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WAKE UP TIME

WAKE UP TIME

[The first thing you feel when you wake up is...nothing.

You don't feel much different at all when you wake up, no doubt from a very pleasant sleep, even if you may not remember what you dreamed of. If anything, you would have thought it was another normal day.

That thought would have vanished the moment you took in your surroundings. This is not your bed, this is definitely not your bedroom, and well, this is definitely not your home. In fact, this place isn't anywhere you've been before.

Before you can question anything much further, your cell phone starts beeping, flashing a message on the screen for a good several minutes, before flashing your profile, also for a few minutes. Yes, now you have a Title, and a power, even if you've never had one before. And yes, you have a cell phone. Even if you didn't have one, and don't know what the hell a cell phone is. You get the feeling you'll need to keep it on you.

The profile fades back to the home page of your phone - don't worry, you can still access your profile, and everyone else's, on that little lime icon if you really want - even though you have so many questions now. (The help button may... attempt to be helpful in that case.) Where the hell are you? Why do you have a Title? And can you get out?

Perhaps, if you're strong enough. But, in any case.

Welcome, Titled.

There are fifteen strangers in this place.]

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I... I don't know. But I certainly hope whomever wrote those rules was lying.

[ YOU'RE A CHILD. ]

Yeah...I'm okay with the first six, but I really hope seven, eight, nine, and...eight?

[She looks at her phone again to make sure she's reading the numbers right.]

Who wrote this, anyway?

... I honestly don't know, but it really sounds like it was written by a young girl around your age.

[ She's not suspecting you, or anything, but it really? Does? ]

...I see what you might be thinking, but that's not my typing style. I don't know what half of those little faces are supposed to mean. I haven't really graduated past colon-three to express a kitty cat. And fuschia text? Ugh.

Also, I've never sent a chat message on a cell phone. I didn't even know you could do that.

I've... known a lot of girls like that, unfortunately. There were plenty of students in my school like that.

[ She gives a small laugh. ]

I doubt it was you. You'd probably talk like you typed. But yes, you can do that. Granted, technology isn't my strong suit, I'm used to sending messages with a crystal ball through Luna Nova's magical network... that would be Professor Croix's area of expertise.

...magical network? Uh...

[Time for Joey's new favorite game: am I crazy or is the person I'm talking to crazy?]

[ Joey did you read the profiles. "Magical Astrology teacher at Luna Nova Academy". ]

Yes, I teach at Luna Nova Academy. I'm guessing you're not from a witching family if you've never heard of it.

Nooo...definitely not a witching family. I guess we're a Hauntswitching family? But Hauntswitch is just the name of the town. It doesn't have any actual significance beyond that.

Are you going to tell me you're a witch next?

... Yes? Is that really so strange?

[ Blinking. ]

Granted, they've taken my wand, so I... can't do any magic, but...

I mean, magic being real would only be like the third weirdest thing to happen today? I've just never met anyone who came up and started talking about it before.

Well, except my babysitter, but she's more just a fan of the idea of wizards, you know?

Well, they've given us other magic in exchange for it.

[ As if on cue, she summons a little bit of that barbed wire from her power in the shape of a small star. A little amount of it, just... in the air. Then it dissipates after a few seconds. How adept she easily handles it and makes it move around into the shapes she wants shows a practiced hand. ]

Whatever this is supposed to be. I could do that with my eyes closed with my wand, and could do the same to simply get us out of here using magic, but... well, I suppose they realized that.

[Staring at where the barbed wire was for a moment.]

I'm just...gonna take your word for it. Like, you're not going to doubt me if I say I came here after getting chased into a weird snake portal by big eyeless monsters, right?

[Right?]

I mean, even for Scully, there comes a time where she just has to accept that supernatural stuff is going on or it'll get her killed.

No, I would absolutely believe that. It sounds like you've had quite a harrowing time. What were you dealing with? Perhaps you could describe it and I could identify it. It might be magical in nature. Maybe I could help?

