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[thegirltwin]

Action | Face to face:

[Nina had been bracing herself for the sweltering, crackling heat of a burning library. Instead, no sooner has the glass of the window shattered and the fire extinguisher tossed away, than she finds herself what seems like the hallway of a luxury hotel.

It's such a strange slip of reality, of the kind Nina is not accustomed to at all, that her first and most immediate thought is that she must be dreaming. How much of what lead up to this is a dream, too? It seems impossible to tell.

But everything feels too vibrant and real to be a dream, somehow. She wars with two contradictory thoughts -- that she's dreaming or that she's been somehow taken here, either Johan himself or by someone hoping to curry his favor -- but neither of them truly make satisfactory sense.

She takes a few steps down the hallway, trying to orient herself. She must be losing her mind. That's the only possible thing that makes any sense. But how...? The thoughts swam even as she moved uncertainly down the hallway, trying to force herself to recall something to jar her back into reality. Nothing worked! Why didn't anything work? Her heart began to race, and she felt reality slip away from her no matter how she stuggled to hang onto it. This couldn't be happening! It couldn't be! The harder she tried to get a mental grip on reality, though, the harder it became to stay focused on anything but confusion and fear.

Out of the corner of Nina's vision, a door opened, but she couldn't get a word out before she fainted, hitting the ground.]

[ooc: Anyone who wants to can come take care of her. ;; She's going to need some help. I hope I've done everything right!]

Dictated | Unfiltered | Sometime later:

Is this how it's supposed to work? I think I've got it, but I'm not sure. This is so strange. I've never had to talk into a book before.

Should I introduce myself? My name is Nina Fortner. I want to make sure I understand this place, so if there's anything at all anyone can tell me, I'd be very grateful. I don't think this is right, though. Kidnapping people this way. I think that's --

No. One more thing. If you see a tall, blond, man with blue eyes, about twenty years old, please tell me. It could be very important.

Comments

OH HEY

[pacificate]

[ Dan is better suited to these things, not Adrian; he is such an avid proponent of equality that there is little to no chivalry in his blood. Still, he couldn't ignore an unconscious woman in a lobby.

He crouches beside her to check her wrist to make sure she's alive first, and under no threat of shock. Then he tries tapping on her cheek to wake her. ]

Hello. Can you hear me?

HEY :3

[thegirltwin]

[Nina's eyelids flutter open at the feeling of a finger tapping lightly against her cheek. She stirs slowly at first, waiting for her vision to become less blurry. As it does, she becomes sure that she's never seen this person before.]

H-Hello. Yes, I can hear you.

[She reaches out behind her, using the strength of her arms to push herself into a sitting position.]

I'm sorry, I...

dictated;

[adorbs]

M-Ms. Nina? [it was a long time ago, when Nina was here in Paradisa. So have one little girl voice speaking over the journal, responding to the dictated section]

[ooc: yes, you're doing everything perfectly! :D and I hope this is okay! Nanako had cr with the last Nina that was here at the castle, and I'd loooove to have cr with yours as well :3]

[thegirltwin]

[Oh, it's a child's voice! Nina speaks in a happy, upbeat tone, trying to be friendly.] Hello! That's me. What's your name?

[ooc: Yay! ;; That's a relief! And I would love to have CR with Nanako! I did not know a Nina had been here before.]

[adorbs]

Oh, um... my name is Nanako.

And I haven't seen anyone like that, b-but if I do, I'll tell you.

[ooc: hehe, it was a loooong time ago]

[thegirltwin]

That's a pretty name! It's Japanese, isn't it?

Thank you. It would mean so much to me if you could do that.

[ooc: Ooh, I see! Well, I'll try to live up to their standard!]

[adorbs]

Uh huh! I'm from Japan.

[ooc: you're already fabulous *^*]

[thegirltwin]

You are? That's great! I have a friend who's from Japan. Do you like it there?

[The enthusiasm is deliberate, since Nina is talking to a child, but it's not at all fake. Nanako is so sweet.]

[ooc: o////o awww, thank you!]

dictated;

[gevurah]

Tall, blond, and blue-eyed can apply to quite a few people here.

dictated;

[thegirltwin]

He goes by a few different names, so asking for him on that alone might not work. [Not to mention, she doesn't want to drag anyone into this who hasn't been already. After some hesitation, though, she continues.] But I guess it can't hurt to try. If you meet a man named Johan Liebert, please let me know.

dictated;

[gevurah]

Johan Liebert, alright. [ TOTALLY GONNA KEEP AN EYE OUT. ]

If you still have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them.

dictated;

[thegirltwin]

Thank you.

Forgive me if this is too much to ask, but what's your name?

dictated;

[gevurah]

Hardly; I'm Kate. Kate Kane.

dictated;

[thegirltwin]

Hi, Kate. I'm glad to meet you do. Can you do me one more favor? I hate asking so much of somebody I just met, but I think it might be necessary this time. I promise I'll be happy to make it up to you, if there's anything you need from me.

dictated;

[incantati]

You must have many questions, Ms. Fortner. I'll do my best to answer as many as I can.

dictated;

[thegirltwin]

Thank you. [She sounds genuinely grateful.] What is this place?

dictated;

[incantati]

It is no trouble at all, I assure you. Both the world and the castle go by the name of Paradisa. It is, I'm afraid, far away from your own place of origin.

dictated;

[thegirltwin]

It all seems so strange. How does anyone get here?

dictated;

[incantati]

Some means of magical transportation is my best bet. No one knows for sure. And no one has yet been able to leave of their own free will.

dictated;

[thegirltwin]

Magical... That's like something out of a fairy tale! [She can't stay here. There's something else she must do.] If nobody's been able to leave, does that mean people have tried and failed already?

[wintercat]

[Oh, dear. Cat was certainly not expecting to deal with an unconscious woman when she stepped out of her room. But then very little seemed to go as she expected it to. She approaches Nina and kneels down. She's no maester, but she can at least make sure that she's not seriously injured. After checking for obvious injuries, she'll just take her hand and lightly tap it.]

Miss?

[thegirltwin]

[Nina stirs slowly, eyelashes fluttering.]

What...?

[wintercat]

You fainted. [Good job, Catelyn. Stating the obvious.] You're not hurt?

[thegirltwin]

Ah... [Nina seems untroubled by the woman's bluntness. She starts pushing herself into a sitting position, feeling slightly dizzy, but not as overwhelmed as before.] No. I'm fine.

[Blinking, Nina looks around. It's still the same surroundings she remembers before she passed out, but that doesn't set her at ease.] Where am I?

[wintercat]

[Ah.

A new arrival, then.

Well. This could be interesting.]

They call it Paradisa. Perhaps we should find somewhere comfortable to sit before I tell you more. [She really doesn't want you passing out again...]