at the bastard, ready to lash out if he makes one wrong move. ]
Look here, you sick son of a bitch. Ray was a friend with a death wish. Eliza is someone I don't want to kill because she actually fucking cares about me. I didn't go looking for her. It just happened. So FUCK OFF.
[ ... Yeah, he is moving on with his life thank you very much. ]
Go ask the red head in the glasses for a ride home, if that's what you really want.
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Does she now? Even after knowing how many people you've killed for your own amusement before? How nice...
[Now he finally does move his hands, but its to retrieve the old cellphone he had been looking at before as he frowns at it. Still no signal...... however, he does have an idea now, and though it takes a moment on this old ass phone to bring it up, he turns it to show Eliza--he trusts her more than he trusts Zack right now, even if he thinks she's being dumb to jump to Zack's defense so easily.]
But in the realm of actually useful conversations to have here rather than sniping at one another--have you seen this man before? Or her?
[The man in question, and also including this girl. In the picture, the young girl seems to be lecturing the man (and Danny, who took the picture) on something or other, but they're too amused or unconcerned about it to care.]
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[Eliza has to lean forward to peer at the picture a little, though she tries not to get too close.]
No, I haven't. I guess you could ask the others, since it's not like I know everyone who was ever in a game like this.
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[ The distrust is mutual, plus Danny has no idea how the hell this happened. Thank god he got adopted by someone who's better at talking to people than he is.
He still glances over Eliza's shoulder to get a good look at those two... Wait a second. ]
Never seen these guys before either. Why, you actually made some new friends somewhere? [ As in, another one of those stupid games?! That sure explains how you're not dead right now, Dr. Asshole. ]
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[A pause, before he adds--]
There's other friends aside from those two, but they are the ones I've been living with since my own game. Or rather, the ones that will notice and take an issue with my being gone for too long, at least.
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[A pause, and then--]
Shin--Kogami doesn't use magic by comparison, but he isn't someone that I would want to be on the wrong side of. It would make dates awkward, after all.
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[She's not even going to touch the fact that this guy apparently got a boyfriend before her.]
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Of course she does. In fact she would probably curse me first for having gone somewhere without telling her or Kogami first.
[Even if he hasn't killed anyone here yet, because Rin is not stupid and he respects her for that.]
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He crosses his arms. ]
Oh! Great! So, aren't they probably looking for you right now?
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More than likely, yes.
[He answers, in regards to Zack's question. It'd be seen as too suspicious for him to disappear without saying anything, even if he can't break the curse on him right now. As for Eliza's comment...]
In that case, I should probably go looking for one here.
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[ And leave him and Eliza alone, screams the way he's staring at Danny and not leaving her side. ]
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Hey, you alright?
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