Video UN: linda_bruja

[a_cute_batata]

WHO: Luz and the network
WHERE: Around the city
WHEN: 5/1
WHAT: Currently trying not to freak out!
WARNINGS: Energetic teenager?

[The video starts, and there's the girl, sitting cross legged, booklet open as she is still trying to read as much as she can, and then she looks up, a brave smile on despite it not quite reaching her eyes].

Hi, uh, city dwellers! Luz Noceda here, apparently new, uh, tourist that somehow dropped here by mistake! At least, that's what I WOULD think, but now that I have this book and device, inclined to believe I don't just get to skip and jump back home. Heh! Not the first time that's happened!

[Joking helps, because OH BOY is Luz quietly trying to keep it together].

Did everyone get here through a kinda maze? I'm going to guess it wasn't the same, since my getting here was through a place I'd been to before, with some pretty choice memories. RUDE ones too, because I'm kinda already having a bad day, didn't really need the reminder about all the stuff on my mind, thanks! Nosy...labyrinth...thing.

Anyway! Pretty sure I'm lost, and I don't think a random girl asking strangers what the deets are is going to be really appreciated, SOOO I figured, why not go to my trusted friend, the internet! Or intranet, I guess? It seems like this thing is localized, right?

Help?

Comments

text to audio; un: GoldenGuard

[cardinalrule]

[aaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

WHAT IS GOING ON.]

yOU???????,

[Hold on, there's some fumbling and Hunter switches over to audio. He doesn't want to bother with the effort that typing takes when Luz Noceda is somehow in the city.]

Audio

What are you doing here, human?!

Re: text to audio; un: GoldenGuard

[a_cute_batata]

[Ok, that was really loud and jolted Luz STRAIGHT into reality. Sobering reality too. Considering the cubes in said labyrinth reflected her regrets, guess what she's kept seeing at the forefront of her mind?



Not good].

H-hunter! You made it out ok! Thank goodness!

[Less panic, at least. Just a little bit].

Also, no idea?! That's what I just said!

[cardinalrule]

[Hunter is entirely clueless, and he's squinting at his phone in confusion. The last time he had seen Luz was weeks ago, and it's been a few weeks since the incident at Eclipse Lake....

What, did Amity tell her about how desperate he had been to get the key?]

Why wouldn't I be?

[He draws in a deep breath, trying to focus here.]

You came through a maze? Did anyone else come with you?

video; un: imahoot

[traaaaaash]

[ The face you see is very familiar, however, Luz might notice this woman's ears are round and human-shaped. Her gold tooth is normal human-sized, only peeking out when she speaks, and her eyes are both a golden-brownish hue.

She's currently facepalming. ]

Sheesh, sometimes I hate this place. Kid, how old are you even?

Re: video; un: imahoot

[a_cute_batata]

[That voice sounded familiar, and though she was completely baffled to why Eda would be here, her fear at least started to subside a little bit].

Oh thank goodness Eda, I...wait.

[It started to register what she just asked, something that made no sense for her to do, and then her eyes focused on who she thought this was and oh boy. That subsiding fear went right out the window].

What the Titan is going on?! Why do you have human ears?! And normal eyes?!

What IS this place!

[traaaaaash]

[ Blinks. Blinks again. Okay, something is very weird here. Eda has noticed the strangers from other worlds coming in, sure, but she hasn't interacted closely with any of them, so she certainly didn't expect one of them to know her. ]

Uh. Kid? You good?

Video; un: ecraig

[fiddlestick]

[Oh no...another kid who showed up in this realm. He can tell she seems overwhelmed, so he'll answer in a gentle tone]

Nice to meet you, Luz. I'm Elliot Craig, I'm a teacher at a school in town. Sorry you got dragged into all this.

I can try to answer your questions, if you'd like. But I'll admit I don't know everything.

Re: Video; un: ecraig

[a_cute_batata]

Oh, don't worry, I'm pretty sorry about it too!

Mister Craig then? How did I get here? Where IS here? And why am I seeing someone who I definitely know from my own world and someone who I thought I knew but looks completely different and seems not to know who I am?

Video; un: ecraig

[fiddlestick]

Yeah, you can call me Mr. Craig! That's fine.

Here is Kaisou, it's a city in the United States on Earth. I believe the place you described was the Spirit Realm. A number of people from other worlds have been coming in through there...no one knows why.

[...]

Annnd that last one is a new one to me. Are you sure its someone you know?

video, un: Psystrike

[madebyhumans]

[Hi Luz. Meet a giant mutant psychic cat. She tilts her head and... speaks without moving her mouth.

This place really likes bringing human children here, doesn't it?]

You were also in a maze of your own memories? It seems like that is the case for a lot of us here.

Re: video, un: Psystrike

[a_cute_batata]

[Oh gosh, so CUTE. But also not the time, Luz! Wait, how did the cat talking without moving her mouth?

Was she speaking into her head? Wait, did she hear her call her cute]?!

Disregard that! Slip of the...something. But yes, that happened. Was it also big cubes, or something different for you?

[madebyhumans]

["Cute"? That's... not something Mewtwo's EVER heard herself been called before.]

