First Song ★ Action

[catsong]

[Good evening, Paradisa. There's a young man in the lobby, sprawled on the floor like someone just knocked him out. He seems like an average medieval-era 18-20-year old, aside from the fact that he has two fluffy, white cat ears tipped in light-brown fur.

Groaning a bit, he seems to come out of a daze, not really sure what to expect. His crooked tail - in a similar color as his ears - shivers a bit, the fur bristling as he tries to decide whether of not he wants to open his eyes.

He couldn't hear that heartbeat any more, or the voices of the devils. But he couldn't hear Asato or Rai, either. Was he dead? Should he feel this nauseous if he was dead?

Opening a very orange eye, Konoe just... stares. This was someone's home? Covering his mouth, the young cat rolls over on his back, trying to not be sick. The snakes in his stomach were gone, too...

Finally.]

Haaah... hello?

[His ears fold back as soon as he speaks, feeling a bit stupid. Was this another trap?]

Comments

[her_mouse_jesty]

[What better confrontation for a cat boy to have than with a mouse girl? She peeks in, hearing the noise.]

Hmmm? Is something the matter?

[encourage]

[ Sakura pauses close to... oh. Uh. Huh. Was this someone on a loss? So hard to tell these things! She ducks down close to him, whistling a soft two-note call as she waved her fingers to him slowly. Concern draws her forehead into worried lines, and she waits to see how he'll react to her before making further moves. ]

[catsong]

I'm... okay?

[He seems rather surprised at this fact.

...then he looks at Minnie. Make that staring..]

[catsong]

[Wait, what? Bird sounds?

He turns a bit, trying to not upset his stomach too much.

...then he sees her, and his expression turns to what looks like a mix between amazement and fear. Paling, Konoe is curling up more.

A Hu Man. He was dead, then. Dead, and he'd never see Asato again.]

[her_mouse_jesty]

You sounded a little upset.

[She walks into the room. Yup, this is clearly a walking and talking mouse.]

Do you need any help?

[catsong]

[He sits up a little, ears stroked back against his head and tail swishing.]

What kind of joke is this?

[encourage]

[ Aah. Sakura keeps herself still, changing tunes to something she'd used on Cubone before. Soft and lulling, hoping to be reassuring as she neither moves toward him nor away. Loss or new guy, he's got something going on that wasn't letting him rest easy.

If there were a way to more easily check him out herself, without the extended explanations... glowing green chakra was either going to send him running, or he was resigned enough for anything to pass by without phasing him further.

She waits, gauging his reaction. ]

Cats puke too much...

[thebutz]

[A young man in an orange jacket can be found making his way through the lobby, latte in hand, when suddenly

TRIPPING

SPILLING LATTE

AHHHH

He falls in an orange, latte-covered on top of whoever that guy on the floor is]

What the heck?! Why are you just laying on the floor like that?! Are you crazy?

[her_mouse_jesty]

[She stops walking. She's met enough cats to know those are bad signs.]

Joke? ... Oh, dear, don't tell me you just got here.

[catsong]

[Hu Mans spoke like birds. That didn't make much sense, but Konoe figures that Two Sticks' people didn't need to make sense.

He sits up - carefully - and gives her a sad look. This was not how he'd expected things to go. He supposed that weird cat was happy, now.]

...Two Sticks has a bigger house than I thought.

[He says, trying to gather enough strength to stand. Konoe wasn't sure if the Hu Man could even understand him...]

[catsong]

Got where? What are you?

[Yup, pissy kitty.]

At least it's not a hair ball...

[catsong]

[Holy shiiiiiiii-!

Yeah, that's one catboy, trying to put all of his claws in Larry.]

Get off!

[her_mouse_jesty]

Oh dear, dear, dear... Why do I always come upon the new ones?

[She sighs, but then nods.]

First off, I'm a mouse. Second, welcome to Paradisa. I'm afraid you're going to be stuck with the rest of us for a little while.

[catsong]

[Mouse? That's not a mouse. He's had mice before, they don't talk.]

What are you-

[Ooookay, don't move too quickly yet. He keeps his amber eyes on her, backing off a bit.]

What do you mean?

[her_mouse_jesty]

It may be hard to believe, but this is a magic place that takes people from different worlds and timelines and keeps them here for some time. This entire castle is filled with people who were taken from their homes. You've probably already gotten an assigned room somewhere down the hallway.

Well I'm not cleaning up your vomit, cat boy...

[thebutz]

Ow ow hey what the heck!

[He jumps up in alarm, still dripping with spilled coffee. Most of it seems to have ended up in his hair, actually... He scowls at the cat boy, rubbing his new wounds]

You were the one laying in the middle of the floor! What are you doing, taking a nap?!

[encourage]

[ She snorts, shaking her head, holding out a hand to help steady him if he needs it. Her other hand taps on her breastbone, and she shakes her head definitively. This is no one's house, not hers, nor this Two Sticks.

Her concern is still evident, and she while she offers him her hand in case he'd like help standing, she's watching him for obvious sign of injury. ]

ffff don't fall on him, then!

[catsong]

I was just-!

[Wait. What... was this guy? A ribika without ears?

...no, he could see the ears. They were small and pink. Like a Hu Man...]

...am I dead?

[catsong]

[He shies away a bit from the hand, afraid that his ears and tail would fall off if she touched him. Konoe had never paid too much attention to religion, but Hu Mans... you became one after death.

Still pale from shock and a bit queasy, Konoe gives her a worried look. Hu Mans didn't speak?]

...I'm fine.

[catsong]

[Hard to believe? It was almost impossible - or it would have been, if he hadn't just been molested by devils.

Kidnapped to another world sounded quite possible. Was it another game of that Leaks'?]

...why?

[her_mouse_jesty]

[Another sigh. Not that she can really blame him for asking.]

Now that's the answer everyone wants to know. Unfortunately, whoever or whatever brought us here has yet to give us an explanation.

[encourage]

[ This human doesn't. Way to confuse everyone, Sakura! She nods her head once, standing up and watching him as a final reassurance for herself. She gives him a thumbs up, quirking her lips up at the corner. It's good, in her opinion, that he's okay.

She doesn't explicitly trust this, but that's due to years of experience in "people always lie." ]

[thebutz]

[His expression softens at this--he remembers all too clearly the confusion that comes with being in a strange new world]

No, man, you're in Paradisa... Are you new?

[He gives the guy a small smile and holds out a hand]

Sorry about that! Need help?

dictated;

[amiable]

Hello?

[lifeandpride]

[The state of the young man...it was a young man, wasn't it? ...has him concerned. He rushes over immediately and kneels by his side, trying not to stare too much at the cat-like features.]

Are you all right, friend?