Volume 1 [text post]

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

[No violence or rage from this one, just nonchalant curiosity!]

Hey, I think I’ve mysteriously arrived from an alternate universe or dimension just now.

Please reply if you know anything about it. I've never done this before.

Also, if there are any helpful fairies or big brother/sister types here, I really want someone to show me around! Establishing the setting is an important part of any story! A very important part! A map printed inside of a dust cover at the beginning (or even worse, the very end) never does the locations justice as much as following a character through them does!

Speaking of which, getting to know the characters is even more important - we could make it a group event!

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[fortune_sought]

[reads that message several times, curious, before she responds, also through text] Do you think this is a book?

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

It could be one in an alternate universe.

[fortune_sought]

Do people disappear into books in your world?

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

I've never seen or heard of that happening...

Why? Does that happen here?

[fortune_sought]

Certainly not that I've ever heard of.

Do you know how you came to be here?

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's unfortunate! I have a lot of manga with me that would be perfect to disappear into!

How I got here, let's see... I was waiting for some friends of mine to finish running an errand, and all of a sudden, poof! Except it wasn't really a poof, it was more like a flash of light! Kind of like in a Magical Girl series where the heroines enter a transformation sequence or in a sci-fi series where the writers didn't want to explain the specifics of space travel or waste time on a transition sequence so all we get to see is a spaceship disappearing in a burst of light and a blur.

If I had to guess, I'd say that this world or universe is doomed but in a last-ditch effort a powerful wizard or force of nature (or both) decided to reach out into alternate dimensions to summon a diverse cast of unlikely heroes! Or maybe this is just a classic fish-out-of-water story where the protagonists are just plain stuck in an unfamiliar place with no rhyme or reason, just for the sake of exploring how people adapt to especially unusual situations. I also wouldn't dismiss the idea that this is all a dream, but that plot is way overused as it is.

I always knew this kind of thing would happen some day!

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

[Bows courteously, with a bright and amused smile]

I'm not sure if you could call me a 'helpful sister type' - really what this town needs is a 'wise guide type'. But I'd be happy to show you around! I'm Fuu Hououji, and it's a pleasure to meet you.

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

[Oh hey, the video function is neat.]

A wise guide would be useful! There might be one around and we just haven't realized it yet, though! Are there any mountains or caves or mysterious forests around? A tower or castle might be a good place to look for one too, but we might end up running into a shy princess there instead. A win-win situation!

My name's Walker Yumasaki! I have all the time in the world to be shown around right now.

That reminds me - are you actually from around here?

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

No, I'm afraid I'm not from here. I'm a 'new resident', summoned here like you. [Well, the jury is still out on the whole 'I signed up for this' thing the Sheriff told her about.]

However, I can still show you around, if you like. No caves or castles, but there is a forest from which a mysterious restaurant appeared. Actually, mysteriously appearing and disappearing buildings are something of a speciality around here.

All these and many more peculiar sites to be seen in Luministi...
[And dangers too. Let's not forget that.]

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

That probably means that we were destined to meet! That's how it usually works - the mysterious outsiders have to band together in order to become the world's heroes!

Is the magical forest restaurant still there? We should visit! I bet it's staffed by forest spirits or an elite group of mystical forest chefs! Or both!

I knew there had to be more to this place than the map and recording said!

[wind-of-reason.livejournal.com]

I wonder... ['Mysterious outsiders banding together to become the world's heroes', ne? If only he knew how something like that really went.]

Well, the restaurant is still there, but I'm pretty sure that the staff are relatively normal. [Minus the one who poisoned them.]

How about I meet you in person then, Mister Yumasaki? [Oh, but a Japanese-sounding name feels so wonderful to pronounce.] Can you make your way to the north-west corner of the town square by bike?

[ooc: Would you like to move this meeting to a log, or keep it in here?]

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

They could just be good at acting! Forest spirits and the less egotistical types tend to be very good at hiding their true powers. In fact, I'd expect them to be more subtle than to make something as big as a whole restaurant appear, but they must've had their reasons.

If we could do that, that would be great! Luministi doesn't seem very big, so I can probably figure out where to go. I'm usually the one who does this kind of stuff but there's nothing wrong with the occasional role-reversal!

((We could log it! I like logs! Should I make it?))

[video]

[lightembraced.livejournal.com]

If every world came with a guide, my life would be so much easier.

[Narrows his eyes a bit]

You don't seem too bothered by it.

[switching to video to match!]

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

There's almost always someone willing to take up the role if you're not picky about it.

Why would I be bothered by anything? This is exciting!

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

... Uh, this place isn't a video game. I think you'll find that out pretty quickly.

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

I'd compare it more to a light novel or maybe a seinen manga since it seems to take itself so seriously, but it's still a little early to make that call for sure.

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

Remind me to introduce you to Bart someday, if we ever get out of here. I have a feeling you two'd get along well. Or destroy the world together. Whichever comes first.

Wait a sec... you've never traveled between dimensions? I have to say, you're holding up better than I did.

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

I get along well with most people, so I'll take your word for it.

Like I said, this is the first time ever! Unless it's happened before and the universes were just so similar that I didn't even realize it, I'm always open to that kind of possibility. But since I wouldn't have known the difference anyway, we'll say that this is the very first time!

The switch didn't do any harm that I know of - actually, it was kind of anticlimactic. Maybe if it had been more dramatic I would have responded more strongly to it, but maybe not. Oh well.

[alwaysanarcher.livejournal.com]

[it takes Cissie a while to respond.]

That's... one way to look at it.

So who would I be in your new world?

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I'm not sure. Just from what you've said so far, I'd call you the straight character or maybe the "only sane one." You seem pretty serious! But that's subject to change since I don't know you very well.

[bit_impossible]

Fairy types? Would you settle for an alien instead? Well, if we want to get really technically, the whole lot of us are aliens.

And might I say you're taking this incredibly well? Because you are. Some people have complained to high heaven and back about being stuck here and yet you're taking it all in stride! Well done. [smiles]

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

You're right! That's so cool! I've never been an alien before!

In theory, an alien could also be a helpful fairy type, especially with that technicality! And a helpful fairy doesn't really have to be a fairy, although they get extra points toward the category if they look the part.

You can say whatever you want! I don't like to get upset so I don't do it.

[bit_impossible]

Well, I wouldn't expect you were an alien before. Not many people are, and humans especially think that they're not--even when they're visiting other planets! I'd know; I've been travelling with them long enough to know. Well, not any longer since I'm not taking on any companions at the mo', but in the past, I mean.

You do seem to have a thing about fairies, don't you? Probably would get along with Barrie, I'm betting. Head stuck in the clouds all the time, that one.

[likefedex.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have even thought of it if you hadn't said anything! So you're a space traveler who occasionally brings humans along? Does that mean you came here with whatever you use for space travel, or did the mystery light get you too? I hope you still have it, I want to see it!

Oh, but I like all kinds of people! It's always been a goal of mine to have a big sis or a helpful fairy, and in the best case either my own harem or an adorable daughter, but I also like magical girls and mysterious chefs and angels and tough-but-caring big brother types and catgirls and fearless leaders and headless motorcyclists...

Is Barrie someone who lives here?

[bit_impossible]

Well, I used to, but not any more. That ship has sailed, so to speak. But speaking of ships...mine didn't seem to come here with me. Can't find her anywhere.

[just...nods at all that] Ohhh, I see. Well! Barrie is actually J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan--well, that's what he's most famously known for writing and creating. He's done plenty of other things as well, but Peter Pan's the first thing that pops to people's minds, normally.