Rude Awakening

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce remembers falling asleep on the couch in his lab. He is now in a rather fancy bedroom. Granted, Tony tends to go for opulent and personal comfort, but this isn't Bruce's room at Stark tower. Fortunately, he fell asleep with his glasses on, so when he finds the journal lying open nearby, he can easily read the writing as it forms on the pages.]

Okay, that's a neat trick.

[He starts as his own words appear in the journal. Flipping through the journal, he sees there are patterns, obvious conversations and communications.]

Um. Hello?

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[whistles_the_blues]

Hello.

[beastisbeauty]

[Bruce pauses. Well, that confirmed one hypothesis.]

Yeah, um, could you tell me where I am, please? You--I'm not making accusations, but you don't want me as a prisoner.

[He's not sure that's what this is, but he'll feel less guilty, later, if he at least tries to warn people.]

[whistles_the_blues]

In kind of a pocket dimension called Cair Paradisa. The world itself picked you out from where you were and placed you here.

I'm no captor, just someone else this place picked out.

[radiantwingedone]

.... Hello.

[ He sounds bored. ]

[beastisbeauty]

[That bored tone just leaves Bruce feeling hesitant and uncertain.]

I'm Bruce Banner. This book, how many people is this thing in contact with?

[radiantwingedone]

[ Sorry, he just generally is bored- ]

... Quite a few...

[ Give him a moment to think, it might be complete with some tapping for counting.. ]

Six floors with.... thirty rooms? Seven towers with... twenty, if counting top floors. Not everyone lives within the castle, and not all rooms are filled... Three hundred twenty, if no one is doubling up and all the rooms are used. I am not certain how many are, and aware that some are doubling.

[wolf_of_war]

[Have a robotic-sounding voice that sounds decidedly nothing like J.A.R.V.I.S.]

Hello.

[beastisbeauty]

Good to meet you. Um, can you tell me anything about this place that the others might have missed? I'm not sure I really understand how things work here. It seems a bit anarchic.

[wolf_of_war]

As far as I have been able to ascertain, logic and order mean very little in Paradisa. The dimensions of the internal structure should not fit within the confines of the outer structure, and the unexplainable nature of the "losses" we all suffer have been explained away as "magic". I arrived only yesterday, so my information is limited.

You may called me Bladewolf.

Dictated.

[lupinotuum]

[ There's a new voice on the journals today and Remus can't help but respond to it.

So here, Bruce, have a calm and friendly voice greeting you through the journal. ]

Hello.

[beastisbeauty]

Hi, uh, I'm Bruce Banner. I'm new here. What's your name?

[lupinotuum]

Remus Lupin. It's a pleasure, Bruce.

[ There's a small pause. ]

I take it you're a little bit confused?

[littlesoul]

[River is being a curious thing, poking through the journals and when Bruce arrives on the scene, she's only more interested]

Good morning.

[beastisbeauty]

It's morning? [Given when he fell asleep and how long he'd been awake, Bruce had expected to sleep until at least early afternoon.] Thanks, uh, it's good to meet you. Sort of. I haven't actually seen anyone yet.

[littlesoul]

I'll find you, if you want.

[originalcopy]

Welcome to Wonderfuck new guy.

[beastisbeauty]

That's an interesting title to give the place. Is that a raunchier version of Wonderland?

[theabjectauthor]

[the voice that responds from the journal is pleasant, but tired]

Hello, sir.

[beastisbeauty]

It's good to meet you. I'm trying to learn about this place. If you don't mind my asking, what do you do here?

Dictated

[wizard_redfive]

Oh hey, you're back!

Hello.

[Here: have a young wizard fresh off the expedition. Her voice is friendly enough, though incredibly exhausted.]

Re: Dictated

[beastisbeauty]

Back? Uh, no, I've never been here before, miss. [Now, he's really confused.] What's your name, if you don't mind my asking?

Dictated.

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Hello! What's up?

[beastisbeauty]

I'm not sure. I just...arrived here, after falling asleep. I'm trying to get my bearings, you might say.

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler's pretty tired from travelling, but the familiar voice brings him to the journal to investigate]

Oh hey, it's you again. Bruce, right?

[beastisbeauty]

Um, yeah. I'm Bruce Banner. Sorry, but I don't remember this place or anyone here. Who are you?