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Welcome to Medietas! Do you have an interest in joining the game? Is there an old muse that you want to dust off? Or, perhaps you're looking for a place to voice test a brand new character and would like to do so in our little island setting among friends? Well, whatever the reason, this is where you can do that!

You all know what to do! If you don’t, just follow the instructions and HAVE FUN!

How To Play:

→ Comment with the character you’d like to test drive. Don’t forget to add their name and canon in the subject line.
→ Choose a scenario, or start your own!
→ Tag around!

Possible Scenarios:

1. Getting Settled: So, now that you've arrived and wandered around the starter home you've been given, it's time to check out the rest of the islands. There's a market on Aerilon that is full of treasures. Or, you can check out Chapter Six bookstore. Perhaps you wander over to the Mean Princess facility on Mulciber. There is so much to see and do!

2. Islands: There is definitely some weirdness going on around the islands from the sidewalks that glow to the mysterious energy that doesn't seem to have any direct source. There are statues that hum softly and seem to grow every so often. And what is with these bridges? Go forth and investigate! Puzzles are FUN!

3. PARTY: Every month or so there's always a celebration somewhere, be it on Mulciber, Imber, Mundus, or Eurus! Eat, drink, dance, talk among the other islanders. It's about making new friends and enjoying yourself, right? Even if you have been stolen away from your homeworld to a bunch of floating islands.

4. Wild Card: Got something else in mind and want to create your own scenario? Go for it!

Comments

[hungryzombie]

4. Create Your Own Scenario


The zombie walking through the streets had a much more purposeful walk than the usual aimless shambling of the living dead. It moved with purpose, its greyish skin all covered by surprisingly intact clothing. In fact, there's no evidence of wounds on this particular specimen, the only thing that gives it away is the bloodless skin and the faint smell of death that hangs about it. Then again, most survivors have the scent of rot hanging to their clothes, just by being around the foul things.

Its whitish eyes glance around with terrifying intelligence, studying the street it walks up. But that's just what can be seen through the bullet proof face plate of the SWAT helmet it wears. That's right, a zombie in a bullet proof helmet. God help you.

It appears to be female, wearing blue jeans and a t-shirt, though heavy duty knee pads and combat boots protect its lower legs, and a motorcycle jacket hangs open over its torso. A large rifle is strapped over its back, and a machete hangs from its belt, the latter wiped meticulously clean.

It stops walking to look around, then reaches up to lift the face plate just a fraction, using the crack to sniff the air before putting it down again. This...isn't your average shambler.

---

[This is Elena, shortly after arriving in Medietas. She's hopped off the boat in, and wandered down an empty street to get information she trusts way more than empty words--scents from her nose.]

[lady_cassidy]

Cassie was familiar with the faint smell of death that hung around certain people. Having a Demon Dead Warlord Prince as her Master of the Guard, having spent time in the Dark Court, this was something that she almost found.. comforting. Like all psychic scents here, this one was odd, but not as odd as some of the others.

Cassie had no clue what the odd head covering was, bit she walked towards her, palms raised and empty.

"Greetings, sister," she said carefully. She was trained in the proper protocol for dealing with the dead.

Jennifer Walters | Marvel

[prettyingreen]

[Wildcard: OTA]

[hungryzombie]

[That is definitely a zombie. Straight out of something by Romero or similar ilk. It doesn't seem to be decomposing, or even injured, but the milky white eyes and greyed out skin give it away. Along with the faint smell of sickness and death that hangs around it. It walks with a purposeful air, and occasionally lifts the face plate of its SWAT helmet to sniff the air.]

[That's right, it's a zombie in a bullet proof SWAT helmet.]

[It catches sight of a living being, and starts to approach, slowly, but without the usual shambling gait. Its hands...they're raised in a gesture of surrender and non-violence, not the usual arms-forward shuffling.]

Eiji Hino | Kamen Rider OOO

[powertotearer]

1

If there's one place Eiji likes visiting when he comes to a new place, it's the markets and bazaars.

"Oh, look at this! That's so cool!"

He hardly ever buys anything, but he seems excited enough about what he's finding. Maybe this time, you'll be lucky enough to sell him a scarf or some food.


2

In contrast to his reaction at the bazaars, around some of the weirdness, he seems weirdly apathetic. It's interesting, but he doesn't have any real desire to investigate it.

