A Day In Another World

[lucetimods]

Who: Anyone in the event
What: For 21 hours, pairs of characters will get to visit one of their worlds
When: Sunday morning, from 1AM to 10PM (in Luceti time)
Where: Somewhere else!
Summary: It's described here. One person will play the host, another the visitor.
Rating: Keep it clean, kids! Move your icky business to appointments posts.

Quick run of things to keep in mind:

-The pair of characters will return to the host's canon point. The host will temporarily return to their physical state at whatever their canon point was.
-Anything they do will be undone after they return to Luceti.
-If they are going to be part of the Alternate Universe aspect of the event, they won't remember the visit until after they have returned to normal.

Disclaimer: Visiting canon worlds will mean having to NPC characters that may already exist in Luceti, but will have no memory or knowledge of it. Be respectful and in character and bear in mind that these do not reflect upon characters in game!

ALSO! Threading out the visit is 100% optional. You're entirely free and encouraged to discuss and handwave what goes on if you want. But if you would like to thread it out, you may do so here.

(This post is forward dated by one day.)

Comments

[feelinghot]

[One moment she's stretching to retrieve a piece of errant paper from under the table (there's a smear of grease on her right cheek that she has yet to notice) and suddenly she's back on the Calnus, holding a spoon and staring at a tray of food. It takes a moment before the surprise kicks in, but by then, the spoon's already dropped into the egg soup and left quite the puddle.

The buzz of conversation from other officers around her as they mill through the cafeteria doesn't really help in easing her confusion and as far as Ilia's concerned, she's pretty sure that this wasn't where she was just two minutes before.

.............what just happened?]

[shinesbrightest]

[Shinji had been sleeping pretty weirdly since coming to Luceti, and tonight was no exception. He had just gone to lie down when it happened—when he suddenly found himself in a bright cafeteria filled with busy people in uniforms instead of his dark, empty bedroom. As he looks around, he first thinks that it's a dream. It seemed odd that he could've fallen asleep so fast, but it was the only thing that made sense. Why else would he be in this weird place with all these unfamiliar people? A bunch of strange people without their wings.

It felt pretty realistic for a dream, though. So nervous, but so in control of his thoughts and actions. He'd get a look every now and then, but no one seemed to be paying attention to him... Just like a dream. Hesitantly, he unplugs his headphones and starts to walk. He doesn't know where he's going, but if this was a dream, he'd find out soon, right?]

Rydia and Link | FFIV-verse

[mistlegacy]

[Rydia nearly stumbles, bracing herself against the sudden noise and light. A moment ago, she had been fast asleep, curled up next to her husband...only to be suddenly, irrevocably, awake and in a place she knows all too well. She stares at her mother's gravestone just before her, then glances up and around, at the small village still in the process of rebuilding from the fires that had consumed so much.

Dazed, Rydia can barely manage to wave back at fellow villagers passing by. She knows those faces, knows every inch of this area like the back of her hand. Tilting her face up to the sun and gentle breeze passing overhead, the summoner blinks back tears. She's home.]

[blessedbyfarore]

[Home, but not alone. Just a moment ago, Link had been dead to the world, utterly exhausted - now, he pushes himself into a sitting position, groaning a little as he reaches up to rub his eyes.]

[...Huh. Not a part of Luceti he's ever seen, and Rydia's here, so...]

Rydia? Is this your world?

[Ow - his voice is still raspy from sleep.]

Robert and Mewtwo | Pokemon Special-verse

[semper_cogitans]

[He'd been waiting to go with Don.

He'd been waiting, but it never happened.

Instead, there's a moment where he's thrown to his knees - heavily, bodily, and something is happening; there's fighting, he can hear it, but it's crazy and he doesn't know what's going on. This isn't the Lair. This isn't New York City. This probably isn't even Earth.

What on Terra is going on? Why did everything go so wrong?

Where is he...?]

[antlioncyclone]

[When the light clears, a dusty haze still hangs in the air. One one side of the field, nearest to Robert, there is a statue - five teenagers, frozen mid-stride, expressions of shock on their faces.

On the other side of the field, a tall woman in a tattered, burned uniform, ice creeping up one leg and a hopeful, gleeful smirk on her face.

Between them, Mewtwo lying on the ground as if thrown back bodily. He seems stunned, conscious but unmoving.

The woman laughs suddenly. She says something to herself, under her breath, staring at the statue as if beholding something unspeakably beautiful. Her smirk stretches. And then - she turns and flees, her Stormie appearing in a flash of light and the ice around her leg shattering.

Mewtwo makes a rasping, hissing noise, pushing himself clumsily to his knees.]

