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[dys_lexithymia]

[action // video]

[SPLASH! The viewscreen gets splattered with water as one Nick Ryves tumbles unceremoniously into the fountain.

He quickly gets out with all the grace and offended dignity of a cat. A normal person might have made some kind of exclamation, a cry of shock, or start calling for someone they know.

Nick doesn't have to do any of these things. One quick glance around is enough to tell him Alan isn't here, and this isn't England.

If you happen to be passing by the fountain, you might want to leave. Fast. Close to a cold, west, confused Nick Ryves is not the safest place to stand.]

Comments

[worldofourown]

[Have a melodious call of welcome.]

[Or...no. Wait.]

[That's just LOL-ing. Nasty, mocking LOL-ing.]

~Ahaha!

[dys_lexithymia]

[It takes Nick a moment to locate the source of the obnoxious laughter. Enjoy watching him try to figure out how to work the device - computers aren't really his thing.]

[worldofourown]

Careful. Wet fingers and whatnot.

I'm not certain the device is waterproof.

[dys_lexithymia]

[Nick tries his best to dry his hands on his wet clothes, and he finally figures out how to record.]

Send me back.

Video;

[worldofourown]

Send you back? Very well.

[Dramatically, he wriggles his fingers and makes a whoosh noise, as if casting a spell.]

[And.]

[And nothing happens.]

~My my. It's not working.

video;

[sixwinged]

--are you okay?

[archivy]

[ there's a little blonde girl in a pretty dress standing by the fountain, watching you. ]

Are you all right?

Video;

[dys_lexithymia]

[This guy is lucky he's not actually here. Nick just barely manages to restrain himself from smashing the device to pieces just to destroy something.]

What is this place?

Video;

[worldofourown]

It's called The City. A hellish netherworld of torment and absurdity.

video;

[dys_lexithymia]

[Why do people always ask that? It's the stupidest question. Does he look okay?]

Did you bring me here?

[dys_lexithymia]

[WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP ASKING HIM THAT?!

Nick's blood is boiling and all he wants to do is beat someone's head in. He's not picky about who.


...but it's a kid. And Alan likes kids. Alan would be angry.]

What does it look like.

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[sixwinged]

No, I didn't.

--um, this is the City. It's a pocket dimension of sorts, I think. No one brought you here. Maybe the deities, but I don't know for sure.

You should probably dry off soon, so you don't catch a cold.

video;

[dys_lexithymia]

Sounds like fun. [That might have been a sarcastic inflection.] How do I get out?

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[worldofourown]

How do you get out?

[A grin.]

Why that's easy. Flap your arms ten times, spin thrice in a circle, and crow like a rooster. You'll be home in no time.

video;

[dys_lexithymia]

["Pocket dimension" sounds like an Alan thing. Nick latches onto the one thing that sounds useful to him.]

Where are the deities?

video;

[sixwinged]

They have an office in town. Not too far from where you are.

video;

[dys_lexithymia]

[Nick narrows his eyes. He's not going to get anything helpful out of this guy, is he?]

video;

[worldofourown]

[Psychotic vampires tend to be woefully unhelpful, yes xD]

video;

[dys_lexithymia]

How do I find it?

video;

[sixwinged]

It's right between the welcome center and the police station. Shouldn't be too hard to spot, from there.

Though, they won't help you much, if at all. Everyone's stuck here.

[archivy]

[ A kid with a perfectly blank expression and a dry voice. ] It looks as though you just arrived her by falling into the fountain.

This is the City.

1/2

[brobeforehos]

[She's working away rather quietly, when there's a sting. Sting she hasn't felt in a long time, right where her mark is. And that can only mean one thing.]

2/3 whoops

[brobeforehos]

[With a little trepidation, she picks up her network device and looks through the posts. She almost skips over the video - Mae's of the opinion that those kind of accidental videos only show what the person doesn't want the whole City to see, so why should she point out (like 20 other people) that she can? - but there's something at the last minute that stops her.

She hits play.]

3/3 video;

[brobeforehos]

[Aaaaaaaaaaand it's Nick.]

That's the second time you pop up and get soaked, you know? We've got to stop meeting like this.

[dys_lexithymia]

[Works for Nick.] Smart kid. Stay in school - you'll really go places.


Where is this city?