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[hoperaider]

[It's very disconcerting when one moment you're talking to a figment of your imagination and then suddenly being somewhere else entirely. Jake stands there dumbly for a moment, quite confused at what just happened. He gets over it long enough to get out of the way of the whatever behind him, since there seems to be a bit of traffic here! Jeez, he's never seen so many people in one place like this before.]

Oh for the love of Christ, now what?

[Dammit, he had been in a somewhat important discussion with the Dirk from his memory! Oh, well. First thing to do is to gather information, so he approaches the first friendly person he sees. He'll get excited about being in a new place in a little bit. Right now, it just seems like more Dream Bubble Bullshit, although he certainly doesn't remember anything at all like this occurring before.]

Excuse me, chap! Might I have a word? [He will continue on regardless of the answer. Jake is determined to get information, gosh darn it!]

I think I've gotten myself lost or something. [Jake chuckles a little sheepishly.] This place certainly doesn't look familiar to me, and it seems that my original clothes have been, erm, replaced. Is that normal around here?

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[isolates]

[Wow, there's been quite a few new people around here lately, huh.]

Yeah, it's normal. And you're not lost. You're in the World.

[hoperaider]

[Yes, it's actually a little intimidating if he thinks about it too hard.]

The World? That's a rather bland name for a place. All joking put aside for a moment, what exactly is "the World?"

[isolates]

[Shrugs.] I'm not the one that decided to name the place. It's a game though. Kinda.

[hoperaider]

A game? ...Like Sburb?

[isolates]

Maybe? I have no idea what Sburb is though.

[revealed]

[ the young boy sitting off to the side juggling apples will look up. catching his apples after a bit of fumbling, he smiles sheepishly-- ]

It seems like it. And it doesn't look like anyone knows where they took the clothing, either. It's all kind of suspicious, isn't it?

[hoperaider]

[Okay, maybe Jake should've looked before he leapt. Oops.]

Sorry to interrupt your juggling! [He really is.]

Well, it's certainly strange, but I'm not terribly certain it's suspicious per se. Ah, I'm Jake, by the by!

[revealed]

Oh, no-- it's okay. I'm not really good at it, anyway.

And I'm Ivan! It's nice to meet you. [ mmmmmmmmmmmm ] So, you don't think it's suspicious at all?

[hoperaider]

No, not really. I imagine that there's a reason for the switch unknown to me, other than for simply blending in. [He shrugs.]

[revealed]

I still think they probably made a tidy profit off of our stolen goods.

Because for some reason I only noticed this now, HI!

[minetodecide]

(Lost? Heh, you have no idea.)[Ryusei smiles pleasantly] Uhh yeah, the clothes changing appears to be normal around here and as for where you are, ummm, this place is called "The World". A video game.

lol It's okay, I only just realized my own castmates intro'd. SUP YO!

[hoperaider]

A video game? But it feels very real.

[minetodecide]

Yeah, it does. I don't quite understand how it works just yet but, for some reason we were taken from our original worlds...(Regardless if we were doing anything important or not!)[Ryusei closed his eyes and took a deep breath.]...and ended up here.

[hoperaider]

Well, my day has certainly been getting stranger by the minute, so I suppose this is just one more thing to add to my list.

[He shrugs.]

I don't suppose anyone knows what might be happening to our world while we're stuck here? I'm assuming there's currently no feasible way out if we're still here.

crash landing!

[uwawa]

[ is he trying to talk to someone right now? Hopefully not because there's the sound of girlish shrieking descending on him. ]

W-wawawawawa!

W-watch out! [ only by the time she says that it it might be a bit impossible ]

omg jklfdsahjk This is perfect! XD

[hoperaider]

[What in the world is that noise?

He's got no time to really ponder that, since he's going to be falling face first to the ground with a girl on his back and the wind knocked out of him. This seems to be a theme.]

glad to please~

[uwawa]

Oh...where did that come from? [ gingerly getting up. and for a moment she seems to have forgotten she's on someone. ]

Uwa! [ wait no, she remembers now. ]

Um...sorry, I fell!

[lavenderglasses]

[congratulations, you now have a person of questionable gender looking at you, confused at first.]

Chap? [what the hell did you just call him?] Ah, as far as I've been able to tell, yes...

[hoperaider]

[It's okay, he's used to being his own translator.]

A fellow. I don't suppose there's any way to get our original clothes back?

[lavenderglasses]

[well, he knows that word but it's still a weird one. he'd question who even talks like that, but...well, he's seen stranger things here.]

No, not as far as I've been able to tell. These ones don't seem to ever get dirty or wrinkled, though, so perhaps we should be grateful.

[hoperaider]

Well, if that's the case, then I think I'll not complain about them much!

[At least Jake's in good spirits and not freaking the fuck out.]

What can you tell me about this place?

[adarable]

[ smile! ]

It's very normal! This place is Mac Anu, and you're in The World.

Naturally I'm seven days like jkfldsa sorry ;;

[hoperaider]

[omg she's adorable.]

I'm fairly sure I've never heard of a place called Mac Anu. Is it always this crowded?

awww np np! o/

[adarable]

[ she is adarable :3c ]

It's a root town - a safe place for everyone, so yes! But crowded places also means there are plenty of people to meet..!

[ a curtsy ]
I am Ada Vessalius. It is a pleasure to meet you, sir!

[hoperaider]

[This is to be expected when her brother is Oz. So much meta in these tags! XD]

That's certainly true! It's not something one gets from being alone on an island in the middle of nowhere.

[Curtsy? Oh, she's really polite and cute and ahhhhh he just has to bow back at her.]

My name is Jake English, and I assure you that the pleasure is all mine, my lady!