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Neil Perry (had_not_lived) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-04-11 20:38:00

Entry tags:

bonnie bennett, charlotte charles, deanna troi, elena gilbert, martha jones, neil perry (au), nico di angelo, todd anderson (au), yuuri shibuya

♕ |[ Day 266 ]| Video;
Hello, everyone!

[Behold, a wild Neil appears! Looking vaguely bemused, but all in all cheerful.]

It’s been ages since I had to introduce myself like this-- I’m out of practice. My name is Neil. I got here a few days ago, with my friend Todd. We came here from a place called the City, which was a little like this-- most of the people living there came from different worlds, or at least a lot of us did.

[He pauses, all too aware that this sounds a little nuts, but hey. It would've sounded crazier if they'd ended up in a proper self-contained universe, right?]

And things like yesterday-- with all those little furry things-- would happen every couple of days, too. Or other kinds of... Well, we called them curses, though I don't think you have anything exactly like it. But, I guess, we're used to strange things.

[And he smiles brightly.]

Anyway. I was speaking to the-- to one of the Wardens, yesterday morning, and she suggested I ought to get involved in some activities here.

[Because Neil wants his stuff back. His books, how is he supposed to get by without the few ones he packed?]

So I thought I'd introduce myself, and ask for some suggestions. Where should I start?

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	had_not_lived 2014-04-17 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	[Neil is going to somehow restrain himself from singing Todd's praises, but really, he doesn't have to. His smile says it all.] He got the hang of it first... I was still trying to figure out why I was on a beach. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2014-04-18 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	[ She doesn't suspect anything just yet, but she is living next door to an adorable gay couple so who knows. Maybe it'll click eventually. ] Yeah, it can get pretty disorienting... but you guys have done this before, right? He mentioned the City. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-04-18 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	That's right. It's... a little less confusing, the second time around. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2014-04-18 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	Give it a few more go's and you'll be a pro at ending up in weird places! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-04-18 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	I hope it doesn't come to that! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2014-04-19 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	Me neither. Actually, I've never heard of anyone who's been anywhere but home before they ended up here... then again, I haven't been here that long. Maybe it's really common and I just missed it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

had_not_lived
2014-04-19 10:44 pm UTC (link)

I'm willing to believe we're an uncommon case. The City-- well. A lot of the City was made up of people like us, people who were brought there from their own worlds, but it wasn't really supposed to do that, I guess. It's hard to really explain-- but eventually with all the attempts to get people who wanted to leave home... Well, they decided everyone had to go, everyone who wasn't born there, so we left. We didn't have a choice. We were trying for New York-- our friend Billy lives there, he said he'd done some kind of magic that would make the Door bring us there, but the Door was destroyed and I guess it didn't carry over to the other ones...

This isn't making much sense, is it.

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	pushedback 2014-04-20 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	Not really... but I think I get the idea. I'm sorry that you didn't make it to New York, but this isn't such a bad place either. Some people are working on finding a way out of here too, so maybe it's not too late! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-04-21 01:49 am UTC (link)
	I don't mind ending up here, really. We just wanted to make sure we went to the same place, so I can't complain. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2014-04-21 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	You must be really good friends. [ Said with slight insinuation. She doesn't know, doesn't really suspect anything strongly enough to ask straight out but... well. Gay neighbors. Who knows? She sure doesn't want to assume in any direction. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-04-21 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	We are. [Said with perfect innocence. Because it's true. They're married, yeah, but they are also really good friends.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2014-04-22 07:31 pm UTC (link)
	[ Alright then! Putting that thought aside. You never know with the people here. ] Well, in any case I'm really glad that you ended up here together. Have you had any problems settling in? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

had_not_lived
2014-04-22 07:56 pm UTC (link)

[At this point being secretive is more habit than anything else. Besides, he doesn't see any reason to announce it; even if no one minds, why do they need to know?]

Not really! I have to find something to, because the Wardens took some of the things I brought with me, and they want me to earn them back by rehabilitating myself. So, I guess, that's what I'm doing next.

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	pushedback 2014-04-23 03:23 pm UTC (link)
	Have you checked out the school yet? There's a few really interesting classes and none of them give homework. Or I guess I could get you in as busboy at the Devil's Compass, if you'd rather work. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-04-23 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	I used to run a bookstore, in the City-- that kind of work suited me but I'm not sure I want to work just for the sake of being busy. I'll probably take some classes. Someone said they'd be interested if I started a poetry society, so maybe I'll do that, eventually. Or see about organizing a play. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2014-04-24 12:36 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, sounds like you have a lot of good ideas already! A play would be fun... we mostly have parties around here. Have you seen the amphitheater in Sector 4 yet? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-04-24 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	I did! Does anyone ever use it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2014-04-24 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Not as far as I know! And it's a shame, it seems like a really nice space. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-04-24 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	I'll have to make it my mission to change that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2014-04-25 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	You're already a great addition to this place. We need more people like you, I think. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-04-25 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	People who want to do everything at once? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2014-04-26 09:02 am UTC (link)
	Exactly. So many are way too cautious, if you ask me! There's no harm in just going with it if it's something you want to do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-04-26 01:58 pm UTC (link)
	Well, since apparently we've all already gotten ourselves arrested... What's the worst that could happen? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2014-04-26 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	Truer words have never been spoken. Well, I suppose you could get punished in prison but from what I've heard that's not too terrible here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-04-27 01:36 am UTC (link)
	Well, I'll try to stay out of trouble. Mostly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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