001- Another Dizzy Day

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

[Pops onto the Plane in mid-step and stops, foot in the air, looking rather confused. His clothes are a study in 1930s fashion, from the single-breasted green jacket to two-tone shoes. His clothes are also riddled with bullet holes—from single-breasted jacket to, yes, his two-tone shoes. He, however, doesn’t have a scratch on him, and neither does the hat in his hands.] Huh. Well that’s different.

[[For Time Lords, TARDISes, and others who can sense such things, Firo is immortal, too.]]

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[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

Eh? [Oh, right, the suit.] Fine, thanks.

[contract_star]

...[Right then! Not gonna ask.]

Um! Well then. Ah, welcome to the Astral Plane. It's a crossroads between realities. Worlds, that is.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

That so? [Looks around, a bemused expression on his face.] Maiza never said anything about a place like this. You fail at a summons or something?

[contract_star]

Summons? No...um, everyone here is from a different world, actually. I'm from 2007 Tokyo, Japan, the one with Hell's Gate in it. [Looking over the clothes, frowning a little.] You'd be...America? Twenties, maybe?

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

[Woah woah woah what?] I must be behind the grind on something.

[contract_star]

[So doesn't know the slang.] Yes?

Um. Let's see--you can leave this place whenever you want, time doesn't pass in your own world while you're here, and this whole thing is an experiment, run by the Twins and Ms. Sault.

Oh! How rude of me...I'm Li Shengshun.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

[........] Right. [Introductions. A STRAW TO GRASP.] Firo Prochainezo.

[contract_star]

Nice to meet you, ah, Firo. [Since he doesn't look old enough to be a "Mister." Hei smiles at him.] It's very confusing at first, I know, but you get used to it.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

[Oh irony.] That's my life. I guess I'll cope. [Shoves his hands into his pockets.] Should tell Maiza about it when I get back, though.

Oh. Getting back. How's that work?

[contract_star]

Maiza? Friend of yours, I take it? Just so you know...he probably won't be able to see the Twins' shop, or come here at all. Only certain people can come here, though I don't know how we get chosen. It seems almost random.

It's pretty easy, actually. All you have to do is think about it.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

[Headscratch scratch. He puts his hat back on.] All right, then.

[Vanishes, and then comes back a moment later, looking thoughtful.]

Huh.

I guess it's good Maiza's such an Abercrombie. Even if he can't see it, he'll prolly believe me.

[contract_star]

"Abercrombie?"

That's lucky, though. The people in my world didn't believe me at all. Well...Yin does. I think.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

Yin?

[contract_star]

Yes, she's...[Truth or lie, either way the explanation will be long.] She's a friend.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

[Scratches the back of his neck.] Abercrombie... a know-it-all. You speak good English for a Japanese joe. Uh.. person.

What kind of friend?

[contract_star]

Chinese, actually. I'm just living in Japan for now--I'm an exchange student. And...well, that's the funny thing. To me, I'm speaking Japanese; it seems like this place can translate languages, so that we all can understand each other. [Sheepish grin.] My English could actually use some work.

Ah...[Small smile.] The kind I can rely on, I guess.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

[Adorable Firo grin.] The best kind, then!

That so? Damn, Maiza would love this place...

[contract_star]

[Beams back at him.] You're right.

Who knows? He might show up here someday. People seem to just keep coming. There's got to be at least sixty of us here now.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

There seems to be 'nuff space.

[contract_star]

Miss Hashimoto was trying to find out exactly how large this place is, but I don't know if she ever did. It is quite large, though.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

Hashimoto? Lots of Japenese around, huh. Er, well, orientals I guess.

[contract_star]

Aheh, a fair few, I suppose.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

[Scratches his head.] So, uh... That Hell's Gate thing.

[contract_star]

[Slow smirk.] Don't have one in your world, do you? I suppose you wouldn't...or if you did, it's still several decades from appearing.

[immortalmistake.livejournal.com]

[Is giving him an "um... kay?" face.] You sure you aren't a demon or something?