first; you're a star shining bright

[polyheroic]

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[The feed clicks on, showing a girl looking somewhat sheepish.]

So, it turns out when you're driving your interdimensional chariot, the proper answer to 'bet you can't do a wheelie' is not 'oh yeah, watch this'. Whoops. Live and learn, right? Still, never been to a world that was this used to people showing up... This isn't one of those situations, is it? You know, 'oh summoned hero, go defeat the Demon Lord' thing? Because let me tell you, those get old fast.

I'm rambling, aren't I.

Hi, I'm Rose. I guess these things are so we can find our friends? So, my friends can find me now. And Anya, Vera, if you're here, I'm fine, so please don't burn anything down. If you aren't here, can someone keep me posted if either of them show up? They're easy to spot- Anya's tall, blonde, glasses, beautiful, and also if you call her Anya she'll try to break you in half. Call her Angharad. Vera's the pretty girl with horns, cute, and probably going to give a speech about darkness and flame and stuff.

If you see either of them, probably lead with 'Rose is here' before anything, um, explodes.

[This voice is far too fond, considering what she's describing. But no, she seems totally smitten.

The feed cuts off there.]

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[Except not long after, it starts up again. All of the following clips are about ten seconds at a time, as Rose seems to just be kind of... vlogging her experiences.

This time, you can see Rose in the corner, but she's in Nova City, the camera focusing on one of the janitorial robots.]

Is it a faux pas to hug a cleaning robot? Asking for a friend.

[pause.]

The friend is me. I'm the one asking. Look, they're so cute, like super-Roombas!

[The feed cuts off. And then starts up again, very shortly after. This time, Rose is standing out by the Hover Tracks, again peeking up in the corner of the feed while the camera focuses on the sign.]

They have hover truck Battlebot demolition derbies. This is officially the coolest world I have ever seen.

[The feed cuts out, and again, starts up after a few more minutes. This time, the camera is pointed at the sky, at one of the Sky Garden ships.]

There are flying gardens! This is so cool! Do they shoot lasers? I hope not but I kinda hope they do, too.

[Yet again, the feed cuts, and starts again.]

So apparently I need a job to get money to get in on this... What's a good job for someone with absolutely no skills in anything? Asking for another friend. Who is also me.

[... someone should probably tell her to stop spamming the network.]

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[Or you might just find her at the archways between Genessia and Nova City. Where she just... seems to be... walking into the archway.

And then back out.

And then back in.

And then back out.

Occasionally, she stops to giggle to herself like a child, but mostly, she's just running back and forth through the portal like an idiot.]

This is so cool! How does this work? Is it connecting space, like a wormhole, or... Is that place even the same world as this, really?

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Video 1

[robodorable]

... This unit has some good news, and some bad news. Also a few concerns.

... Quite a few concerns.

[polyheroic]

Hi, "this unit". Hit me.

[robodorable]

On the bright side, you have not been summoned here to defeat a demon lord or other threat to all that is good and right in this world or anything like that! Given some of the people this unit has met and how many are summoned, trying to organize for something like that would be terrifying. However, if you are an adventurer by trade, there are opportunities for various employers in at least Feyren.

On the not so bright side, this unit does not recognize the names Angharad or Vera. It will keep in mind to not use shorthand for Angharad's name.

... Also, your friends sound quite powerful and potentially violent, is the primary source of this unit's concerns. This unit would prefer to not be broken in half or set on fire, even if its healing magics would likely prove capable of repairing such conditions. Pain still hurts.

Video 2

[immortalsoul]

Oh, you are in Nova City! Fascinating place, isn't it? Humans go soo far with their technology!!! I wonder what makes it possible for a city like Nova to become so different from a place like Fayren?

[polyheroic]

That's what it's called, apparently? It's so cool! I love this place. What's Fayren?

[immortalsoul]

Yes, it's Nova City! I can't go there because these cars fly around like very large birds. I haven't managed to invent a weapon to defeat one in battle yet.

[Silly grins,] It's another city, through a different archway. They have a different kind of magic.

Video 1

[youfool]

You could try applying for deputy. As far as I know, naught happens to them, you're hired automatically, and you hardly have to lift a finger. The pay's very good too.

[That's potentially a very bad joke. He'd kick himself if he actually put a young woman in the kind of danger that job potentially affords. But then, in his experience, they don't do much. Surely it will be that way forever.]

