1st Hatred - Welcome to Mayfield

[hell_wheel]

[Wanyudo wakes up. That's the first sign something is wrong.

The fact he is in a bed is the second.

Looking around, he closes his eyes and focuses on returning home. Nothing happens. He feels weird. Wrong. He can't return, though, and he can't change. Both of those things bother him and he sits up in bed and frowns. The room has pictures. Including him and a lovely young woman. Oh, and a couple of kids as well.

Moving from the bed, he goes to the closet, noting the clothes before picking out an outfit and snagging a classy hat. Well, he's dressed and his head is covered. The clothes fit at least.

This didn't look like Japan, so the next order of business was figuring out where. Walking over to the phone, picking it up and trying to dial information.]

[Phone | Everyone]

[An older man's voice comes over the phone.]

Hello? Information?

Hello?

Comments

[shallbeavenged]

[Small pause.]

No one that is still here.

[hell_wheel]

[He'll leave it at that for now.

A moment of silence, and then...]

Are you hungry?

[This was asked with a warm smile.

Enough bothering her with questions about darker things at the moment. The rest he can attempt to discover on his own.]

[shallbeavenged]

[That is why you are the best companion.]

...A little.

[hell_wheel]

Good. I'll treat.

[Luckily, it appears the town left him a wallet with local money.

Getting his shoes on, not used to having to actually physically dress himself.

Time to get used to new routines.

He leads the way out of the house, not caring that he doesn't know the area. Traveling never discouraged him.]

Do they have good desserts in this place at least?

[shallbeavenged]

[Ai walks with him.]

The diner isn't bad.

[hell_wheel]

Then we'll try there.

[Grabbing house keys on the way out. Noticing a car in the drive way, he smiles.

Walking over, hesistating a moment when he realizes the steering wheel is on the wrong side, he unlocks and holds open the passenger door for her.

He knows how to drive, and he assumes he can pick up old American cars without too much of a hassle.

Time to get back to the familiar.]

[shallbeavenged]

[Something familiar at least, in this strange place. She sits inside the car.]

Are there only drones in your house?

[hell_wheel]

[Taking his seat behind the wheel. He starts the car up. Testing the clutch and the stick.]

I am not entirely sure.

I believe so, though. They were all acting normal.

[Backing out of the drive way and pulling out into the street. Starting slow until he got the hang of it, then cruising at a decent speed.]

[shallbeavenged]

If they believe this world to be normal. Then they are.

[hell_wheel]

Then yes.

[He doesn't know where he is going, but he'll eventually steer away from all the same looking houses to find the parts of town that were somewhat different.]

So, what would the stereotype be? Should we have some apple pie?

[shallbeavenged]

That is one. Milkshakes are good too.

Only the milk you get delivered at home is poisoned.

[hell_wheel]

That's a good thing to know.

[After a while, he will find the location pull into the parking lot.]

So, lets try pie and milk shakes. Then you can tell me about anyone here who helps you I should know about.

[shallbeavenged]

[She nods as she get's out of the car.]

[hell_wheel]

[Leading the way within and even holding the door for Ai. Letting her pick a table.

Sitting down and only glancing a the menu. When the waitress comes up he offers a friendly smile and speaks up.]

Yes, I'll try a piece of your apple pie.

[Looking to Ai to let her order as she pleases.]

[shallbeavenged]

A vanilla milkshake please.

[hell_wheel]

[He waited for the waitress to take their order and go, watching her with a smile.

Then looking to Ai when they had a moment alone.]

So, tell me about the people you have met here.

[Generally curious and also wondering about her time here. Just because it was just a few moments for him, doesn't mean he wasn't concerned about it.]

[shallbeavenged]

[She nods.]

....People come and go. I've been here for longer then most people stay.

Most...people I know are gone now.

Kikuri was here.

[hell_wheel]

[He listens and nods. He wonders if he would get the choice to stay.]

Kikuri... Where did she go?

[shallbeavenged]

...she's a drone now.

[hell_wheel]

I see.

[Well, that is not promising.]

How about others, are there any still here you speak with?

[Or did she stay to herself? He did not like to picture her dealing with tihs town without help.]

[shallbeavenged]

Scout and Ema. Scout lives as my father. Ema was my mother for a point but then came back in a different house.

I know Shana and Pokey somewhat.

Slugger is....my friend.

[Small pause on that one, because really not sure how to explain Slugger to him.]

Saki, Jane, Aisling, Mia, Aaron, Shiki, Shurou and Matsumoto, were my friends but they're gone now.

[hell_wheel]

You have made many friends. Even if they are gone now, I am impressed.

[He never thought he'd see that, honestly.]

Tell me more about the three who are here.

[shallbeavenged]

It's strange.

[She really knows that.]

Pokey is mostly Slugger's friend. And Shana I see at school sometimes. Slugger....Slugger is ...similar to me.

[hell_wheel]

Similiar to you?

[It may be strange, but it was oddly a relief to hear.]

[shallbeavenged]

[She nods.]

He's an urban legend from Japan.