♦ 108 [ accidental video ]

[guardianjoker]

[The video turns on an Amu can be seen clinging to her pillow as she tries to is trying to put on a brave face, she's totally not scared at all what are you talking about]

I should probably stay here so they can find me easier. That's what you're supposed to do when you're lost, right?

[She just taps the device she found on herself, staring at it momentarily. She doesn't realize it's even on yet] Oh. I guess this is like a phone or something, huh? Maybe someone could tell me where I am?

[ooc; Age reversal! Since it's been a while since I hit her with this curse]

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[metaman]

[Abed is taking a stroll through Xanadu when he sees a small, frightened little girl. He stops and briefly runs through his options:

1) Continue walking
2) Ask the little girl what's wrong
3) Call for help
4) Push her over and run away laughing

After a moment of contemplation, he goes for the second option.]

Are you all right?

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[guardianjoker]

[She just shakes her head] I'm lost.

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[metaman]

[He squats down to be closer to her eye level.]

Where were you trying to go?

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[guardianjoker]

I want to go home.

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[metaman]

Home-home or your home-here?

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[guardianjoker]

The first one. I don't have a home here. [that she knows of right now anyway]

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[metaman]

I'm afraid I can't help with that.


Or with the here-home either.

[Oh dear.]

I can take you to the Welcome Center. They're very welcoming.

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[guardianjoker]

Oh...

[Wait, what. A welcome center? Well that doesn't sound too dangerous] Okay, we can go there.

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[metaman]

[He straightens up and holds his hand out to her. That's what you do with kids on tv shows.]

It's right this way.

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[guardianjoker]

[she takes his hand and starts to follow along] My name is Amu. What's yours?

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[metaman]

Abed.

[He's not sure how to make conversation with a small child who doesn't fit into a television trope. So he continues in silence.]

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[guardianjoker]

[she nods, his name was easy enough to remember! she's just walking along with him except wow this silence is getting a bit too much for her so she just starts off by talking since it helps her distract herself from being freaked out by all this too] So do you live in this city?

action; i'm sorry he's such social fail lmao

[metaman]

For now. I was brought here without being asked, so I'm assuming I'll be kicked out without being asked too.

[He's learned that the normal conversational gambit would be to ask "What about you?" at this point, but they've already established that she doesn't live here. Or remember living here at least.]

action; haha it's okay!

[guardianjoker]

Oh- so you were brought here just like I was then, right? [because she wasn't even asked either!]

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[metaman]

Probably. I don't think anyone was asked before being brought here.

[They reach the Welcome Center.]

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[guardianjoker]

[she nods at that, she was just about to ask another question but then...] Is this the place?

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[metaman]

Yup. This is the Welcome Center.

[He opens the door and gestures expansively.]

Welcome.

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[guardianjoker]

[She just walks inside looking around her surroundings] Wow, it kind of looks like a really big house.