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[empiricalmagic]

[A click. There's darkness, and shuffling, the sound of water being splashed around, and a very soft, very gentle curse.

Then a few seconds of silence... before the screen blasts white. It takes a second for the phone to adjust to the light itself, and when it does, blue skies and an upside down Genessia city are broadcast for a decent minute, before the screen is finally angled up at the holder.

A young man, dressed as if he'd tumbled out of some dark Victorian based funeral parlor, white as a sheet thanks to his own panic and confusion.]

... It must still be a dream...

[Apparently, he's not entirely aware of what he's looking at or what the hell its doing, because in short order that phone is flipped over to get a good look at some expensive looking boots as he decides to just... take this all one goddamn step at a time and deduce what the ever loving fuck this thing is.]

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[video]

[hotheadwarmheart]

[If the young man turns his phone back over he'll soon see snarky redhead looking back at him.]

Unfortunately, no it isn't. Welcome to Genessia; hope you like it, because you're probably going to be here awhile.

Nice boots, by the way.

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[empiricalmagic]

[This is not helping, Lea.

There's a startled yelp and the phone is promptly dropped, left for a moment to sit on the ground... before it's shakily lifted back up again.

He'd be lying if he said he wasn't fascinated, but that was rather surprising]

Gene-

No.

No that can't-

[Deep breath, lets try this again]

I need to get back to New York. Immediately. I don't care how expensive it is, I've... I'm needed at home.

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[hotheadwarmheart]

Don't know anybody named Gene. My name's Lea. Got it memorized?

And unfortunately it's not a matter of munny; there's just no way to leave here of our own free will. Believe me, if there was, I'd have taken it on day one.

The good thing is that while you're here time is suspended back home. So if you're like me and have some time-sensitive problems to deal with back where you came from, you don't need to worry; if you ever leave here you'll end up back at the exact place and time you started from.

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[empiricalmagic]

[what is even happening]

... That is entirely impossible.

[Yes good, we will cover our panic with annoyance, that'll solve it]

No, alright...

[Deeeep breath]

This is clearly some sort of lucid dream, I'm going to sit down by this tree, and wait to wake up.

[Because things like this don't happen this is silly]

[Video]

[youfool]

Goodness, must it? My dreams are always so vague and insensate. Are yours so vivid?

[The qualities of dreams is clearly a very important topic.]

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[empiricalmagic]

[He's quickly getting used to this device making sounds and broadcasting moving pictures at him. He does not understand how or why, but lord help him he will find a way to dismantle this thing and find out his own goddamn self-]

My dreams are-

[No focus]

I'm sorry, that's not the topic I'd rather be discussing right now, how do I get back to New York?

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[youfool]

[why would he want to]

"It's all right; I'm sorry to say that that isn't in the cards anytime soon. I could suggest a way to, at the very least, abscond from the world--Genessia--, but whether you'll go back home is dubious, and the morality is even more doubtful."

[video]

[tevinteraltus]

I should hope not. [His tone is slightly teasing as the untidy shelves of a chaotic library can be seen behind him. Dorian is reclined in a very comfortable looking chair. He isn't holding his device, so he must have it resting on something.] No matter your taste, I would hope to be more than a figment of your imagination.

[He inclines his head in a way of greeting, though, one hand on his chest.] Dorian, of House Pavus.

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[empiricalmagic]

[nnnnnoooooope

That's way too much memorable detail for a dream. He's going to have to work double time to come up with a rational explanation for all this horseshit, he's never seen any of you before]

... Constable Ichabod Crane.

[... Well since we're giving full titles here-]

Central Park Precinct.

[There we go]

Well it certainly cannot be real, either. I assume I've-

[FAINTED. AGAIN]

... Eaten something strange at dinner.

[video]

[tevinteraltus]

Constable Crane? Is that some sort of law enforcement? Well, it sounds rather important, regardless.

[He pauses for a moment.]

Central Park is in New York, is it not? I've read a bit about the city. It sounds rather garrish, to be honest. No offense meant, of course.

