Mission 001 [Video]

[yoyoboy]

[Looks like Genessia has a newcomer and unfortunately, he's not happy about it.

Once he straightens the camera, you can see a young black-haired boy wearing a yellow long-sleeved shirt with a blue jacket, a gray belt, and blue pants outside the cave glaring at it. And judging that his clothes are very wet, you can tell he has a rough wake-up call inside the Bay.]

Lee, Marc, Megan! Where are you guys?! If this is your idea of a prank, I'M NOT LAUGHING!!!

[Once his small fit is over, he then takes a deep breath before moving on.]

First, I got grounded because of my grades. Then I got kidnapped and send into that freaky cave! Not only that, one of my shoes is missing!

Now can you tell me where am I and how do I get back?!

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[Video]

[cadbane]

[This may be a strange sight. An obviously alien being with red eyes and blue skin, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and with odd tubes attached to his cheeks.]

The main city is called Genessia and there isn't any known way out of here.

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[yoyoboy]

[Once he sees the alien, his first instinct is to scream and positions himself in a fighting pose. Of course, he didn't drop his phone the process.]

GAAAHH! Okay, who are you?! Are you the one who sent me into this Ge-newhatever?!

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[cadbane]

[He winces slightly at the noise then his brow creases in a frown.]

The name's Cad Bane and I did not bring you here. I've only been here for a week myself.

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[yoyoboy]

Really? How do I know if you're lying and you're one of the bad guys who sent me here?

[Considering he encountered many baddies in his lifetime, he doesn't trust this strange man in the video chat.]

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[cadbane]

You don't.

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[yoyoboy]

[Talk about a blunt answer.]

Okay... Then what about you? You said you're only been here for a week. How did you know about this Genesya place?

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[cadbane]

I didn't. Everyone here has been kidnapped against their will. You just have to accept it and move on.

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[lunarlegionnaire]

[Have a Marc.]

You should've woken up with a pamphlet. Give it a skim. There should also be a recorded hologram some steps ahead. Should be enough to give you the big picture.

[And at least partly convince him this is all too elaborate to be a prank. At anyone's expense.]

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[yoyoboy]

A pamphlet?

[He then pulls out the said paper along with a necklace with a red and yellow stone in front of the camera.]

You mean this piece of paper I was about to throw away along with this ugly necklace?

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[lunarlegionnaire]

Yup. You'll want to hold onto those. One's gonna help you get around, the other should explain those other stuff you woke up with. You're gonna need 'em.

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[yoyoboy]

Okay... I have no idea what that means, but I guess I should keep them for a while. But where's this hologram thing you've mentioned?

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[lunarlegionnaire]

Just a few more steps away from that cave. She'll give you the rundown on this place. What you do with that rundown's up to you.

[Beat. Marc lowers his gaze a bit.]

...like where to get a new pair of shoes, at least.

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[yoyoboy]

Okay, thanks. I think... But who are you? Did you arrive here a week ago just like that strange man I've just met earlier?

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[needssouls]

This would be an extremely over the top prank if it was one. We'd also have no people in common, so that is also out.

[Plus she really didn't have anyone who would think to do that. Those that did know her knew she would have reacted in a bad way.]

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[yoyoboy]

I can see that. And you're one of the kidnapped people as well?

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[needssouls]

I am indeedy. One of the over hundred at least people.

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[yoyoboy]

[Well, looks like another one of the city's kidnapees.]

Well, do you know anything about this city other than it kidnaps any people into that cave behind me?

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[needssouls]

I sadly haven't been here long enough to figure that out, but people keep going on about spirits. That's it.

[Very not useful.]

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[yoyoboy]

Spirits? As in ghosts exist in this city?

[Video]

[youfool]

[Darn, work kept him from getting to this as soon as he'd like. His heart goes out to the kids of the world, though in practice they're usually pretty springy when it comes to calamity like this. Ah well, it seems he's been attended to in both body and mind.]

"Heh, I see Cad and Marc have been supportive, in their respective ways. I can't add much to their upshots; except to echo and welcome. So...welcome! To Genessia, I mean. I'm Ted, and so far no one's steered you wrong about things. Let me know should you require further assistance."

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[yoyoboy]

[First, there's a strange man wearing a hat, then there's a man that managed to be helpful with his situation, and now, there's a strange man wearing something out of a fantasy video game.]

Uh... Thanks? And yeah, both of them really helped me a lot around here.

[However, he makes Cad an exception as he's still suspicious about him.]

But I'm still confused about something...

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[youfool]

"You're welcome; I'm glad to hear it.

Heh, oh? And what might that be?"

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[yoyoboy]

[He then shows his necklace he found inside the box to the strange man.]

What's so important about this necklace? Marc said I should keep this, but it's ugly.

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[youfool]

"Haha, right I'd nearly forgotten how offensive jewelry must be to young men. Alas, there's nothing for it; that trinket marks you for someone significant, apart from the sprites or dolls wandering around with only the appearance of reality. As Marc said, it'll also provide passage between each city, in case you'd like a change of scenery.

In short, it's proof positive that you're real Oh! And the color should say something about which city would be most congenial to you."

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[yoyoboy]

Okay... So you're trying to say the people who aren't wearing these necklaces are not real and this is the only way I can travel around this freaky place?

And what does "congenial" means?

[I really apologize for his lack of knowledge on big words.]