Case 1: Awakening/Investigation

[sinistraljoker]

[Action: 3472 Erwin Road]

[Shoutaro groans as he reaches up to pull his hat off his face. He remembers falling asleep at his desk. Which at the moment is not feeling like a chair at all. Maybe Phillip and Akiko moved him?

But, moving his hand reveals not a fedora covering his face, but a starchy pillow instead. He sits up, groggily taking in the surroundings. Stark, white ceiling with....really strange-looking wallpaper. A room that he's never seen before in his life. And an even stranger woman sleeping beside him.

He, of course, takes this in his usual, Hard-Boiled stride.]

EEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!?

[Action: Downtown Mayfield]

[Shoutaro has (eventually) found something suitable to wear in his so-called wardrobe, including a semi-decent fedora...nowhere near as stylish as his own several. He's made his way downtown to get away from the 'people' in his house.]

This has got to be a dream. It's just got to be. What in the blazes is this place?

[No amount of posturing is going hide his anxiety, or frustration at waking up in this place. Maybe you can come over and try to calm him down a bit?]

Comments

[sinistraljoker]

Ah...I see.

[The car had splashed Shoutaro with a puddle, so he shakes his fist at it.]

Still...the resemblance is quite uncanny.

[doc_dogoier]

Well... it makes things easier when you're on earth I suppose.

[sinistraljoker]

I suppose it does.

[A beat...]

Why...are you on Earth? Well...were. I don't think we're there anymore.

[doc_dogoier]

Ah, my crew and I were looking for something...

[sinistraljoker]

Too bad you didn't land in Fuuto. I'm...kind of an expert on finding things.

[He's trying not to look smug, but is failing.]

[doc_dogoier]

[he laughs a bit]

If the Dekaranger couldn't find it, I don't think a private detective or something would be able to... it was a bit out of the way....

[sinistraljoker]

[Shoutaro wasn't quite sure what a Dekaranger was, so he left it as is.]

So...you did end up finding it, if I take your wording correctly.

[doc_dogoier]

Yes, but... it ended up being not quite what we were looking for...

[sinistraljoker]

That's too bad. I do hope you enjoyed your visit though.

[This conversation WAS getting a bit weird for Shoutaro's tastes, but he decided to just swing with it. It wasn't the weirdest thing to happen to him today.]

[doc_dogoier]

Oh, of course! In a way, the Earth was a treasure all on its own!

[sinistraljoker]

I'm glad you feel that way.

[He had to smile a bit. He was feeling proud to have been part of a good host planet to these guys.]

What do you think you liked the best...umm...did I catch your name?

[doc_dogoier]

Don. Don Dogoier.

And I'd have to say... the people, really.

[sinistraljoker]

The people are definitely the best part. If you don't count the bad eggs of course. But luckily, they're mostly few and far between.

[Or at least Shoutaro would love to think so.]

And I'm Shoutaro Hidari. Nice to meet you Don.

[doc_dogoier]

Nice to meet you, Hidari-san.

[offers his hand]

[sinistraljoker]

[Takes the hand, with a grin on his face.]

Just Shoutaro. I don't think formality will have much to worth here. If where and when I've been told this is...you may want to lay off on them. The town might be focused on Communism now, but they're still sore about the Japanese's part in the war. Just in case is all I'm saying.

[Good ol' 1950's for ya.]

[doc_dogoier]

[Doc blinks]

Um... I see. I don't really get it, but alright.

[sinistraljoker]

Earth history. America, where this place is supposed to be, was at war with Japan at least a decade ago, at least by the time standard of this place.

[Anyway...history lesson over :P]

So...were you the only one of your crew taken? I know I haven't seen hide nor hair of my partner since I got here.

[Would Phillip show up eventually? Or was he at home, worrying and trying desperately to find him? Shoutaro has to stop the daydream from happening...]

[doc_dogoier]

In a way... there's another member of our crew here, but he's from a different point in time than I am...

[sinistraljoker]

That...must be confusing.

[doc_dogoier]

You'd think, but actually... [he shrugs]