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[sleightpunk]

( Ok, he just got rid of Kars, and then this happens.

Awesome! Great.

He gets the gist of the smartphone after poring over the pamphlet and a lot of pressing buttons. Yet ... After he realizes he's recording, he plays off the initial pause like he meant to do that. )

Does this place always take you right when you get married or make a big move? Or rather, when you do anything you're really looking forward to?

( How cruel this place is! He misses his wife and his comic books already. )

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[hierophantgreen]

[He clearly appears unimpressed, but he answers anyway. Since he too was taken at an inopportune time.]

I was looking forward to something and was taken away, yes. Not marriage, however.

[He's too young for that!]

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[cool_skeleton]

NOPE!! I'M PRETTY SURE I WOULD REMEMBER IF I WAS GONNA BE MARRIED!!

WHO WAS IT TO? A DOG???

[That's his sole reference for such lovers.

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[innocent_royal]

[This is perhaps going to he the shortest answer she ever gave.]

Yes.

[If any of her two major life-altering events were any indication that this world is a massive troll.]

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[trollkeru]

No. Sometimes it takes you at the worst possible moment.

[Not just the happy moments, he was sure of that one at least.]

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[watcheddog]

Pretty much. I was just about to have heart surgery before I got here. Assuming I didn't die and this isn't some very strange afterlife.

[REASSURING, RIGHT?]

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[scarlet_devil]

[ Crimson eyes, fangs and... bat wings? Remilia is most certainly not human, even if she's small and adorable. ]

Perhaps. If I recall correctly, I was planning on enjoying the night air on my balcony.

[ She also has a light French accent, so that's a thing. ]

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[yellowhugbuggy]

I was about to meet up with my commander in the woods, so add another one to the pile, I guess.

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[enchantinglily]

Not always, no. I was facing something quite terrifying when I arrived here.

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[guitar_hero]

Mazeltov.

[he throws a bit of confetti in the air. You're lucky. He was nearly out.]

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[yamatokunijunior]

It does seem to pick inconvenient moments.

I was taken after losing a match in a high school sumo tournament.

[ It was the National Finals in the team division. He won first place in the individual division.]

I only had my mawashi on, and the weather was rather cold at the time.

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[satori_komeiji]

It seems such a question is good enough a time for a certain mysterious mind-reader to poke her head into the discussion. Satori seems to be seated in her study, poring over some voluminous novel with a dark, brooding cover and turns up her eyes to reply.

"Not quite. I'd say it was quite a shock when I showed up. I was taken on a typical day with nothing out of the ordinary."

Yes, even the third one, connected by ropy arteries hidden in her clothes. It's the size of a baseball and eerily glancing out at the screen at just the right angle.

"...Then again, I still live comfortably much the same way. It's confusing at first, especially for humans. But we all adapt. Welcome to Genessia: Better here than any alternatives."

She turns a page as she adds in, not a moment too soon...

"You look like someone with quite a story behind them, at least. I'm in need of a diversion. Care to chat a while?"

[sleightpunk]

This place sucks!!

( It's far too early for him to have a true opinion of the city, but base on the aforementioned kidnapping at a bad time, he can say at least that much. )

[sleightpunk]

Nope!! But I did call her a dog once ...

( That didn't go over well. )

[sleightpunk]

... I see. Care to elaborate?

[sleightpunk]

( He's curious, but Joseph really isn't the type to ask about other people. It just never really occurs to him. But the phrasing here has him a little confused. )

Worst? How do you mean?

[sleightpunk]

This place really does take all sorts, I see. How's your ticker now?

[cool_skeleton]

THAT'S AN INTERESTING COMPLIMENT! WAS IT BECAUSE SHE WAS A KISSING CHAMP, OR GOOD WITH AN AXE???

[sleightpunk]

( Odd appearances aren't a first for him, so he does gawk a little. Is it rude to point out the bat wings?

... Does he really care? )

You weren't out flying?

[sleightpunk]

very suspenseful!!

[sleightpunk]

So ... is it a good thing?

[sleightpunk]

( CONFETTIIIIII

How weird ... )

Do you just carry that around all the time?

[sleightpunk]

( Ah, sumo. A grand sport that he is so, so unfamiliar with. He can, however, at least glean what mawashi means. )

Sounds absolutely miserable!

[sleightpunk]

All the people who have graced the post so far have seemed something like odd and storied themselves; Satori seems to be no exception. What does he point out or address first? There's a brief pause.

"Story for a story?" he's typically not in the business of caring about others' gigs like that, but curiosity is curiosity, and Genessia is intriguing at best, "Or rather question for a question."

[innocent_royal]

Well, it's like you said. You were in the middle of an important life-altering event prior to waking up here, yes?

As was I and nigh on everyone I have spoken to before.
I can't recall meeting anyone who wasn't in the middle of doing something important.

[sleightpunk]

( ... Pardon. )

Kissing champ, hardly. Decent with an axe.

( And then the more pressing issue ... )

Just what sort of dogs have you been tangling with?

[cool_skeleton]

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!

[They don't give those nuzzling trophies to just anydoggy.]

TANGLING!? THE GREAT PAPYRUS WOULD NEVER BE SO RISQUE! I JUST OBSERVED AND ADMIRED FROM AFAR.

[They had a job he coveted for heaven knows how long. Joke's on them, now he could practically be their boss!]

GUARD DOGS, OF COURSE!!

[trollkeru]

For example. When I first arrived here I was taken from a quite bad moment.

[And a moment he had kind of wanted to still be there for a friend, but couldn't until she seemed to arrive a few months later.]

Basically, world ending stuff. So it tends to pick you from either a really good moment or a really bad moment.

[hierophantgreen]

[He actually smiles at that very boisterous reaction.]

It's not that bad. There are video games, at least.

[He's curious how this guy will react to hearing about video games.]

[guitar_hero]

Why not? I have deep pockets.

I once lost my keys in here for three months. [he pats his jacket pocket] Well, not my keys. Someone's keys. Can't remember whose. Funny how we found them.

[satori_komeiji]

"I have quite a long memory, so I'm sure whatever you manage to hear out of me will be something quite unlike anything you've heard. Unless, of course, you're as eccentric as you appear."

Satori usually, likewise, kept out of people's issues most of the time unless it was directly involving her or the few people she'd bothered to care about. But really, she couldn't resist a chance to eke an interesting tale out of someone like this.

"...But I suppose it's only fair. Ask away."

[yamatokunijunior]

It was uncomfortable, and finding suitable clothing in my size was a challenge.

[ He mostly means physically uncomfortable,though he was aware of how awkward it was to walk around with no real clothing.]