IN THE LAND OF AMESTRIS...

[automailed]

[For Edward automailed and Haruhi godbent.]

Arrival

[automailed]

[His first thought upon waking up is: shit, it's cold. Which is unusual, of course, because both of the houses in which he'd lived during his stay in Luceti - the Hughes' and his own - had been pretty cozy. At the very least he'd had blankets to curl up in, and a soft bed below him. Now, though, as he opens his eyes, he finds nothing but cold ground and the chilly breeze of spring. Outside. With a grimace he rolls over, glancing around; he's in a forest somewhere, but it doesn't look like the woods around his house. Actually, with the lights not far off in the distance, he can see the lackluster quality of the housing, and in the air there's a quiet hum of people nearby; from the look of things, it's more of a slum than a healthy village. In fact, it almost seems like-]

....Kanama?

[Wait, he'd been sent back? He's in Amestris again? Seriously!? Incredulous, he looks down- sure enough, his automail and clothes are back to how they'd been before he was taken to Luceti, with his red jacket slung over his arm. Greed and the chimeras were nowhere to be seen, but in the darkness, not far off, he can jut barely see a figure, so it seems that he's not alone. But who is-

...wait a minute...]

Yui and Ion | Yumekui Merry World

[bigsiskonagi]

[Yui suddenly found herself standing on a bridgeway between two shopping districts when Sunday arrived, awoken by the sound of cars honking and people talking. It was like she had just come out of a daydream of sorts. She was staring ahead of her, at all the people walking around her, the buildings, the streets down below. This was...all familiar to her.

And then it hits her. This was her town! Somehow she managed to return home. She grips the strap of her bag tightly, and then almost automatically taps the side of her head a few times. Probably was the strangest sight, but she didn't care.

..."You're there...I know you are" She could sense Engi's presence again, but she still must be resting as there was no response from her. Still, it was such a relief to know Engi was all right after all this time. She should probably check on the others too. As she fumbles around for her phone in her bag, she notice the person next her. There was a look of surprise, because it was someone she had met in Luceti that was next to her. But...this wasn't his world.]

[distressedude]

[Now see, if Yui thought she was surprised to be in her own world, Ion was downright shocked to be somewhere he couldn't even describe. He'd only ever seen one care on Auldrant, but suddenly there were so many! And all driving on a single road almost like some kind of track! And the buildings were all so tall and there were so many people around. Was he dreaming? He'd only just been up reading before bed. He didn't even remember falling asleep.]

[He has his back to Yui when she notices him, only because the sights of the cars down below were really fascinating and he hadn't noticed her yet. Of course, it's only when he turns around and sees her, looking just as surprised and lacking a pair of wings, that he realizes maybe this... isn't a dream.]

...Yui?

[neverplaysfair]

[ Joshua had been asleep when the experiment kicked in. Had been, because the moment it's kicked in he is awake. The room he's suddenly in is large and nearly deserted, not the sort of thing you'd expect to find in a bustling city, but Joshua knows the sound that he doesn't so much hear as feel.

It's Shibuya. It's his Shibuya, and he's really back. Whatever the Malnosso had done, it worked. For several moments, he settles back into the throne as a relief like none other washes over him.

... Sorry, Vash, you're going to think you're rather alone for a little bit. Joshua is on a different plane of existence for the moment. He'll get to you soon enough. ]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash had not exactly been expecting to suddenly find himself in a completely different world as he had been walking to the bakery that day. The first thing he wanted to do as he suddenly found himself on a busy street was to yell, but he bit his tongue down as people hurried by him.

Where was he? Who were these people!? He's never seen any of them in Luceti before, and this was defiantly not Luceti. He's never seen so many people in his life.

He suddenly feels very tall and exposed out here on the street. Wearing bright red and standing a bit taller than most around him. Crap. What was he going to do? He has no money here. Was this part of Bil's experiment he had been talking about?

With nothing else to do he starts moving. Looking a bit like a western tourist the way he gawked at all the buildings and what seemed to be an endless wave of people around him. This was nothing like Gunsmoke or Luceti. He tries to keep his eyes open for anyone he could recognize from Luceti, surely at least one other person had to be here with him, right?]

[mountain_sage]

[Caer Pelyn...it feels so good to see his home again. But seeing the monsters isn't so welcome. After two years, Saleh returns home with a mission, to save his home, and to save Ewan.]

[Before rushing off into battle, Saleh looks for his companion from Luceti, to make sure he arrived safely.]

