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[pocketmage]

[ Hello, Paradisa! Have one little half-elf suddenly sitting on his butt, very frazzled, in the middle of the Lobby, head turning this way and that, taking in the sights.

He looks confused; as though he's not used to being alone. He doesn't see the open journal beside him, not at all, still awestruck by this castle. It was clear that the child wasn't used to such places- he had been to a castle before, but he felt terribly out of place... and he still did. ]

... Guys?

Hey, guys, where are you? [ He pauses for a moment, before letting out a short bark of a very sarcastic laugh. ] Okay, this isn't funny, you know.

[ Soon after, he notices the journal by his side, picking it up, reading the words... wait. He had just said that! ]

What's going on here?

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[not_mafia]

[Hi Genis!! Feel completely free to ignore the OBNOXIOUS BIRD CRIES in the background.]

Who are you looking for?

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[wilder]

[a pause; he knows that voice. He snaps his fingers]

Aw maaaan, I knew we left something behind!

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[pocketmage]

[ If only Tsuna could see the way Genis completely flinched in surprise, not expecting the voice. He soon calmed down, though, frowning at the journal... it must be some sort of magic. Maybe it was magitechnology? He peered at it closely before replying. ]

... Uh, who are you?

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[not_mafia]

Ahh, my name's Tsuna.

... did you mean to filter this?

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[pocketmage]

... Zelos!?

[ ... and another voice comes out of the journal? But it's Zelos!

He wouldn't admit that he's thankfully quite relieved to hear a familiar voice... he isn't sure what to say, though. ]

Where are you guys?

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[gunslinger]

[ That voice seems kinda familiar... Didn't that kid leave awhile back? ]

Which 'guys' are you talking about? Maybe I can help.

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[wilder]

The one and only!

Um....about a week away. Look around for a journal. That's where my voice's coming from.

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[pocketmage]

... Filter?

So is this some kind of communication device...?

[ he mumbles, mostly to himself, before remembering there was someone on the other side. ]

Do you... maybe know where this is? [ He is so confused. ]

[silentrunning]

[A tall woman with a messy ponytail, wearing strange boots has just walked into the lobby. She peers down at the kid sitting on the floor. She gives him a wave, though a sort of shy wave before darting over to plop on a sofa.]

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[pocketmage]

[ ... Genis already has the journal in his hands, and he's more than a bit shocked. ]

You left without me? Why am I in a castle? Did you bring me here and then leave?

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[wilder]

Hey, no! I didn't do that!

You just have really bad timing showing up. We'll be back in a couple weeks!

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[not_mafia]

[Oh! Okay, he's new. His confusion definitely makes a lot more sense now.]

Mm, that's right. As for where this is-- it's called Paradisa.

If your friends are here, they should respond soon.

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[pocketmage]

Well... there's Lloyd, who always wears red and has spiky brown hair; he should be with a girl with long blond hair, my sister- who has silver hair... a girl with two pink pigtails, a girl with purple hair tied up, a guy with long blue hair in handcuffs, and a really obnoxious guy with long red hair.

They should be in a group...

[pocketmage]

[ Genis looks up at the woman, a little confused by her attire before standing up, collecting the journal in one hand as he moved towards her, a bit cautiously. ]

Uh... hey. Do you know where I am?

ALL OF THE DICTATING IS HAPPENING.

[pocketmage]

[ Genis is trying to understand. ]

Paradisa?... Don't tell me there's another world besides Sylvarant and Tethe'alla. That wouldn't make any sense!

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[pocketmage]

... showing up?

You're not making any sense.

[wilder]

[YOU BRAT]

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[wilder]

[he groans] Man I haaate explaining this stuff.

[And then it sounds like he's shouting to the rest of the camping group]

Hey! Someone wanna explain to Genis what's going on? Squirt just showed up!

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[heal_theworld]

Zelos, what are you doing? [Does she even want to know? But she'll humor him.]

...You must be Genis. I'm assuming you know Zelos.

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[pocketmage]

[ He's still very bewildered, but he nods. ]

Yeah. I'm Genis.

And... I know him. Unfortunately. [ he has to make a jab at Zelos, before continuing on in a more serious voice. ]

Um, so where am I?

hells yeah

[not_mafia]

Um, actually, it's... more of an alternate dimension, I think? [yeeeep something like that.]

8'D

[pocketmage]

An alternate dimension?

[ Okay, he's confused again. ]

So how did I get here, then?

[not_mafia]

Well... everyone says "the castle did it", but the truth is that no one really knows for sure.

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[heal_theworld]

You're in Paradisa. I know this might be hard to believe, but...a magic living castle kidnapped you and brought you to a different world, just like everyone else here. And none of us can escape. [Straight and to the point. Easiest way to explain this.]

/threadjacking busybody!

[cloakand_danger]

[Yuan's sharp tone cuts in.]

"Us" being Lloyd, Colette, Raine, Sheena, Zelos, Martel and myself, at least from our world. We're on an exploratory expedition right now, about a week's journey out from the castle, and we'll be returning in two weeks' time - bad luck on your part, but I don't think anyone else from our world is back where you are right now.