001 ☾ Howl

[grimm0pedia]

[----audio popping to life, a voice muttering] How in the hell--what even is this crap, I don’t even spend a lotta time on my computer--

[Video clicks on---Monroe frowns, the device tilted at an angle as he tries to figure it out. There’s a light flashing now. Why is there a light flashing.] Great, what did I do.

Oh--uh--is this thing recording me or something? Hello?

[he lowers the thing, taking a look around--a bit frantic, and trying very, very hard not to be frantic, okay. Weird, unfamiliar scents all over the place, too many sounds--way, way too bright. He can’t smell out the Grimm anywhere. He can’t even figure out where he is in relation to his house. If he’s even still in Portland. Which, he’s pretty sure he’s not--this place is huge, and newer looking, and full of people--and not people--just breathe, Monroe, you’re not going to panic--even if this situation is cause for some serious freaking out, we’re not doing that, because it’s counter productive, and oh God, this is not happening.]

Dammit.

Look, if this is some kinda joke--Reynaldo? Nick? Not funny, okay? [He looks back at the device, trying to be stern, and failing.]

This is creepy, and fu...Crap. This is bad. Where am I. Where am I?

Okay--Nick? Nick Burkhardt, if this is your fault, I swear I’m gonna kill you. I’m--I got dropped in a freaking fountain, okay, and it’s loud, I mean, my head is pounding here--

Talking to a freaking palm pilot. Christ.

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[he_who_kills]

[Did somebody say "creepy"?]

Greetings!

[grimm0pedia]

[Holy hell, what is even--]

Guh--what? [did you just say something]

[he_who_kills]

Me watch you!

[grimm0pedia]

...O..kay. What the hell. What the hell. Did I have a stroke or something.

[he_who_kills]

Me much good hunter!

video:

[charring]

Do you need a towel? I'm not far from the fountain and mine just came out of the dryer.

video:

[grimm0pedia]

Uh--what? [oh jesus, it's talking back to him--..he wipes some water off his face, twitchy--she doesn't look dangerous, but just because you're paranoid doesn't mean someone won't try to kill you]...I guess it couldn't hurt--or something. Jesus, what the hell is happening.

video - action:

[charring]

[She's not dangerous as long as he isn't.] Okay! I'll be there soon. I'm Charlie and I'll explain everything.


[The feed switches off and Charlie arrives a few minutes later. The aforementioned towel is in her hand. She gives him a friendly half-smile and holds it out to him.]

Here. Hi. Welcome to the City.

[The towel is most certainly dryer fresh and Charlie probably smells like Krispi Kreme donuts, apples and sort of like fire. since the mun is 99 percent sure Monroe's senses are heightened. ]

action:

[grimm0pedia]

[Monroe sits on the edge of the fountain, frowning darkly over the network feed. Who are these people.

At her arrival--and the sickly sweet aroma of donuts to rival Voodoo Donuts that Nick loves to bring over all the damn time--he looks up, trying not to look like a guy poised to bolt. Which he isn't. Honestly. He just--takes to leaving fights these days, rather then participating.

The towel is clean, though. And she definitely doesn't smell dangerous. Yet. He stands and takes the cloth offered, nodding shortly--] Uh--thanks...Monroe. which City did you say?

[He takes to drying his head first, scrubbing at his hair]

action:

[charring]

[Is it bad that his posture and behavior is familiar to her, if only because it's behaviors she's displayed herself?] You're welcome, Monroe. The City is just called the City. Talk to my roommate Gabriel and he'd call it 'Stockholm'.

[There's a shrug and a half-displeased smile on her face as she continues.] The name Gabe gave the place fits. It's a pocket dimension. It kidnaps people somehow. Brings them here and I've been told several times that there's no exit. The deities that run the place decide when people come and go.

[There isn't a single indication that Charlie is lying, sadly this is because she isn't. And she looks apologetic when she tells him.]

[fatespoken]

You get 5 questions. Ask away.

[grimm0pedia]

..What, is that some kinda rule or something here?






That does NOT count.

[fatespoken]

No? It's how many questions I feel like answering.

[grimm0pedia]

Real magnanimous there, with the freaking out and possibly hyperventilating populace.

Is it stupid to ask about currency? It's not like I've jumped whole plains of existence before.

video

[fatespoken]

Actually, you're probably one of the few who's freaking out right now.

[ He holds up a shiny orange coin ]

One of these will buy you a cup of coffee. [ Then he holds up a green coin. ] This will buy you ten cups.

You can extrapolate from there.

[synanthrope]

Hello.

[grimm0pedia]

Uh.





Hello. There.

[synanthrope]

I think you've figured out it is recording you.

[grimm0pedia]

So far, I guess, I--still don't know how to work it all that well.

[synanthrope]

It's a relatively foolproof interface. There are several styles of posting - audio, text, video. You connect to a Network similar to the Internet.

(voice.)

[godofabs]

Are you quite alright?

(voice.)

[grimm0pedia]

Uh--no? Not--not really, no, I'm pretty far from any semblance of that--just dropped out of the freaking sky or something.

(voice.)

[godofabs]

That ... is a very common occurrence here, I am starting to see.

(voice.)

[grimm0pedia]

Yeah, so I hear. Where do these guys even get off.

How long have you been here?

(voice.)

[godofabs]

I suppose they get off in the middle of the plaza, that is where all the new arrivals seem to crash into.

Several months.