[dragoon_pride]

[Upon arrival, Kain takes a curious glance around. He's wary of any monsters that might be in the area, having been warned. But other than that he's getting a good look at this world of Saleh's. It's so bright at first to Kain's eyes, but then he realizes that's only because the colorblind penalty of his has been lifted.]

[Kain is about to write something up, not naturally inclined to speak after so long. But then he pauses. He can see color, can't he? Bil had said the penalties don't matter here.. So... maybe...]

This is your home?

[Kain's voice sounds deep and strong, although he speaks slowly since he's been out of the habit of doing so for so long. It feels... weird.]

Don and Selphie | TMNT World

[i_speak_softly]

Placeholder for possible multiple subthreads.

Second part of the visit

[i_speak_softly]

[Something twists, and everything and everyone Don had been heartsick to see is gone. He's alone in some crumbled wreck of a building, the world suddenly quiet after Ultimate Drako's noisy arrival.]

[He draws his bo on reflex, and calls out into the stillness.]

Leo? Raph? Mike? [Pause, listen.] Master Splinter? [Pause again, extend rustier-than-he-would-like ninja senses to try to figure out where he is.] Selphie?

Masaomi & Katara's Adventures in Ikebukuro

[generalflirt]

[Possibly heavy in headcanon for Masaomi. For markofthebrave and generalflirt]

Adventures in Clothing

[generalflirt]

[Actually he doesn't have a lot of pocket change now, but he's totally go enough to get her a simple outfit and she really stands out now. He hijacked her during the whole arrival blitz to drag her towards a store for this purpose, grinning. Sure, there's more to be said and it's weird to be somewhat shorter again and he's home. But let's get the basics our first right? Right.]

Ragna and Mieu | Party in Kagutsuchi

[rageface]

[It wasn't immediate that Ragna realized that he wasn't in the usual neck of the woods he was used to back in Luceti. The trees here were different, and suddenly he felt the familiar tinge of seithr filling his lungs for a moment. It took a moment for him to realize that Luceti hadn't just filled up with seithr -- no, he was back home. And he was shocked about it, trying to gather the sense of it all.

What just happened? Why was he back home? Why was it so sudden?

Wait. He could remember Luceti. That's not what happened last time he was sent home. This is what he gets for keeping himself a bit out of the loop, but at the same time, Ragna was feeling foreign to his own homeworld. Caught in his own thoughts, Ragna wasn't even paying any mind to his surroundings as he stood in the middle of the road leaving the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi.

Surely, he wouldn't notice any number of things sneaking up on him right now.] What the hell is going on...?

[thinglike]

[Did someone say oblivious, sneaking things? Well, there's an oblivious, un-sneaking thing bouncing right past Ragna and into his field of vision. The air is stinky, but he's not noticing that yet. Mieu is focused on other things, like the fact that he doesn't have wings anymore and that he's definitely not in Luceti.]

Oh, wow! I'm in another world again. This seems to be happening a lot.

[He's so easily impressed, too, flapping his ears and flying up so he can get a better look.]

It smells so awful!

Kurt and Melanie | Back in Bayville

[bamfing]

One moment Kurt was sleeping in his bed in Luceti in the middle of a weird dream, the next he was waking up with a start, to the face of a squinty-eyed teenager at the fast food counter.

Impatiently the cashier asked again, "I said do you want fries with that?"

Bewildered, Kurt shook his head. "Ahh... no. No thanks. Nevermind."

He left a frustrated cashier behind and stumbled away from the crowd. This place was familiar. It was the place he got his favorite burger bombs from. Which was what he was doing the day he arrived in Luceti, wasn't it? He brought up a hand to catch his forehead in and was surprised to see normal five digits. And then he noticed his holo watch was on. Of course, Kurt. We're in the middle of Bayville. I'm back.

And then he realized how wrong it was for him to be thinking that. Wasn't he supposed to forget Luceti and everything? But... now he was here again. And remembered everything. What did that even mean?

[tenofspades]

Kurt wasn't the only one that was surprised by this sudden change in scenery, although for Melanie it was for a very different reason.

This couldn't have been right. She was in her apartment before and then... this. Wherever this was, anyway. It wasn't Luceti - but it definitely wasn't Gotham, either. It was frustrating, disorienting, and above all, it didn't make any sense. Sure, maybe she had been sent away without warning, but people were normally sent home, and when they were, they wouldn't remember Luceti. So why did she?

This place wasn't Gotham, and it didn't even seem like it was the right time, either. It wasn't so old that she couldn't tell what was supposed to be what, but she'd been around and there weren't many places in her time that still looked retro like this. In a way, it almost reminded her of what she'd seen in pictures and what her parents told her things looked like when they were young. But what reason would the Malnosso have to send her back in time?

