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Part One

[Anyone passing by the Battledome might notice a stranger sitting on the ground nearby, quite clearly disorientated as he rests a hand on his head and tries to make sense of what on earth had just happened to him. Where was he? What was this domed building all about? Why was he half-naked?! Aside from that he was obviously alone here with no sign of Hanpan, Rudy or the princess anywhere in sight.

Luckily, it didn't take long for Jack to spot his clothes neatly piled up beside him, though he had to wonder why whoever had done this to him had bothered to strip him of his clothes, only to leave them right next to him. There was a book sitting on top of it too. An explanation, perhaps? It's when he clothes himself that he realises there's something else odd about this situation. No... odd about him. Before donning his coat, he reaches behind him and realises that he's suddenly sprouted wings!]

...what the hell?!

[They were definitely real... and lead him to test the rest of his body for any sudden additional appendages, though he doesn't find anything else out of the ordinary. Well, nothing aside from the fact that everything he was carrying, including his sword, has also gone missing. Great. Now he was lost, confused and unarmed all at once.]

Part Two

[Later in the day, after giving the book a look over, Jack heads into the nearby village, noting all the rest of the people here who seem to have sprouted wings. Following the paths leads him past rows of houses, over a river and eventually into a town. At least he should be able to find supplies here, hopefully make some money too.

...he was about to head into the weapons shop to see if he could find something suitable, but becomes sidetracked by the bar there. After everything that had happened? A drink might be good right about now.]

(OOC: Feel free to meet him by the Battledome, in Good Spirits, or anywhere in between!)

Comments

Good Spirits

[swordprincess]

[It's just another mundane shift at Good Spirits when Karla spots a customer she hasn't seen before. Well, time to get to work.]

[Karla approaches the newcomer with a pleasant smile.]

Hello, you look like a new face. What can I get for you today?

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[Well, at least the service seemed good enough. Considering he had no idea where he was or how he got there though, Jack couldn't help but be a little wary. He'd been a victim of illusions before and he wasn't quite convinced this wasn't one of them.]

Something strong. [Anything would do. Just enough to clear his head. As she deals with the drink, he mulls over those words - 'new face'.] Are you one of the locals? What can you tell me about this town?

[swordprincess]

Something strong...? All right, I'll be right back.

[That's the first time she's gotten a rather generalized order. So it takes her a little longer to choose something to serve. She decides on a mug of beer and brings it back out, setting it on the table. And then she answers his next question.]

A local? Well, I would not say I'm a local anywhere...

[She's wandered for so long, she's lost the ability to call any place a home.]

But this place is called Luceti. I've been here for about a year now.

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[Taking a swig of the beer, he was sure it couldn't be the strongest drink in the house, but it would do. He probably shouldn't get too drunk right now after all.

Besides, now he had the attention of the barmaid, he could start getting some answers.]

Luceti, huh? I've never heard of it... But if you're not a local then where did you wander in from? You must have come from somewhere.

[Assuming she did wander in of course. Or did she just get thrown here like himself? If they were in the same predicament, maybe she'd learned a thing or two about the situation after a year of living here.]

[swordprincess]

[Karla smiles again, not even questioning whether the man is satisfied.]

I hadn't heard of Luceti either. I'm from Elibe...but no one knows how any of us got here. People just...appear and disappear, I guess. But the Malnosso keep us in here, and sometimes they run experiments.

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Experiments?

[Just that word alone caught his attention and his expression turned grim. It was bad enough trying to combat the demons' own twisted experimentation without being subjected to it in a completely alien environment. Against a foe he knew nothing about...]

Then you're saying these Malnosso guys are the ones bring people here? Is... that what these wings are about?

[What were they trying to do, turn them into monsters?]

I don't like the sound of this at all.

[swordprincess]

Well...I've heard that the Malnosso are trapped here themselves, and they're doing these experiments to try to find a way home. I don't know whether to believe it, though.

The wings...I'm not sure what they're about...but I do know that losing both wings will kill us.

[Even she's having a hard time making sense of this after a whole year.]

I totally though I'd tagged this, sorry x.x

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It sounds fishy to me, but then again I only just got here. Either way, it doesn't look like I'm going anywhere so I better make the most of it.

[He'll take another swig before nearly choking on it as he realises what she just said.]

Kill us?! They're that important?

[swordprincess]

Yes...it is very strange.

[Her eyes widen, concerned as he chokes, and then responds.]

Ah, yes...even minor injuries to the wings are extremely painful, so it must be true.

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Then I better watch my back... literally.

[The more he hears about the place the more twisted he's realising it is. There's an awful lot to get his head around it seems.

It's then he remembers the book he found when he arrived. He takes it out and puts it down on the bar.]

Oh yeah, I found this after I came to. Do you know anything about it?

[swordprincess]

Yes, that would be wise.

[She takes a look at the book. It looks like the journal that everyone uses.]

Oh, that must be your journal. You can use it to communicate with everyone here. It's a nice thing to have.

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Communicate?

[He looks as though he's about to question how a book could possibly be used to communicate with everyone, not to mention why everyone here had books that allowed them to do so but... perhaps right now it would best to leave it.]

I get it. Some kind of magic book. I'll have to look into it more later.

Anyway, thanks for the help. What should I call you?

[swordprincess]

I don’t know if it’s magic, but it is interesting and useful. [She smiles at the thanks.] I’m Karla. How about you?

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[It might as well be magic if there was no explanation for how it worked. Unless someone else had an idea of course.]

My name's Jack. Hey, if you see a little blue mouse around, let me know okay?