[001] Lisa Reisert

[lisareisert]

[Lisa saw that face in her dreams every night. His face as he pushed her against the wall of that toilet cubicle with his hand around her neck. She can't seem to get it out of her mind no matter how hard she tried. She had shot him, the police had taken away...he's locked up for good and there's no way he can get to her. But clearly that's not true because he still haunts her dreams. He's coming towards her and that's when she jerks awake with a loud gasp.

Except when she opens her eyes she's not in her bed. No, she's on a cold stone floor in the entrance to what looks like some kind of medieval building...how did she get here? She's still dreaming. Great.]

Hello? Hello, can anyone hear me!

[She spots a leather bound book beside her with her name embossed in gold on the cover and she frown a little]

Alright, what's going on around here?

[ooc: You can find here sitting here on the ground or talk to her through the journal, whichever you'd prefer!]

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[mal_addict]

[Welp, there's a vampire watching you from across the lobby. Which probably doesn't help disprove the 'this is a dream' theory. Still, Maladict gives Lisa an idle wave]

Hi, newcomer. Welcome to the start of your wonderful adventure in kidnapping.

[lisareisert]

[A vampire? Really? Well, now she's definitely going to think she's still dreaming isn't she? Hearing the voice to her right she turns her head towards the voice, eyes wide.]

I don't understand...where am I and what the hell is going on here? Am I dreaming? I must still be dreaming...

dictated

[gevurah]

Loud and clear. [ She pauses, just to give her a moment. ] It's a long story. Are you okay?

dictated~

[lisareisert]

[Yes, hearing that voice come out of the journal was a little surprising and her eyes widen.]

Is your voice coming out of this book? How is that possible? [Come on Lisa, there are much more important questions to be asking than that.] Yes, I'm fine. Or at least I will be when I find out what's going on.

It doesn't seem like I'm going anywhere any time soon so tell me.

[mal_addict]

[Ah, newcomers, always such fun]

Sorry, but if this is a dream, some of us are long overdue our wake up calls.

[gevurah]

It's going to sound crazy, but the journal is imbued with some sort of magic. That's why we can talk to each other through it -- like a radio or phone.

[lisareisert]

[Maybe fun for you but for the newcomers? I imagine not so much. She puts a hand to her head and winces a little. Great a headache now too? Just what she needs. Well that certainly feels real]

So what you're trying to tell me is that I'm stuck here? There's no way to get back home to Miami? [There's a pause as she takes him in with a frown] And it's a bit early for Halloween fancy dress don't you think?

[lisareisert]

...

You're right, that does sound crazy. [A small laugh] There's no such thing as magic and if there was why haven't I heard about it existing before now? [But she can't deny that a voice is coming out of the journal and the person on the other end can hear her voice just as clearly.]

[mal_addict]

There's no way home at all, not until the castle decides to send you home, anyway.

[Pause] Fancy dress. Right. Well, you'd best get used to thinks beyond the ordinary.

[lisareisert]

I'm stuck here... [Yes, there's those words again. She's just trying to get her head around it.] But how did I get here in the first place? I was at home sleeping...

[She laughs a little] So you're telling me it's not a costume?

[mal_addict]

I'm not sure. One minute you're home, next, bam, here. Creepy castle land.

[She flashes a fang-y smile] Not a single part of it.

[lisareisert]

Creepy castle land. I take it that's not it's official name.

[Her eyes widen and if she could back up a little more she would but she's against a wall] ...You're a vampire? But vampires aren't real...but then neither are magical castles.

[mal_addict]

No, it's actual name is Paradisa. I think it's an oxymoron.


[Maladict chuckles] Well, a whole new world of wonder has just opened up for you because guess what? Both are in existence here.

[gevurah]

I don't have an answer or that. You wouldn't be the first, however.

[lisareisert]

Paradisa. Right. I'll have to remember that for when I get out of here.

[She raises a brow and looks from the vampire in front of her and then around again] Great. Well, that's just great. As if I haven't already been through enough now there's this? Just when my life was getting back to normal again.

[lisareisert]

[She takes a few deep breaths before she manages to speak again]

Okay...so if I'm stuck here where am I supposed to go? What am I supposed to do?

[mal_addict]

Sorry, it does tend to yank you in at the least opportune moments.

You'll just have to wait for the normalcy to come back. Or make your own. It's up to you.

[gevurah]

That's really up to you. I'd say you're free to do whatever you want as long as it isn't harming anyone.

There's a town only a few minutes away from here, but other places? It's not safe to go past the town.

[lisareisert]

Oh, good...

[She sighs and nods her head] I guess just getting on with it is what I'm going to have to do. I know I shouldn't ask any more questions because they haven't exactly done me any good so far but...does everyone just stay here? In the castle I mean.

[lisareisert]

In that case I won't be going past the town.

[A pause. Yes, another question. Are you sick of them yet?] So, everyone either stays here or in town? I mean is there any hotels or anything around here?

[gevurah]

[ She's totally understanding of the situation. ]

There are inns in the town, but the castle is where a majority of us stay. This place provides us with our own rooms.

[lisareisert]

[Glad to hear it. Lisa's just glad she hasn't asked her if she's okay again. She can't stand that.]

Oh? So does that mean I have a room here in the castle? How do I know which one is mine or where it is? I don't see a reception desk around here anywhere. [Which was meant to be a joke but didn't really come out as one.]

[gevurah]

Think of it as more of an apartment. There'll be a nameplate on a door. Your name on it.

[mal_addict]

Ask away, you'll only regret not doing it later. And no, we have a town nearby that people save money to live in. Or, if you're so inclined, you can build a home in the woods.

[lisareisert]

Okay, that sounds simple enough...

[That is until she realizes how many floors and rooms this place has. And speaking of names now that she's calmed down a little] I'm Lisa, by the way.