Timey-Wimey Nonsense Part 1

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone!
What: The Time Travel Trip 2014
When: HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO
Where: Luceti before it was cool Luceti
Summary: The residents are dragged into the past thanks to John's latest Shift. More information is here and here, and, ICly, here.
Rating: Varied



It's early morning in the quiet enclosure that will someday become Luceti. The sun is rising, birds are chirping in that annoyingly cheery way that makes you want to shoot them out of the trees, and the residents are beginning to wake up. Most of them are heading to work, either to farm, or to build, or to work the shops, or even just to prepare a nice breakfast for their families and neighbours. Everyone has something to do.

And then, out of nowhere, a couple hundred strangers show up in the middle of the woods.

At first there is confusion, and no shortage of caution, from the neighbours; newcomers are common enough, but usually they are announced beforehand, and never in such great numbers. The leaders of the town are called in to ask questions. The newcomers are free to explore, but any aggression will be met in kind; if need be, the Filial of the past will defend their homes. They're hoping it won't come to that, however. You're stuck with one another for a long time, after all.

Thankfully, there is one man who might be able to bring the natives and newcomers together: Tyr.

...And the other guy, maybe. We'll see.


((mingle and explore at will! further questions can be redirected to either of the posts linked above. NPCs will be available for plotty stuff soon.))

Comments

[blessingone]

((...Why is someone shouting in the trees? Fenimore stands at the foot of the tree for a few moments, debating whether to get involved.))

Are you all right up there?

[pokegirl]

Oh, I'm fine! Just lovely, as a matter of fact! I'm just looking for my pokémon and thought I might get a better view from up here. Hello! ((Leaf just waves back from her perch on a branch, incredibly cheery smile on her face.))

[blessingone]

Hello. I guess that makes sense, but...you mean they're out wandering around, huh? Great. ((If she sounds less than enthusiastic, it's because pokémon unnerve her slightly. After all, the monsters on her world are better known for killing people. She shakes her head and tries to adopt a less halfhearted tone -- it's much better to have weird-but-seemingly-harmless monsters than actually deadly ones wandering around.)) Where did you last see them?

((She hasn't pegged Leaf as a new arrival yet -- she can't imagine anyone being that chipper so soon after arriving.))

[pokegirl]

Well, we were in a cave together, looking for the Sapphire - long story, I was helping out a friend - and then I got zapped here, and I haven't seen them since. So I'm just staying in this one place, because I know they'll be looking for me, and if I move and they move and we miss each other, well, that'll just be silly.

[blessingone]

Oh, so you just arrived. ((So this must be a resident of the past, Fenimore thinks. She needs to be careful not to mention the whole time travel thing.)) I'm not sure if the middle of the forest is the best place to wait to be found...but I guess the idea is sound enough.

[pokegirl]

Oh, don't worry. My pokémon are super smart! They'll figure out where I am soon enough. ((She tilts her head to one side.)) But I haven't met you before! My name is Leaf. It's a pleasure to meet you!

[blessingone]

If you've only just gotten "zapped" here, I doubt youve met most of the people here. My name is Fenimore. I've, um. Not been here very long myself. ((Technically true, about the past.)) Though I've picked up most of what I need to know from talking to people already, which explains why I know a lot about this world already. ((Nailed this undercover thing.)) It's a pleasure to meet you, too.

[pokegirl]

Oh, I'm just gonna figure it out as I go. But I'm excited to explore a whole new world. I've never even technically left my region before. This is a whole new adventure!

[blessingone]

...You're pretty positive about suddenly in a different world unexpectedly. But if you'd rather learn on your own, I'm not going to stop you. Though...did anyone tell you about the wings?

((Death is less of a fun adventure.))

[pokegirl]

I mean. There's no point in being sad about it. If you go back, you end up in the same time as when you left. So there's nothing to worry about and everything to be excited about.

Oh, and I know about the wings! You can't fly with them. ((She lifts a finger excitedly. Aha!))

[blessingone]

That may be a practical way to look at it, but it takes most people a while to really feel that way. ((She can't help but smile a little. The enthusiasm is nice to see.))

And, uh. That's not really what I was thinking of. Though I guess that was good to let you know.... ((She can definitely see her trying.)) It's just...you really have to look after the wings. If they get injured -- it's really bad. More than most parts of your body. ((She doesn't really want to tell a chipper 12-year-old that losing them results in death.))

[pokegirl]

Oh, wow. I'll be careful! I'm a little clumsy, but I'll try my best not to get myself hurt, Fenimore. Thanks for letting me know.

[blessingone]

((It would probably take an awful lot of clumsiness to seriously injure them, but Fenimore will leave that out. A clumsy girl who sees being suddenly alone in a different world? Sounds like she needs all the carefulness she can get.))

It's nothing. No one -- no one decent would want to see you learn that the hard way. Usually, I would have to explain a lot more for new fe -- newcomers who didn't want to figure it out on their own, but...I think that's all you can't find out on your own if you really want to do it that way. Though I'll let you know if I remember something else. ((She scuffs one foot along the ground, thinking. She's not super sure about letting a twelve-year-old figure this all out on her own, but...it'll probably work out. Maybe.))

Though, in return, I'd like to ask something from you: what do your, um, pokaymen look like? So I, uh ((don't freak out if one is encountered)) know them when I see them. And maybe I can point them in your direction if I see one.

[pokegirl]

I appreciate all the help! But I've got this. I've been traveling the world for more than a year now. This can't be that different. ((She nods confidently with her hands on her hips, mostly to herself.)) Yeah, I'll be fine.

--Oh, right! I don't know which ones are actually here yet. But, um. I have a couple of bird-like pokémon, then a small blue one with a shell, then one that looks like a fiery fox, then a little flower bud! Oh, and a huge rock snake. But like I said, I don't know which ones of them are here.

[blessingone]

I don't know if traveling the world really compares. There's less traveling, for one. ((But she hopes that Leaf is right.

...And one of those things doesn't sound like the others.)) Well, I'm glad that I asked. I wouldn't have expected a giant rock snake to be friendly if I came across it without knowing. ((...)) They...are friendly, right? Or at least not dangerous?

[pokegirl]

Of course they're not dangerous! They're all lovely. ((Uhh....)) But you shouldn't really try to talk to them or touch them if you don't know them. ((Rocky could be kind of temperamental, after all.))