Melanie may not have stuck out like she would if she had been in her Ten costume, but she still felt like a fish out of water. Of course, even when lost, she also knew that standing around and doing nothing wouldn't get her anywhere. It would be wiser to look around and see if she'd be able to find something that could help her out.

She stopped for a moment outside the front of some fast food restaurant; not because she was hungry, but because it occurred to her that she didn't have any credits. Melanie would need some if she were going to get something to eat later, or find shelter, or do anything beyond walking around.

... Did they even have credits at this point in time?

Melanie thought on this before finally shaking her head. Whether or not credits were used would be something she'd find out eventually. Better to just keep moving.

Anakin and Leo in a galaxy far, far away.

[withnofear]

[And it's like that Anakin no longer finds himself in his bed anymore, rather instead he finds himself on the inside of a shuttle. A... moving shuttle. It's completely unexpected and almost gives him a start as he becomes more aware of his surroundings and just where he is. The bustling city around them and the mushroom shaped dome of the Galactic Senate looming off in the distance makes it very apparent he's on Coruscant. Back where he was before he was sent off to Luceti.

...And Palpatine is in the shuttle with him, sitting just a meter away. The man who Anakin would greatly like to sink his lightsaber into at this very moment. It's seeing that man Anakin once considered almost like a father that nearly makes him quake with fury. It would be so unexpected for him to just grab that man by the neck with the Force and choke the life out of him. He can just see now the surprised look on Palpatine's face as he crushes his windpipe. It would give Anakin the most satisfaction he has ever desired.

His hand twitches next to his lightsaber, and Obi-Wan is suddenly giving him a confused look. He must sense that sudden rage in Anakin out of nowhere. What would Obi-Wan think if he were to just suddenly murder Palpatine right in front of him? ...What would Luke think?

It's the thought of Luke that makes Anakin suppress that rage, despite the disgust of being so close to Palpatine and the desire to see that man devoid of any life. He pushes it down, masking it the best he could so he doesn't throw anyone off. He couldn't just murder Palpatine right here and right now. How would he be able to explain how he knows about the future and how he knows Palpatine is a Sith Lord? They'd think he'd gone mad.

And it's then that Anakin takes note of the additional passenger in the shuttle with them. Leo. Was this... that experiment the Malnosso were talking about? They didn't volunteer for this. He sends Leo a silent, questioning look. He is so not happy right now.]

I totally read the thread title in Mikey's voice. /shot

[fearless_leader]

Leo had volunteered for it. Even if like many other people, he had reservations about the whole thing. There had to be more. There had to be a catch of some sort. But a chance to go home was a hard chance to pass up. Even if it would only be for a day. But his mind changed after the attack on the Battle Dome. Deciding instead to just stay back in Luceti, in case anything else went wrong while this experiment went on. If it went on. Since he had his doubts it would, after Bil was taken out and currently resting in the infirmary.

So the last thing he expected, when he went to bed the night before, was waking up in a shuttle. A shuttle full of people, only two of which he knows beyond the movies. It gives him a start and he sits up straight. Yeah, seems karma, or the Malnosso, have a sense of humor. This isn't awkward at all. The confused looks Anakin was getting is probably turned on him now, as they wonder where the turtle guy came from. The attention makes him tense up momentarily as he fights down his first instincts. He looks around, but when his eyes land on Anakin, though, he sees the same questioning look.

He's on Anakin's world? So...the experiment did go on, and whoever is running it doesn't care if people wanted to go or not. Great. Leo's not happy about it either. But there's nothing they can do about it now that they're here. For however long it is that they're stuck here.

"Um, hello." He'll address the others in the shuttle, finally, as he looks away from Anakin for a moment.

[gleamed]

"...What--?"

The word is almost noiseless as Rapunzel blinks against the light of the falling sun. She feels lightheaded and heavy all at once, and it takes a concerted effort to keep her knees from buckling. It takes a moment to register--this was the castle town. This was...home. This is her same dress, her same braid, all exactly as it was before she woke up in that new world. It was like it hadn't happened at all.

That was it, then? Her trip to Luceti was over? But that couldn't be right. She remembers. And weren't people supposed to forget when they went home? Had they been wrong? Had she...

"Hey, Blondie, you okay?"

Her eyes flicker wildly around until they focus on him. "Eugene!" She's so glad to see him! Exactly the way she remembers, like nothing has changed. And for him, nothing had, had it?

She reels back and is about to practically tackle-hug him, when Pascal yanks roughly on her roots to her her head.

Her jaw drops. She and Pascal didn't come back alone.