[He smiles, spreading his arms wide.]

I can assure you it is, Constable. Turns out, there are lands far beyond any to which you may sail. I hail from one such place. Thedas, to be slightly specific. The Tevinter Imperium to name a country, Qarinus, to be as specific as you have been, but I have a bit of an adtantage in that I've learned a bit about your homeland. You're..."American", correct?

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[blindpuppet]

This is what your dreams look like?

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[empiricalmagic]

Not usually-

[Oh my God stop talking to dreams]

This is utterly impossible, I refuse to accept that it's real.

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[blindpuppet]

If that's what you want to believe.

[Enis shrugs.]

What you choose to believe doesn't change anything. No offense.

[She might not be the best when it comes to talking with 'normal' people.]

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[firefandance]

I have to guess you are new to Genessia. Please don't panic... or at least calm down.

[So trying her best here. Probably not helping at all]

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[empiricalmagic]

[It's way too late for the panic thing, not that he'd admit it. Ever]

I'm not panicking!

[As you can see.]

I'm... in the process of working through something.

[Like panic]

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[firefandance]

What are you trying to figure out?

[She figured she could try and help with that anyway.]

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[ivegotadream]

[Rapunzel is not sure what to think of any of this, but yet at the same time she understood the guys reaction. So she switches on the feed, giving a soft smile. Best try and be helpful to a scared person who isn't scary.]

Hey, um... I understand why all of this is probably freaking you out. It's all strange and probably way different than what you are used to. But it's okay... the people here aren't scary at all and they aren't thugs or have pointy teeth, so I think we can trust them.

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[empiricalmagic]

[It does actually help, a little, to see a smiling young woman on the screen. It's not about to fix everything but hey, help is help]

That's not what the issue is, miss.

[Though it was kind of one of them since scary thugs with pointy teeth were, up until about a month or so ago, his biggest issue]

It's... it's the mere fact that this is all quite utterly impossible, there is no way at all that I could fall asleep in my bed and wake up in a cave with...

[The hell is this thing. This glass thing]

With a magic playing card in my hand.

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[ivegotadream]

What are the issues?

[The moment she asked he was already explaining, so she kept quiet for a moment. Yeah, she didn't even recall falling asleep herself really. It was still a mystery.]

I admit I don't even remember falling asleep, but... It seems like it is possible or we wouldn't be here.

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[alihacka]

[Honestly, considering how confused he looked about the phone, she thought about going directed to him, but she was in Nova City and didn't want to go all of the way there. So he'll just had to deal with random video/audio coming from the device he was holding.]

Hey, from the object you're holding. That's called a smart phone, used for communicating with someone from a distance. If you flip it back over, you'll be able to see me. No, I'm not inside of the phone physically.

[She's just assuming he's another person who doesn't know what it is, judging by his appearance and his behavior, so she's preemptively explaining.]

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[empiricalmagic]

A phone...?

What is a phone?

What makes it intelligent? I-

[No he didn't think she was inside of it, he'd rather assumed it was some dream mechanic.

A gypsy magic ball or something, he doesn't know]

I don't-

[Yeah someone didn't listen to the Wiess-o-gram in the cave]

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[alihacka]

A phone is a way to communicate from a distance. It's basically like a letter, but it's faster. There's a lot a phone can do.

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[heroes_never_die]

[Luckily, Angela wasn't too far away and decided to come check the Bay after getting off of work to see if anyone new popped in. The gentleman she saw looked like he needed help after all.]

Excuse me, do you need some assistance?

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[empiricalmagic]

[He's still a touch on the dazed side, sitting on a bench near the cave and looking like he might have died and just hadn't realized it yet.

White as a sheet, he was.

So dazed that he didn't quite register who he was looking at, or if he did, any oddity about her was momentarily lost the the loud void of confusion]

... Yes.

It would be appreciated...

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[heroes_never_die]

Well, you're in a world called Genessia, although right now we're in the Bay in Genessia City. There's no way to leave unfortunately, but if there's anything I can help with, let me know. What would you like to know? There's a lot to take in.