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Sandra Eastlake ([info]chpstickfingers) wrote in [info]the_nexus_rpg,
@ 2009-12-04 14:35:00

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Entry tags:acloudedmoon, chpstickfingers, exiled_years, haganenomore, militaryfarmdog, onethirdhuman, puddle_of_grace, torchwoodbutler

Somewhere in the Nexus, there is a door.

It is not a very large door, constructed to the average height and width of the front door of the average suburban house. On the whole is is entirely unremarkable, with only a peep hole and door knob to make it any more than a large, painted plank of wood. Those who frequent the area might notice that it is rather new, however, seeing as it appeared just now.

This is probably where the original author would derail into an epic off-the-wall tale about alternate dimensions or magical realms, but the current writer is both too tired for that shit and wholly uncreative.

The door opens to admit a tallish female figure into the Nexus, wearing a closed, hooded trenchcoat that makes her look like a monk released from an insane asylum and smelling faintly of a great many supernatural things should one be given to noticing those sorts of scents. Raw magic, werewolves, a faint trace of limbo, some sort of rabbit--the brimstone is likely the strongest of those scents, though. Tends to cling around a demon.

Sandra closes the door to her house behind her, not noticing it vanish and only noticing that she's not in her usual surroundings after she misses the marked lack of a step down to the street and stumbles. "What--?" She stares around at her new and somewhat strange company (was that a Transformer?) and blinks several times before forming a coherent reply.

"What the hell did Jack do now?"

Hello, Nexus. Meet Sandra Eastlake.

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-05 12:24 am UTC (link)

"No, but due to the nature of the place, it's possible to run into more than one version of various people. Why?" Hey, he's not the one that planned the whole being turned into something that uses souls as snack food.

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-05 12:27 am UTC (link)
They can complain about horrible food sources together--at least he isn't crippling someone when he has to feed.

"Well, the last different version I met of someone definitely did not look like the other person. Then again, that was in a world of cartoon frigging animals, so..."

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-05 12:39 am UTC (link)

No, just feel guilty as hell because of the whole thing where Red Stones is people.

"Huh. I'd say that was weird but... Nexus."

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-05 12:44 am UTC (link)
"Nexus? Is that what this place is called?"

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-05 12:46 am UTC (link)

"Yup." Ed nods. "Meeting place of assorted realities. Some of which are simply differing versions of the same world."

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-05 12:49 am UTC (link)
Sandra frowns. "So...sort of like Limbo, then." She grimaces as she thinks of something. "There's no Hell connected here, is there?"

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-05 01:05 am UTC (link)

"Uh, not to my knowledge. The place has nothing to do with religion whatsoever. Even if there are visits by random angels, demons, and assorted deities. Also, whatever versions of Hell that sometimes spits out their residents here might not be yours."

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-05 10:46 pm UTC (link)
Oh great, now there might be angels coming to smite her. Wonderful. "Well, that's one thing in this place's favor. Must make life interesting around here."

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-05 11:59 pm UTC (link)

"Well, the AVF helps for making people leave their fights at home for the most part, although it isn't foolproof." Ed shrugs. "But it's certainly better than nothing."

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-06 06:59 pm UTC (link)
"AFV? What's that stand for?" Hasn't someone written a manual for this place yet?

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-06 08:25 pm UTC (link)

"AVF," Ed corrects. "It stands for Anti-Violence Field. Of course, it won't work if two parties are determined to fight and it doesn't protect the entire Nexus, but it usually works."

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-06 09:14 pm UTC (link)
"So it...keeps people from attacking others?"

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-06 09:22 pm UTC (link)

Ed nods. "Yup. And yes, I've learned this from experience when others have provoked me into attacking and I just bounced back off the thing."

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-06 09:25 pm UTC (link)
"Well, I feel a bit safer, now." At least if she attracts trouble again it won't be able to really do anything here. "Anything else?"

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-06 09:33 pm UTC (link)

"I dunno. What've you been told so far?"

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-06 10:15 pm UTC (link)
"Basics about the portals around here, that field you mentioned, don't eat anything left around, curses abound, and that there's a lot more than just humans running around. I...think that's it."

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-06 10:28 pm UTC (link)

"By curses, I assume you mean LOLs. There's also things called PINpoints you can get to use as more reliable transportation between here and wherever you're from."

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-06 10:51 pm UTC (link)
"Why, because they make everyone else laugh at you? And I heard about those too, yeah. Haven't found out where to find one, though."

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-06 10:54 pm UTC (link)

Ed shrugs. "Actually, I figured that it's because it was either laugh or cry."

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-06 10:57 pm UTC (link)
"Cry doesn't really fit in with the acronym, though."

...holy hell, she's had something like seven conversations with complete strangers and nothing's blown up yet. This must be some kind of miracle.

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-06 11:04 pm UTC (link)

"Your point is?"

Or just a sign that she's someplace that's seen weirder so people aren't likely to try to make things go boom at her?

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-06 11:25 pm UTC (link)
"Well, you said you thought...ah, nevermind."

If people tried to make things go boom at her, she'd go boom back.

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-06 11:35 pm UTC (link)

"I know what it means. I was just giving you my reasoning behind the name."

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[info]chpstickfingers
2009-12-06 11:38 pm UTC (link)
"Alright."

...

So, how about that weather. "Um..."

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[info]haganenomore
2009-12-06 11:46 pm UTC (link)

"I think that's my cue to wander off and let you poke around on your own. I wouldn't recommend opening random portals since you don't know what's on the other side. For all you know, you could get sucked into a black hole."

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