[Video] Arrival

[mysteryhero]

[A caped man appears on the video. His outfit is bold and bright, all gold and red and lit up from within. He speaks with a sense of urgency as if of an imminent danger.]

I want you all to listen to me. I am Mysterio, one of The Avengers.

There appears to have been a rip in time and space and I have found myself unexpectedly dropped into your world.

But I cannot stay here. I need to go back and save the Earth. This is imperative. Anyone, if you can hear me, show me the way or portal to leave this world. The sooner I can leave, the more lives can be saved.

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

[Surprisingly, she doesn't seem bothered. She's either brave or oblivious to how dire a situation can be.]

And you're the hero who can stop them? Romani would help, but I don't know how to leave.

Maybe you can ask Pappy? He can teleport.

[Pappy being Papyrus, and his ranch deed.]

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[mysteryhero]

Your father?

[He mistakenly assumes.]

That would be a convenient talent to have.

But yes, I must stop them. I do not want to see two Earths completely destroyed.

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

No, he's a skeleton. Romani's dad went away when I was really little.

[She can barely even remember him.

But now she is full blown confused at what he just said.]

Two Earths? Romani doesn't understand.

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[mysteryhero]

[His voice softens.]

Is that your name? Romani?

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

[However small it was, it coaxed a small smile from her.]

Romani is my name, yes. Romani is me. I was named after our ranch back home.

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[mysteryhero]

Well, Romani.

[He keeps his tone quieter and kindly.]

I come from one Earth but there are many, many Earths. Other dimensions, with bridges not meant to crossed. But there was ... an accident and a bridge was created between these different Earths.

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

[She appreciates it. It helps her better understand, from a naive point of view, at least.]

Many, many Earths... And bridges...

Did we cross a bridge into Genessia? It must be a really big bridge...

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[mysteryhero]

It's possible. This is another world or another dimension. There must have been some kind of temporary bridge between here and ... your world.

Where are you from?

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

Where? Romani is from...

[She begins to rub her temple as a painful headache splits her for a second as she tries to recall. Remembering certain details hurts sometimes after that night.]

...Termina. Romani is from Termina.

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[mysteryhero]

[It's not a place he's heard of.]

How long have you been here?

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

[Just a quick count on her fingers and...]

Romani thinks about a week.

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[mysteryhero]

And you're being taken care of... by a skeleton?

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

Romani works for a skeleton, but Romani lives alone.

[How can she say this so casually? Because she hopes her sister will soon show up and see what an adult she is.]

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[mysteryhero]

... Romani... How old are you?

[There's something of a kind uncle or protective older brother in his manner now.]

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

Romani is ten years old.

[Practically an adult. Sort of. She just needs proof.]

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[mysteryhero]

I see.

[He wonders about a place that pulls children from their worlds and just lets them roam freely without supervision.]

You shouldn't have to work at your age.

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

Why not? Romani helped sis around the ranch all the time.

[Except there is a difference between helping and being a skeleton's only employee.]

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[mysteryhero]

You can help out. That's fine.

But you shouldn't have to work to survive. Somebody should be providing for you.

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

But if Romani doesn't work to provide for myself, who will?

[It's an odd concept to her. Everyone has to work, right?]

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[mysteryhero]

What about your... friend. The skeleton.

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

Pappy? He lets Romani eat some of what I harvest in his farm for him.

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[mysteryhero]

I think I'll have to have a talk with him.

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

Okay. Pappy is usually at the Guardian office in Fayren. Romani would show you the way, but I need to water the crops.

[She really has no idea how bad she made this look.]

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[mysteryhero]

[It certainly didn't sound good to him.]

Are you frightened of him?

[He's thinking she may be being forced into labor.]

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[tsoukalos_disciple]

No.
He's loud, [and a bad cook] ...but Romani isn't scared.