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caughtinanetwork2012-03-23 08:35 pm
bootsweremadeforcasting) wrote in caughtinanetwork2012-03-23 08:35 pm
001//Video/Action
[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!))
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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Like mana?
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[Whoa, this is kind of surreal. He's the one being asked to explain complicated stuff? Well, why not? Maybe he'll be good at it! It can't be that hard, right?]
Mana's the energy inside people and things that everything needs to live. It's what people need to use magic or special fighting techniques, only most people don't really know how to use it, and they don't have very much. Most people who can use it are elves or half-elves.
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It sounds exactly like fonons, sans the elves bit.
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Lloyd's brow furrows and he gives Jade a funny look.]
I wasn't talking about sand. Where did that even come from?
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[Realizing it sounded the same, Jade sighed. A second person who apparently hated proper grammar.]
Sans, as in removing or ignoring; without. Not sands.
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[Is that even a real way to use "sands"?]
So, what, you're saying elves can't use mana where you're from?
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[Not changing it for you, kiddo.]
I'm saying there are no elves.
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[Blink.]
No elves?
[Even knowing that people in this place come from different worlds, it still trips him up sometimes when something he's used to is different for someone else. Lloyd pauses, trying to regain his mental footing. When he speaks again, it's with a hint of uncertainty. How big is this difference between their worlds?]
Are there... other races in your world at all?
[Yup, your world.]
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[At the question, Jade frowned a bit, a brow rising in confusion.]
There are humans and monsters.
[His world? Did he mean country? He did seem young, after all; it was possible he was simply using terms he preferred.
Also the fact that he thought sans and sands were the same thing.]
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A world with only one race? Huh... So then there wouldn't be any discrimination. Or at least not much!
[Racial discrimination is the biggest source of discrimination Lloyd's really had to face. Sure, there are other kinds, but without that one, the others shouldn't be that much of a problem. Right?]
That's kind of a shame, though. Other races can teach us a lot!
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I suppose you could say we have a sub-race that is disliked, but that's splitting hairs and unimportant at the moment.
[Jade takes off his glasses a moment and pushes some of his wet hair out of his face.]
I'm sure our own can teach us just as much if we're willing to listen and learn.
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Okay... I'm not sure I get that, but... got it!
[Close enough!]
I guess that's true. I've probably learned just as much from people who are human as from people who are something else. [A pause, then he brightens.] Yeah, you're definitely right! It shouldn't matter at all what race someone is! We can learn from everyone.
I'm Lloyd, by the way. What's your name?
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Yes, of course.
[This kid is.... Interesting.]
Colonel Jade Curtiss, a pleasure to meet you.
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You too!
So, if you're new here, do you know about things like your mark and buying stuff and finding someplace to sleep?
[Someone else might have already explained all that, after all.]
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[Of course, he hasn't really strip-searched himself yet.]
I'm unsure how to go about most of it.
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What don't you get? Maybe I can help!
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How would I go about finding comrades, anyone from my world?
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I don't know if there's a way to find people from your world if you don't already know who they are, but there is a way to see who's here. Just use your starfish! It's got a list of everyone you can call.
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Well, since I do know whom I'm looking for, I believe I'll be just fine in that area.
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Do you need help figuring out how to find the list?
[Yup, kind of assuming Jade might be fail with figuring technology out. At least as fail as Lloyd himself is.]
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Basic instructions wold be helpful.
[It's not too hard to figure out, but Jade's unfamiliar with anything that isn't fontech at present.]
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[The explanation isn't very long, but... uh... yeah, it runs something like that. Lloyd really isn't the best for describing steps like this.]
And then you can see everyone you can call! Got it?
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Thank you.
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No problem. Let me know if there's anything else I can help with.
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