First Catch

[protecting_soccer]

[Hello, citizens of Mac Anu. There is now one more additional member in the town, and it's a young boy! A Tribal Grappler, in fact, and he's looking confused as hell.]

...where am I??

[The city was vastly different than anything he'd ever seen before, with people and even animals milling about, wearing styles of clothing he had never seen before. And, he soon realized, even he was wearing really weird clothing. When did he even change into them anyway?? The whole affair was really bizarre and Endou could confidently say that this was the weirdest thing that had ever happened to him.

After a couple minutes of gawking, he regained his bearings and proceed to do what would be normal for someone in his situation.]

Kidou, Gouenji, everyone! Where are you??

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[meteorblade]

[hiroto's just come from one of the merchant shops, selling off the junk items he's gotten from a recent expedition to a dungeon when oh look that tribal grappler looks so familiar!]

Endou-kun?

[protecting_soccer]

[A familiar voice calling out to him! He turns around, and it takes him a couple seconds due to the weird clothing but he recognizes the person.]

Hiroto!!

[Delighted that he found someone familiar, he runs up to the red haired boy.]

Have you seen anyone else? And where are we??

[meteorblade]

So it is you. [hiroto just smiles, somewhat relieved. that new look suits endou, he thinks.]

We're in Mac Anu. A game world, if I understand it correctly. And no, [he shakes his head here;] I haven't seen anyone else, besides Aphrodi.

[protecting_soccer]

Aphrodi is here too??

[Look at the excitement dance across his face, Hiroto. Maybe Aphrodi would like to play with him in a soccer match again!!

But wait, he didn't even know if there was a soccer field here anyway. Welp, he'll figure that one out sooner or later.]

Did you just arrive here, Hiroto?

[meteorblade]

Yes, he's here as well. I haven't seen him in a while now, however, but I did give him a tour of Mac Anu some time ago. [he'd do a hairflip but that's aphrodi's thing.

he shakes his head at the question, though.]

I've been here a few weeks, I think. It's hard to tell the time of day sometimes, with Mac Anu in perpetual sunset.

[doingthemistything]

[When Kirino spotted Endou, his jaw practically dropped to the ground. Was that seriously...?

It couldn't have been, right?

... But there's no mistaking it. So Endou, while you were sort of gawking at people, there was someone gawking back. And actually he's still gawking.]

[protecting_soccer]

Did you find a soccer field around here?

[Hello, Endou's one track mind. There are other things that are more concerning than locating the nearest soccer field.]

[protecting_soccer]

[Aaaand it doesn't take him long before he notices someone staring at him, so he blinks in confusion and waves at the pink haired boy. Did the other know him?]

[resipiscence]

[ and juuuust as he's coming out of a chaos gate when-- huh. doesn't this scenario feel kind of familiar--

you're kind of distinctive, endou, even in that unfamiliar get-up of yours. have a steam gunner flipping his hair and coming in your direction! ]

Fashionably late, I see. Hello, Endou.

[mercuryangel]

[Uh oh. Someone young and lost-looking. This is a situation that needs attending to.]

[So have a cleric walking towards you.]

[doingthemistything]

[Kirino awkwardly waves back.

And.

Uh. Well, he might just approach.

This is really freaking weird.]

C..oach...? [What are you doing around his age aren't you supposed to be like in your twenties :|a]

[protecting_soccer]

Coach? I'm not a coach.

[Did this kid know him or something???]

[protecting_soccer]

Aphrodi!!

[Excitement!!!]

How have you been?

[protecting_soccer]

[Since the cleric isn't someone he recognizes, he's not exactly paying attention to her right now, choosing to continue calling for his teammates.]

Kazemaru! Fubuki! Are you guys here??

[mercuryangel]

You're calling for your friends?

[doingthemistything]

[Cue a very long pause.]

But... you're... Endou Mamoru, aren't you.....? [Headtiiiiiilt. Though, now Kirino's questioning whether he should've approached the other at all.]

fawlkf late i'm sorry

[meteorblade]

[hiroto shakes his head, sadly]

No, I haven't found a soccer field yet. But there are places we could set one up, if we get the right materials. [and that's a good thing.]

[adarable]

[ hello, this is another weird person! ]

Welcome to Mac Anu! [ smile smile, she's not an NPC okay ]

[resipiscence]

Well enough. And wondering what you've been up to.

it's okay, i'm super slow too ;;

[protecting_soccer]

Great! I'll help set up one!! What do we need?

[All the excitement they were going to make a soccer field!!!]

[protecting_soccer]

Yeah, that's me. I'm the captain of Inazuma Japan, not a coach. I'm too young to be a coach!

[protecting_soccer]

Practicing and training, of course! Until I landed here, that is.

[A pause.]

Where is here, anyway?

[protecting_soccer]

Yeah. Have you seen anyone with long blue hair, or someone wearing goggles? Or someone with spiky white hair?

[protecting_soccer]

...Mac Anu? Is that near Raimon?

[mercuryangel]

[Well, she has long aqua hair, but that obviously isn't close enough.]

No, I haven't seen anyone like that. They might turn up later, though.

[resipiscence]

[ ... yep, sounds like endou. aphrodi chuckles a little. ]

Not home, I'm afraid. But it's a charming place once you get used to it. People call it 'The World'.

[protecting_soccer]

[Duh, that's all Endou ever does. It would be a miracle if he was doing something like studying.]

The World? That's a weird name. Is there a way home?

[resipiscence]

[ the soccer world would collectively implode... ]

Not that we know of. Strange, isn't it?

[adarable]

Ah ... No, I don't believe so.. [ pause. ] This is The World..!

[protecting_soccer]

[Endou frowns. How were they going to get home then? But there wasn't much to do back home, since the FFI was already over.

It was a good thing this didn't happen while he was in the middle of the FFI, that would have been a problem.]

I guess that's okay! We can explore this world and try to find a way home at the same time!

[protecting_soccer]

I see...


Hey, do you play soccer?

[Well, obviously the next thing of importance is this.]

[protecting_soccer]

...The World? I've never heard of that before.

[resipiscence]

[ ................ as expected of endou, he certainly gets over it quickly. ]

Not a bad idea. Provided we don't get lost here, anyway. It's a rather considerable amount of world to explore.

[protecting_soccer]

I'm sure it'll turn out alright, even if we do get lost. We'll find our way back eventually!

[resipiscence]

Optimism's never a bad thing.

[ humming, thoughtful. ] Do you know what class you are?

[mercuryangel]

[snowy climate + world traveler = no soccer

She hesitates, as if unsure what exactly is being talked about.]

...No.

[protecting_soccer]

[Endou deflates visibly, but just as quickly regains his excitement.]

That's okay! I can teach you, if you want to learn!

[protecting_soccer]

Class? You mean school??

[resipiscence]

Not quite. Game class.

[mercuryangel]

[It would be a welcome break from fighting... hopefully.]

I would, actually! Here.

[She holds out a phone-like thing!]

[doingthemistything]

[.... Whoa okay. Give him a moment, he's trying to get his head around this.

So his coach was right in front of him. But it wasn't his coach? Well, it was his coach ten years ago, before... okay no, this train of thought is far too confusing.]

Ah, sorry, my mistake. [Okay, no, Kirino's still trying to wrap his his brain around all this.]

;m;

[meteorblade]

The right field, and something we can use as temporary soccer goals. The field is pretty easy, but it's the materials we need for the goals that might be a little tricky.

[the best soccer field The World will ever know!]

[adarable]

You are in another world, now ..! [ is the best way she can explain it, and also the best way she can understand it. ]