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[charmedson]

[When the video switches on it's obvious that the NV has fallen and turned on accidentally. The young man in frame, an attractive brown haired boy, is on the ground of his new apartment at the Towers, groaning in pain. It looks as if he's fallen and NV has slipped from his pocket.

After a moment, he stands and straightens his clothes.] Okay... Let's try that again. [He says to himself, working up resolve.

Suddenly, his disappears in a shower of blue circular orbs. A soft, musical chime sounds as he his body disappears into to the mass of bright white and blue. It shoots upwards, trying to get away. There's a moment where the NV's screen just shows the blue moving through the ceiling and away, as the light tries desperately to get as far as it can. There's nothing but the ceiling for a moment but then the light reaches the edge of the Pull and is forced back to the sight of the recording like a rubber band snapping. The young man materializes on the ground again, groaning in pain.]

Ouch. [He complains, but he forces himself to stand, no matter how dizzy he feels. He looks up at the ceiling and the space in the room, a frown on his face.] Dad? [He calls, as if he thinks his father is going to magically appear or to communicate with him across great distances. It's strange that this is actually exactly what he expects. Later, he'll marvel at how easy it was to settle into the idea of a father he could assume would come when needed.]

Dad? Can you hear me? I'm okay. I'm not... [He trails off, and looks down, just now noticing that the video is recording.

He picks up the NV. It takes him a couple seconds to realize it's posting this live on the network. Instead of hastily turning it off his eyes narrow a bit.]

So... What do you guys think of my special effects? Pretty impressive, if I do say so myself. [Probably not the best magical cover up ever used. But it will do. He's too stressed to worry about exposure right now.]


((ooc; this clip shows an example of the orbing power that Chris is broadcasting all over the network))

Comments

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[athermercy]

Sorry -- You can't leave that way.

[ The coverup sucks. ]

[charmedson]

[Chris just sort of shrugs]

Apparently.

[athermercy]

Relax about your special effects. People are used to that -- You know, with the Darkness and all...

[charmedson]

[A small smile crosses his lips.] I guess I'll have to try harder next time.

[athermercy]

Aim big. I think we got a T-Rex wrecking chaos once.

[charmedson]

[His expression says 'not bad'] I'll keep that in mind.

Maybe I'll conjure up Godzilla or something.

[athermercy]

That'll keep things interesting for a while.

So, do you know the basics? I'm not part of the greeters, but I wouldn't mind to explain.

[charmedson]

I think I got most of it.

Is there anything they don't cover?

[athermercy]

If you got the summary, no. Keep an eye on the daily news feed for updates -- It's useful, even if it can be very biased sometimes.

[charmedson]

We're really all from different realities and times...?

Because I was kind of hoping I had just gone crazy.

[athermercy]

Yeah, that's a fact. Well, realities, timelines and Creations. Sometimes one Creation can have different dimensions where things happen differently after all.

Definitely not mad.

[charmedson]

Huh. And I thought just plain time travel could be complicated.

[athermercy]

No, that's just the tip of the iceberg.

[charmedson]

You seem to have a good handle on it.

[athermercy]

Welllll. I've been here for a while -- I'm 100% acclimatized.

[charmedson]

How long is 'a while?'

[athermercy]

A year and a couple of months?

[charmedson]

A year? I can't go a year without knowing how things are going back home.

[athermercy]

I don't think time flows the same. So I wouldn't worry about it.

A year here could be a minute in your home or less.

[charmedson]

No offense, but that's really not all that comforting...

[athermercy]

It's how things work... generally, when you switch Creations.

[charmedson]

Is there any way to even get a peek at what's going on back home?

When I left I was trying to accomplish something. I jut want to know if I was successful.

[athermercy]

Unless there is someone from your future... Not very likely.

[charmedson]

Well... that's unlikely.

[athermercy]

Don't be so sure about that. It happens very often -- Maybe you'll have your answer before going back.