So this time, you'll find him nodding off as he leans against a humming statue.

1

[pikapikapikarin]

In contrast, while Eiji was having the time of his life, Yayoi Kise was mildly disappointed there was a lack of manga and anime. But considering what she had been pondering before arriving here on a boat of all things, she wasn't too worried about indulging in her hobby that had become her life.

Almost bumping into Eiji, the 24 year old woman brushed blonde hair away from her face. "Sorry about that," she said in a rushed apology. "I was distracted."

Jenna Sommers | The Vampire Diaries

[ihavenosecrets]

тwo

Whatever was going on, Jenna Sommers was pretty sure that she didn't want any part of it. Standing on the edge of the pretty island with all the water, she stared down at the clouds below with a frown as she decided once again that she must have really pissed someone off.

Letting out a sharp laugh, she shifted back from the edge while lifting her head to cast a curious look around. She wanted to be sure that no one was watching her at the moment because she didn't need someone racing over thinking she was about to jump off. "Way to go, Jenna. Way to look like the crazy lady contemplating death over staying here."

Casting another glance towards the edge, she made herself move further away before pulling out the device they had given her when she arrived on the boat. She had a day to day habit of checking to see if Elena or Jeremy's numbers popped up in the contacts. There were a few names that she recognized but she wasn't in a rush to reach out to them. Especially the one name started with 'K'.


тнree

Now here was something that Jenna was actually good at.

Drink in hand, she slipped through the crowd with a grin on her face and a faint smell of something strange clinging to her. Not that she was feeling the effect of the joint that someone had offered to her on the way in but she wasn't sure if it was because she didn't recognize the plant or if because she wasn't the same woman she used to be when she decided to get stoned now and then.

At least alcohol still tasted good.

She finished her drink in two long swallows just to make sure and promptly put the glass on a passing tray before snagging herself another drink. Oh hell, she decided to make it two and then she was on her way again. Just a few more drinks and then maybe she would consider dancing.

[ network; video ]

[bastardizing]

[ That certain K name is spending time with his daughter. Playing peekaboo with a dish towel right now. He's incredibly relaxed so he doesn't expect for his device to be ringing. It's likely Hayley or Rebekah. It's also highly plausible it's Elijah with some sort of news on their brother. He doesn't check who it is. Instead he just answers it and aims it at him and Hope.

Well, that certainly isn't any member of his family. He remembers that face. He hasn't thought much about Elena's aunt since that night. His guilt only extends so far. ]

Seems you found me, love. [ And she's alive as well. Surprising. ]

All Might | My Hero Academia

[i_am_here]

1.


Settling in was something All Might was perfectly capable of. It wasn't to say this place wasn't lovely, but it had a certain quality to it that drew All Might's attention, on the way that the whole area brimmed with power. It was an unknown energy that made him curious.

Now All Might was no scientist, but he could appreciate some of the areas as he paused at the sight of the junkyard and he chuckled. Moving over to the nearest piece of trash, he picked it up, marveling at the way his body responded. Like it had never been injured before.

"I wonder how my boy Midoriya is doing...?" he wondered out loud as All Might effortlessly compacted the broken washing machine into a flattened pile.


4.

A scrawny looking man with sunken eyes was wandering the area today. Even All Might didn't have the strength to keep his Muscle Form going for so long. True, the island seemed to have dealt with the lingering pain from his injury against All For One, but without his nemesis around, a weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

Right now, he was looking through the Bookstore, and then he noticed a comic book. Picking it up, he chuckled to himself as he flipped through it. "What a time to be alive," he said softly, before replacing it onto the rack.

"Maybe this place doesn't need heroes right now... and I can just be myself."

Emma Frost | Marvel Comics

[diamonds_are_forever]

Wildcard
Emma was new to the islands, but she was already sick of them. She had things to do and a brand new lover to enjoy. This place was too quiet and she didn't trust it.

Her job at the White Willow Village School was all that kept her sane. So she was at a bar, grading papers like she'd done when she was younger. Things had been simpler then. She'd never been happy so there was nothing to really long for that she couldn't obtain. Now it was different and she didn't like that one bit.

[atiefwhenallelsehasfailed]

There were faces Remy never expected to see here, both in Medietas, and in this bar, and Emma was one of them. She seemed not so likely to be in a bar, when he had known her at the institute.

