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[witchnotwarlock]

[A kid with black hair and a sheepish grin takes off a silver headband, running his fingers through disheveled hair.]

That ride... how about that ride? I’ve never ridden on a cart like that before. I hope that’s not the normal way to get around here? I never thought I’d miss the subway, I mean, I know we can’t have one here, and I think the turtle would agree.

[He laughs, looking around.] You know, this place is the perfect setting for a fantasy video game. You can have the good guys grow up in the poorer part of the city, and they have to fight off a great evil that threatens to kill the turtle, so they literally need to save the world. You could have your mage come from the richer district, and she defects from her family to help the hero out, and they gather friends along the way who fight in your party, and they discover new things, and...

I would play a game like that. I would read a comic book series that was like that, that would be awesome... please let there be comic books here. I hope there are comic books here.

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[backinakidflash]

The black mage comes from the Fire District, and the white mage comes from the Water District...

[Bart is clearly working this out in his head.]

[witchnotwarlock]

The warrior comes from the Metal District, and the thief comes from the Earth District. [Solemn nod. This is all correct.]

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[urbanmagic]

Someone sounds excited to be here.

You just missed the save the turtle part of the adventure, actually. You know, great evil, party of four, etcetera etcetera. Don't think we worked on the classifications though.

If you were to pick a role, what would you be?

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[witchnotwarlock]

I was kind of busy back home, but, well. If I'm here, why not get excited? It's pretty cool, you're not going to find this anywhere else.

[Oh my god no he did not just miss all that!] Really? No way! I didn't expect to actually call that one...

Oh, black mage, definitely. [Nodding. Like he even needed to think about that.] No question.

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[beganwithamask]

So you get kidnapped to the back of a turtle and you're worried about comic books? [All his skepticism. Bucky isn't wearing the costume, he rarely does here, but domino masks don't exactly do much to hide a guy's face anyway. Assuming he's recognizable right now with a bunch of yellowing bruises and what seems to be a wrapped up broken wrist.] Kids these days.

Ain't found any, though. [A lazy shrug. He won't admit it, but reading comics with Toro was always a nice break from the war, when it wasn't the ones about them, and he sort of misses it a little.]

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[witchnotwarlock]

[You do look very familiar. Give him a moment.] It's not the first time I've been in a different dimension. First time I don't really know how exactly I got here, though. I mean, I don't remember.

[It's that that's making him worried.] None? I could try making them, but I'm not good at that...

[Pauses.] I know you! [Oh man so excited.] You're Bucky!

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[shorttempered]

[Invincible had intended on making some kind of comment about how Billy was handling this so much better than he did when he got there, but then he mentioned comics and all such thoughts flew right out of his head.] Oh man I wish! Sadly no comics. Even if they had them, we probably couldn't read them, since they'd most likely be in Kedan.

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[witchnotwarlock]

[Who cares about how he's handling it when there are comic books to be discussed!?] Kedan is the language here, right? Does anyone know how to translate them? People read translations all the time!

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[animalhats]

[ SOMEONE SHE RECOGNIZES! Not one of her people, but it's Tommy's brother, so that's cool! ]

Hi, Billy, do you remember me? Molly, from California and also New York with the Skrulls and everything even though Tommy dumped me in like North Dakota or someplace so I didn't get to really fight?

Hi! Has Tommy seen you? He'll be so excited! Where are you living?

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[witchnotwarlock]

[Definitely surprised!] Molly? What are you doing here, I haven't seen you in forever! [Who cares about fighting when---

Wait, what?] Tommy is here? I'm, uh... he's here?

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[chiot]

[ ...What. What is he talking about. ]

I ain't unnerstood a worda whatcha said huh?

An' how much? For the headband. How much y'want for it?

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[witchnotwarlock]

Just... games and story stuff, nothing. [He's sheepish.] Nothing really important.

[He looks down at his headband.] I'm sorry, it's not for sale.

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[crotcharrow]

[in the space of about two milliseconds Tommy realises some things. One, that's Billy or at least a Billy back on the turtle. Two, he doesn't remember the last time he was here so he wouldn't remember their club house or fixing Tommy's broken leg during the kedan fight. He wouldn't remember anything. Hell, its probably not a Billy he knows, knowing his luck. And three, whatever dimension Billy Kaplan was from he was consistently a dork.]

Seriously? You end up here and start freaking out about comics?

[he rolls his eyes. Freaking out about comics is good, right? He's not depressed or staring out of windows or being negative. Maybe he's from somewhere where it all never happened?]

Awesome to know you care, man.

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[witchnotwarlock]

I talked about the... turtle... too...

[He trails off. What is Tommy doing here? He didn't vibrate through the dimensions or something, right? Billy literally jumps up from where he's sitting, grinning widely.]

