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GENESSIA COMMONSPACE
[ The groggy haze hasn't yet exactly worn off this demon hunter here and Nero finds himself crashed on the bed he has in this (temporary) room of his. Arm draped across his eyes, he's about five seconds away from conking out where he hopes when he wakes this will all be a bad dream, when the sound of WHATEVER THAT IS keeps him from doing so. With a scowl, he throws himself off the bed, yanks open the door (and nearly off its hinges oops) and- ]

Hey! You wanna keep it down?!

[ He'll just yell that down the hall to whoever or whatever that is. ]

GENESSIA CITY
[ Moving down the streets with a scowl on his face (not like he ever wears another expression) is a white-haired, sword strapped to his back with a glowing blue arm guy. He's heard the spiel about this place, is annoyed with this whole kidnapped by spirits shtick going on here, and can't remember the last time he actually ate something so that's where he's headed. Or hopes he is.

The first food place he finds, he drops some of those red bills down and asks what he can get with some of this and, as he waits for his food to be brought to him, if you're staring, he's gonna feel that... even address you without looking over. ]

Take a picture, it'll last longer.

[ That, or, he's going to be sitting there at whatever table is available, head in his hands and clearly just DONE with this place already. ]

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[ Yeah those red bills aren't gonna last forever, are they? ]

Security guard, huh?

[ Bodyguard, security guard, bouncer... honestly, he could probably do any of those with relative ease given his strength and not putting up with shit attitude. But the question is... does he want to? ]

Yeah, guess that can branch off from demon hunting.

[ A beat. ]

What do you do?

I'm working as an esthetician right now. I've always been into fashion and beauty, so it fit.

[She grins a bit, fondly remembering the other world she was in for two years.]

I even started a Fashion Club at the military school I went to. Our motto was "Looking good while kicking butt".

There's a military school here?

[ And while he's not really one to openly judge a person based on their appearance (can he really with that arm?), he does give a raised brow, as if silently wondering what might have prompted her to join that. ]

Oh, no. It was in another world that I was stuck in for a couple of years. The military school was taking in all the new arrivals, especially since a bunch of them had powers not found on that world.

[She has a bite of some of her food, chews, swallows, and then continues.]

As it turns out, there's more than one place like this...a multiversal nexus point.

[ Alright, well, that explains that? Sort of... seems like you can be taken from your world, end up in another world, then end up here. Talk about a headache. ]

Great. Just when a person thinks they've got the world figured out, there's more.

This place can also take people from the same world but different points in time...which sounds nuts, but it's not really any crazier than winding up here.

[Bizarre headache situations are starting to become her norm.]

Most of the people here from my world are from points in time before I was even born...and for the two who remember me being born, I'm still a baby in their timeline. Fortunately, I look enough like my mother that everyone believed me.

[She shrugs. She's trying to strike the balance between not wanting to overload him with information about how weird this place can be, and wanting to make sure he's adequately prepared for some of the more common difficulties people encounter here.]

The best advice I can give for adapting to this place is to expect weird and don't be afraid to ask for information on the network.

[ Oh great, time shenanigans as well. What else does he have to look forward to? Dare he even ask? Although, he has to give a bit of a chuckle or some sort of sound of amusement at the expect weird part. ]

Yeah, don't think that's gonna be much of a problem for me.

[ Especially where he comes from. ]

Thanks... for that.

[ Letting him know, he means. Words are hard. ]

[Bulla laughs at that.]

Maybe I should have said expect weirder than what you're used to. There are people from many different worlds here. The good news is that things are mostly peaceful.

[Sometimes people stir things up, sometimes there's misunderstandings or people with bad tempers...but really, it's surprisingly peaceful considering everything.]

Like there's still crime and all, but situations where some evil and super powerful being is trying to destroy the world aren't really an issue.

Well that's good, kinda had my fill of that for the year.

[ Or maybe his lifetime but hey, since when do bad guys ever truly disappear? But, that brings up another question for him. ]

You know anything about these spirits that have kidnapped us here?

Not really, no. I know that if someone dies, the spirits will revive them in exchange for a memory. Oh...and that price does not apply if you fight in Attleton's collosseum. So I guess they like fights enough to forego their usual price?

[She shrugs. She's really got no idea why the spirits do what they do.]

I've been here for less than two months and haven't gone looking for them.

[ Less than two months? She could still be considered new herself then. ]

What do you mean by fight in Attleton's colosseum? You mean like a tournament?

Well, there is an official tournament coming up in a few weeks, but sometimes people want to fight. I train with my brother there sometimes since the collosseum has enough protection that we don't have to worry about accidentally hurting people or damaging things.

[She has another bite of food. She may be new, but she's adapted pretty well to her time here. Enough that she's quick to help other new arrivals.]

[ Ok, so, curious choice of words there that might have Nero raise a brow? ]

Accidentally hurting or damaging things?

[ A pause. ]

So I shouldn't mess with you, is what you're tryna tell me, right?

[Bulla chuckles.]

My brother and a friend of our family, Goku, are the ones you really don't want to mess with. I'm weaker than them, but way stronger than I look.

[Not that 'stronger than she looks' is a high bar, considering that she's all of 5'0"-5'1".]

Ask Dante about sparring with saiyans sometime when you see him.

Saiyans, huh?

[ Not exactly a term he's heard before but he's guessing that's what she is... including her brother and this Goku fella. ]

Yeah, I'll be sure to do that.

[ He can't say he's not curious to hear Dante's thoughts on that. ]

Anyway...I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Bulla. Nice to meet you.

[And there's no hint of sarcasm in that. She can handle a bit of grumpiness and sarcasm without taking it personally, and she enjoys meeting new people.]

Nero.

[ Unlike Bulla, Nero's not the social butterfly type but, hey, she seems pretty ok to him? ]

Guess this is where I say nice to meet you, too, huh?

If you're ever looking for a sparring partner or someone to go shopping with, look me up.

[She suspects he's more likely to take her up on the former offer rather than the latter, but she will never say no to having more friends to shop with.]

Shopping's not really my thing.

[ You assumed right, Bulla. ]

But I'll keep the other option in mind.

I guess you're more the "Get what's absolutely necessary and then leave" sort when it comes to shopping, huh? There's a mall not too far from the Genessia Commons where you can find the essentials. There's only one store in there that I'd recommend avoiding.

[She flips through a few pictures in her phone before finally settling on a picture of a men's button down shirt with a very ugly pattern on display on a mannequin.]

This is an example of what they've got on display.

[ Bulla, way to hurt his eyes. ]

Jesus.

[ And this would be Nero pinching the bridge of his nose and looking away from that eye sore. ]

Shit like that should be illegal if you ask me.

[Sorry, Nero. She had to share it with someone. Lucky you.]

If I ever become Guardian of any city, maybe I should introduce the fashion police as an actual thing.

[She's probably kidding. Probably.]

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