first pact ❖ {down the rabbit hole we go}

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[A boy with frightened green eyes and dark clothing appears on the Plane.] Wh-whoa! Where am I…? [Then he looks down and notes the absence of floor. Vertigo strikes, the boy yelps, and he falls onto his back.] Ow… What kind of place is this? A dream…? The pain seems pretty real, though…

Marta? Tenebrae? Colette? Anyone? [He scrambles to his feet.] Marta! Marta! [He doesn’t seem to be in any danger, but being stuck in a black expanse isn’t good, either.] I can’t believe we got separated… what if there are monsters? I don’t know how to do this by myself!

… Okay. Breathe. I’m a man, not a dog. I’m a man, not a dog… I’m a man. Not a dog.

[with a bit more determination] I can’t leave them alone. I— I’ve gotta find them!

[He takes off in some random direction. Mind stopping the poor boy before he runs himself ragged?]

[ooc: in ur comm, spammin u w/ intro posts]

Comments

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

... that is weird. Huh...

[pactum.livejournal.com]

... Do you think people serve themselves...?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

I dunno. Doesn't seem like a good idea...

[pactum.livejournal.com]

I don't even see a cash drawer or anything...

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's privately owned...?

[pactum.livejournal.com]

Then... why would they leave it here?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

I don't know.

[pactum.livejournal.com]

I wonder if they have something that isn't for adults. If we left some money, it wouldn't be stealing, right?

[Marta may be rubbing off on him.]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Uh... who knows? They probably have water, at least.

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[Emil sneaks behind the counter.] Ah, I see it! Do you want some?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Sure! Thanks.

[pactum.livejournal.com]

['Let's see, there's three faucets... Which one do I pick?

• Left
• Middle
• Right

Emil turns the right one on.]

This place is like a small town... It's strange.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Roxas moves over and settles on one of the stools.]

Isn't it? Apparently, people can bring places from home, so... this was probably from someone else's world.

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[Emil passes Roxas a glass and keeps the other for himself.]

I wonder if there's a way to see others' worlds...

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Roxas sips at the glass and shrugs.]

I'm not sure there is... the roads between the worlds might not be open, except for here.

[pactum.livejournal.com]

Roads between the worlds? [He sips the water and makes a face, then shrugs it off.]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's usually how you travel between them. Otherwise, they're inaccessible. [Doesn't quite notice the flavor yet, since he's only taking small sips.]

[pactum.livejournal.com]

I see... [He takes a few gald out of his pouch and leaves them on the counter. The more he thinks about it, the more he wonders if maybe the water in here is bad. Oh well, at least they're having something to drink. Marta has a habit of running him ragged.] What do these roads... look like?

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Well... the roads themselves are usually invisible, but the way we pass through usually has a lot of enemy ships. We never get there first...

[pactum.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel... [He takes a bigger sip.] We have to do our best.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[... man, is it getting hot in here, or what?] Yeah, of course. I won't ever give up.

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[Really? Better drink some more, then.] Neither will I.

[a long pause, and then]

Heheh. It's weird... I never thought I'd find someone else who understood what we're trying to do.

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

[Sipsipsip.]

Wha—really? Is it that hard for people to understand something like that where you're from...?

[pactum.livejournal.com]

[He looks a little guilty.]

Everyone thinks we're trying to awaken some bad guy. And when my town was... [He shakes his head.]

[sunkenlight.livejournal.com]

Some bad guy? But you're trying to fix the planet, right? ... your town?