How odd.

He padded up to the bar, curious at what she was doing, and unnerved at her presence.

"Pardon, mademoiselle'. How goes the day for you?"

Ankh | Kamen Rider OOO

[notsogreedy]

1. Ankh is supremely uninterested in most of everything that exists at the market, walking by any number of stalls with barely a glance. But where there's a market, there's ice cream and popsicles. Or there should be. He hopes there is, otherwise he's going to decide this is a truly awful place. Fortunately, he happens to spot someone walking by with some half-eaten sweet treat or another.

"Oi. Where did you get that?"

3. Parties are for having fun and getting to know people. Unless you're Ankh. Then it's purely about the free food and maybe some eavesdropping in an attempt to learn more about this place he's wound up. In any case, he seems to be keeping to himself and looking surly over in that corner. Obviously the life of the party. Really just begging for someone to come over and try to force him to be social, isn't he?

Well, good luck.

1

[i_am_here]

All Might was in the middle of a lick of ice cream when he was yelled at. Or rather demanded at. Years of experience made him turn calmly. "This? This is from the Frozen Lick," he said, taking a nibble of the ice cream.

The supremely massive guy, for he was in muscle form at the moment for grocery shopping and such, gestured grandly in the general direction. "They have quite a lot of flavors actually!"

Anduin Wrynn | World of Warcraft

[peacefulprince]

Anduin has arrived on the island, and he's been doing some exploring, taking in the sights. It's a good distraction from the slight sting of guilt he feels because his father is probably worried sick about him again. He hadn't seen his father for awhile and had only just been reunited with him on Pandaria before Varian had gone off to the Crane Temple while he stayed behind at the recently built Lion's Landing. He knows his father won't be happy to find him gone when he returns, and at least this time, Anduin hadn't left because he wanted to. There was still much to do and help with on Pandaria. But he can't do anything about that right now, so he's taken to looking around and seeing if he might uncover some clues as to how he got here and how he might be able to get back. He must have been brought here for a reason, he believes.

This place is quite beautiful though, he will give it that. He can be found wandering through the market on Aerilon, looking at the items for sale, or crouching down to rest a hand against the glowing sidewalk, curiously wondering what causes it to glow like that, or walking past a statue that he stops in front of and looks at in slight confusion when it appears to be humming.

Re: Anduin Wrynn | World of Warcraft

[pikapikajankenpo]

"Pretty, isn't it?" said Yayoi from off to the side. She had seen Anduin wandering around and when he stopped to touch the glowing sidewalk, she decided to approach with a smile and a wave.

"Everyone's said it's glowed like this for a long time now, and no one knows where it comes from."

Yayoi Kise - Smile Precure 10 Years Later

[pikapikajankenpo]

With any luck, Yayoi could consider this a vacation.

She was no stranger to other worlds, having gone to Marchenland numerous times in the past, going to the Land of Picture Books with that mess with Miyuki's totally not past jilted girlfriend, the numerous fairy worlds over the years for the Precure Parties that inevitably ended in fighting some big world ending threat, all of it.

And yet, Yayoi was glad that some comforts of home, mostly her trusty old laptop, her Smile Pact and a couple of other things made the trip in her bag. She had been on her way to a book signing when she had been brought here, and Yayoi sighed deeply.

"Well, at least it's a vacation to deal with my burnout," said Yayoi, shaking her head. "I should get to checking this place out, before the inevitable Feeling of Doom sets in."

Genre savvy, she was. Call it a hangover from being a superhero for ten years running.

Duo Maxwell - Gundam Wing

[divine_braid]

1

[Duo was slowly getting used to this place, and had spent a few days trying to figure things out. He still wasn't sure about the whole, stuck on a few floating islands thing, but it would have to do for now. Maybe there'd be opportunities to check out more places later.

In the meantime, he was wandering the market to see what was there.]

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3

[So, word had gotten out about this party, and Duo figured it was the best place to get to know other people and find out who else out there was in a spot like him. So, here he was, hanging out at this party over on Mundus.]

Oh... sorry.

[Did he just bump you on the way to the food?]

I didn't see you.

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4

Give me something! :D

video

[foronemoment]

The TARDIS...

[Yes, repeating that.]