[ SHE'S TRYING, okay. ]

Well, I guess...I didn't take too close of a look at them. Big, black, neon-green mouths, more arms than anything should have...also I guess they can see even if they don't have eyes? They responded to a flashlight and flares. That's pretty weird now that I have a chance to think about it.

Hmm... sounds like it could be a potential yokai or some other magical monster. There's definitely magical creatures out there that fit such descriptions. Many of them see using energy or magic instead, or have ways of feeling heat out. You know, like snakes.

[ She thinks about it for a moment. ]

I don't teach the magical fauna class at school... but I do know a little bit. If they responded to light, chances are they're probably darkness or cave-dwelling creatures.

Well, they appeared right before sunset, and the biggest one was pretty snake-like. Maybe something like that. Jude thought they were aliens, but he thinks everything is aliens. I guess magical monsters make exactly as much sense, really.

[She shakes her head.]

It probably doesn't matter too much, though. My goal was getting away from them, and I guess I sure did that...

Jude? Is he a friend of yours? If he's with monsters like that, he may not be safe! That's terrible, is he all right? We'd have to get you back home as soon as possible, then, to try and save him! Things that dwell in caves like that are often known eaters of people...

[ She frowns. ]

If the big one was snake-like, it could have potentially been a basilisk. Even a small one can be quite dangerous!

Jude's my brother. He's...he was out in the treehouse. Hopefully everything was inside chasing me and he could get away. Or I mean, he could probably live in that thing for a month or two if he had to...

[She looks at her shoes. She has no idea what's going on with Jude and no way to affect it either way. It's better to just hope for the best than assume the worst.]

I think I like the name 'basilisks' better than 'serpents', though. That's what Jude was going with and he said it so much it stopped sounding like a word.

Mmm... I'm not sure if it was a basilisk or not, though. It's only my best guess. I would have to see it firsthand to know for sure. The young ones aren't often too dangerous, but the older ones can at least freeze a person solid, if not outright kill a person. It really... depends on if you look them in the eye or not.

[ Large magical snakes in general are dangerous. ]

I've never encountered one personally, the closest I ever dealt with was a cockatrice. I do hope your brother will be all right. We have to get you back home and out of here so you can make sure. Perhaps someone could go home with you and take care of the problem you were having, maybe myself?

That's uh...wow, you'd really offer something like that right off? That's...kinda incredible. I wouldn't even know your name if it weren't for this mini-cell phone thing.

Absolutely! You're the age of one of my students, and if you're going through that, I could probably help. It isn't as though I couldn't probably simply return back to Luna Nova, anyway, even if we were dealing with alternative worlds in some form like I've been suspecting. There's magic for that.

Yeah, I mean, thank you! I'm just not used to people volunteering to help people they just met.

[She considers for a moment, and holds out a hand.]

I feel like we should introduce ourselves and not just rely on the creepy mini-cell phone thing. I'm Joey.

It really is improper, isn't it? I'm so very sorry!

[ Her handshake is... a little stumbling, to be honest, but she manages. Noticeably, she uses her left hand, but the grip is... oddly weak. Weaker than if someone was relaxed. ]

It's nice to meet you, Joey. My name is Ursula. Ursula Callistis. I would normally ask someone your age to call me "Professor", but considering I'm not at my school and that seems somewhat annoying anyway, please, just call me Ursula.

[Shaking hands with a lefty is a little awkward, especially when you're not in a context where jokes about sprite-mirroring make any sense, but Joey pulls it off. It's kind of weird for an adult to seem that...delicate?...though. Still, no point accidentally insulting someone.]

It's a pleasure, Ursula. I promise if I ever end up at witch school or whatever, I'll stick to calling you Professor then.

[ Joey is a good kid, Ursula thinks. She will probably file away wanting to try very hard to keep her safe. ]

We've had more students from non-magical backgrounds recently, to be certain. It wouldn't be impossible! Variety is definitely a good thing. One of my most spirited pupils is a girl from a non-witching background about your age.

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