first element.

[lostradiance]

[ By the bay itself, there are three teenagers: a silver-haired girl, a brown-haired boy and then a blond-haired girl.

For the blond-haired girl, it seems like she's not going to be waking up anytime soon. She's still breathing lightly, as if she's asleep in this strange world. She's wearing a baggy pair of sweatpants and a jacket with her hair in pigtails. With a light sigh, she turns over slightly while blinking her eyes blearily before yawning. ] Nice place, this...

[ She flops back over, about to go back to sleep, before her subconscious realizes that she's not back home. With a start, she sits up and looks around, rubbing at her head. She's tired, that much is certain, but she's not that tired to where she can't be somewhat useful. ] Y-Yuri...? Cerys...? Winston...? Satania--? Where am I...?

[ Tori definitely doesn't know where they are, and she hasn't noticed either of them yet. She's too busy holding her head and muttering. This isn't home--she's supposed to be home. That's what the Initiative had promised.

So why is she here? Was she going to be recruited for another war? She needed to go home. She's needed there. ] Damnit.

[ The boy looks like he just woke up from a long nap, confused and disoriented. He's wearing a red hoodie that looks two sizes too big for him and a pair of glasses, which he periodically takes off to clean every now and then. He looks to the silver-haired girl beside him, then the sleeping blonde...at least he's not alone. But that doesn't exactly answer any questions, and it's likely that Tori doesn't know where they are either. ]

[ Well, it looks like it's up to Solaris to lead. She's okay with that as it's something she's done before. She yawned and rubbed at her eyes before grabbing the videophone. ] Oh, where's Winston when you need him... He was better with technology than me... [ Right, enough muttering! ]

Hello everyone! It...looks like two of my friends came with me, so at least I'm not alone. Anyway... I'm Lumiere and I know that this isn't my home. Thanks to the one who did the pamphlet. But, ah...

I kinda need to be home... Yeah. Is there a way to do that...? By Aviophiel's name, what else do you say...?

( OOC: Joint intro between Solaris, Jeb (dreamingartist) and Tori (skirtcladgunner)! Generally, replies will come in the order of Solaris > Jeb > Tori, unless if you specify otherwise. :3 )

Comments

video;

[tenminutes]

I'm probably not the Yuri you're looking for. You should have some money you can use to get yourself a place to stay for the night, but you'll want to get a job pretty quickly. It doesn't last long!

[ text / anonymous ]

[deathsought]

[ Three people all at the same time? First time he's ever seen that. Well, first time since the Exsilium crowd. Which might mean... ]

Were all of you together before you were brought here?

video;

[lostradiance]

That you definitely aren't! He's a guy, first off. [ Solaris laughs jovially. ]

Noted! I'll relay that information to my friends here.

[ text ]

[lostradiance]

Uh, I know I was with them before I came here, yeah. Not sure about the other two.

Why do you ask?

[ text / anonymous ]

[deathsought]

The last time this many people showed up at exactly the same time, was when we came from a previous world that wasn't our own world. This is now the second world I have been brought to against my will.

Video

[fantasykiller]

I know this is not what you want to hear, but there is currently no reliable way to leave. Nobody here knows the mechanism behind how people enter and disappear from this place. That makes leaving solely dependent on how lucky you are.

[ text ]

[lostradiance]

...I see.

I'm sorry to hear that you've been brought here against your will, especially so soon...? after the first one.

Video

[lostradiance]

Does that mean that this place is that bad, then?

[ text / anonymous ]

[deathsought]

My world is still not safe. Even without my presence.

[ text ]

[lostradiance]

How do you mean?

[ text / anonymous ]

[deathsought]

It is a very long story. Suffice it to say that I've left a lot behind.

video;

[tenminutes]

Good luck. I'm pretty new too, but if you need anything let me know.

[ text ]

[lostradiance]

I've got time.

[ No, literally, she does. Even if she's tired, she'll be more than happy to listen to someone's problems. ]

video;

[lostradiance]

I'll definitely keep that in mind. Since you said your name is Yuri, what's your last name so I can differentiate between you two?

video;

[tenminutes]

Just use "Yurippe" for me. I don't really use my last name.

video;

[lostradiance]

Yurippe works out great for me! You can call me, ah... Lumy? I guess.

video;

[tenminutes]

That's good, I didn't want to confuse you with the candlestick.

[ She's only joking. ]

video;

[lostradiance]

...Candlestick?

[ She's been asleep for a large portion of her life, okay? That, and she's very old. ]

[celestial_wizard]

Nn, right now there isn't really any way to go back home - not without opening a Gateway there, and that's not REALLY the way home. There's a way to look in on what's going on back there though. But as far as permanently staying.. I'm afraid you're stuck here for now.

But if you have any questions or need help with anything, my name is Lucy, of Fairy Tail.

[lostradiance]

I figured, but it really never hurts to ask--though, I must ask you what a Gateway is. Are you in control of them?

Ah... That was a little--hold on. [ She yawns loudly and stretches her arms, shaking and using some of the bay's water to splash her face with. ] --Sorry. That was a little too forward for me to ask, wasn't it?

It's nice to meet you, Lucy of Fairy Tail! I'm Lumiere of, um... France!

[ text / anonymous ]

[deathsought]

Are you familiar with magic?

[ text ]

[lostradiance]

Yes.

[celestial_wizard]

That isn't forward at all. I'm not in control of any of the Gateways - they're like doorways into the memories of your world. If you sacrifice something important you can open a gateway to your home - but it's only your home in your memories, and not the actual way back. Only the person who opened the gateway can control it.

[ And she giggles. ]

Sorry - Fairy Tail is the name of my guild, not a country. It's nice to meet you, Lumiere.

[ text / anonymous ]

[deathsought]

Then suffice it to say that I was involved in very, very forbidden forms of magic.

[lostradiance]

Good to know. If I get really desperate, I'll utilize this method. I don't have much to my name as it is, but hopefully I'll never get to that point.

[ A tired blink and she nods before giggling back. ]

Ooh, I see! I don't think I've ever heard about a guild or Fairy Tail. It must be really important to you, Lucy.