... as in blue box TARDIS.

[Because...]

Rory Gilmore |Gilmore Girls

[rorelai]

Rory was pretty sure that she fell through the looking glass, or maybe somehow ended up in Rod Sterling's Twilight Zone because one minute she was telling her mother the life-altering news, maybe just the most life-altering news of her life, and then poof she was here, on some island. It was like some burrito/coffee hangover only ten times worse.

Rory didn't know how she ended up in the bookstore, but here she was, or here was she, Rory wasn't even sure anymore everything was a jumbled mess, and she didn't know what she was doing. Of course, she found solace in a bookstore, a world where she found her first loves, the world where she could have anything, or be anything. She ran her hand reverently over the volumes in the store, lost in her own little world.

Re: Rory Gilmore |Gilmore Girls

[craftedwords]

Jess meanwhile felt like he fell into some weird, cracked out version of a Disney movie and was waiting for everyone to burst into song. Either that or the muffin he had earlier was moldy and he was lying on the floor somewhere hallucinating.

After getting a phone shoved in his hands (cool, free phone?) he wandered around until he saw a bookstore. Unlike Rory, Jess ended up here on purpose. When in a new city, always find the sites. The bookstores were first on that list.

He started at the other end as Rory, going through the shelves, glancing through them, grabbing one and putting another back. Unlike Rory, he wasn't as reverent, then again, she never kept a folded book in her back pocket. He didn't notice her until they actually bumped shoulders.

"Rory?"

Jess Mariano | Gilmore Girls

[craftedwords]

After finding his new house(which, let's face it, was weird. Who gives houses complete with appliances?), Jess was coming to accept that this probably wasn't a drug induced hallucination or a mental break. There didn't seem to be anything pressing for him to do besides explore, so after finding the local bookstore--always the first stop besides accommodations on any trip--he sat down on a bench, and pulled out the new book. Now he had two, one shoved in each back pocket, the one he came with, and the new one he just bought. Which was another weird ass thing. Who gives away house and money?

Jess took a careful look around, a little convinced still he was being punked or something, but didn't see any obvious cameras. Opening the book, he settled down on the wooden bench.

[1000memories]

"You alright?"

Yuna leaned forward her mismatched gaze watching him curiously. He looked upset. She didn't think there was very much she could do to help but that didn't mean that she was going to try.

Ashley Hammond / Power Rangers

[starslings]

1;

Ashley really wished this was the first time she could say she'd been abducted and woken up in a strange place. So far it's the first time that she hasn't been attacked shortly after arrival, but after a walk through her "new home" and a look at the phone she'd been given, to say she was expecting it wouldn't be unreasonable. It all struck her as a little uncannily good, and clearly Andros had rubbed off on her.

So after a little poking around in the home itself, she headed out to the streets, putting in some old-fashioned leg work. She'd seen the bike waiting outside the townhouse, but she left it alone for now. You can't talk to people if you're blowing past them on a bike and she doesn't really know where she's going right now.

3;

Parties are the natural habitat of a born Cali girl like Ashley. She was comfortable enough there, moving through groups of people, stopping to talk with those both familiar and not, a smile never leaving her face. It might not be obvious to some she was also trying to collect information on the place they were all trapped in, but then it might be more obvious to others. She might have a bubbly presence and be more than happy to listen to people talk at length, but subterfuge was a skill she's only passable at.

Re: Ashley Hammond / Power Rangers

[killedzordon]

Andros was making his way from the fire to the police station. There were probably more than enough bodies there, the police was one place where they did not need extra help. Especially now that people weren't randomly disappearing, crime had settled down. But, since he was working there he figured he'd at least check in. It wasn't like anything was happening at the fire station either, and Andros was this close to calling up Astronema and asking her if she wanted to try and summon a monster so he had something to do.

He was wearing his ship's uniform, now that he had access to the Megaship and had more than one set of them, it tended to be his default clothing choice. And it wasn't like Andros had to blend in here.

Looking around, Andros saw a flash of yellow and a face he wasn't sure when he'd see again. "Ashley?" He called out, running toward her.

