-001 Woolong [Video]

[3nterprising]

[A curious and very confused Faye Valentine finds herself walking through a lush maze of greenery. More than a little annoyed that her ship is nowhere to be found, she pouts dramatically as she walks. The communicator she'd discovered in her pocket isn't hers, but somehow it's easy enough to get the hang of.

Home doesn't exist anymore, but this isn't anywhere near where she last remembers being. Wanting answers, she takes out the communicator. There has to be someone within range of this thing's reception. Smiling, Faye dons a sweet voice, tinged with a hint of seduction.]

Hi!

I'm sorry to bother you, but I'm a little lost and I was just wondering if there was someone out there who might be able to help me? You see, I woke up in a forest and have no idea where I am. So if you could just point me in the right direction, I'd be very appreciative.

[She pauses and waits for a response, and after an eternity of waiting, like, at least six seconds, her sugar melts.]

Hello? Can anyone hear me?

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[video]

[jivitadana]

I can find you if you stay where you are?

[Wandering out in the forest was not a good thing. Not if one went too far into the forest, that is. But it was generally safer in the Mansion. Relatively so.

Besides, after what happened this past week, Minato wanted to leave the Mansion and get some fresh air.]

[video]

[3nterprising]

You can? Oh, that's perfect! Thank you!

[video] -> [action]

[jivitadana]

It won't be long.

[And here we go, leaving the Mansion now!]

Can I ask what your name is?

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[3nterprising]

Good! I've never been too good at getting through mazes. [He may have noticed some tall, green walls behind her in the video feed.]

Oh yeah. It's Faye.

[action]

[jivitadana]

It's nice to meet you, Faye. I'm Minato.

[From the video, luckily, he could tell where she was, and then headed that way toward the hedge maze.]

This place is called Wonderland, by the way.

[action]

[3nterprising]

Wonderland? Is it really that wonderful?

[Actually, it's not sarcasm. Seems like that might be accurate, but she's holding judgement until she reaches that mansion.]

[action]

[jivitadana]

[That was the first time someone had asked him that.]

Sometimes. But I can explain more later.

[He did see her near that hedge maze, all those tall green walls. When he did see her, he approached.]

... It's nice to meet you in person. I'll take you to the Mansion.

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

From being here for a couple of weeks maybe staying in the forest will save your sanity.

[He's being as reassuring as possible.]

[Video]

[3nterprising]

[All Faye knows is that there's a forest somewhere behind her and a large mansion somewhere up ahead.]

As opposed to...?

[What could possibly be so bad about this beautiful mansion?]

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

A bunch of people were murdered the other day. Not to mention there might be more then one serial killer around.

[Stumbling on a beautiful mansion in the middle of the woods, that sounds like a horror movie waiting to happen.]

But if you can handle that going on, I guess you'll be fine.

[Video]

[3nterprising]

Murder?!

[That's not necessarily what she wants to hear upon appearing in a new place. Especially without her gun.]

What happened? [She's almost afraid to ask.]

[Video]

[killer_sweets]

I'm not too sure, a bunch of people have been giving warning about guys have have gone out an murder a person or two around here.

[He shrugs]

But I did see someone drive a sword through another person's stomach over this network recently. I don't know if that guy died from it though.

[Video]

[3nterprising]

[Her stomach tightens. A guy driving swords through people's stomachs hits a little too close to home.]

Who was this guy?

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[sidecars]

[ Whoa! Hey there, dollface. ]

Well, the whole world can hear you now. [ Not that Buck's complaining. He likes the fiery types! ] Still need that white knight?

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[3nterprising]

Eheh!

[She likes this guy already. At least for now, anyway.]

That depends. This white night guy wouldn't happen to be you, would it?

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[sidecars]

Sure would! And I'm pretty good at findin' what's lost. This shouldn't be a problem.

[ He starts moving around his room, putting on shoes and collecting anything he would need. ]

You see any landmarks in that forest of yours?

[ He's heard some things about the forest around here. He's a great tracker, but magic doesn't play by the rules. ]

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[3nterprising]

Not anymore.
[she gives him a smile.]

The forest was where I woke up. I never said I was still there.

Re: video;

[sidecars]

Oh.

Good call. That'd been a waste of everyone's time. [ And embarrassing to boot. ] You see a mansion in the distance? Best bet's to start walking in that direction. It's pretty hard to miss on high ground...

[ With a click he's out of his room in fatigues, face glancing frequently back down to his device. ]

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[3nterprising]

It'd be easier if it weren't for this hedge maze. If I'd known it was a maze, I'd have gone around it.

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[titanocidal]

[Wow. Talk about impatient! ...Not that Eren can blame her.]

I wouldn't move around too much. If you end up going too deep into the forest in the opposite direction of the mansion, you'll probably die.

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[3nterprising]

Die from what?

[titanocidal]

[Shrugs] I don't know. It happens, though.

Has someone gone off to find you, yet?

[3nterprising]

Yeah, someone's on their way now.

In the meantime, can you tell me anything else about this place?

[titanocidal]

This place is called Wonderland. Don't let the name fool you - it's terrible here.

It's like something brought us here, just to toy with us and laugh as everyone slowly begin to give up on ever finding a way of getting back home.

[3nterprising]

Great. That's not supposed to make me feel better, is it?