paradisalost | 一 - Surprise Attack

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一 - Surprise Attack

Well, this is new.

[ And that's saying something, coming from Ragnarok. Though he's lived for quite a long while, suddenly finding himself in what he can sense definitely is not his world is something he can say has never happened before. ]

[ On top of that, he's in his human form. Which didn't make sense to him. The last time this happened was because his partner managed to get shanked and kidnapped by a little girl while he was left to burn with a whore house. All this seems to be is a strange hotel in a different world with— ]

Insane turkeys? I've had worse welcomes. But I was hoping for more of a break before you were kidnapped again, Leroy.

[ Ragnarok's words sound far away, as though said to himself. His nearby, so-far-unnoticed-by-him journal picks up on the possible sounds of a turkey or two being kicked as well. Animal cruelty? Maybe. Annoying? Very. Life-threatening? No. ]

[ There are sounds of a decidedly more lethal nature than kicking. ]

[ OOC: Open through journals or in-person at the lobby. Also backdated to sometime earlier in the day. ]

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[ He's just staring at Leroy after hearing that nice, yet completely untrue thing Ino said. What have you been telling her, bro? You and him are going to have to have a chat, and soon. ]

[ He turns back to Ino with a smile. Totally going to take this topic change before Leroy decides to see if he can kill him. ]

No, I haven't heard about anything yet. There were some turkeys who couldn't take a hint around that were more important when I arrived. From what Leroy's revealed, this is a castle. And time is very different here. We haven't had a chance to go beyond that.

[fjdksl poor, poor leroy. LOL. but she'll just put on her proverbial flight attendant hat and give him the basics]

Right. Well, basically, this place is on a different planet than where you were before. Like if you were on Earth and then suddenly you were on the moon. All time here occurs within a fraction of a second at home, wherever you came from, so you don't have to worry about missing anything.

The theory that pretty much everyone agrees on is that this castle is "sentient", and it can react and change accordingly to different situations -- like adding more rooms when more people come in, so on and so forth. It also changes occasionally to mimic other worlds.

Once you arrive here, you have to pay a sort of -- toll, to get in. You won't remember paying it and it could be anything. A skill, a memory, an item ... so on and so forth. You can't get it back but on very rare occasions it will switch to something else.

You can't leave of your own free will. It's possible to leave, but the castle decides when you go. I've been here for years and we've never been able to find a voluntary exit.

[she'll pause there since that was quite a bit of info |D]

[ soooo much--but he'll glance at Ragnarok with a passive sort of expression because he's...pretty sure if anyone he'll be able to handle it. IF HE CAN HANDLE LEROY TEMPER-TANTRUM DEMON TIME, he can handle anything. ]

[ Yeah, he can definitely handle this whole situation. Being millennia old also helps with this. He's sure at some point he has heard crazier things. ]

Huh. A sentient castle. It's also what kidnapped and brought us here, too, right? If it's deciding when to let us go, then it had to have some sort of hand in bringing us here. Has anyone figured out why? It's too much work just for its own amusement.

And that price. It seems strange we'd have to pay to go somewhere we didn't want to and with no warning.

That's right. It's extremely powerful.

... Nobody really knows why, exactly, it does it, but it does seem to have a sort of sense of humor ... and a sense of boredom. A lot of people just guess that it does the things it does because it's "bored". Some people also think it does this because it wants to ... "collect" people, in a way. There was an incident about a year ago where it tried to brainwash all of the residents into thinking they had always lived here and would live here forever. Obviously, we managed to stop it, but you have to wonder how many times it's been able to do that and succeed.

It is kind of strange, yeah. But unfortunately, the last thing this place is is fair. It can be pretty dangerous at times, all things considered. The turkeys are just a minor nuisance running around lately.

Don't forget the dumb wishes this place allows you to make.

So it's like a little kid wanting to collect all different kinds of people. And when it gets bored, it decides to actually pull the strings. If it tried to brainwash others into staying, then you're most likely right and it's done it before.

"Dumb wishes"?

[ He is so amused and so intrigued. It has been so long since he didn't know anything about a situation. ]

[ And aside to Leroy, he murmurs, ] She's almost too smart for you.

That's about right. Once it gets bored of its new "toys", it'll send you back where you came from.

And you can wish up things -- small things. [she'll mutter something about wanting an apple, and one will appear in ehr hand out of thin air.] Like this. There are certain restrictions, though; you can't wish for a person or anything huge like a boat. Sometimes it's picky about letting you wish for weapons or money, too.

[LOL ragnaroksdjhfdksl she just blinks, she didn't hear what he said]

[ LMFAO THIS FACE. you cocker skjdghdsjgsk sob mutters back ]

You don't even know what you're talking about.