Thomas Raith | The Dresden Files

[prodigalvampire]

001. Just off the Boat
It's never a good sign when you fall asleep in your 800 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets and wake up with a stiff neck in a seat in a floating boat. Thomas was even willing to shrug off the flying part and skip right to figuring out how he was kidnapped from his apartment in the first place. He didn't have an answer by the time he'd docked, and was no closer to even making one up by the time he was shuffled from the cabin of the airship and on to the docks outside.

He took the offered communicator and map given to him with a friendly smile by a local with a copious amount of salt and pocketed the device before unfolding the map...and decided he'd been abducted by a group of demon LARPers to their latest shindig and wondered why they thought he wanted to play along. Breathing a sigh, he folded the map and tucked it into the other back pocket of his jeans, reaching up to run a hand through his hair before looking around.

There was a market nearby, that much he was sure of from the map (there was probably an inn served by wenches in bulging corsets or something) and he could use a drink. He made his way in that general direction and tried not to look like a tourist. In worn jeans and a black t-shirt, with twin knives at his waist, that was hard to pull off.


002. Audio
This place is really weird. [He pauses here for a moment before backtracking.] I'm starting in the middle. Okay, my name is Thomas and I was forced to use my golden ticket to this floating snowglobe about a week ago.

But why? It's been a week, and no one's come forward with demands, we're not hostages...or collateral, so...what gives? Why haul us all here? Does anyone have any idea?

001

[oiseau_ou_cage]

Elizabeth was slightly less confused than Thomas, but only because she thought she was dead and this was Hell. It wasn't bad for Hell, really. She disregarded the little electric thingy they gave her and studied the map instead.

She was wandering blind, following roads on the map rather than the road she was walking. Which meant that she fell, her high heel sinking into the turf beside the road. Her ankle wrenched and she cried out in pain.

Prompto Argentum | Final Fantasy XV

[crowncitizen]

((OOC: spoilers will be omitted/kept to a minimum as much as humanly possible!))

01. Action: Recently Arrived

[Prompto's not always the sharpest tool in the shed, but he's pretty damn sure this isn't Eos. He rattled off a bunch of names and places to the locals and he merely got blank stares.

That and the whole, you know, floating island. Yeah. He's pretty sure that's not a thing back home.

He thought that he'd be used to loneliness, given how it was a constant companion in his childhood, but it hits him hard, an unwelcome blow amongst the confusion and panic he's feeling right now. Surrounded by people, he has no one here. And he's never been good at hiding his nerves.]

Excuse me. Uh, can you point me to the exit? Or who do I have to talk to because I seriously need to get back.

[Agitation laces his tone. This is so not good. Noct and the others were gonna freak out when they realized he was missing.]

02: Video post

[By the time he braves making a post, Prompto's more or less resigned himself to the fact that he's stuck here, for now.]

So...

[Where does he even start??]

New guy here, I guess. Since apparently I'm not kidnapee #1. Kinda nice not to be the only one, but also really bad that there's a conga line of people in front of me who got dragged here. Which, uh, can anyone tell me why that is? Most kidnappers you hear about don't... give you a house and a phone.

Then again, most aren't able to suck you into another world so I guess that's a moot question.

[He pauses, and his eyes go wide.]

Holy crap, it's like a life simulation game! Except way more horrifying.

[ANYWAY]

Oh, uh - I'm Prompto. If anyone can give me a breakdown on what I'm doing here, that'd be stellar.

[godcomplexing]

[ooc: welp now I really need to think of a good Ignis username and find icons]

02

[Adam is, as usual, chilling on the roof he was given. He has pigeons fluttering around, some going in and out of cages]

Not all of us even think of ourselves as kidnapped. But I suppose that all depends on where you come from.

In any case what you're doing here is all up to you. Unless you get lucky and go back home after I turn off this video, you'll be needing a job. There are loads of places on the islands you can try. Just find something that caters to your skills.

Moana Waialiki, Moana | 1 and 2

[iammoana]

Arrival:

[This is -- nothing like anything she's seen before. Sure, waking up on a boat was at least somewhat familiar, but the streets and the buildings and --well, an entirely new civilization was certainly a bit of a shock to wake up to. She's been following the map she was given, finding her own way and staring around at everything, a little apprehensive and trying her best to hide it. She's the daughter of the chief and on her way to being a master wayfinder, new places don't scare her.]