[arturius]

He had been noticed by the horse as well. As impressive a horse as it was, Arthur Pendragon was not pleased. He'd found himself in the middle of a bustling city in the middle of a bustling city, unfortunately dressed in little more than the pair of pants he had fell asleep in. He was already being admired by some women and watched suspiciously by a horse that seemed far too intelligent for his own good.

Oh. And there was Rapunzel of all people. Hugging some other guy. This was not how had expected to wake up today.

"I really, really hope there is a good explanation for this, Rapunzel."

Richard and Isamu Do Ephinea

[ledbythewind]

[Richard is very sure that he remembers going to bed that evening. His fever had finally faded, making a fever dream an impossibility, but the fact that he can feel the familiar eleth wind on his face means this is no ordinary dream.

He's back in Barona, standing in front of the castle as ahead of him, Duke Dalen makes his way back inside. This is exactly the moment when he was brought back to Luceti the last time. Has he really come back home again? One hand immediately reaches over his shoulder to his back and hits air rather than a pair of wings. They're gone.

No, this is no dream, and suddenly Richard feels so very uncertain as to whether he should be happy about this or not...]

[musubi]

Richard?

[Isamu is blinking into awareness, standing up apparently, and that may be a hand pawing out to grab anything familiar in this suddenly unfamiliar location. In this case, that would be his friend's shirt.]

Goroh and Aerith see the galaxy

[hageshii]

With a sudden start, Goroh started choking on the rice he had apparently been eating. Which was unexpected, given he had been in the middle of sleeping moments before. He quickly cleared his throat while his gang watched him in concern. He waved them off quickly, taking in his surroundings and leaning back- huh. Where did his wings go?

Oh right. It was the same tavern he always was in. An old, dusty tavern on a planet covered with deserts and taverns. Aliens from all across the galaxy, thugs and ruffians, made up the patrons. Goroh's kind of people. He couldn't think of any place he'd rather be. Except something was wrong. He remembered more than he should be.

"Tuboi. Last five minutes, anything strange happen?"

The green haired pirate gave him a look, but shook his head no. Meaning they hadn't noticed him disappear at all. All these new memories of a life in Luceti had been downloaded in his head in just a second.

Funny part of the story was, he never made a deal with Catherine.

[gardeningaia]

The patrons are made up of thugs and ruffians and, to be fair, the Good Spirits patronage often is an interesting mix itself, but the uniform alienness of this scene has Aerith pulling away to a corner as she tries to get her bearings.

And fails. Is she still in Luceti? This isn't a place she recognizes and her back's too light. Is she back on Gaia? It doesn't sound like it (and she can't go back, she's dead, but that thought gets shoved away). But...how can she be on another world? She didn't sign up for that experiment, she didn't want it!

...Not that that had ever meant so much to the Malnosso. If it was the experiment, wouldn't there be someone else from Luceti around? Her eyes track through the bar carefully, trying to pick out someone even a little familiar--

Oh.

Maybe nothing strange had happened in the past five minutes, but it's starting now, as Aerith calls out "Mister Goroh!" and approaches the table. Even then, her eyes are taking in as much as she can about who he's with as she tries to figure out if they'll give her any trouble.

Mega Man and Ling

[purestpurifier]

[Rock awoke with a start, the room he's in completely pitch dark. He yawns heavily, still certain it's in the dark. But he reaches over and flicks on the light on his desk...

And stops dead once light floods the room. ...This isn't his room.

Well... not his room in Luceti. Not his apartment. This is his room on the Flutter. He was back. Back home... like nothing had happened, but... he remembered it all so clearly. He had to get up, had to find Roll, make sure everything was okay and in order.

...Little did he suspect the Flutter had an extra guest stashed on board. Just where was its visitor from another world, and where would Rock find him?]

[avaricious]

[As a mater of fact, the intruder had already been to the top of the airship, discovering to his surprise and dismay they were airborne. He nearly was caught up in the sensation that he was in the air and flying, but soon realized he had no time for sight seeing. He had been taken from Luceti by this strange craft. He couldn't afford to be caught off guard. He was lucky at least that before arriving here, he had left his apartment for a midnight run of food. So not only was he still dressed, but he had his sword with him as well.

And currently he was now waiting outside the very same room Rock was in, sword drawn and waiting for the occupant to exit. He had some interrogating to do.]

Fluttershy and Ryoji |D

[shying]

[It's morning in Ponyville, and a beautiful morning, from the look of things. Fluttershy wakes up bright and early in her own bed, rubbing uncertainly at an eye and glancing around. It's her room... her cottage... her window, showing the woods near her little farm on the outskirts of town...

