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[spiritofadventure]

[Onto the Plane steps - yes, steps - a young woman whom some may recall from that one time the Plane was letting any old foggie in. It only takes Castor a second to recognize her surroundings, and she’s quick to take stock of where she is and what’s immediately around her....which is a whole lot of nothing.]

Alright, once I can chalk up to a bad dream but this is a little ridiculous. Why am I in the sky again?

[She quickly begins to check herself over, muttering as she does so.]

‘M not feverish, head’s fine, no aches, no blood, stomach’s alright... So I’m not sick, not poisoned, not concussed, and not bleeding out. Well, there go the easy answers. Spell? Nah, I’d notice by now...

[Almost as an afterthought, she pats herself twice more.]

And definitely not dreaming. Good job, Castor - you’ve gotten yourself into a right mess this time.

[She looks around a little more, wondering why the place isn’t as full as last time, and eventually brings her hands up to her mouth.]

HEY! HELLOOOO??? ANYONE HERE? [And when she doesn’t get an answer, her hands drop to her hips and she makes something of a face] Tch, just my luck huh? Alright, what did Fire-head say last time...something about a plane? Middle world...? Bah! [Castor shakes her head, finally looking back down at herself.] Well, I’m dressed and have my pack. I suppose I’ve been in worse situations, but I’d feel a little better if Leda were around...

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[punkblaze]

[Snickers!] Yeah, I get that one a lot. Just not the name. Consider yourself original.

[He crosses his arms, thinks for a second.] Yeah, you were here when it was broken last. Right? Dunno. Maybe you're just meant to be here now. Can you come and go freely now? [Short pause.] Have you tried that yet?

[spiritofadventure]

I'll take it! Better than funny looks and a recommendation to see a doctor.

Yeah something about technical-we can leave on our own? That's a relief!

[punkblaze]

Yep! You can. [Nod!] Just think about home. Seriously. You'll end up right where you were before you got here. Then if you think about here, it works the same way. Convenient, right?

[spiritofadventure]

Just thinking ab--[And there she isn't!

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-And there she is again!] Well that's handy. Nobody seemed to notice, either.

[punkblaze]

Welcome back! Yeah, no one notices. It's pretty great. Makes shit a helluva lot easier, most of the time.

So! [He stuffs his hands in his pockets, grinning.] Any questions? Or should I give you a tour of whatever you didn't get to see last time?

[spiritofadventure]

I can see how this would be handy, yeah.

Uhm...I think a tour would be a good idea right now. Never know how many questions will get answered that way!

[punkblaze]

Good point.

[He grins, offering his arm to her. Don't mind him - he's nobility, after all, some things get smacked into you as a kid. Literally. His mom had to smack quite a few manners into him]

Anywhere first? The colosseum's pretty cool. Then again, so's the bar, and the beach.

[spiritofadventure]

[She stares at the arm for a minute like she doesn't know what to do with it, but takes it, soon straightening herself up, like she too was remembering some lessons.]

Haha, lead on! I've never been to a beach!

[punkblaze]

Never? Really? [This surprises him! But he's even more excited to show her now.] We'll do that first. It's not like a real beach, though. There's no water. Which is weird. But it's still pretty cool.

[spiritofadventure]

Really! My feet just never took me there!

No water? Isn't it just a pile of sand and dirt then?

[punkblaze]

You can tell where the water used to be, though. So it kinda still counts as a beach. [Shrug~] Better than callin' it "the pile of sand," anyway.

[spiritofadventure]

Close enough, I guess. What happened to all the water anyways?

[punkblaze]

Dunno. It's been that way ever since I've been comin' here. I don't even know if it was like that before someone brought it here with 'em, or if it happened 'cause of somethin' here.

[spiritofadventure]

Huh. Weird. I wonder how long it's been here.

[punkblaze]

At least a year. [Snort!] No really, I have no clue.

[But they make it there! And he drops his arm back to his side, so she can go run around or do whatever. He'd be right behind her, honestly.]

Welcome to the beach-without-water. Heh.

[spiritofadventure]

[The first thing Castor does is unlace her boots and kick them off. Her feet are wrapped up to keep the bones stable still, but her toes are free, and she wiggles them in the sand.]

Hmm. I guess it loses something without sun and water, huh?