Islands, specifically Imber:

[Weirdness happening on islands? She's down for that. Imber, at least, is one that feels the most like home, and so she's generally found there. At the moment, she's probably found on the beach, in the center of a patch of sand where there really should be ocean. She looks content, looking for shells and interesting sorts of things she might pick up.] Thanks. [She says to the ocean, cheerfully enough -- and offering a hand for a high five. That done, she returns to the shore, where she's started weaving a basket to carry her shells and such back to the city proper.]

fdr foster | this means war

[littletrexhands]

network; arrival

Praise the Heavens I don't have a collar around my fucking neck anymore.

[ FDR remembers just about everything about the island. Atia. Annie. Dean. The boys. His friends. The people he was close to. Kate. Angela. Everyone. They're all there in his head. He remembers the SUV coming at them. She was about to tell FDR that she picked Tuck and everything went to shit. Then he got drug off and spent a good chunk of his life on an island. An island where he actually found everything his Nana ever wanted for him. A life. An existence beyond just being alone and going through women.

His fingers scratch at his neck in an attempt to find some relief. Happy to finally be missing a damn collar. That bitch. He's been taken somewhere else, but at least the concept is still the same. They have a network and that's all he needs. A network and the people he loves. ]

Let's cut to the chase shall we? Has anyone seen my wife? She's about ye high--[ He makes a hand gesture for her height. ]--super hot, blonde, kicks people's asses for looking at her funny and coincidentally she also has a nice ass. Like it's hard to look away from, but you can't look too long. Like looking into the sun. Ruins you. Her name's Annie.

... wow. no.

[kittenheeled]

[What? No.

Annie keeps her device nearby during the day, just because. Sometimes it's on, sometimes it's off, and sometimes the background noise is just that - background noise. But that? That voice? She knows that voice. She more than knows it, actually, she's attuned to it in all the ways that she should be. He's the most arrogant man she knows (and she's known a few), but he's also one of three men she's loved in a recent lifetime that's seen too many men.

Too many men, and now he's the third to show up on a group of islands that's getting smaller by the minute.

The words that come out of his mouth make her snatch up the device and she looks at it, jaw dropping, as '--kicks people's asses for looking at her funny' comes out of his mouth, and watches the rest of it as a growing smiles comes across her face. Of the men she's loved, FDR was the one who'd never really gotten the best deal. Henry had understood best; his own lifetime had seen too many lovers, but not enough love. He'd never doubted how Annie felt about him. Dean was someone she couldn't resist. But FDR? He was part of her and seeing his face on her screen made her chest ache.]

Franklin. [It came out on a sigh as she shook her head, somehow at a loss for anything else. Then, fondly:] You can't say that kind of stuff where people can see.

kurt wagner [nightcrawler] ❧ x-men: apocalypse

[shadowblends]

❧ 4. create your own

[Being this close to the ocean is something entirely new to him.

Kurt's enjoying the warmth of the sunlight, the heat of the sand beneath his feet, broken only by the occasional wave that washes over his toes. He's awestruck by the blue of the water, the scent of the sea air swirling around him, giving everything that faint, salty tang.

Hesitating in his languid stroll along the shoreline, he tips his head to look up at the sky and settles his hands behind his back, fingers lacing together at the base of his tail. It's been a short amount of time since he's arrived here. While he misses his home and his friends, he has to admit that standing here, on this beach with only the crashing waves to keep him company, it's peaceful.

He's enjoying it, regardless of the disadvantage of it not being his actual home. Perhaps, if his fellow teammates or even some of his teachers were around, it would be more comfortable.

A wistful sigh passes his lips and he continues walking, the spade of his tail flicking out to graze over the surface of the water every now and then.]

[frankensteinian]

[It's not uncommon for him to go for walks on various of the islands. He doesn't go on Imber as often, because he doesn't live or work there, but sometimes he wants something a little different. Which is why today he's on the beach. He's crossed a few oceans, more than once, but never really took much time to look at them. Not that this beach compares in any way to what's back in his world.

The first thing he notices is Kurt. Kurt's hard to miss. He knows that there are people here from places that are not his world, but something tells him that Kurt is. He doesn't have Charles' ability to detect mutants, but he's picked up a few tricks along the way.]

Nice day for it.

[Every day here is a nice day.]

Lucy Preston >> Timeless

[protectshistory]

[There was no Flynn. No Mothership. No Wyatt, no Rufus, no Lifeboat.