...had it all just been a dream? A very strange, very real, very long dream? That must be the case...

Flapping her wings and lifting herself over to Angel's basket, she picks up the still-sleeping bunny to give him a quick hug.]

Oh, Angel, I feel like I haven't seen you in weeks! I'm so glad you're here...

[Angel gives her a look that's to be expected from a disgruntled, woken-up bunny, so she offers up a sheepish smile and just. Puts him back. Maybe another hour or so will make him happier.

Now that she's up, though, it's time to go to work; there are hungry animals surely awaiting their breakfast downstairs, so she heads off to take care of that. She'll have to tell the story of that strange dream to her friends later when she-

...when she...

....

There is a person in her house.]

...Oh dear...

[death_awaits_you]

[ Well, this is most certainly not what Ryoji expected while out on a late night walk... One step, and then suddenly morning and a house full of color and animals and -- is that a pony coming down the stairs?

Oh it is! She reminds him of Rainbow Dash, only less rainbow, but either way, this new pony is definitely very cute, and Ryoji smiles at her brightly. ]

Good morning! [ And he waves. But then his expression turns a little apologetic as he glances around at the hungry animals (who are also all adorable in Ryoji's opinion) and the cottage. ] I'm sorry to have invaded your beautiful home, but I seem to have appeared rather suddenly...

Brendan and Sion | The WITTY TITLE fled!

[catches]

[It's with a start that he awakes... Well, awakes is probably the wrong word here; while he definitely remembers going to sleep, when he comes to his senses, he's standing. In fact, after closer inspection, he's standing on Route 121.

So, he was sent back home? But according to what he's heard, he shouldn't be able to remember leaving in the first place, right? What, is he special or something? ... As much as that feeds his ego, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. After a quick check of his back and belt (confirming that his wings have vanished and he has the rest of his Pokémon respectively), he comes to a conclusion: he needs to make it into Lilycove (preferably avoiding Cristin considering he asked her for a re-match) and think about this there before he gets a headache.

... No, he hasn't noticed that someone else got dragged here with him. Why should he?]

I read that as witty tity :|a

[entwiningfate]

[The idea of sleep was a nice thought. Sion would have actually gone to sleep but before he knew it, he was standing in a field of tall grass and it was... day? Since when was it day? It was still 1AM!! Well at least he's pretty sure it was.

Reading is very distracting you know.

But even reading wouldn't land him outside... without... his wings. His wings are gone. He frantically reaches back to feel his shoulder blades, and in doing so, looks over his shoulder to see Brendan just standing there like everything's cool.]

Brendan!

Melaka and Azusa in Haddyn

[makeitquick]

[Before she hears it, before she sees it... she smells it. The air around her is polluted, corrosive, acidic, it tastes and smells much more foul than anything in Luceti could dream to be. He opens her eyes with a start, looking at her flat.

Her flat. Haddyn. Her home.

Home.

She doesn't notice there is anyone else here, she knows Gates (the one from home, not the one in Luceti) is probably around somewhere. She knows there's the watcher diaries on the shelves but she's home.

Melaka breaks down into tears. On her knees in the middle of the big scythe on her floor, she breaks down sobbing in tears of joy because even if it's for 21 hours she is home]

[mythmaker]

[So, they kept their word.

Soft fingers trace the books upon the shelf, and Azusa's footsteps as she inspects the room are quiet. They hardly make a sound...to the untrained ear, at least. This is Melaka's home. That's all she thinks, the shock of awaking in another new world distracting herself from her good friend's tears for the moment.

Though, she's Azusa Miura. She can't ignore someone crying for too long, especially Melaka. A gentle hand is on her shoulder after another minute passes, but she doesn't say anything. She just rubs gently, alerting Melaka to her presence if she hadn't already noticed.]

Asuma and Clive

[abstruse]

((Clive blinks back into reality. He's staring forward, almost frightened by what he sees. 'Mr. Clive are you okay?' 'Yes yes...' His hands are bound--he pulles instinctively on the chains, then twists around to look: the wings were gone.

He came home too soon--Wide eyed and confused, he looks around. The malnosso... where are they hiding?!))

[lastsmoke]

[ He didn't recognize this place. It was different from Luceti, much more advanced, with wingless people gathering around. It looked as though it had seen better days, but...well, it was obvious he wasn't anywhere near the small town. The first thing he notices are that the wings are gone, that awkward weight he'd gotten used to over the last month suddenly alleviated. What the--

It's then he spots Clive a short ways away, being hauled off by what he assumes are the law-enforcement of this town. He recognizes the kid only barely, he'd seen him around Luceti a few times...but of everyone here? He was the only familiar face. Which meant he was Asuma's only chance to figure out what was going on.