It was a laboratory. The one I was raised in.

video; un: kreideprinz

[phanerozoic]

[ oh no. she's probably the same age as his younger sister??? so this entire post definitely has him feeling Some Kind of Protective.

he'll ask about the labyrinth later, but his priorities are more: ]

Could you show me your surroundings, quickly? It would allow me to find you quicker and get you somewhere safe.

[a_cute_batata]

[Please don't ask about the Labyrinth. It was not a fun time].

Oh, sure!

[Luz sends him a pic] *OOC: You can choose where she is right now.**

Hey, can I get your name? I'd like to know who's helping me out so I can thank you later!

Video: UN: BRUNO

[wedonttalkabout]

Yeah, the maze is part of the super fun experience to show up here. It's a great time, everyone loves it.

[Said so so dryly but:]

Everyone doesn't, just in case it wasn't clear by my tone. Anyway, we're all kinda stuck here.

"Nothing?! Nothing?! Tra la la?!"

[a_cute_batata]

Oh sure, I loved it. Miles of laughs a minute. How could I resist?

[Clearly this is not lost on her, but sarcasm against trauma was a great alternative, so thanks]!

I know. The only Labyrinth I like involves a troll, talking fantasy creatures and a king with tight pants and a cod piece with a great sounding singing voice. The one I was just coming from just had trauma and angst. If I wanted that, I'd have stayed back in the Boiling Isles, where I'm very much not right now.

When did you get stuck here? Is it always like this?

listen hoggle!!

[wedonttalkabout]

Right? I'd do mine twice if I could!

[Sarcasm is the BEST way to deal with all of this trauma, clearly. ]

I...don't know anything about that, sorry? I don't think there are any kings here with tight pants? Or...boiling isles? It's just a city. Apparently in the united states.

I've been here since January, soooo five months! And sometimes it's WORSE!

Video | un: pequeña_montaña

[neverbreaks]

Yeah, those mazes can really be...a lot. A lot of us from other worlds were dropped in ones that got pretty personal.

Are you okay?

Luz, your bi is showing, please put it away

[a_cute_batata]

[Whoa. Muscles. Muscles for days. Was it bad she was distracted by the person speaking right now? Good grief, ENVY].

I can safely say mine was pretty darn personal. And offending. What did I ever do to the labyrinth?

That'll be a big no. I'm trying to keep it together, but I have no idea where I am, and where I was before had some pretty rough stuff happening. This is like falling off a cliff with no rope. It just feels like I'm falling with no way of coming back up.

video | un: fashonti

[thaumewturge]

You've had this happen to you once before?

[The catwoman is super obviously not from Earth, at least.]

Have you spoken to Yuu, yet?

Re: video | un: fashonti

[a_cute_batata]

[Whoa, she looked cool. Blue hair, face markings? Why was she immediately reminded of Willow]?

Yeah. It was how I stumbled into the demon realm and got into all sorts of hijinks. You guys even have someone from that world, even if he isn't quite up to date with what I've seen.

Yuu? No, I don't think I met anyone like that yet. Are they important?

video; un: signorvespa

[prontissimo]

Uhhh... What are you asking? Breathe, ragazza.

[ Have a fellow fourteen-year-old looking... less than enthused, sarcastically confused, but not unfriendly, exactly. He's kinda joking to lighten the mood, too. He gets it. Humor helps. He's been in her position, knows exactly why she's acting how she's acting, smiling but a little frenetic, and it ain't a great feeling. ]

[a_cute_batata]

Trying to get how this place works, muchacho. It's sort of a question within a question.

[She didn't mind the needling too much. He looked even about her age too, so of course what she was asking might seem like quite a lot]!

You been here long?

video; un: undecided

[camaleonico]

[ Oh, boy, this girl is... really doing her best to keep it together. Camilo knows that smile. He still wears it often here, himself. He's applauding her silently, man, she's keeping up that energy... He's sitting in Casita's kitchen, and wearing a lopsided, sympathetic smile at the camera.

He definitely takes note of a few things before he responds, though: 1. She looks like she's around his own age; 2. with her name and username, he's going out on a limb and assuming she speaks Spanish; 3. that said — bruja is a definite point of interest to him now... He only knows one witch here, but that's one more witch than he knew back home, so, y'know, that plus everything else that's happened here, he doesn't rule out any possibility anymore. He expects the craziest. Which is very tiring. He's gotten real good at that smile, too, Luz. ]

Yo. Quiubo, Luz. Camilo Madrigal. Hate to welcome you here, but— welcome, heh. Not an authority on, uh— witchy stuff... Ooor technology stuff. So not sure I can answer a lot of technical questions. But if you ever need food, money, clothes, a place to stay, whatever — me and my family are happy to help, aight?

Re: video; un: undecided

[a_cute_batata]

[She was definitely having a rough start. Sure, people were friendly enough, but considering what had happened before she got here, it was taking everything for Luz not to break down a bit. She still hadn't told her Eda everything that happened in Bellos' mind, and had no idea how she'd even approach Hunter about it].

¿Qué lo que? Nice to meet another Spanish person here!

[Actually there were several, which made Luz feel a little less alone. Somewhat].

Good to know! If you don't know about that, maybe you can tell me what the deal is about alternate universe people who are like the ones you know back home?