☾ 001. action.

[selene]

[ It doesn't matter where you are in the city. Just as long as you're not only inside today, you might find yourself meeting a new person rather abruptly. Or rather, by them bumping into you.

If you're standing somewhere on the streets or the sidewalks or maybe even inside some shops, you might notice a blonde-haired girl in the distance running towards you.. except she doesn't seem to notice you in return, so she ends up running right into you at full speed, with enough force that knocks her back to land on the ground on her butt with a slight whine.

What do. ]

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[selene]

But.. how can it be so far away from here?! I mean, I was in my bed just yesterday when I fell asleep! In the middle of Tokyo!

[athngabla]

Yeah, and before I got here I was [Dead. Status Quo. QED.] in some place in Japan called Fuyuki.

I can't say I know the details, but that's just how the situation is right now.

[selene]

So we were taken from Japan and dumped here? That's so weird..

[ a long sigh. ]

And nobody has explained why to any of us yet?

[athngabla]

It's not just Japan. It was in our particular cases, though.

[A beat.]

Actually there's quite a few people who hail from that country here. Anyway, 'course the reason why hasn't been made available to us yet. That'd make getting back far too easy, after all.

[selene]

So it's from all over the world.. [ scratching her head a little. ]

But won't people notice we've gone missing? They'll start to look for us, right?

[athngabla]

Yeah, about that. ["ho hum" that is what his tone is like right now.]

It's not just from around the world, there's some "throughout time" stuff going on, too.

[selene]

Througout time.. You mean like time travel?!

[athngabla]

Sounds like as good a thing as any to call it.

Case in point, I come outta the year... sometime around 2000, technically. One of the people here I'd trust with my life? Last he knew, it was about 1990.

[selene]

I'm from 1996, so that's still a little around the same time, right? [ for a moment there's a pause as she thinks. ] Hmm.. At least 1990 and 2000 aren't too far away from each other.. There could be people from the year 0 or even earlier, after all!

[athngabla]

Well, it was just a single example. I think there are a few people who're further back and forth in time than just that, but you'd have to ask them about it.

[...She can find the extent of that one out on her own. Next time Gil opens his mouth, even.]

[selene]

Ah.. I will then! Thanks for your help, -- [ ... oh, wait, names.. ]

I'm Usagi, by the way! Usagi Tsukino.

[athngabla]

My pleasure, Usagi. Name's Cu Chulainn. Or Lancer, if you prefer. Either works.

[selene]

Oh, no, it's fine! I can remember it, it's just C-- Coo Coo? Chuu chuu-- Cu Chuu..

[ give her a few minutes as she tries to figure it out again. ]

[athngabla]

Cu Chulainn. It's not too difficult.

[Gosh, you people. It's not like you're trying to type it out phonetically and it has like three silent letters in it. Or that he's got an accent or anything.

Sheeeeeeeeeeesh.]

[selene]

[ Wow excuse Usagi's magical ability to screw up practically anything? Geez!! ]

Cu.. Chu.. lainn. [ Just.. slowly repeating it.. okay, she thinks she got it, so she nods. Not going to try and repeat that again, thanks. ] Nice to meet you!

[athngabla]

[Giiiiiiiirl we all lose our magical abilities here. That means it must be a MAD SKILL!!!]

[Yes that is a nod of approval. Gold star for you. Two for actually trying!] There you go. It's nice hearing someone try and succeed at saying that name, for a change.

[Other than the other Ancient!Irish here, anyway...]

[selene]

[ IT'S A SPECIAL SKILL THAT SPANS UNIVERSES AND MAGICAL BORDERS.. Type-Moon has never seen shit this crazy, man. ]

Don't worry, from now on I'll make sure to remember it extra well! I won't fail at it even next time, promise! [ she seems rather overly enthusiastic about all this.. ]

[athngabla]

[It is a sublime ability, so powerful it breaks the ranking system in half worse than goldie's stupid anti-world sword does. It also sounds less stupid because anti-world seriously gimmie a break.....]

Hey, as long as you get close, you're doing a whole lot better than the people who just stick with "Lancer." Credit goes where credit's due.

[selene]

Just 'Lancer' sounds weird either way, right? That's like saying 'The Lancer formerly known as Cu Chulainn'! It's like an artist name, or even a superhero kind of name!

[ just like she's Sailor Moon but sssh we don't go there. ]

[athngabla]

Superhero? Hmm, I think I like that.

[Lancer no. You're already a legend. And you already wear tightokay I guess it's logical progression....]

[selene]

You could go around fighting crime!

[ FIGHTING EVIL BY MOONLIGHT, HAVING HORRIBLE LUCK BY DAYLIGHT-- oh no wait the horrible luck thing always applies. ]

[athngabla]

Technically a bunch of people here already do such a thing. Sometime around midnight, if I was going to be more specific.

[Well he doesn't run from any real fights at least... or turn his back on his friends...]