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[goingfishing]

[The last thing he remembered was Mako yelling something in his direction, the kaiju raising a claw for his head. Then he was on the floor, wet and cold and told point blank something about a turtle (BS.) something about the land between the living and the dead (more BS) and told point blank to fend for himself.

In essence. That's what he heard. It's not entirely clear. His brain is a mix of Yancy and Mako twisting into one face that's beyond his saving.

He needs 24 hours. Something to eat. Some place to sleep. The place could easily pass for Hong Kong's boneslum. That's sort of familiar but there's no wall, there's no air of decay..]

Are those guys always that friendly? [He snorts] Sorry I was so rude guys. I was in the middle of a fight for my life and the lives of my friends and planet. Not too thrilled about getting grabbed.

[He doesn't look good either. I mean judging from a baseline human standard of you shouldn't be pale and wearing armor like that. He is in essence wearing armor.]

Can anybody tell me where the fire district is? And after that where I can get something to eat and something - [beat] something else to wear.

I've got [He reaches into a plain black bag hoping for money and coming up with this. It falls against the console and makes a loud squeak.]

...What's really going on here? I mean really.

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[grigio]

You're on the back of a giant sea turtle that resides somewhere between life, death, and dreaming.

[...you did ask, bro.]

I'm Julie. I know where the fire district is. Do you know what one you're in now?

[If it's the Earth sector, she can find him and help.]

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[goingfishing]

...They're serious about the turtle. [Raleigh's mouth twists and he suddenly looks - nervous? angry? It's hard to tell.] This is a turtle.

[Kaiju. Fucking Kaiju. It has to be. He smiles however.] Julie there's a lot of ...water? I want to say it's water. It's very blue.

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[cibopath]

I'm new here too. And unfortunately, the turtle thing's true, but that's all I know. [Until he finishes reading as much of the network as he can, of course.]

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[goingfishing]

[He shakes his head] If there weren't a group of people saying it I'd say we're all...hallucinating.

This bothers me more then I'd care to admit at the moment.

Where'd you come from man?

[manofiron]

That's the million dollar question. Or juulan if you want to get technical about it.

[ He doesn't make any secret of the way he's studying the video. It's the armor. It looks enough like his own to give him pause. ]

Fire's to the... Well, there's not really much use for cardinal directions on a turtle. Where are you? That might be a better place to start.

SCREEE.

[goingfishing]

[Raleigh runs a hand through his hair. It's hard to think - he thinks water and One punch. "Get Gipsy out there!" His throat constricts.

"Initiating Neural handshake."

It'll be easy -

It looks like he's pulled visibly out of his head for a moment before he peers around.] There's blue. A lot of blue. I just sort of walked to tell you the truth.

Sorry, I may not be making a lot of sense at the moment. There are people from different times and spaces here too?

[browbeater]

A lot, something's going down right now. So I'd be careful if I were you.

As for the fire district-- depends on where you are. I can tell you where it is in relation to that.

[Mako is, if nothing else, a helper.]

[goingfishing]

Something? Like what? Is the turtle trying to buck us off? Do we have any sort of exit plan or strategy? [weapons. against the turtle or enemies of the turtle?]

[He is speaking a little faster then normal however.] ...Lots of blue. I'm guessing this is water?

[franchisepirate]

They do tend to snatch us up at the least convenient times, don't they? It's nearly enough to make one question their motives. [Forgive the dry joke, he's not such a fan of being stuck here himself.]

A friendly word of advice, one castaway to another: keep the armor. It's far easier to come by things if you have your own raw materials.

[goingfishing]

[Raleigh blinks.] This? It's my Conn - Pod suit -

[It's armor. He's just never thought of it like armor. the stuff he and Yancy used to wear was more armor-ish, but...

He licks his lips] What do you mean raw materials?

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[dracobin]

[By now it is habit for Temeraire to use the camera; most people on the turtle are used to him, after all, and it seems terribly rude to respond in audio, besides.

So um. Have a large black dragon with piercing blue eyes, gently waving tendrils around his face, and a ruff not unlike that of a frilled lizard. You know. Exactly the sort of thing Raleigh would want to wake up to after going a few rounds with a kaiju.]

If you are looking for food and clothing, there are plenty of shops to be found in the fire district. Pray, what is your apartment number? I live in Fire Sector myself, and would be happy to show you around, if you like.

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[goingfishing]

[Give him a minute. Because that sure is -]

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[goingfishing]

[A lizard that's talking. It's large- that's really large and it's talking-]

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[goingfishing]

Kaiju!

[He draws his hands up - drops them. He has no weapons. He doesn't even have Gipsy. Instead he scrambles back.]

You ugly bastards can talk?!

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[raisethemoon]

[Luna is still being stubborn about keeping the video on when she speaks. It is not her fault the humans will always be so alarmed over her, and they had best simply get used to it anyhow.]

I am lodged in the Fire District. If you can describe to me where you are, I may be able to find and escort you.

video; response comes post dragon thread. :D

[goingfishing]

[Raleigh stops -

stares -

...What the hell. What the hell. That's not a Kaiju.]

State your intentions first. I mean - you're not...

You're a horse.

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[gathersnomoss]

[unlike some people, Zelgadis is still leery of the video camera, even if he's not the weirdest-looking foreigner here.]

That will take far longer than most of us have to talk about. But someone can give you the summary.

And you'd be surprised how many people were brought before, during or after fighting for their lives, their friends' lives, or their worlds' lives.

[audio] - post dragon response.

[goingfishing]

[Raleigh is very tired, and this is very confusing.] Kind of rude don't you think?

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[coneofsilence]

Fire district's between the Palace and the city center. Hard to miss. It's the one with all the fire.

[ That question doesn't really get a short answer. Or a believable one. ]

Really? This is a pandimensionally kidnapping that really couldn't give two shits about space or time, and now we're all on a giant turtle doing it's best Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea impression, and there's some big scary vague evil that's going to kill us all.

Basically.

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[goingfishing]

What's the deal with the big scary evil? I mean is it vague to everyone? [He is not a sit down on the sidelines and behave sort of guy. especially since...he has to get back to Mako. and Gipsy]

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[parallels]

You mean ending up in a world between life, death, and dreaming located on the back of a turtle isn't enough of an explanation for you?

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[goingfishing]

...It sounds like something out of a comic book. [He snorts] If everything's going to be like that I'm not sure how I'm going to eat or...get a job or anything like that.

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[asoothingvoice]

[Barely a whole day here and there's already someone looking unwell on the network.]

You don't look well.

I'm a medical professional.

Where are you?

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[goingfishing]

...what kind of medical professional? I'm in the water district.

[pause] Yeah. It is. The water district.

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[brokenweapon]

[Well okay then, Raleigh, Jason was pretty neutral on the post until the cuddly Otachi happened. Have a bemused assassin.] I don't think this place really cares what you're doing when it grabs you. And what is that?

There's a lot of places to get clothes in the Earth Sector. Where are you now? I can give you some directions.

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[goingfishing]

[He's been feted, taken to his apartment.] Earth sector.

I mean fire. Fire sector. That's where I'm living. You?

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[candystriped]

That's pretty much how they are for everyone, don't think you're special.

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[goingfishing]

[Wow. Small child? Kids here?]

..Don't worry. I know I'm special for other reasons.