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[oliverplus]

[Oliver arrives on the Plane in the middle of the night, floating slightly in the air. it seems he didn't want to bring whatever he was sitting on with him--possibly for good reason. there is, for an instant, the vestige of a golden glint in his eyes. perhaps it's the reflection of the sudden fire in his room that caused him to flee here, or perhaps it's something else entirely]

[still in a sitting position, Oliver sustains a short, but jarring, drop to the starry ground. his eyes are wide, his expression a mixture of startled, confused, and frightened. he's dressed in only plaid boxer shorts, for the first time revealing openly to the Plane the scars on his chest and back. and, from head to toe, he is completely and utterly drenched with water. it's running all over the floor of the Plane]

What...what just... [Oliver blinks around him in bleary-eyed confusion, too stunned to even wipe wet strands of hair out of his face]

Comments

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

No, I don't... But that doesn't mean we shouldn't ask other people! Someone else might know someone, right?

[oliverplus]

[smiles, trying to show a little optimism] Yeah, you're right. Thanks, Marta.

Um... [scratches his head] We might want to look for someone who can set fires, too.

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

[Someone who can-- Ooohhh. ... Oh.]

So you...! Oh my gosh. I'm really glad you're okay, then! Yes, we should try and find someone, soon! I don't want you to get hurt, okay?

[oliverplus]

[puts his hands up in a placating gesture] Hey, hey, I won't get hurt! I'm not even sure it was me, but... [sighs] I was dreaming about being trapped in the darkness. And then the fire started.

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe it's not a sure thing, but it's possible. I bet if we find the person who can't see the future anymore, they'd know if you can start fires or not, too.

But, you don't know for sure that you won't get hurt! So be careful! [Have a "stern" look!]

[oliverplus]

Yeah, probably.

[Oliver is a little relieved that Marta didn't connect "dreaming of the future" with "trapped in darkness." he doesn't say anything about it, just giving a small smile of amusement instead] I will do! It's okay!

And...Marta? How are you doing?

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

Huh? Me? I'm fine. Why?

[oliverplus]

[nervously] Well...Emil...

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

Oh! [She shakes her head.] I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you!

Emil isn't gone after all. [Yet. ... ... She ignores that unspoken word and smiles a bit instead.] Actually, Aster can come to the Plane now, too. So, when I spoke to him, it really was Aster! And then, Emil showed up, too. It was really surprising!

But, we don't know if Aster's from our own world, or not. Maybe he's from another version of our world... we're not sure.

[oliverplus]

[blinks] Oh. Wow. [breaks out in a grin. that still sounds complicated, but considering the most important thing...] That's great news, Marta! Fantastic!

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

[She nods, smiling brightly.] It is. I was so worried... but everything's okay now. And, thank you. For always being so caring and nice. You're a good person, Oliver!

[oliverplus]

[scratches his head, smiling sheepishly] Anybody'd be worried. And I'm just glad he's okay!

Oh, here we are. [gestures at the bathhouse]

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

I'm glad, too.

[She steps forward and opens the door, already headed toward the counters where towels would, in theory, be kept.... aha! A fresh, fluffy white towel! She holds it out for Oliver to take.]

Here! Do you think maybe there's food in the dining room? Like there used to be? We could have a snack or something.

[oliverplus]

Cheers! [he takes the towel, immediately wiping his face with it. he's getting tired of the water running down from his wet hair]

Oh, I bet there is! Let's take a look.

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

[Aaand, she starts for the stairs!]

You know, I really haven't come here very often. Not since everyone was stuck here.

[oliverplus]

[curiously, following her as he starts in on his hair with the towel] Were you already here when that happened? I heard a little about it.

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

[She nods.]

I was. We suddenly showed up in the rooms on the odd-numbered floors. Some of us had roommates, even. We couldn't leave, and there were these strange rings that did strange things...

[oliverplus]

[frowns, curious despite himself] Like what?

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

Like... some of them made people angry. Their blood somehow ended up able to eat through stone... Others were a lot kinder. Oh, and some people could create things! Anything they thought of! Except it would always be green-colored...

[oliverplus]

Wow. That sounds...complicated. [and like something he doesn't regret missing]

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

It was. [She sighs.] It should have been relaxing. It was a bathhouse after all, right? But everyone was really worried, and some people were so angry...

[oliverplus]

[concerned] Did the rings make them angry? Or were they just angry about the rings?

[formervanguard.livejournal.com]

I think the rings made them angry. The red ones. They were all different colors. [She pauses... the laughs a little.] I'm not sure if anyone really figured out what was going on, but it's okay. We got out, after all.


((And that's 'cause the 'players couldn't figure it out either. Complicated plot was complicated. /swt))

[oliverplus]

Yeah... [frowns] Sounds like everything else in this place, really.