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[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

{Space itself is nothing new to Allelujah, rather, he's more than acquainted with it. However, being able to stand in it all somehow and be,you know, not dead, that's pretty surprising.}

...This is that place from that dream, isn't it? I didn't think I'd fallen asleep, though. It's still strange to be able to see the stars like this, though. It's nothing like being in one of the elevators or a mobile suit.

{Allelujah takes the chance to glance around, looking at the...uh...interesting assortment of things here.} And there's gravity like on Earth. That's...nice, but...{A pause before he looks at a particularly interesting cluster of stars with a small sigh} Did I wander into a strange room of hers?

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[lamb_of_gold]

More new faces, hm?

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

{Startled, but then smiles slightly} Ah, excuse me. I didn't realize that there were other people here at all. What do you mean by new faces?

[lamb_of_gold]

New people arrive here now and again. There have been a fair few in the last few days.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

...Where is here, exactly?

[lamb_of_gold]

This is the Astral Plane.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

That's a good name for it, I guess, but I meant more along the lines of could you tell me what it is?

[lamb_of_gold]

A nexus of realities. Yours and many others are tied to this place through means unknown.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

Realities? There's...multiples of them?

[lamb_of_gold]

Yes.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

That is surprising, to, um, say the least.

But...That aside, thank you. My name is Allelujah, by the way. It's nice to meet you.

[lamb_of_gold]

You grow used to it, eventually.

I am Mu. It is good to meet you as well.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

It seems like something that you shouldn't grow used to at all. Or shouldn't exist at all. It seems so much like space, but...well, there's gravity, for one.

[lamb_of_gold]

It shouldn't exist, no, but I've been here nigh on six months now, and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

Hello. You've never been here before?

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

Ah, well, it was in a dream I had the other night, but no.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

Well...this place is called the Astral Plane. It's a place where a bunch of different realities are connected to each other. Oh, and you can go back or come back here by thinking about it.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

At least there's that, I guess. But different realities?

...I didn't know there was more than one.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

I didn't know there were different realities either, until I came here. Most people here seem to be some version of Earth, but each of those versions are slightly different from each other.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

How so, if you don't mind me asking?

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

There's someone here who has something called 'Hells Gate' in his world and says the stars are all fake in his version of Earth.

There's also someone I knew from my reality here, but he's from a point in time farther back than I am and things in his reality are different from what I remember. People I know were suppose to be dead are alive in his reality and events are happening differently than I remember.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

The stars are fake? That must be disappointing.

But...that's very strange. All together, I mean. It's kind of...unbelievable, in a way.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

I think it must be too. I like the stars.

This whole place is unbelievable, but you get used to it.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

{Nods} They get kind of ignored, but seeing them like this is really something.

Getting used to the unbelievable, well...that sounds even stranger.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

That's one of the things I like about this place, you can see the stars so clearly here!

I was kind of used to unbelievable things before I came here so that helped me. I don't think it's that strange, you just get used to looking at the world in a different way.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

You don't travel to space very often? {Or wait, different realities, they might not be able to} Or, well...Traveling to a place where you can see the stars like this isn't uncommon where I'm from. It doesn't have this kind of variety, but...

I suppose so. It might take me a bit longer.

[starlightbreak.livejournal.com]

It's not a dream, but it is a pretty nice place.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

It's certainly very beautiful. But if it's not a dream...then what is it, exactly? It feels too real to be some kind of simulation.

[starlightbreak.livejournal.com]

It's a place between dimensions. Everyone calls it the Astral Plane.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

Between dimensions? How is that...That's possible?

[starlightbreak.livejournal.com]

[ Nanoha nods, then shakes her head. ] I don't know how it works, though.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if I want to know, honestly. It's...surprising, to say the least.

I guess even more since there are people here. My name is Allelujah, by the way. Allelujah Haptism.

[starlightbreak.livejournal.com]

My name is Nanoha. It's nice to meet you, Allelujah-san.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

It's nice to meet you too, Miss Nanoha. The Astral Plane, though...do you know what it is?

[starlightbreak.livejournal.com]

I don't know yet. I only got here a little bit ago. I'm going to try and figure it out, though.

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

So then I guess we're both...uhm, new here. Whatever 'here' is.

{glances around} Whatever it is, it's still very beautiful.

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Have a small, long-haired tabby cat with a spark plug in her head chasing an electric butterfly toward you!]

[truth-march-on.livejournal.com]

{whydoesthecathaveasparkplug? But Allelujah steps back to allow butterfly and cat to pass}

[cyfor.livejournal.com]

[Skids to a halt and the butterfly keeps going. She tilts her head to one side.] This one's new, too!