[ Now that is interesting. Almost an instantaneous manifestation of the desired wish. ]

Well, being picky about wishes would keep things interesting for whoever's getting enjoyment about having us here. And the premise behind it doesn't seem dumb. Or did it never grant your wishes, Leroy?

[ He's ignoring that comment. Because from where he's at, he thinks he knows exactly what he's talking about. ]

Exactly. [she smiles] He's had a hard time finding a sword that could measure up to you.

[ sdkjfhskdghsjk INOOOOOOOO THAT'S A MAN SECRET DON'T TELL RAGNAROK THAT ]

[ asflkskjdh Well, that's not embarrassing to hear. AT ALL. He's deliberately not looking at either of them. ]

Sentient swords are as rare as sentient castles. On that topic, does this castle have a name? And anything else you have to tell on this situation and world.

[grins. HOW CUTE .... he's as easily embarrassed as Leroy! she'll have to keep THAT in mind for the future.]

"Cair Paradisa" is the name of the castle. The world itself is just "Paradisa".

Hmm ... let's see. There's also temporary "losses", similar to the permanent one I mentioned already, but obviously lasting less time. Usually a week. Usually it involves some part of your personality being altered, being turned into a little kid or animal, something along those lines.

Umm ... the journal [points to the one he was using to contact Leroy] is basically a way to communicate with all the other residents of the castle. You can also use it to filter to specific people, like me or Leroy, or to yourself, or even to groups of people ... for example, "People who like the color purple".

There are all kinds of people here, human or otherwise. Pretty much any occupation or species you could think of, there's probably one here. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts, angels, demons, fairies, elves, so on and so forth.

Also, anyone who's killed will come back in two weeks, so death isn't exactly permanent.

[sighs, tapping her cheek] ... Mm, let's see. The whole area is pretty much the castle and a small city nearby. There's a lot more further out, but most of it is outside a "barrier" which basically makes everyone on a regular "human" level. There's no food and hardly any water, which makes it difficult to travel and explore. There's a lot going on out there -- there's a convenient entry in the journal about it. Leroy tells me you like reading, so maybe you'll enjoy looking through it.

[ sob this is embarrassing...NO HOMO BRO )'8 ~~well actually okay slightly a little but that's bromance~~ the topic change is nice though, and a sudden thought occurs to him ]

--Hey, what's the last thing you remember doing back home?

[ LOL Well, he does go around and say Leroy's his "partner", so... ]

[ He's still not looking at either of you, though. Is Ragnarok a favorite topic of discussion? ]

Thanks, for your information. It's going to be very helpful. And I will make a note to read that entry, along with any others when I have the chance.

[ Leroy's question does, however, get him looking over to him. ] The last thing? We had just parted ways from Lena after saving her little sister, and were heading for another city.

No problem. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask -- I've been here a long time.

[Lena? Who dat ... glances to Leroy]

[ how should he know ;; he looks just as confused ]

The hell is that? I don't remember helping out anyone named "Lena".

[ Really? Really? This shouldn't be the confusing situation. ]

......

Lena Northlight. You've known her longer than you've known me, or so you said. [ Wait... ] What about Mana or Herman?

[surprised blink at Ragnarok, before she looks back at Leroy]

... Maybe this has to do with your loss, then?

Yeah I remember that pain-in-the-ass... Maybe the kid too, but-- [ oh shit right--there's a blank spot where someone important is supposed to be. ]

There was someone that came to the hotel room one of those nights, right? [ you know, when he almost shot her at point-blank range ]

Yeah. That would have been Lena asking us to find Mana, her little sister. I'm not surprised, Lena and yourself never seemed to be on actual friendly terms.

[ He's not going to mention that she owes you a favor as, well, Ino's around... Yeah, he's glancing over at her. Perhaps he's said enough about Lena. ]

She's an assassin. [ He's hoping that will explain everything. ]

[Ino seems to get it when he says that. It was someone he wanted revenge on that he had forgotten, and he'd mentioned how much he hates people who kill for money ... just glances back and forth between them]

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[ he looks troubled and a bit pensive, but Leroy will try to frown and shrug it off until later--when he can speak with Ragnarok alone. ]

Tch. Why the hell would I ever help someone like that? [ which is muttered mostly to himself, and sourly >: ]

[ He feels like he just stuck his foot in his mouth. Perhaps this would have been better brought up and figured out under different circumstances. ]

[ He can't hear you either. Awkward. ]

Well, long story made short. Herman lived, and we rescued Mana from his whorehouse, and walked away with nothing to show for it.

[ At least he can help Leroy seem even better in Ino's eyes. Saving a little girl like that for an enemy and all. ]

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