01. The Pirate

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

[In a less-in-the-way spot in the city, there was one more person that had no idea what was going on. And yet, it didn't seem like they were confused, either.]

[So she'd fallen through the Interdimensional Rift into another world entirely. Into a city that definitely had some sort of fascination with water, although quite possibly not as much as Walse.]

[But the different clothes and sudden lack of anything valuable?]

[No true pirate could stand for that. At least this had happened after saving all of existence.]

[Approach the ambiguously-gendered captain?]

Comments

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Sure sounds like it.

[But it doesn't look like she's gotten it to do anything. Inspection will reveal that she has Dirk's member address as well as the GMs'.]

[brightfuture]

... Um, know how to use it?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

No.

[brightfuture]

[ There's a small sigh when he retrieves his own Relic and tries to briefly explain its basic functions.

Without getting too close, though. Distance is good. ]

Here would be your stuff, if you have any. They always seem to put this blockade on it, though.

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

[She checks her own, and yep, the crystal shards are in there... well, some of them.]

[Excalibur's missing though, ffffffff it was a good sword]

So how do I get at it then?

[brightfuture]

By achieving level twenty. Which means training and participating in... stuff.

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

[...Helpful to know, but not what she was looking for.]

And after that?

[brightfuture]

Once you get your things back? [ shrug. ] Don't ask me. It's not like they'll let you out for good behavior.

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

...I meant actually usin' em, but while we're on the subject who're "they"?

[brightfuture]

I... can't tell you that, either, but someone must have had a reason to gather us all here.

[ And meanwhile, he lightly taps the display of the device, causing the staff to materialize in the other hand. Briefly, because it's gone as soon as he gives the screen another tap. ]

See?

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

So you think someone's pluckin' people from across the Rift and bringin' 'em here for something? I'm pretty sure I just took a wrong turn there somewhere.

I take it everythin' about this thing is just touchin' it?

[brightfuture]

[ Watch him 'huuh?' and then 'eeh?' some more, as he tries to figure out what you've just said. ]

... The Rift?

[ Strangely enough, touch screen based devices usually require touching them! Oh, the joy of living in a backwater fantasy land. ] Well, pretty much, yeah.

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

Kind of a place between worlds. Heard it called the "Cleft of Dimensions" once.

[She nods in understanding.]

[brightfuture]

[ Oh. He's quiet for a moment. ]

Before I got here, I didn't have any idea that so many other worlds even existed. It could be anything.

[ladieswhodresslikemen]

True enough.