He watches quietly before acting, making sure to note the locations of all the uniformed officers around--and then makes a quick hand-sign and blows out Ash, the jutsu providing ample cover for an escape.

He moves quickly, then, incapacitating the guards as he comes into step with Clive. ]

How fast can you move?

Hayate and Souji

[whimsicalwinds]

[placeholder for when big sister Unkie returns and we know how we're doing this o//]

hi

[gohon]

[ When Souji wakes up in his own world, he's pretty pleased. But not so much when he notices that familiar kid with him.

Ugh. Really? Well, if he at least stays put and keeps his mouth shut it shouldn't be much of a problem.

So mind you it's like 5AM and he's shaking Hayate awake. Wake up kid. It's time for work! ]

Helios Sprensonne and Ginia Solana

[folklorist]

[ The first thing he notices is the air, the air and the coolness in the room. It was the first week of February when he was taken. It was a few weeks after the demons had attacked his castle and had almost killed him. Green eyes will wide slightly as he stifles a small gasp. The small throbs of pain of his still ongoing recovery hit him then and he just sits up in his bed. Yes. Bed rest. He remembers now. Ra's orders and Ra wasn't around either. He looks down at his hands which are both now perfectly fine. There is no scar in his palm and there is no weakened drip from that hand. It's back to normal...everything is back to--

He'll turn to see Ginia standing there with her crutches and oh god, he wasn't even properly dressed anymore! Mental keysmashing right now. He'll try to sit up a bit more but ow, god, he is sore all over and it somewhat hurts to move at the moment. But he'll manage with small winces before the pain is really far too much. She doesn't have her wings and it's honestly strange to see her without them. He will just reach around slowly to his own back and realize that his own are gone. A sigh and then a small smile will begin to stretch across his face. ]

G-Ginia. W-Welcome to Sprensonne Academy. [ He remembers. Of course he remembers. He almost lost himself being back in his personal bedroom. He'll...then start to laugh a little bringing a bandaged hand up to his head. Oh this was lovely especially since they dropped him off in such a state. He'll look around honestly taken with the room like he hasn't seen it in years, and it was technically, but it wasn't any time at all back home. No. He never even left actually and no one knew. ]

I can't believe I'm back... [ but somehow he can. His heart hurts a little from homesickness as the fireplace in the room crackles and the smell of burning wood overtakes his senses. He was back, this was home, and he was able to share it with someone from Luceti just like Bil said he was able to. Not the best point in his life, no, but there were worse. He'll try to move again to get out of his bed but there's just wincing on his part. ]

S-Sorry. Not, not the best of t-times to come for a visit. [ He feels like death but that not going to stop him from showing her around, no, not at all. However a certain dragon dog coming down the hallway to check up on him might. ]

[shadedsunlight]

[Arriving in Helios' world was remarkably like arriving in Luceti; in one world in one moment, in another world the next. There's a few seconds where she balances on her crutches, trying to process everything as she looks around the beautiful room, only snapping out of it when Helios speaks to her. That's right. They're in Helios' world now. For one day he can enjoy his world and she can see what it's like. She smiles at him, her smile fading into concern as she quickly hobbles her way to his side.]

Helios, you're-- [She stops speaking for a moment, a hand coming up to touch the necklace around her neck. It still works. No, of course it still works. Helios' magic, Helios' world, why wouldn't it. She laughs slightly at the realization, before her attention turns back to him. Seeing in in such an injured state worries her. She carefully seats herself on the edge of his bed and reaches out, tapping into Nala's power to at least help heal him, but only feeling nothing. It takes her another moment to remember Filial magic was a thing of Luceti. Her hand lowers and her smile fades slightly. Right. No magic.

As he tries to sit up, her hand moves back to stop him.] You should rest. You're injured, you shouldn't... is there someone I can call to help you? Anything I can do for you?

[Even if he insists on giving her a tour, even if a tour does sound good, his health is her first concern. Though seeking someone out becomes unneeded as the door opens. Well, this will make for a lovely introduction.]

Groose and Vincent - Early Hyrule (or Grooseland)

[noonelikegrooseton]

Man, it was great to go back to his world, wasn't it? This place Groose had ended up at wasn't too bad, but it wasn't his home. No Cawlin, no Stritch, no annoying Pipit, no Loftwing, no Link. Yeah, Groose missed Link. He'd admit it. Even if Luceti had three Links, none of them were the ones he knew. And of course, it went without saying that he desperately missed Zelda. Leaving her in the Surface was difficult for him to do, but he had known that it was her destiny. It just wasn't in the cards for him and her to be together, but that didn't stop Groose from missing her.

