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[stereotypicaljock]

[How is this the weirdest part of the last three weeks? He's been given superpowers, scooped into a war between Aliens and the Earth, and thought they were finally up for a break into something more normal. He'd been dozing off in the middle of a math test, and then, suddenly, he was waking up on a beach spitting sand out of his mouth. It's kind of a Planet of the Apes moment, but at least there isn't any half-buried Statue of Liberty in immediate view.

Some boys his age daydream about hot girls on trampolines when they pass out in the middle of the day. It seems like the best he's going to get is the knowledge that at least he's not alone. He pulls himself to his feet, brushes off the topmost later of sand, and jogs off to the figure in the distance. Might as well get some explanation if he's not going to immediately get back to earning his C.]

Uh -- hey! Sorry to bother you. Do you have a minute?

[It would be a minute for the dumbest round of questions ever, he's sure, but he's done way dumber things in his dreams.]



[After he's gotten the basics down and gotten over the initial culture shock, he'll make a test transmission over the network. It sounds like these people are under attack fairly often. It might be best to get a sense of who might need someone to look out for them when things go bad.]

So I spend my whole life dreaming about getting out of a small town only to move into a place that's even smaller. I'm pretty sure that's irony. So, hey, I guess. I'm Jason Scott, new inmate.

We're all stuck here together though, right? Some of you have been around for a long time, if the rumors are to be believed. I think that's long enough to be homesick. So maybe we should talk about it. Share stories from home. See how weird this could get.

Talk to me about where you're from. Is it small like this? Are the city people adjusting well enough?

I'm not a bad listener, if you've got stuff you need to get off your chest.

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[meanestgirl]

[Somehow, Kimberly managed to miss Jason's actual in person arrival because she was off being a teenage girl somewhere probably. THE POINT IS she drops back on her bed to go through the recent messages on the network like any self-respecting millennial and their facebook feed when she sees an incredibly familiar face and is shooting into a sitting position, opening the feed to send a message of her own.]

Where are you?

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[stereotypicaljock]

[Wait -- what? Kim is here?? Nobody had mentioned anything about that, though he hadn't been one to ask. He hadn't wanted to expose them unnecessarily.]

Kimberly...? I'm out by a hedge made. [Because this place is British enough that hedge mazes are actually a thing.]

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[meanestgirl]

Hedge maze. Got it.

[and she's already swinging her legs over the side of her bed and heading towards the door of her room.]

I'll be right there.

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[blackbirdsing]

Hey, so the good news is, sometimes this place transforms into completely different places that aren't super small.

[ Sarah smiles as if she's being super helpful. ]

A couple weeks ago we were on a space station.

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[stereotypicaljock]

[He'd like to say that he didn't know what being on a space station felt like. He'd really, genuinely, like to say that. Why is everything so weird?]

It transforms, but you're never really not here. Magic or something, right?

[He's trying.]

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[blackbirdsing]

You got that way faster than I did. But yeah, exactly. The mansion is pretty much whatever passes for normal and then everything that happens here is wacky, sometimes murder shenanigans.

[ Is she making it non-terrifying enough by using fun words? HOPEFULLY. ]

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[mr_englishguy]

Welcome, much as this entire thing is not entirely welcome. I'm actually living in London these days, even if I was in New York before I came to this place. Though given the year it was for me, it may not be the same as you might have known.

I am finding the entire place rather interesting, if slightly confusing much of the time. I'm still adjusting to robots and technology like the thing we're using to communicate. Speaking of communicating, I'm Newt.

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[stereotypicaljock]

[Newt... Like the lizard? Jason won't poke fun of it, but it does make him raise an eyebrow.]

I haven't done London, but I went to New York for a game once. It's pretty crazy, being around all those people.

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[mr_englishguy]

[It almost gets worse when you learn the entire name.]

I take it then you're from a small town? I was born in one myself, and then attended what most would call a boarding school. Which is, really, a small town of its own.

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[justmakeroom]

[ With Michonne just returning, Andrea's not planning to actually leave their shared room anytime soon, which makes accessing the network convenient. Making connections with others - no matter how deep or alternately fleeting they are - is invaluable in a place like Wonderland.

Plus, the distraction right now is more than welcomed. So, she reaches out with very little hesitation. ]

I'm Andrea. [ She offers a small smile. For right now, at least, she's not going to inundate him with the truth about the world she comes from. Thinking back on happier memories is a nice place to be for the moment. ] I lived in Atlanta for years. Definitely not small. Ever been?

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[stereotypicaljock]

Hey, Andrea. [He nods cordially, but what he takes in are the other things. She seems tired. There's a heaviness in her eyes that she's not expressing. Is it something that's happened to her here? He won't pry, but it catches his attention.]