She'd woken up on a boat that'd been flying, with not a single person she recognized nearby, still dressed in the clothing she'd betrayed General Washington in. The clothing she'd used to help fight Rittenhouse. What she'd been wearing when Flynn had stuffed her into the Mothership and disappeared to...

There was a dock. More people. A device that looked a lot like a cellphone and a map. To more places that she didn't recognize in a time period she couldn't place. And, after following the directions and the map, she found exactly no clues to help her.]

Is anyone out there? I've been kidnapped-- I mean, not this. This, too, but. [She took a deep breath and started over because, well. Her kidnapping had come before arriving on the ship.] My name's Lucy Preston. I'm from the year 2016 and this. This isn't right. I need to know where I am, what this. This Aerilon is. What these islands are. What history changed to cause all this. My team, my friends are gone and my ship--

[There's another breath and she speaks a little more calmly.] Answers? Anyone.

[askypirate]

[The young man on the other end of the video feed looks casual, completely nonplussed by the strange situation they've found themselves in, and possibly like he's stifling a smile when he responds, his voice accented as though he hails from Oxford, his words bearing the cultured inflection of the well-educated.]

It just so happens that no, you are not alone. [He rolls one shoulder in a vague shrug.] And for a kidnapping, it seems to be lacking...finesse and clear demands. [He arches a blond eyebrow.] Tell me, are you really so valuable?

Balthier | Final Fantasy XII

[askypirate]

2. The Roadhouse
One would normally think living in the skies was a dream come true for the sky pirate, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Balthier could see this place for what it truly was, and that was to say a prison. He wasn't going to complain anytime soon, though, save missing half of his duo. He'd been in much less accommodating dungeons in his day.

This evening, he can be found at a table near the rear of the Roadhouse, sipping an ale, and watching the comings and goings of the other visitors. There's no better place in all the realms to find information than a tavern, and the sky pirate is well acquainted with collecting it. He's a friendly sort, offering a friendly smile and nod to any who might chance to look his way, inviting conversation, if it should come to that.

[tryingtobe]

Marie had been following the trail of another fox, bringing her to the Roadhouse. It was a strange place and she wasn't sure if she should take that fateful step inside. She had to know if the hunters guild was here and she didn't know who else to trust. She lingered at the doorway before finally stepping inside.

She looked out of place. Her hair was fiery red, long and messy. Her white dress was stained a bit while a brown leather corset locked it in place. She wasn't wearing any shoes but she didn't seem to bothered by it.

Marie stepped forward pausing at the bar, next to where Balthier sat. The look in her eyes were aged with specs of confusion. This was the first time that she'd been in a bar before. Blue eyes looked over towards Balthier and his drink. "Can I sit here?" She gestured to the seat next to him.

RJ | Power rangers

[pai_zhuq_chef]

Islands

Well, RJ could definitely be certain of one thing-this place had nothing to do with Dai Shi. The floating islands and rainbow bridges were strange enough, but not the same gnarly strangeness from the enemy, and didn't give off the strangeness of the Spirit realm either. Still, least their...hosts..were hospital, they had that going for them.

The same hosts were also nice enough to provide his kung fu robes, but if he wanted answers, he'd have to blend in. Which meant heading to the shops for a few basics, then to a bar or two for answers, because who didn't love sharing stories over a few drinks.

party

On the outside, RJ was just any other party-goer, and lord knew he loved a good party as much as the next guy. Running a pizza place meant long hours, and training a couple of students/rangers even more so: a few hours to just take it easy were well earned as far as he was concerned.

Inwardly, he was more focused then he let on, listening in on others' conversations, looking all the part as a guy who'd been a little too friendly with the drinks. Just because this place didn't appear dangerous didn't mean there weren't things to look out for.

He stood by the food tables, humming along to the music and tapping his feet in time. The party was a fun one, he'd have to admit-bummer he couldn't bring himself to fully enjoy it just yet.

Party!

[killedzordon]

Andros was at the party, trying to look like he was having fun. Mingling, talking to people, all the while doing his darndest to hide in the back with the drink he ordered because it was red. Parties weren't exactly his thing. But he was also pretty good at blending in. Usually with monsters at monster bars. Not actual people. People kind of made him uncomfortable and he found himself wishing for his red cloak.

