mayfield_rpg | trois ϟ

[Phone]

Good morning. I know many of you are new in town, and may not be familiar with much of the technology here. If you aren't, please be careful when you leave the house; there are 'cars' [the quote around the word is audible] on the streets, and they can be very harmful in the event of a collision. Any healing abilities you may have back home are unfortunately gone, so please make sure you watch out for yourself, as much as that's possible in this town.

[The worst part is that he sounds completely earnest.]

[Action-- used car lot]

[There is a reason he's decided that he's a car expert, and that's because he's finally getting the hang of his job-- not the lying or anything like that, but at least how to talk about them and how to make them move.]

[He's showing off a car now, actually! And he drives it like a 16-year-old who just passed the written part of the test and has never actually been behind the wheel, but that doesn't stop him from getting out and patting the car like he just did something impressive.]

As you can see, it's a very--

[and then a spark jumps from his hand to the car and suddenly the whole thing is crackling with lightning]

...Ah.

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Ah...

Conversely, I know what bow and arrows are, and yet in my world technology such as cars and electronics are relics of the past.

It's interesting, how different everything is.

I guess I should count myself lucky that this ain't that far off from me timewise.

What'd you 'ave instead of cars?

Horses and carriages for shorter distances, air ships for longer.

I'm sure it can't be that much easier. Either way, we're both stuck here.

It ain't. But at least I didn't spend my first day here running around wonderin' what everything was.

Air ships? You mean loike planes?

Thankfully, a number of helpful people assisted me. [a little stiffly, because honestly they weren't helpful at all, but it'd be rude to say otherwise]

I'm not sure, honestly. I've never heard them go by that name.

Hn. Guess it don't matter since ya ain't there anymore.

Yeah, Mayfield is full 'f helpful people.

*Yeah, not real helpful generally.*

It should matter once we return. [because he's confident they will get out of here, and he won't hear any different]

If we don't help each other, where would we be?

Ya won't remember this place anyway so it don't make a difference.

We'd still be here, that's where.

*Well isn't he just Mr. Cheerful.*

Upon returning? [well, he... hasn't heard this before]

Yes, and I'd rather not stay here.

Yeah. Ya don't remember none 'f this place when ya go home. Not that'd you'd really want to remember any of this.

I can see the logic behind that, but losing memories at all is... disturbing.

I'm well aware.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to apply otherwise! [he says it quickly, almost automatically]

Hn. Ya don't gotta be sorry. It ain't your fault we're stuck in some troppo town with no way out.

No, but yet I wish there were more we could do about it.

You an' everyone else here.

I think if there was a way out, more people would 'ave found it. I know a few folks 'ave been here for years.

Still, there must be some way out, if we know that people don't remember this place upon leaving.

I know cos it happened t' me. Was gone for six bloody months an' then I'm right back here. So it ain't like anyones leavin' fer good.

[he frowns slightly at the phone]

And yet you got out somehow. Had you done anything out of the ordinary?

Not really. There was a blizzard an' I made a shelter in my house.

*ie: He made a fort out of mattresses and cushions to keep warm.*

...Hm. I can't see how that would affect anything in particular...

I don't think it would. If there was somethin' people could do t' get sent home, I think someone would 'ave figured it out by now.

I suppose you're right. That the chance to go home is completely random is worse, though.

Yep. I could be gone tomorrow. Ain't no guarantees in a place loike Mayfield.

.. I'm Sniper by th' way.

It's 'guaranteed' to be frustrating, at least. [he says like this is the funniest joke he's ever made in his life ~~it is~~]

Ky Kiske. [Sniper as a name? Not even remotely phased.]

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