[Video] Introduction

[petergraham]

[An anxious face appears on the screen.]

What the fuuu... Oh, hey. I'm dreaming, right? Or this is a hallucination. I'm still at the party and this is a hallucination. That's gotta be it.

Can you text and hallucinate? Oh, shit, I hope I don't say something dumb while I'm...

[Stares at device.]

This is on, isn't it?

Comments

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[thefirething]

...is hallucinating a common thing with you, dude?

Cuz, if this means anything? I can assure you this place is not a hallucination.

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[petergraham]

Well, I just smoked some... uhh....

How did I get here?

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[thefirething]

Weed?

[ Shes not dumb, Peter. She can guess, at the very least. ]

Beyond suddenly waking up in a pod with some lady explaining things? I have no idea.

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[petergraham]

It was a party.

[As if that explains everything.]

I was there and now I'm here.

[Actually, that's not true. A lot happened after the party... but right now his mind doesn't want to remember or process it. Going to the party was his last half decent memory before everything went extra traumatic.]

Re: Video:

[thefirething]

I was six the last time I went to a party. That was ten years ago. I remember there being bubble gum and stickers in my party bag. Not weed.

Well, welcome to town, I guess. I’m Charlie.

[video]

[bloodandwhiskey]

[ Have a playful grin meeting you, and an Irish voice to say hello. ]

'Course you can text and hallucinate at the same time! Done it loads of times meself in the past. Starts to get a little weird when the letters start turnin' into faces and grass, though. And not the fun kind of grass that you can get high on, neither.

[video]

[petergraham]

This delusion is a bit too.... realistic.

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[bloodandwhiskey]

Probably cos it is, as far as I can tell. Been through loads of bad trips in my time, honestly, and this place is no trip. Still tryin' t'work out the details, or at least get adjusted, but near as I can tell, it'd be a pretty shite hallucination.

[video]

[petergraham]

When did you get here?

video

[lazuline]

I'm afraid to tell you that this is all real. ...and yes, your device is on, but worry not. Plenty of people make the same mistake.

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[petergraham]

It's familiar but... not. You know what I mean?

[lazuline]

Yes. The level of... technology here is entirely unfamiliar to me, however I do feel a kinship with Fayren. I imagine while your circumstances may be different from my own, it would be similar in a way.

[she offers a smile.] I may not be the best to help, however I do want to extend the offer should you need it. Even if it's just companionship.

[petergraham]

They said these are needed for travel?

[He holds up the arrival pendant which is a swirl of yellow and blue.]

Fayren is one of the places here, isn't it?

[quick_clean_pure]

It ain't a hallucination so much as a kidnapping. A relative harmless one, but still, you know, kidnapping.

[petergraham]

I'm pretty sure any kidnapping is illegal.

[quick_clean_pure]

I'm pretty sure it is, too, but it's still the case for everybody here. Nobody arrives on purpose.

[petergraham]

Is there some kind of ransom?

[Video] Literally a spirit creature

[koishi_komeiji]

"Yes!" A smiling, green-eyed face appeared on screen. "It's on and I can see you! Hello!"

Between her glowing eyes and mint-white hair she looked more than a little unusual.

[Video]

[petergraham]

[Those glowing eyes are unsettling to him and his own eyes widen.]

I really am in a dream.

Re: [Video]

[koishi_komeiji]

"Nope! You're not dreaming at all." She giggled a little bit. "Most people assume they are though. So I don't really blame you."

"This is Genessia. We're all stuck here. My name is Koishi Komeiji by the way. I'm a satori youkai. But you don't have to be scared of me. I can't read minds anymore."

[Video]

[petergraham]

You could read minds before?

[video]

[draconixaviarix]

[Hana mimicked his anxiousness, along with her concern]

Are..you okay, sir? You don't look so well..

[video]

[petergraham]

I... I don't know.

[Clearly, he's still confused.]

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[draconixaviarix]

[Hana put her worried hands to her mouth then]

Okay-uh..where are you? Can you sit down at least to take deep breathes?

[video]

[petergraham]

I went to the Genessia... commons? The free rooms.