forum "Can Someone Talk To Me?" (OPEN TO ANY AND EVERYONE)

Started February 24, 2023 by Deleted user

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Blade blinked but nodded. "Thanks for being the first decent person here." She whispered a few words to Luna, then stood there silently.

Wren nods slightly, burying their face in Rosjāi's shoulder once more.

Rosjāi looked startled by Wren's sudden willingness to talk. "Well. That means they like you."

"Um… thanks, I guess?" Blade says hesitantly. She studies Wren, not getting too close.

"They don't like many people. So you have to have a very comforting aura to get them to even consider liking you." she chuckles.

Wren looks over at Blade and nods, their silver eyes locking onto the woman's.

“Sooo… you guys got here through a clock?” Phoenix says slowly, “Is there any possibility we can get back out through a clock?”

Wren shakes their head slightly. "I'm not sure how I got here. . . I just found something in my game that shouldn't have been there - a hallway with four doors and a warped clock at the end - and when I interacted with it I came here."

Rosjāi sighs. "I was out trying to stock up our house for the next few months and found a miniature clock that looked like it was melting. I touched it and bam, I'm here."

Wren nods in agreement. "Theoretically, if we can construct or find the same clock, we can escape."

"Theoretically," Blade says. "The possibility of that is very low. Do we know what those melting clock things were made of?"

Wren tilts his head.

"It has to be materials from the normal world, since it's a one-way trip. If we make one in the exact same place on this side from this world's equivalent materials, we should be able to get back." they murmur.

"Probably something otherworldly. Maybe combined materials too…probably with a mirror since mirrors are portals…" Cole mumbles. He smiles as the aura sinks into his bones and warms him from the inside out.

Wren nods slightly, pointing at Cole to indicate his correctness.

Rosjāi translates. "Cole's right; in some of the books, Alice went to WOnderland through a looking-glass - a mirror. Back in the day they were made of silver, not glass with a reflective backing. So we find something similar to silver, polish it, and figure out a way to activate a spell."

"Where should we look for it?" Blade asks.

That stumps Rosjāi, but not Wren.

They point to something in the distance: a tall tower. "Probably there."

"Onwards then!" Cole says before looking around to see who's willing to lead the group.

Rosjāi blinks, then shrugs, gently picking up Wren and holding them like a small child.

"Let's go, I guess."

Phoenix trotted along near the head of the group with Blade. Considering the others’ stories and apparent lack of battle experience, he figured he and Blade would be their best defense against anything that might attack them here.

(Hope I’m right in assuming that; I figured Cole, Wren, and Rosjai didn’t really “fight”)

With a crack of lightning, small Jordie is seen to be falling from the sky. She lands with another thud.

Phoenix jumps before his eyes widen, and he runs toward the girl.
"Are you okay?!" He asks frantically, dropping to his knees next to her.

"Yep, used to it by now. Thanks though!" Jordie says, jumping up onto her feet. She looks up at Phoenix. "What's it like, being tall?"

"Uh…" Phoenix is thrown off by the question, "It's… fine? I guess?"

"Hm. Sounds fun," Jordie replies, giving Phoenix a thumbs up. "So, what the heck is going on her? I'm assuming I'm behind on the whole plan,"

Shade offers an explanation. "We're in a wonderland, but kind of deadish. Hello again."

"We're headed to that tower over there," Phoenix adds helpfully, pointing to the black spire in the distance, "Hopefully to find a way out."