Tommy! What are you-- where are you!?

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[trainwrecked]

... does a guy from the forties even want to know what a 'fantasy video game' is?

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[witchnotwarlock]

...Maybe? It's like a board game, but you get to play all the characters!

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[zerotoawesome]

Cool, so you pretty much summed up everything that's going on here... You know, only in way dorkier terms than previously thought imaginable.

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[witchnotwarlock]

[Whoa. Whoa.] It's kind of my superpower. I know stuff, just in a nerdy way.

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[justlittle]

[Bean hears two words, "fantasy" and "game," and he's instantly put off.

But he's trying this new thing called "being friendly" so he responds anyway.]

If you were looking to save the world, you're a little late. Some people already managed it.

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[witchnotwarlock]

Well, fake saving the world, you can't ever miss that. [He smiles.]

As cool as it might be, I really hope I'm not here for another save the world thing. Because then the world wouldn't need saving, again. [And again, and again, and again.]

Did you help out?

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[spiderkid]

Man, you sound just like my best friend. Except he'd want legos of it.

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[witchnotwarlock]

My brothers would like legos with that, but they're younger then me. I think I grew out of legos awhile ago. [He doesn't have any. He doesn't. Honest.]

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[andaway]

[Oh hey it's Billy, Supes is glad to see him even if he doesn't seem to remember anything from the last time he was here, judging by his words.

Not the first time it's happened, so Kal guesses he shouldn't really be surprised.]

Most people usually ask something among the lines of 'where am I how on Earth do I get home' when they wake up here. You must be really used to this.

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[witchnotwarlock]

Well... not really used to waking up in weird places? But in being in weird places. Other dimensions and everything like that. But I usually know how and why I got there...

[He doesn't know, and it worries him, so he shrugs.] I guess I am used to it.

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[fuzzyelf]

I'm sure there's other ways to travel around here. I prefer my own method. [Now that it's back.

Kurt smiles in amusement when Billy talks about the video game and comics. It's not something he's into. Never has been, he's more Errol Flynn all the way.]

Don't think there are any kind of comics here and if there is, chances are it's in the kedan language.

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[witchnotwarlock]

[Oh man. Oh man oh man. Is Nightcrawler talking to him!? This is so cool!]

I think I might like my own method, too. But I think yours is so cool. Cooler then mine! [He's talking to Nightcrawler, oh god.]

That's what everyone else said. Aren't there people, or other Kedan, that can translate it? I could try, maybe, but it might be tough. I'm not good at creating my own comics.

[oathwalk]

I have yet to see comics, which is unfortunate. I suppose their youths must have stories at least to peruse, but it seems lacking.

[Legitimate problem for the good of Keeliai: the lack of comic books!!]

Though it seems unfair that the mage must defect from her family. Could they not support her in her endeavours? [Happy families!! He is pro-happy families.]

[witchnotwarlock]

No comics? This is really sad. I'm going to have to find some way to get some! or maybe some translations? A world without comics is a sad one.

[Serious nod. It so is. He's thoughtful for the next part.] Usually there has to be someone who defects from their family, and it's usually someone who can use magic, because their family doesn't approve. Hence, a black mage.

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[candystriped]

If you're going to use tropes, at least pick the good ones. The mage doesn't publicly defect from her family, she uses their wealth and influence to get the party into otherwise restricted areas.

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[witchnotwarlock]

[He grins.] But see, that just made the whole game easier, because you're going to be missing out on boss battles you would get to have if you had to find some way into the castle through the sewers or something.

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[sciencewhizard]

[ Wally is pinged; definitely pinged. ]

Throw in a dashing rogue to mentor the protag - he'll be fanservice and add tension as a seemingly-potential rival in romance.

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[witchnotwarlock]

[He grins.] He'd have to be older then the hero, too. Age and experience, and all that, you need an older party member to balance out the group because he actually knows what he's doing.

Oh, and he might need to be anti-social, too, unless the hero is anti-social, in which case he needs to play up a different part instead.

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[langsyne]

[Oh look who the turtle dragged in. Scott definitely remembers that face, though it's been a long time since he's seen it. He also doesn't remember that face being quite so....cheerful.

And quite frankly that seems infuriatingly unfair, for everyone else to be okay and him not.]

I imagine you could probably fly if you really wanted to. [That's still a thing you can do, right Billy.....] I haven't found any laws banning that yet. Just don't wear your hair in braids on Tuesdays.

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[witchnotwarlock]

[Oh. Oh wow. Billy is so startled by this ghost of days long past that he's not sure what to say for a moment.]

I. I guess so. [No, seriously, what? Has to be this timeline thing, but he just. He wished Cassie was here right now.]

Mr. Lang? Scott Lang?