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Back when I arrived (the first time), someone posted this. It was a lot of fun, so I thought I'd do it tonight. It's better than staring at this data and willing it to change.

Word association. Reply with the first word that comes to mind. No cheating.

To start us off: help.

[ ooc: threadjacking is not only allowed, but fully encouraged! go nuts, people. ]

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[text]

[stefanged]

Career.

[text]

[jivitadana]

[Oh, hey, someone new! Minato did like this game. He had to figure out who it was on the other side.]

University.

[text]

[stefanged]

[To be fair, this is also the second time Stefan's ever responded to anything on the Network! He seems a lot newer than he is.]

Learning.

[text]

[jivitadana]

[Aw, hey, he'll take it! He's honored.]

Teacher.

[text]

[stefanged]

Wise.

[text]

[jivitadana]

[True, they could be. Most of his were. Then again, a lot of people could be labeled as "teacher."]

Elevator.

[A weird word association, but it was the first thing that came to mind.]

[text]

[stefanged]

Floor

[Okay, he's gotta ask because that's just weird -]

Also? I feel like there's a story with our last couple of words.

[text]

[jivitadana]

Second.

[Oops, please forgive my last fail with HTML and lack thereof in that last tag. Minato smiled a little.]

I knew a wise someone who manned an elevator.

[Definitely not a lie.]

[text]

[stefanged]

Chance.

[It's too strange to be a lie, so Stefan'll buy it hook, line and sinker.]

Like a bellboy? Those haven't been around in a long time.

[text]

[jivitadana]

Meeting.

[That was true, there weren't very many around anymore, except maybe in places that were super expensive, like a hotel.]

More like a proprietor? He told me about my future.

[That was the closest Minato had ever come to explaining the Velvet Room to anyone else besides someone from his own world.]

[text]

[stefanged]

First.

Like the owner? Must be a pretty wise guy, if he was able to do that.

[Or psychic. That's not out of the realm of possibility – and while he's curious, he doesn't want to press it either.]

[text]

[jivitadana]

Magician.

I miss him, but I think he's off giving other people advice now.

[Or more like he was or would continue? It was still a mystery to Minato where the proprietor came from.]

My name's Minato. What's yours?

[text]

[stefanged]

Witch.

Sounds like you've got a regular Miyagi, then. [Does the Karate Kid even exist for this guy? Eh, that's why the library exists.] I'm Stefan. It's nice to meet you, Minato.

[text]

[jivitadana]

Fox.

Nice to meet you too. Have you been in Wonderland long?

[The Karate Kid was a little before Minato's time, so the reference flies right by him but yes, he would go look it up!]

[text]

[stefanged]

Sly.

It'll be about two months now. How about you?

[text]

[jivitadana]

Smile.

The same for me too.

[Hey, that was pretty cool. He didn't know anyone who arrived around the same time as he did. Having that in common with someone was nice because it was like they had the same starting point with starting their life here.]

It's been going okay for you so far?

[text]

[stefanged]

Happy.

[Huh. Stefan can't say he's met anyone who arrived around the same time, either. Hopefully Minato's had an easier time of it than he has.]

As okay as it can be. You settling in alright?

[text]

[jivitadana]

Friends.

I think so. Are you the only one from your world here?

[Speaking of friends and all. Settling in was much easier with companions around to help.]

[text]

[stefanged]

Complicated.

No, I have my older brother and more than a few of my high school classmates. I know that can be a blessing, usually.

What about you?

[He's currently Not Talking to most people from his world, so he'd rather sidestep it as much as possible.]

[text]

[jivitadana]

Relationship.

It sounds like it. Were they were before you?

[Since Minato didn't know that there were on a Not Talking basis. But Minato was only curious to see how people from different worlds were pulled into Wonderland, not necessarily just to know that Stefan wasn't alone for long either.]

There are two people from my future that I didn't know about until being here.

[That was a blessing too.]

[text]

[stefanged]

Love.

Yes and no. My brother's five years in my future, and my friends are either two or three years behind. None of us from the same points in time.

[He doesn't mind answering questions, as general as they are!]

No kidding? How'd you figure out you were from the same world?

[text]

[jivitadana]

Forever.

Did they tell you about your future?

[Whoa, that typo. But you knew what I meant! He appreciated that Stefan did answer his questions. He did want to know too how others felt about learning about the future they hadn't lived through yet.]

One of them has been here a while. He figured it out and told me when I was here the last two times.

[text]

[stefanged]

Eternity.

He didn't, no. Whatever happened back home doesn't affect what we have now, theoretically.

[Part of Stefan's a little grateful: nothing good ever happens in Mystic Falls.]

That makes sense. So you've been here before?

[text]

[jivitadana]

Limitless.

If you had a choice to know about the future though, would you want to know?

[Just curious. But it was fine too if Stefan didn't want to know. Sometimes that was a good thing.]

I have. I didn't notice either time.

[Which was also good too because it confirmed that time did stop at home. That was a relief for sure.]

[text]

[stefanged]

Strength.

[That's a good question. Stefan's not entirely sure, given that he doesn't even remember his past. If he wanted to know, that choice had been there.

Had. He's not exactly talking to his brother.]

I don't know. If time's stopped here, like you said, then I wouldn't be able to act on that knowledge back home.