[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?

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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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[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.

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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.]

[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.

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[petergraham]

When did you get here?

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[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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[bloodandwhiskey]

Few days ago. Settlin' in all right, but there's still loads of stuff that confuses me. Definitely don't like the bein' tagged and bollocks or whatever this weird necklace thing is all about. You figured yours out yet? I still haven't figured it out yet.

[quick_clean_pure]

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

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[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.

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[petergraham]

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

[petergraham]

I'm pretty sure any kidnapping is illegal.

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[petergraham]

[He opens his mouth, closes it again - and suddenly looks paler. He even shudders slightly but appears to pull himself mentally together to carefully speak.]

That's my sister's name.

[video]

[petergraham]

No, it's... There was something said about needing it for travel? Like a bus pass?

[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.

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[bloodandwhiskey]

Somethin' like that. Still haven't really had much time to mess around with it, though. And I keep hearin' things about how we need jobs, too? What kind of sick kidnapper steals people and tells them t'get a job, now?

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[thefirething]

Is that a bad thing?Because it’s not like that’s a set in stone name.

[Video]

[petergraham]

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

I really am in a dream.

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[petergraham]

It's... it's...

[He's clearly rattled but even he doesn't want to admit to himself why.]

But it's your name, right?

[video]

[petergraham]

I'm supposed to be in school.

[Idly, he pulls out his newly acquired pendant and looks at it in some confusion. It's a swirl of yellow and blue.]

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[thefirething]

Short for Charlene. Listen; my middle name is Roberta. Call me Bobbie, if it helps.

[petergraham]

O-OK.

[There's a pause before he realises he hasn't introduced himself.]

I'm Peter.

[thefirething]

I mean, it’s entirely up to you. I don’t care. I just don’t like the idea of making people uncomfortable.


It’s good to meet you, Peter.