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[Whoever is in the center of town at the moment might experience a blue speedbump on the ground. The little starfish communicator pops open next to him and the feed opens to the side of Jade's head as he grumbles and lets out an irritated groan. Staring up at the.... sky(?) Jade sat up and gave a look around to his surroundings, then to the little item on the ground next to him.

Frowning, he shook out his soaked hands, understandably confused as to why he was soaked from head to toe. Tataroo was entirely dry save for the river and he hadn't fallen into that. However, the bigger concern was where he was. This didn't look remotely close to anything he knew, which was saying a lot for a man who'd traveled the world. He certainly didn't like the looks of that sky or that... coral in the center of town. After a minute, he stood, ignoring the little device that had been next to him and tried patting himself a bit dryer as he examined his immediate surroundings for foes.]

How peculiar. Is it possible I was brought here, or am I dreaming...?

((OOC: Open to all either in person or over the communicator!))

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[Somehow, Zelos always managed to find himself in the plaza during the time when all the new arrivals showed up. Partially it's due to to a curiosity of what weird alien will show up next and partially it's to see if anyone else he knows gets trapped here...And partially it's to flirt with the cute towel vendors, though this one always gives him one every time he visits. It's not odd, ladies are always handing him things, but he has plenty of towels to his name and doesn't need another.

Oh look, that guy seems to be soaking wet. Perfect.

Zelos saunters over to Jade, towel outstretched carelessly as the man speaks.]

Welcome to Vatheon. You'll be staying awhile, just like the rest of us.

[Jade pulled some of the hair from his face and hooked his glasses on the front of his uniform. At the offered towel, Jade took it and pressed it to his face in an effort to dry it. Pulling it from his face, he gave the pink-clad man an odd expression before he glanced around the area.]

Vatheon? I've never heard of such a place.

[Yep. Dreaming.]

[The redhead was struck momentarily dumb and remained speechless the entire time Jade used his towel, his brain only hiccuping back into motion when spoken to. How the hell is some guy that...that... balls, I can't even think of the word, what the hell?!.]

Uhh, it's...

[He has to shake his head to clear it and start over, looking out into the plaza instead of at the new guy's glassesless face.]

It's a different world from yours. We're all snagged here from wherever by the coral or something and plopped here.

[The Chosen digs around in his pockets for a pamphlet and hands it over to Jade. He usually makes sure he has a few of them since it's easier than explaining over and over.]

I'll just give you a minute to read that. [While he regains his composure. How the hell is a dude that pretty?!]

[After his face is a bit drier, Jade puts the towel over his arm and takes the pamphlet, flipping through it.]

So I'm trapped here indefinitely?

[A slightly annoyed hint to his tone, but his expression remains more puzzled than not.]

[By the time Jade finishes looking over the brochure, Zelos has recovered from his lapse at Jade being glassesless.]

You and me and everyone else here. [He holds a hand down to help the other man to his feet.] Might as well get used to it for now. We tried to mount some kind of fact-finding thing but we didn't come up with enough to make an escape attempt or anything.

Comforting. [Jade took the hand and stood, brushing himself off a bit. It didn't do much for him, being soaked, but he looked to Zelos again.]

Any idea as to what's keeping us here?

The obvious answer is the bubble. [He motions to the massive cover reaching up over the city.] Obviously we can't just break out or we'll all drown. As for who, it'd be easier to show you the notes than do all that explaining. Why don't we head to my place so you can get dried off and changed and my roommate can give you the rundown.

[Jade looked at his glasses and tried to dry them off a bit with the towel, but they just ended up smeared and he nodded to Zelos. After hooking them back on his uniform, Jade patted at his head a bit with the towel.]

I suppose.

[Don't mind Jade's suspicious tone.]

[Zelos isn't bothered at all by Jade's tone; He doesn't blame the guy for not trusting him when he's only just arrived, after all. Honestly, it's kind of refreshing to see someone show up and not be immediately trusting like some people. It means Jade has a brain.

The Chosen leads Jade to the middle district, pointing out relevant sites on the way like the corridor to the island elevator, the grocery, the housing office, even a few of his favorite places to eat in the bubble. He doesn't prattle, all of this information is entirely useful, but he has an ease of conversation that denotes a somewhat social butterfly.

Finally, they arrive at the house he shares with Zelda and after a surreptitious look around for their somewhat scary neighbors, Zelos unlocks the door and pops his head in.]

Zelda? You home?

[Zelda comes out of the living room, leaving her books behind. Her ears prick up curiously when she spots that Zelos has someone with him.]

Yes, I am. I just got back from the plaza, actually...

[Well! She certainly didn't expect to see him again so soon. Not an entirely unpleasant surprise, and it would keep her mind occupied for now. Anything was preferable to being stuck with her own thoughts.]

Hello again, Jade.

[Jade followed, listening at he went and resting the towel on his shoulder. He had gotten about as far as he could with drying his hair and on the way, his uniform dried enough that he wasn't dripping any longer. He didn't really say anything on the tour, but he followed wherever Zelos pointed with a quick glance.

When Zelda came to greet them, Jade offered a nod of his head in greeting to her.]

And to you as well, Zelda.

Oh, so you two've met already! That makes things easier. [He grins widely at Zelda.] I told him a bit about Vatheon but he's got questions about our escape attempts so why don't you fill him in while I get our guest some spare clothes and make something hot to drink.

