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[ Uh yeah, so Steve is waking up next to a drone for the first time and falls out of bed because hey, wasn't he in 2012 a second ago? And wasn't he, you know, taller? He's going to do the right thing this time, which is not freak out and tear a hole through the wall, probably because it would kill him to do so.

Instead, he will walk downstairs and snoop around and-- there's a picture of him on the wall, smiling, with his 'wife' and two kids.

He sees a rotary dial on the phone and he picks up to call numbers he remembers from 2012. And then numbers he remembers from 1943. And then zero. And then hangs up and goes to rifle through anything he can find in the shoeboxes of the downstairs closet to tell him where he is and why he's there.

Have fun waking up to your new dad sifting through files all over the kitchen table. ]

[ Action, around town ]

[ He doesn't believe this for a second. But this isn't just any sort of thing; he's small again. Someone's trying to make him forget. So he walks around town, because the one thing he needs right now is to get out of town. ]

Excuse me. Do you know the way to the train station?

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Train station?

[Her wolf ears twitch, her head cocking as she turns to look at Steve. For a moment she seems completely frozen in surprise, then her tail wags as she relaxes. She pats the front of her nurse's gown before shaking her head, looking stumped as she leans on her cane.]

I don't think there is one, I'm sorry.

[ Nods ]

Thanks for your help.

Hey. [She looks like she's going to try to reach for him, but decides against it, her hand falling back to her side.]

If you're trying to escape town and get back home, there isn't a way. They've got us trapped here.

Are there guards on the borders or something?

Nothing as simple as that. There's some kind of...of containment they've got going on, it has the whole town on lock-down. Leave one side of town and all of a sudden you'll find yourself walking into town from the opposite side. I've only heard of one road out but it goes to a ghost town, like there was some huge accident there that left the whole place torn up.

I've been here for over a year, and we're still trying to figure out how to get home.

...The town loops around? That's impossible...

[ He thinks ]

Where's the ghost town, or does that loop around too?

A lot of things sound impossible, but we're still here anyway. Shoot, to most people I'm supposed to be scientifically impossible, but there we are.

[She shrugs, yet her ears twitch towards him at his next question, and she goes quiet as she thinks.]

I don't know if you can still get there, but the highway out of town is to the south. Driving down it lasts forever, but it's only about fifteen minutes back to town no matter how long you're on it.

[ Nods ]

Thank you. Have you ever... gone to that town?

No, I think I arrived just after the way there was shut down. Some of the others have, I know that much. I heard some really awful stories about the place from them.

Makes sense. If they offer a way out, there's gotta be a catch. This place is a nightmare.

Tell me about it. You got here on one of the really good days, though. Usually it's much worse.

...Will you tell me about the bad days?

Well, we just had a carnival come through town that kidnapped a bunch of people and left others missing pieces of themselves. Then there's when the people running this town decide they need more volunteers for their experiments, which never ends well for any of us. Or the times when half the town gets infected with something and then the next thing you know the town's crawling with people who got turned into zombies. Or the milkman decides to poison the milk again. Or put razorblades in it. Or drugs.

[She sighs, her ears drooping and she shakes her head.]

Sorry you're stuck here with us. I wouldn't want to wish it on anybody.

[ He draws his lips into a tight frown and softens when he sighs. ]

I wouldn't want to wish this on anyone either. Do you know how many people are working on getting us out?

Practically everyone, with varying degrees of success. If you want someone who's been here the longest and has been taking notes, look for Dist the Rose or Karkat Vantas. They've been compiling guides and could probably point you to the leaders of the resistance.

I'll remember that. Thank you, you've been really helpful.

What's your name? I'm Steve.

I'm not good for much else, so I do the best I can.

[Her smile is faint, but her tail wags.]

I'm Mika, Mika Whitepaws. Nice to meet you, Steve.

It's nice to meet you too, Mika.

[ He smiles and shakes her hand. SINCE I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SKINNY SMILING ICONS, you get a big guy icon ]

[Perfectly fine, since some of her icons aren't colored yet.

She huffs softly, her ears flicking forward as she clasps his hand. Her knuckles and wrist are scarred, but her grip is firm.]

It's a lot to take in all at once, but if you ever need anything, go ahead and ask. We've got to work together after all, right?

[ He nods ]

Thank you. And if you ever need anything from me, I live at 627 Topper.

[ OoC: Colored or not, they're lovely anyway ♥ I love how you color her fur! ]

Not a problem.

339 Brady Lane. Stop by any time, I'll fix you a steak or something.

[He looked like he could use a few solid meals just as much as she did.]

((ooc: A-ahhh thank you ;; v ;;))

Thanks.

[ Yeah, uh, he's not skinny for lack of trying.... oops. ]

Make mine medium.

[Hers is due to a variety of health malfunctions of her own, so she understands the feeling.]

Will do, it's a promise.

I'll make sure to remember that.

See you around, Mika. Take care.

You too, Steve. Just...don't drink the milk left on the doorstep, all right? Get it from the grocer.

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