[001] Wake up & Action

[alt_for_norge]

[Action, 841 Hastings Boulevard]

[He knows, the instant he wakes, that something isn't right. The room doesn't smell like his own, the bed doesn't feel like his and the general hum of fae activity around him is made conspicuous by its absence. Norway lies there, eyes closed, thumb and forefinger pinching firmly at his forearm to prove to himself that it isn't a dream, before he slowly opens his eyes and sits up]

Well.

[A quick glance around the room tells him he isn't alone here, and he isn't sure if he finds that comforting or a matter for concern. Still, he wastes no time in getting up and dressing, barely an eyebrow raised at the style of the clothing, and moves quietly through the house to the front door. Despite the bruise forming on his arm from the hard pinch, he's still not entirely convinced that he isn't dreaming]

[Action, around town]

[When he steps outside he lifts up a hand to shade his eyes and allows a brief display of anxiety in the way he softly bites his lower lip. He hesitates, then moves off the front porch and walks slowly down the street, just taking everything in]

Comments

[alt_for_norge]

[The smile he gives at that, while genuine, is wry and closer to a small smirk]

I will keep that in mind. You have been here for long?

[technophiling]

A little over a year, yes.

[alt_for_norge]

Ah...

[He lets out a small, tight sigh at that]

Leaving is not possible, then.

[technophiling]

[Estonia shakes his head.]

No. Sometimes droning seems to simulate leaving, but that's about all we've been able to do so far, and that's not voluntary.

[alt_for_norge]

... Droning?

[He's unfamiliar with the term.. but the word itself gives a clue to the meaning]

[technophiling]

Yes, the people here who... aren't quite right, we call them drones. The unfortunate implication of that, though, is that they were all once people like us brought here. So you'll see drones of people you know, likely. Like Finland. He was just turned into one of them the other month.

[alt_for_norge]

That.. sounds like something I would wish to avoid.

[He frowns, thinking]

Finland.. what did he do to deserve it?

[technophiling]

It might not have been anything in particular. Short dronings, they're usually for transgressions. But he's... well and gone, so I'm not sure.

[alt_for_norge]

[He thinks about this quietly for a few long moments. Seeing Finland like that would no doubt be.. distressing. It would be best to avoid him, he decides]

.. Is there anything of immediate importance that I should know?

[technophiling]

Just try to stay aware of things, acquire allies, the usual cautious sort of things. There's nothing specific going to hell right now, but it could happen.