First Bruise [Video]

[bigbadvigilante]

[A new face pops up on the screen today. He's soaking wet from having fallen out of the pod and landing in the shallow water. If he had spent a bit less time rolling around and more time standing up, he wouldn't have gotten half as wet. Unfortunately he did not do that.]

Okay. So the whole waking up in a giant cocoon thing? I'm not going to lie, that was pretty metal. Anybody mind telling me what a Genessia is? Casey Jones has better things to do than read pamphlets.

Oh, by the way. The names Casey Jones, I'm probably the most awesome person you'll ever meet.

Comments

[Video]

[helpyhelperton]

[Oh no, this guy showed up soaking wet too!]

Ah! You fell in the water too!

[Video]

[bigbadvigilante]

What? I did not!

[Don't mind him as he turns the camera away as he shakes himself off.

...When he turns it back he looks a little less drippy but still completely soaked.]

See? Perfect.

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[helpyhelperton]

But your clothes are still-

[And it's about then that she notices something FAR MORE DISTRESSING about this poor boy!]

UWAH! And your teeth fell out!

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[whiteas]

Your introduction was kind of redundant, and I doubt you'll even come close to the most awesome person I'll ever meet.

[ She's pretty sure she'd have to have low standards. ]

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[bigbadvigilante]

[Woah. Babe alert.]

Shows what you know, I'm as close to myself as I can get.

If you'd like to get a closer look though, I think we can work something out.

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[whiteas]

I think I'll pass.

[ Trying to move right along from his ego-- ]

You should probably try to find a towel, you look like a wet dog.

[Video]

[leekspins]

[Oh, someone new! How long has it been since she started saying hello to newcomers? TIME TO RENEW THE OLD TRADITION!]

Nice to meet you, Jones-san! I look forward to the awesomeness, ah ha ha! I'm Orihime Inoue.

[She bows politely to the screen.]

Genessia is the name of the city you're in. There are four others attached to it. I'm in Fayren right now! ...And the pamphlet explains an awful lot, so you should probably hang onto it for reading later when you have a chance to get settled.

[Video]

[bigbadvigilante]

Jones-san? Are you some kind of otaku fangirl? That's cool.

[Oh wait. She's actually Japanese. Play it cool Jones.]

Hold onto it? Well, I would but I kind of crumpled it up and trashed a few minutes ago.

[Video]

[leekspins]

[An otaku?! She sure hopes not! But all of that is beside the point when she hears the fate of his pamphlet.]

OH NOOOOOOO! You have to go get it back! There's money inside!

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[watchesthesea]

Nice to meet you Casey, I'm Kairi.

[She knew people had probably explained things to him by now, so she knew she wouldn't do that unless there was something he wanted to know.]

Since I believe people before me have explained some things if there is anything else I'll be happy to answer.

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[bigbadvigilante]

No, no, no. It's nice to meet you.

[Casey is really starting to like the look of this place.]

Questions? Sure, what exactly is there to do for fun around here? Is there a hockey rink or an arcade around anywhere?

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[watchesthesea]

[She paused quietly, she had lived here now for a while and she didn't even know what those things were. So sorry for the slight confused look.]

There are plenty of things to do, it depends on the person and in which city, but um... I don't actually know what a hockey rink or arcade are, so I can't exactly say yes or no.

[skirtcladgunner]

Genessia is where you are right now. Isn't it obvious?

[Helpful, Tori. Very helpful.]

You sure think highly of yourself, don't you?

[bigbadvigilante]

Uhhh.... Is that close to New York?

Well I am pretty great, so yeah, I do.

[skirtcladgunner]

Worlds away from it, actually. In the most literal sense of the word~

[Haha... ha.]

You do realize that most--if any--of us don't have proof to back your claims of greatness, right? [She sounds like she's being goodnatured with her teasing, at least.]

[Video]

[shining_beacon]

[Just have the most deadpan stare imaginable.]

Young man, unless you have some sort of superhuman power, I'm afraid that attitude of yours will be more of a hindrance than help. This place - Genessia - is populated primarily by people who have either dedicated their lives to learning a marital art like my students, one of whom you have already met, or have some power that sets them apart from normal humans.

Even if you do have power to back your words, I would suggest not advertising that attitude. Many would take issue with it, and will only serve to make you enemies.

[Video]

[bigbadvigilante]

Yo Professor.

Let me tell you right now, Casey Jones doesn't need any superpowers. I'd be considered OP and banned from tournaments if I had any. I chill with martial artists all the time and took on a giant space worm single-handed.

[He got eaten by that space worm, but that's not the point.]

If anyone has an issue with my attitude, they can step into my office of pain and take it up with me personally.

[Video]

[shining_beacon]

[He tried.]

Just to give you a taste of the people you will run the risk of angering with that sort of attitude, there is a young woman here that can slice buildings in half with a single swing of her sword. The student of mine that you have already spoken to is one of the most talented and hard working glyph users I've seen in years. If she wanted, she could freeze you to a single spot in ice thick enough it would take a jackhammer to crack it. And that's just two of many, many more.

I say this for your own benefit. However, I will not come to your aid should you anger the wrong person, nor would I blame my students for looking the other way. This place has made victims of all of us. Ordering people around and placing yourself on a pedestal is not going to do anyone any favors. Especially when you fail to live up to that pedestal you place yourself upon.

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[justboopit]

Most awesome person I'll ever meet, eh? Prove it! Impress me! Dazzle me! Awesome me!

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[bigbadvigilante]

Awesome you? That is something Casey Jones can do for sure.

[He'll trudge his way out of the bay and toward a tree in the area outside it. He'll set the phone down in against the tree and he'll take a few steps back so she's got full of view of him.

He'll take out four hockey pucks with explosives taped to them and he'll toss him them up into the air.

He'll then whip out one of the hockey sticks strapped to his back and drop to his knees to air guitar as the hockey pucks explode in the air behind him.

How's that Nora?]

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[justboopit]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[ She has a very thoughtful expression on her face as she seems to be deliberating the level of AWESOME she just witnessed. ]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeell, You get points for the explosions. But that won't even get you in the top ten. What else do you got?

[ Her eyes light up as something suddenly comes to mind. ]

Oh! Can you bake a pie?

[Video]

[goddessinthefog]

...Well, aren't you obnoxious.

[This androgenous-looking, fellow new arrival certainly doesn't look impressed.]

[Video]

[bigbadvigilante]

Funny, Casey Jones was just about to say the same thing about you.

[Audio]

[frostheartedrose]

[Oh sheesh... The eyeroll may as well be visible this time.]

Such a noble and considerate act, dumping your new-found money in the water and trash. If you were illiterate I might actually have some consideration for you. But you don't seem in need of such, so enjoy your new-found ignorance in a new dimension.

[Audio]

[bigbadvigilante]

Money? Casey Jones didn't throw out any money, just a dumb pamphlet!

Wait, Was there money in the pamphlet?

Aw laaaaaaaaaaaame...