When he got the opportunity to back to his world, he thought he would make a stop in the Surface first. He wanted to see how Zelda was doing. And, he hated to admit, to see Link as well. He couldn't wait to see the reaction on his face when Groose would tell him that there were three more of him. Ha! That would be a comical sight.

Groose had no idea at the moment that he was being accompanied by another person, so he just merrily went about his business.

[thenightmarebegins]

Vincent, on the other hand, was glancing around the surroundings of the Surface as if something had gone wrong. Instead of ending up back home... he was in a world he didn't even recognize. At first he was almost afraid that perhaps it was his world, altered somehow... but there was no familiarity to it. Nothing that indicated it was any part of the Planet.

It hardly mattered where he was... the fact remained that he wasn't home.

Now to figure out why this had happened. He assumed that he hadn't been sent alone, if that part of it remained true. So he would have to keep watch for the other person from Luceti. Undoubtedly Vincent himself stood out as he began to wander along, with his pale features and unusual manner of dress.

Katniss Everdeen and Rick Doyle | Back in Panem

[stillplaying]

Buttercup's glowing eyes are the first thing she sees when she wakes up, gasping for breath from the latest nightmare. That's nothing usual within itself. Since his arrival in Luceti, the cat has stood guard most nights at either her bed or Rue's. She's come to expect that. Without Prim, he's found his substitutes.

It is the softness of the bed that confuses her. It's too soft. Too much like her bed in the Victor's Village than the hard mattress she sleeps on in the treehouse. The memories begin to fade... being in the arena, being unable to save Rue yet again. Dying herself.

Because right now, there are more important things to focus her attention. She's back. Back in Panem. Back in District 12.

[fuckthemission]

Meanwhile, at the bedside, another figure twitches in his sleep on the floor. Doyle's situation is the flipside—from soft bed to something far more difficult to work with. He's dreaming as well, his brow furrowing and eyes restless under his eyelids.

He's dreaming about school. Or being back to school. Was it always that big? And why was he trying to get to class by slanted stairs hanging over a endless abyss? He sees people from Luceti there—Tony Stark is laughing at him, surprised he believed him when he said he was Iron Man. Robert, you bastard. Where is his Consumers Math class? He's not even sure anymore.

A girl with a braid is scaling the stairs in front of him, careful not to fall, but the handrail rips off the wall and he finds himself ushering her not to go. Math isn't that important anyway, he thinks he says, before he watches her fall into the abyss, reaching in vain.

The bell's ringing.

He groans softly, very softly, slipping his arm over his head.

Pillow? Pillow.....?

Luke and Lupin: Adventures in SPAAAAACE

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke's eyes popped open with a start as he felt something rather strange come over him. Instead of the bed he'd grown accustomed to, he found himself waking up in HIS bed in the Praxeum. The cool, stone walls of the ancient Massassi temple were illuminated by the dim light of the room, a far cry from the well lit bedroom he had back in Luceti. Without even feeling around, the Jedi knew his wings were gone, but...something didn't seem right. He remembered everything. That wasn't supposed to happen. Ami, Leo, Lupin, Eggman, Obi-Wan, and...Anakin, they were all still in his memories.

Shaking his head, Luke hopped up and began to pace, wondering what exactly was going on. Could this be the experiment Bil had talked about? Was it possible that something went wrong and he was sent home with memories? OR...was it more likely that this was all a setup. With a furrowed brow, he began to check around the room for any other person, and finally stumbled across a familiar red-jacket hanging from the back of the door. Could Lupin be here too....?]

Hey, Lupin? You around?

Re: Luke and Lupin: Adventures in SPAAAAACE

[redjacketthief]

[Being awake for 20 hour straight tends to make the mind a little unhinged in the right conditions, but Lupin knew that those conditions hadn't been met for a long time. There was no reason for him to be hallucinating. None. He was in his apartment in casual dress, jacket off and tossed to the side, as he relaxed and continued making a more legible copy of the notes he took of the meeting Luke had him listen in on.

Clearly something was off. He was fairly certain his apartment wasn't made of stone, and was sure that the last time he was in anything that resembled a church was in Japan somewhere. He wasn't even supposed to be laying down on the floor.

He had only closed his eyes for a quick minute, to rest his mind and gather his thoughts. This wasn't supposed to happen.

The sound of a familiar voice cuts through the torrent of disordered thoughts. He shakes his head and picks himself up.]

That you, Luke? [He closes his eyes again, willing the strangeness to go away. It didn't. Lupin sighs, resigned.] I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.