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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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If you're dreaming, then we all are.

... Dreaming would have ended. [ Hello random soaked person, here's a red-clad one who's dry and passing through.

Duke needed more empty books, okay. ]

.... Towels [ And a slight head tilt for the vendor of those. ]

[Link's arrival hasn't put a damper on Zelda's need to greet the newcomers - if anything, she's looking for things to do now to distract from it. Newcomers are easy to spot since they're soaking wet, so she doesn't hesitate to walk up to Jade with a towel It won't do much good for his uniform, but he can dry his hair and face a bit least.]

You've just arrived, I take it?

[Jade looks around for the voice, then spots the little item and picks it up.]

Well, it's safe to rule that one out, I suppose.

[Jade turns to look at the man with a raised brow and a suspicious expression. He looked to the vendor, but he was aware that his bag had no accompanied him, thus he had no gald on him. Wonderful.]

I don't recall falling. It's entirely possible I still am dreaming.

[Jade looked to her quickly at her words, then took the offered towel graciously and pressed it to his face after removing his glasses. After he was better with that, he hung the spectacle on his uniform front and worked at some of his hair.]

Where have I arrived?

Hrm. If only it had been. It may make it a little easier to... adjust, to this city's phenomenons.

And I've yet to experience them all.

.... Interesting point. [ Because he had dropped before arriving here. ]

... Did not do so near any liquids, personal case. Irrelevant, actions before arrival.

It's a bit of a story, I'm afraid. This place is known as Vatheon. It pulls people from different worlds and times to live here. The reason it does so is currently unknown, though there are a few theories. Most people believe that the large coral behind you is what is responsible for drawing people here.

[She gestures to the Lamufao.]

You will need to touch the coral at least once a month or you will fall into a coma-like state. It may also be draining the powers of some people, though I personally have not noticed that much of a difference. If you have any teleportation powers, you will find those to be extremely limited. The city does not wish for us to leave. Thankfully, time will not pass back on our homeworlds while we are here, and the city provides for us to live fairly comfortably.

[Zelda undoes the very top of her dress and gestures down to the mark of Vatheon beneath her collarbone.]

Simply show this mark to any of the natives and they will provide you with most anything for free. It should be present somewhere on your body now.

Why, you where brought here. I'm terribly sorry that you had to go through such a rude arrival.

[Here, have a talking mouse in a dress with a crown.... holding out a towel.]

[Oh.

Hey.

That's quite a familiar face.

Not that Guy had any horrible memories of the Colonel from their short time together, but still... seeing Jade puts an uncomfortable pit in his stomach - that wonderfully familiar sense of a person who knew more than they let on. He swallows that discomfort for the moment, though, flipping on the video feed with a wry smirk.]

Heh. I'm afraid it isn't a dream.

You doing alright, Colonel? Nothing injured, I hope?

I don't think you're dreaming, but if you are, try pinching yourself to wake up!

[Lloyd may not know who this man is, but he can still try to be helpful!]

Phenomenons?

[Are you speaking in code? Jade gives him an odd look.]

I take it I'm dreaming, then. [He wrung out one of the tails on his uniform.]

[ No, just Duke-ese. It's called getting rid of silly things like subjects. ]

Would be easier, if was case. Towels are free. [ You should take one. ]

Splitting timelines, for one.

[You don't make any Yulia-damned sense. But Jade goes to get a towel.

Away from the person who can't use grammar apparently.]

[ .... Fine. ]

Location known as Vatheon, and as far as aware, not of any lands known to any who find themselves here. [ Better? He's picking up notebooks. ]

[Jade dried at his hair and patted off his neck, giving the city around them a once-over before turning back to her in time to see her...

Stripping? Sort of. What an odd way to greet guests.

However, he looked down at himself. He does have three layers to get through; He'll... Figure that out himself. Later. Away from the lady.]

I should hope it's someplace appropriate, then.

[A wry smirk at that as he looks at his glasses. No use trying to dry them for now. The towel will only smear and everything else is wet.]

Is there something specific I should do, now that I've arrived?

That sounds messy.

"The" location "is" known as Vatheon, and as far as "I'm" aware, "it's" not of any lands known to any who find themselves here.

[A pause.]

Nouns are your ally.

[What. Jade gives her a... Oh-so-confused look. He takes the towel tentatively from her and looks around. Any other talking animals? Is he some sort of princess in this dream?

Yes, it has to be a dream.]

Thank you.

We're... working it out. Carefully. Apparently, his string of events turned out even worse than what I--

Then what had happened prior to my arrival.

[Where is that..? Oh, what's this?

He picks it up and looks into it, and Guy gets a good shot of Jade's very red eyeball.]

Guy?

[It's away from his eyeball now and has a clear view of his face.]

Not injured, just confused. This is an inconvenience, after all. Do be a good boy and explain.

..... [ Did... his speech patterns just get corrected? ]

Verbs, pronouns and articles. [ He knows what he's dropping out. ]

However not completely necessary, a point can be made without extra sounds added among the important words.

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