Anne-Marie Louise Devoss || Original Character

[tryingtobe]

Getting Settled:
one: boat

Marie didn't dream, there was only ever darkness.

She'd been locked up that night, her back ached and small stripes of red seeped through the back of her white dress. Her eyes parted as the sun rudely pressed against her senses. Marie felt the rough wood of the boat beneath her as she rose to look around.

Pain flared through her limbs but she ignored it. She gathered her knees to her chest and pressed herself against the backside of the boat. Thick fiery red waves of silk fell over her shoulders as she retreated into a corner. When the boat docked the men on the ship looked upset. Marie wasn't moving from her curled position and no one wanted to move her after seeing the crimson stain her clothes. The men were calling someone to come help.

two: bookstore

Marie loved books and history.

She had found the book store first, hoping to use the time to organize her thoughts. She couldn't consider herself free, the collar was still locked around her neck and there were always hunters. They knew what that collar meant.

Marie walked through each isle slowly and then circled back to pace through the shelves again. She didn't touch them but her eyes moved over each book as if its pages held the secrets of the universe. Her steps slowed as she read each tilt. A few times she'd reach towards the book but her fingers were quickly retracted and her arm dropped to her side.

one

[paintedvisions]

Kelsey had fallen asleep in the bay window, the soft smell of the oil pants and flowers mixing around him. The sunshine was his favorite place to nap. Someplace warm where nothing else really touch him. The rocking was what lulled him awake, like summers on the family boat, back before they stopped taking him and Ashley.

Sitting up he rubbed at his eyes, his long blonde hair falling in his face.

"Huh?" The soft noise came, his voice didn't match his features. His gender unclear upon sight, but his voice deeper than one would expect without being a bass or deep baritone. Hearing the commotion, Kelsey pushed himself up, the house coat he wore over silk pajamas drug the ground as he moved past the men elegantly coming down on a knee he held a hand out. "Come now, you can't stay there, they will force you away. Let me help you."

D.Va (Hana Song) | Overwatch

[fastest_micro]

1.

Hana groaned loudly, flopping onto her back on a park bench. "This place is SO BORING," she groaned loudly, looking up into the peaceful blue sky. "I mean it's cool and all, but omg this place suxxorz on the action level."

With a sigh, the tiny Korean woman flipped back up to her feet and started wandering randomly around the main island. After the first or third attempt at buying something to eat, the girl in the skin tight suit scowled. "Seriously, does no one here take Blizzard Dollars? I know this is another world like that crazy Heroes of the Storm game but gawd!"

Later on, she might be at her residence, no matter where that is and a loud squealing can be heard from the "garage" area as she hugs a large pink mecha. "You came with me! Whose a good mecha, you are, you are!"

Yeah, she's cooing over her baby.


3.

"PAAAARTY! C'mon man, pump up the volume!" Yelled Hana, already into her third drink. She was laughing, running around and urging people to dance. If you were in the corner, she would urge you to dance, while shoving a drink into your hands.

"I take it back, this place is awesome! It's like nonstop party town. For reals, this is awesome!"

Amy Pond - Doctor Who - Spoilers for Angels Take Manhattan. You have been warned.

[still_running]

(Very tentative voice test, possibly swapping out River for Amy)
A) Action

Amy stepped off the boat looking around, arms crossed over her chest, brows up slightly like someone who was mildly impressed and a little bit miffed and not quite sure which they wanted to show, yet. She took the device and map that were offered her and leaned against the wall. She pocketed the map without looking at it, and messed with the device instead, muttering to herself.

"Alright, Doctor, not sure how you pulled this one off, but I'm ready to hear it. Any time now...."

B ) Network

[The image comes up on the inside of the 11th Doctor's Tardis. The console panel is clear behind her, as she's leaning on it.]

"Oi, I have a few questions. Like why there seem to be a million Tardis', but this place hasn't blown up. Why the Tardis is here and the Doctor isn't. And where my husband is. If you're smart, you'll answer that last one first."

[She was also worried about River, but if she was here, she'd show up, then she could figure out when River was from and go from there. Besides, River's shoes were here, hanging off the display and visible in her network post. So Melody had to be here somewhere... right?]

B ) Network

[foronemoment]

[Right... So she knows the Doctor, and the TARDIS, but...]

Who's your husband?