001 - text; forward dated to late Monday afternoon

[therightchoice]

[ It has taken Jesse a while to actually get around to post things on this phone . . thing. Not sure what it is, Jesse isn't exactly up to date with all the latest cool stuff. (His parents told him that his brain will cook like a Thanksgiving turkey if he watched too much TV.) It took him nearly all day to figure out how it all worked out. He's seen the past few posts but they barely make any sense to Jesse. Or maybe he's not that smart enough. Maybe being a half-demon makes you dumber or something.

Either way, it has taken Jesse a while to figure out if he should go for a video post or a text post. In the end, he opted for a text post. After what just happened back home, he's still feeling the gut-chilling suspicions, so he goes for text in case demons try to come after him. ]

hi i'm jesse

I'm 11 and i don't know where this place is. I seen the last few posts and i don't khow it all works but i think i can make a few guessess i guess.

i thought austrailiia (sp?) is supposed to be warm all the time and have a lot of beaches and kangaroos but I don't think this is austrailiia

Comments

text:

[charring]

Hi, Jesse. I'm Charlene. Charlie, for short. You're in a pocket dimension called the City, if you can believe it. This isn't Australia, I promise.

permanent text:

[therightchoice]

what's a pocket dimension?

Re: permanent text:

[charring]

It's a place that...exists outside of everywhere else. Have you ever read Alice in Wonderland?


[And then Charlie realized she's explaining this to an eleven year old and had to get creative and do away with her usual snarky response to new arrivals.]

[therightchoice]

seen the movie

is the grinning cat here?

[charring]

No. But. This place can be just as crazy. Hey, where are you? This'd be easier explained in person.

[studmuffin]

its only australia if u have giant killer spiders flying at ur face.

[therightchoice]

At the carousel

[therightchoice]

ok but even australia has giant dogs that eat your face off

[charring]

Okay. I can be there in a few minutes. I'm the girl with the white fox on a leash.

action?

[therightchoice]

[ Jesse hesitated. His parents told him to never trust someone over the Internet, or someone who Jesse didn't know.

But then, they never said anything about pocket dimensions or his own adoption, and he's on his own here. ]

ok.

action!:

[charring]

[Charlie arrives a few minutes later with Phantom. He's an average sized fox, fully white fur coat and a need to just run to the end of his leash. Charlie didn't seem to mind being dragged, honestly. He was a high energy pet and Charlie was used to it. When she spotted who she was assume was Jesse, she waved at him.]

Hi, Jesse. Welcome to the City. That's this place's name. It's stupid, I know.

[therightchoice]

[ Oh wow, that's so cool. Jesse's tempted to pet the fox, but he isn't sure how you pet one. ]

Oh. That's the city's name, or the dimension?

[ He doesn't quite get it, but he tries to follow. ]

[charring]

[Phantom is at least well trained enough to sit at Jesse's feet, tail wagging. He would like attention, please and thank you. He even sniffs the boys shoes.]

How about we go with both and play it safe? Because I'm not sure. I think this City is all there is to the dimension.

[hulkbusted]

Hi Jesse. My name is Bruce. Can you tell me if you're somewhere safe right now?

[therightchoice]

I'm at the carousel

[hulkbusted]

Good. [As he scours all the City service directories he can find until he works out what the services for minors are.] Has anyone you know from your home contacted you since you left your message?

[therightchoice]

That's it?

[therightchoice]

I can never go home.

[charring]

Yeah. That's it. [She pauses, chewing her lower lip slightly. This was awkward.]

There's also deities here. They occasionally throw curses at us. Most of the time, they're quite silly.

[The rest of the time, they suck.] Do you like ice cream? There's a place just down the road that has all manner of flavors.

[therightchoice]

Deities? Like gods? What do they do? What kind of curses?

[ He paused for a minute. ] I don't know. Is the ice cream cursed too?

[charring]

They say they're gods. [Charlie just shrugs, looking briefly skeptical.] A few weeks ago, I was turned into a pixie. Have you seen the movie Labyrinth? It's old but there's always the chance.

[She smiles, shaking her head.] The ice cream isn't cursed. I promise.

[hulkbusted]

Sounds like someone's been telling you stories about the City. People leave here, but no one knows how or when they'll leave. You aren't trapped forever.

[therightchoice]

[ Jesse doesn't feel like to correct the man. Not when he's supposed to be hiding anyway. ]

so I go back to australlia?

[therightchoice]

No, I haven't seen that movie.

[ He pauses for a few more seconds. ]

Okay. There's an ice cream pallor?

[hulkbusted]

You go back to where you were before you came here. {r that's the theory at least, but why confuse a kid?]