I haven't been to Atlanta, but the Braves have been insane this year. If they'd gotten a chance against the Broncos, the Super Bowl would've involved some different teams.

[So maybe most of what he knows about Georgia is sports-related. Maybe that's a thing.]

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[justmakeroom]

[ She's been worried about Michonne, she'd been in such bad shape when she'd come back. But she's healing, thankfully. It's just been a few long days.

Talk of sports brings a faint smile to her lips. It's normal, and it's easy to remember that life. ]

Sadly, I never got to a game. I probably shouldn't admit that out loud.

[ She smirks just a little, and then she's curious: ]

You're the first person I've met here who wants to know about everyone else when they arrive.

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[cranston]

[ Billy's starting to wonder when everyone he knows from home will show up in Wonderland. First Kim, now here's Jason. Where are Trini and Zack and his mom-- or maybe he doesn't want his mom stuck here.

Anyway. ]

Hi Jason. You already know where I'm from.

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[stereotypicaljock]

[Likewise, first Kimberly, and now Billy? Have they been here long? -- Has Billy been by himself in a place this hostile??]

Hey, man. How are you? Seems like I missed the memo and came late.

[Has anyone hurt him???]

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[postictal]

[Tim's not doing much, in the meantime. Stepping out for a smoke on the beach now that the weather's tolerable enough for it, when someone comes jogging at him from a distance. Someone he doesn't recognize, but given how little he tends to get out - that's not such a surprise.

He exhales a plume of smoke, giving the guy an appraising once-over.]

...yeah. Okay.

What's up?

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[stereotypicaljock]

[It's a little weird on the other end of things as well, to meet someone who doesn't immediately know him. As much as he complained about the constant attention, it's not often that he doesn't immediately start a conversation with the other party telling him about what they think he's arrived to say.

Upon scrutiny, he's almost a cartoonish cliche. He's tall, athletic, blonde, with unfairly clear skin. But at least in Wonderland, that might not stand out.]

Okay, so this is probably going to sound kind of out there, but, uh... [He gestures absently to the rolling tide beside them.] This is a beach. And I wasn't at the beach a little while ago. So I'm thinking I might need to ask about directions.

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[henrydaniel]

Hey, I'm from a small town too.

[ Henry smiles and gives a little wave. ]

It's called Storybrooke, and it's in Maine. And I'm Henry. Welcome to Wonderland.

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[stereotypicaljock]

Thanks, Henry.

[Jason returns the smile and wave both.]

I've heard it can get pretty cold in Maine. You must be used to some pretty severe weather.

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[interpersonal]

( this video entry gets a tiny smile from her right before she switches the feed to video to match. )

You're newly arrived and you're worried about us?

( it's a little backwards, jason. but also pretty telling of his character. )

You're right, though. Some of us have been here a long time. Some longer than others.

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[stereotypicaljock]

Maybe I'm just curious about my new neighbors. Better to meet you now than when I need to borrow some sugar, right?

[It's not backwards to want to get to know the people to watch over later. That's just the kind of stuff that you're supposed to think about when you have an advantage other people don't have.]

That's what I've heard about some people. Would you call yourself one of the long-timers, or is it more like the second one for you?

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[cisskabob]

[Cissie is amused, and doesn't bother hiding it.]

Hi Jason. I'm Cissie, I've been here a few months now, and I'm from Pennsylvania, USA. I live at the St Elias School for Girls, so aside from having male neighbors and the occasional reality warping magic... I can't say this place is all that different, aside from the fact that I don't have to worry about calculus here. And I mean, besides being stuck here for an unknown period of time, I can't say I've considered myself an inmate... But now I might, so thanks for that one.

[She grins, and laughs.] Where's your small town? What's it like?

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[stereotypicaljock]

[He takes in a sympathetic breath.]

Boarding school. My Dad threatened it sometimes, but never followed through. That sounds rough. Though I can't say I've got complaints about the no-calculus part. I guess even weird other worlds have their upsides.

I come from the other coast. Angel Grove, California. I won't be offended if you haven't heard of it, though. Sometimes it feels like it's got a population of around thirteen or so.

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[cuteshit]

Welcome to Wonderland, whatever that's worth.

[Kanji knows some people take to it better than others, but Jason, at least, seems to have his head on pretty straight.]

Kanji Tatsumi. Town I'm from is pretty small, too. Maybe a little bigger than this, but hell, not much. Whole lotta nothin' out there in Inaba. Sounds like we got that in common.

[voiceinthedark]

Welcome to Wonderland.

I've been here about... 3 years. Ish? I'm from a small settlement of survivors of zombie apocalypse.

[beforeblue]

Sounds familiar, kind of.

I come from a small town on a backwater colony that doesn't even exist anymore. I wanted nothing more than to get the fuck away from it.