001. intro

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

Hello? Is there anybody here? ...Ms. Sault?

[Estelle is beginning to think coming here again was not a good idea after all; she looks around to get her bearings only to realize that there is no obvious way back.] Hm... Well, if I left by waking up the last time, maybe that will work again?

[She opens and closes her eyes a few times. Of course, nothing happens. Now, she is beginning to panic.]

Oh, no! Now what do I do? I-If I don't make it back soon, they'll worry about me.

[A few deep breaths.] Panicking won't do me any good. There must be a way out.

Perhaps if I keep walking, I'll come across somebody who can help me eventually. [With that, she nods, and begins walking determinedly in a direction at random.]

Comments

[lamb_of_gold]

Time does not pass while you're here. Whoever awaits you at home won't have noticed your disappearance.

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

Really? That's a relief. Still, I don't want to be stuck here forever.

[lamb_of_gold]

A thought will get you home and back in short order.

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

Oh. That's awfully convenient. Now I feel silly for worrying.

[lamb_of_gold]

You're certainly not the first, nor will you be the last, I think.

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

[Shun will try to be helpful] If you want to go back home, you just have to think about it.

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

Oh, good! I'm glad to know I won't be stuck here after all.

If it's not a problem, could you tell me a little more about this place? It's very strange. [Estelle is nothing if not curious!]

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

Time doesn't even pass while you're here, so you don't have to worry about anything happening back home either.

Well, this is the Astral Plane. It's a place where people from a bunch of different worlds can meet and it's suppose to be some sort of experiment.

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

An experiment? That sounds kind of ominous. What sort of experiments do you mean?

[shunofandromeda.livejournal.com]

Well, there's a lot of different kinds of experiments I guess. There are some that only affect certain people, some that happen here, and some that happen to the worlds...

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Oh my god, a woman. And it's not a fake woman like Mu or Jade! Clearly this means that Axel should help the poor girl out. As long as she's not easily scared, then she should be able to handle the tall teenager's impressive spiky hair and black/orange clothing. Yeah, he took a wrong turn at Hot Topic. But that's just how he is.

As he detaches from the shadows of a building nearby, he shoves his hands into his baggy pants pockets and looks her over (not in a flirtatious way, mind you, though she is very cute - that will come later) and greets her with a bit of a delinquent smile.]

You called?

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

[His appearance is certainly somewhat intimidating, but it's not like Estelle hasn't encountered outlandish hairstyles and black leather before. Though that particular association is not altogether pleasant.

As such, she treads lightly.] Oh! I was just hoping to find someone else here. I thought I was alone at first.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Smart girl.

... Too bad he's really a big sucker for things like helping old people cross the street, but he won't let anyone else know that ever. EVER.]

Nah, there's lots of people on the Plane, it's just a big place.

Pretty sure I'd recognize someone like you walkin' through here, though. You new?

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

Someone like me? [Somehow that makes her self-conscious.] Have...you been here for very long?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Uh huh. You stick out in a good way.

[He shrugs.]

Hard to define 'long' in this place. It's only been a couple of months for me, but I've seen so many people come and go that it might as well be years.

[Though he has a careless attitude, if she's in any way perceptive she might get the feeling that he's fully in control of the situation. /ROLL D20]

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

Well, it seems like people show up here more often than I was expecting! I don't know how much I can help, but I can try...

{Thoughtfully} Oh, but my name is Noa! I'm new too.

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

So I'm not alone? Oh, good!

Hello, Noa! That's a pretty name. My name is Estellise, but that's a little long, so if you want, you can call me Estelle.

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

Oh, alright! I'll pick Estelle, then! Um, but... Have you met anyone else yet? I can explain things, but I don't want to repeat myself.

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

I have already heard quite a bit... I don't think I like this place very much.

[immarcescible.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's that bad... It's nice to meet so many people, isn't it? Well, I guess I can't really say "it's that bad," since I haven't really been here long at all, but it's a big step up from where I come from.

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

[What she finds is a man, his teddy bear, crutches, a bowl of strawberries, and a bottle of wine]

I say, there's a very unusual colour of hair. It goes very well with your clothing. Antoine would be proud.

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Oh, but this is my natural hair color. ...Is unusual bad?

[pause] Who is Antoine?

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

I don't think so. I rather like unusual. Normal can be something of a bore.

Anthony Blanche. He's from school. [Sebastian remembers his manners and gets to his feet so he can offer her his hand] Sebastian Flyte, how do you do? [indicating his teddy] This is Aloysius.

[ladycataclysm.livejournal.com]

Well, thank you very much.

[She takes it.] It's a pleasure to meet you, Sebastian Flyte. And you too, Aloysius! [giggles a little]

My name is Estellise.

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

Is it? It goes very well with your hair. Would you like a strawberry?

[He is not completely sure he should offer her wine. Estellise doesn't exactly seem like Julia.]