[polyheroic]

That's it! Nothing happens, automatically hired, don't have to do anything, good pay! Dream job, acquired!

... Wait, 'deputy'. Are you sure it's not, like, a death flag?

[youfool]

I'm reasonably confident. You can ask the Guardian of whatever city you choose how they rate it, but if things get dangerous you can always quit.

Video 1

[ubiquitously]

Chariot, huh? That's new.

Mother would find you quite amusing.

[polyheroic]

[That gets a blank stare.]

Are we talking, like, your actual mother, or creepy cult 'mother' or like, weird vampire stuff?

[ubiquitously]

[Uai considers the full answer, a short answer, and then her suggested answer. One of these sounds more fun than the other.]

Mother accepts all into her family. Especially lost children who require some warm guidance.

[It's not a lie, either. He's purposefully framing the answer as strangely as possible. It would be a lot easier to just say that his mother adopts orphans, but n'aw.]

Video 2

[cool_skeleton]

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT!!! ROBOTS, IN MY EXPERIENCE, MAKE EXCELLENT TV HOSTS!! THEY PROBABLY LIKE HUGS ALMOST AS MUCH AS I DO!!!

[polyheroic]

[. . . . .]

Holy shit you're a skeleton.

[NAILED IT]

[cool_skeleton]

UM, YES, THAT'S VERY OBSERVANT. BUT PLEASE DON'T USE DIRTY WORDS, OR THOSE CLEANING ROBOTS WILL GO RIGHT FOR YOUR FILTHY MOUTH!!!

[No sarcasm whatever. Surely that falls under their programming.]

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[maskedsmile]

[Yoshiya is on his way apartment hunting when he notices Rose's... strange experiment. At first, he worries that something is wrong and comes rushing over. Though quick to realize she is actually fine, the teen can't figure out what she is doing.]

Uh... Yes, I've been told. Though, I don't see any worms.

[polyheroic]

Which is good, because worms are gross. I don't want worms around.

[She pauses.]

Hold on. I need you to wait right there for a minute, okay? I've got questions, but there's something I have to do first.

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[anamnestik]

[Eliot is on his way back from Nova City when he notices the young woman popping back and forth. At first, he suspects that she has forgotten something. After her second trip, he's paused to scan the ground for anything she may have dropped. A wallet, maybe? Or a book? She seems to be hunting for it quite desperately--

When she speaks, his concern is dissolved to relief. Eliot's sigh mixes with a giggle.]

I believe it is the same world, yes. Amazing, aren't they? These archways. [He gestures further into the city,] There are also subarchways, you know. Have you seen them?

[polyheroic]

[She perks up like a dog that heard its name when she hears Eliot reply to her.]

So the same world has the Jetsons super sci-fi land, and fantasy Narnia stuff? Because I have some questions.

Sub... archways? As in, they're secondary units to this one, or as in they're into some kinky stuff?

[rose, please.]

video 1

[soulsforsale]

There are no Demon Lords here. Even if they were, would you consider yourself strong enough to defeat them?

[In her world demon lords or kings are ridiculously powerful because of all the abilities they have with them. Advantage of being able to get hem after every kill.]

[polyheroic]

Maybe? I mean, I was summoned to beat a Demon Lord once before, and then I ended up dating her instead... Helps that she's so cute.

[Rose is absolutely shameless when it comes to talking about her girlfriends.]

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[brbgettingwrench]

I think you asking for a friend and then admit the friend is your kind of defeats the purpose of you saying the first line.

[But hey, Winry couldn't help but want to try and help.]

I mean there are plenty of places you can work if you are the type who wants to learn a skill. Like I work on automail and I'm always looking for people who want to learn. But overall you can also go to classes to learn new skills too.

[polyheroic]

Does anyone ever believe the 'asking for a friend' line, anyway? At least my way's funnier.

What's automail?

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[namemeansbeauty]

I guess you are trying to figure out how it works, right?

[Belle had been on her way to a nearby bookstore but instead found herself staring at the other and figured she would at least try and help. But she knew that might not be a lot.]

[polyheroic]

No, mostly it's just really cool and-

[She stops dead.]

Erm. No, I mean- Yeah, that's right! I'm trying to figure out how it works! Is it a wormhole, or magic, or- Disassembling you into your component molecules and beaming them elsewhere? Something like that.