[Zelos shuffles off to do that, leaving Zelda to hopefully be distracted by explaining everything to Jade. If so, mission accomplished.

What, you think he was helping Jade out of the kindness of his heart? Yeah right.]

Edited 2012-03-27 19:47 (UTC)

[Zelda regards Zelos a little suspiciously before motioning for Jade to sit down if he wishes. It seems like she was doing work of some sort on the coffee table before their arrival, something about time travel. Unlike most people that catch a glimpse of Zelda's notes, Jade might actually understand the contents.]

Well, I suppose Zelos will be making the tea, then. Please, sit down.

[Jade stays standing, though he does give her notes a glance of curiosity. Time travel would be tricky, and only theoretical in Auldrant, really. But it was interesting neverthelesss.]

I'll be fine standing, I'd prefer not to make such hospitable people's couches wet.

[In truth, he preferred standing to sitting. Suspicious as always, jade didn't like to be any less than absolutely ready in new territory.]

If you are certain. A thorough discussion of this place can take quite some time, though.

[She gathers up her things, though she leaves a few notes out.]

For one thing, I am fairly certain Vatheon is in a state of temporal flux. The way that it draws people from different points in time and sends them home without anyone from other worlds ever noticing the difference... well.

[The princess shrugs delicately.]

[It only takes Zelos a moment to return with a big fluffy bathrobe, another towel, and a set of casual house clothes for Jade to wear while his usual set dries, in case he prefers that over the bathrobe. The Chosen hands the neatly folded pile towards the fonist.]

Here ya go. Bathroom's down the hall. I figured you might actually wanna be dry before all the explaining. Just bring out your wet clothes and I'll run 'em through the laundry.

[Jade listened to Zelda briefly before Zelos was suddenly there. He nodded to him and took the offered clothes. The pants were revealed to be just a tiny bit too big and Jade Wasn't about to be pantsed by gravity, so he opted for the bathrobe, leaving the houseclothes folded up in the bathroom as he brought the wet, folded things to Zelos save for the boots.]

However, it might be best for the boots to just dry in the bathroom. They're steel-soled, so that might not do well in any device.

[Washers and dryers don't really exist to him.]

[~~Pantsed by gravity, are you calling Zelos's butt big?~~

While Jade was in the bathroom, Zelda glared at Zelos slightly with a "Just what do you think you are DOING here mister" expression. She doesn't want some pretty man in her house wearing a bathrobe, Zelos! Let him stand around wet! She smiles again once she hears the bathroom door open.]

The laundry devices in Vatheon seem to be extremely sturdy, so I would not say it is a cause for too much concern. Zelos is the expert, though.

[Zelos is her chores bitch.]

[~~Bitch my booty is superfab. Not my fault Jade has a flat bony ass.~~

He simply gives Zelda a placid look at her suspicious expression and siply turns when Jade reappears to take the offered.]

Even so, I wouldn't stick steel in it. Drying in the bathroom is fine. I'll get these done in a snap!

[With that, the redhead flounces off to go do laundry, well aware he can still hear everything from the little nook where the washer and dryer are but not be seen.]

[~~Jade's ass is a man's ass and therefore super sexy.~~

Jade nods in thanks to Zelos and heads back over to where Zelda was, still standing calmly in the robe.]

You were saying you thought Vatheon was in a temporal flux? Constantly or in spurts? And does that prevent more than one of the same person coming through?

[No Jade, no... Zelda is so not comfortable with this. She doesn't look directly at him as she speaks, belatedly recalling his face without the glasses. He's almost as pretty as Duke is. Standing there in a bathrobe. Probably with nothing underneath it since his clothes were soaked through.

Life is suffering.]

I believe it is a constant state. It's not unheard of for an entire area to hold to different laws of time - in my world, we have the Temple of Time as an example. Thankfully, it does seem to prevent multiples of one person coming through so far. The matter is difficult to study without being able to actually leave and observe the effects. Some people have been sent to their homes and pulled back to Vatheon with their memories intact, though. According to them, no time passes in their homeworld while they are gone and they do not recall their time here.

[Way to think of him naked, Zelda. None of this is Jade's fault. Jade, for one, doesn't seem to notice her awkwardly staring around.]

Odd. Is there a specific reason for being pulled here? Is Vatheon looking for a specific time to pull someone from? Or is it just random from being in flux?

[She's starting to relax a little, since they're on one of her favorite subjects.]

Actually, though it seemed random at first, the longer I look at the situation the more sense it starts to make. Every last person who has been pulled here has been involved in something large in their homeworld. I almost wonder if this place runs on the energy of people's fates.

Possible. It'd explain why the dead can be brought back to life here. After all, death is the ultimate fate, so they say.

However, why would it send people home if it feeds off of them. It's possible it gets overfed and has to release some of the energy; then when it releases too much, it has to draw people back in.

[This isn't so terrible. He seems to understand what she's talking about at least, so the bathrobe situation is ignored as she resumes looking at him properly.]

It's difficult to say. The coral - supposedly the thing that draws people here - was split, so it may not be regulating itself properly anymore. Heavens knows that its method of "communication" is completely unclear. The only thing it manages to communicate with those curses it throws out is that we are at its mercy.

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