[voice; action]

[seriouslytwisted]

[voice]

[Exploring and ninja-ing around is turning up a whole lot of dead ends and questions with no answers, so now Raphael is going to try his last resort.

Conversing with strangers.

Making sure he has his voice only function on (pretending that little SNAFU with it in his earlier conversation didn't happen) he reluctantly addresses his fellow...strand-ees.]


Okay, seriously. How many of you people actually buy that "you are in the in-between" story?

[the mystic new-age voice for the quote helps set the atmosphere, yes it is necessary]

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[action]

[Before this post, Raphael will be swimming around in the Water Sector, trying to keep as hidden as possible but needing to surface to breathe and also sneak back up onto the docks occasionally when he can't cross sections in water. He's a stealthy little bugger, so the average Joe might miss him, but anybody with serious training or extra-sharp senses might find him.

...or you might catch him when he's losing his temper and angrily kicking over a barrel after talking to yet another tree-hugging native yokel, whatever.]

Comments

[seriouslytwisted]

Except I kind of know where 'giant turtles' come from, and it's not some mystic afterlife bedtime story. It's science. [Sort of.]

[poeticverses]

Forgive me, monsieur tortue, but you do not appear to be the same type of turtle as the one we're traveling on. I doubt what you know applies here.

[seriouslytwisted]

Use your brain; you think anybody carries an island around on their back because they want to? This poor guy's probably just as trapped as we are.

[poeticverses]

[He frowns--he doesn't appreciate being called stupid]

Perhaps, but my point still stands. I would suggest you attempt to speak to the turtle, but a young man tried a few days ago and advised against it. Regardless, I do, in fact, believe the kedan when they say this is an in-between place. There is nothing else it could be.

[seriouslytwisted]

Uh huh. Well, good thing it doesn't work anyway because I don't speak turtle.

You can believe your voodoo dreamland crap if you want, but I'll be out looking for some real answers. Lemme know if you'd like some facts instead of just believing the things your kidnappers tell you.

[poeticverses]

[More frowning]

I understand you are confused, but that is not an excuse for being so incredibly rude. You've twice assumed I haven't thought about this and came to what I consider the most reasonable conclusion, not to mention all but accused me of lying about my death. I did not accuse you of lying about being alive.

[Or said anything about being a giant talking turtle]

I can see, however, there's little point in continuing this conversation. Should you wish to, someday, share what you find out, please feel free to contact me.

[The "provided you're polite" goes unsaid because Jehan is nice like that. He cuts the feed]

[seriouslytwisted]

[whatever you poncy dork, he didn't want to talk to you anyway]