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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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[gathersnomoss]

So you're a...?

[probably not a sailor, but Zel's world has yet to technologically/magically advance enough to have more than the occasional rideable golem, usually controlled by a sorcerer with more magic than sanity]

[parallels]

I can't.

But I think they're better then whatever is lurking at the edges. One thing at a time.

[goingfishing]

...Right. Okay.

[He studies his hands for a moment.] I just -

This is the last thing I needed you know? Especially on a giant turtle. Especially.

[parallels]

I know.

[Her voice goes a bit quiet against her will.]

Back home, I don't know if I'm even alive. Or if my best friend is alright. I never got to find out.

[manofiron]

[ Monsters that eat bridges. Sounds like the Twilight Zone to Tony. ]

Where are they coming from? Radiation? Evil genius trying to build a better Godzilla?

[franchisepirate]

Not that I'm aware of. [A touch dryly, since they have had much larger troubles than a talking reptile.]

That other matter, however... I can't claim to be fully knowledgeable, I'm afraid, but all I've heard seems to indicate that the person, or being, that's been recently brought here is a bad sign indeed.

[goingfishing]

[Raleigh has to think about it. He stares at his hands] The breach. It's a hole in the pacific ocean. It's...[he frowns.] It's weird. We always thought aliens would come from the stars. But they ended up coming from deep beneath the sea.

We put aside all of it. Race. Creed. nationality. Just to try and fight them. I was fifteen when all of this started.

[He kicks at a rock, boot moving with difficulty] My brother and I.

[goingfishing]

...Can I ask what you do know?

[dracobin]

[Temeraire makes a faint sound of alarm at that. Large creatures which look similar enough to dragons for this misunderstanding to occur--could they be dragons, then, after all?]

But surely they have some reason for doing so? Is it land they want, or something else?

[goingfishing]

If they do? They're not talking. They just kill people. A lot of people. [My brother. possibly Mako. My brother, mako, mako, mako...

He looks haunted.] And rip things apart.

We're trying to figure out what they want.

[dracobin]

I--if that is what you thought I was, then I suppose I can understand why you reacted, the way you did. [Not that this means for a second that he will forget it, of course, but Temeraire looks sufficiently startled by the description to suggest Raleigh's initial rudeness is less important than it was.]

You said they did not come from your world? Perhaps it is because they do not speak your language, and they do not understand how one ought to communicate? There are sea-serpents where I come from, which attack ships, and sailors, because they do not know any better.

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[raisethemoon]

[...well now she feels a little bad.]

'Tis no matter. Being the only pony here hath grown tiresome, but...I apologize for snapping so.

[goingfishing]

[It's a little worse for me. He thinks. Because she was in my head. And it's like a part of my brain is missing.]

...Feels like a part of yourself is missing right?

[Good Raleigh. Good.]

They good friends?

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[goingfishing]

Most horses that I've met don't talk. ...Do you prefer pony?

[asoothingvoice]

I don't think it'd be.

It's definitely strange. I arrived yesterday myself.

[And she's already running off to help other people a day later.

She grabs the container, and opens it before holding it and a fork out to him. Hope you're hungry for quasi-Mexican, Raleigh, it's what she brought. There's also enough to feed two of you.]

[manofiron]

[ That sounds familiar. ]

So it was a portal. Some kind of interdimensional hole. Same thing happened to the place I'm from.

[ Unless he's talking that whole Hollow Earth thing, and Tony puts absolutely no credibility in that nonsense. ]

Sounds like your world had a better way of handling it than mine. I can't really imagine people coming together over anything. Come on. [ He waves a hand, gesturing him to follow. ] I know a place with coffee not far from here. We'll get you a sandwich, too. You look like you could use one.

[goingfishing]

Scientists thought so. I mean when you're...faced with what Trespasser did. You still can't go into that part of the world. And when we came up with an idea for how to beat them...

[His face contorts. Sandwich] that'd be great. I just need...food and sleep. And I'll...

I won't be okay. But it'll be close.

[He has to admit that to himself.] I left somebody behind fighting one of those things.

[franchisepirate]

[The slightest of pauses. Westley's not terribly used to this "working together" thing, particularly with strangers. Then again, they are all rather in the same boat. Proverbially.]

Not a great deal of specifics, unfortunately. It seems as though each of us foreigners have been brought here in order to fight a great evil that threatens the survival of our fair turtle and all inhabitants upon it, and this Malicant fits the bill neatly.

Though as far as what, exactly, we're to do about it, I'm at a loss. Not a state I enjoy, particularly.

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[raisethemoon]

I hath heard the same from all the other humans. And yes, I do. Horse more properly describes another species in our world. I only resemble them because I am an alicorn; most ponies are rather smaller than I.

[cibopath]

And I've never heard of any war.

[Yeah this is. weird.]

Some kind of alternative timeline...?

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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?

[manofiron]

It's okay. Nobody's okay. If they tell you they are, they're lying.

[ Tony can't honestly remember when he last had something to eat, and now that the topic's come up, he realizes that he is hungry. So he starts walking, talking as he goes. ]

I don't think you have to worry about it. Back home, I mean. This isn't—This place doesn't operate the way the world you know does. They're fine. Just focus on you. Getting food. Sleeping. It's easier to think afterward.

[goingfishing]

Thanks man.

[Raleigh nods.] So you said you're familiar with aliens?

[goingfishing]

Different worlds are what people are telling me. I'd buy into that. Except I never expected other people.

Other humans.