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[justaddmarbles]

[sometime after the suns had come out again, Glitch had returned to the brain room, placed his hand on the glass tank holding his other (better?) half, and then curled up at the base of the pedestal to sleep the sleep of...someone who hadn't slept well in a very long time.

when he awoke, he was elsewhere. namely under a bridge near the clinic in

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[heavenslament]

[Terra's walking in the opposite direction when that splash makes her take notice. She whirls around, eyes widening.]

What--?!

[Time to dart over and so she does.]

[justaddmarbles]

[ and if Terra looked over the side she'd see a somewhat sodden shirtless fella with white pants and bedraggled dark golden-yellow wings hauling himself up on the bank. and grousing. ]

Eugh! That...that's no way to wake up.

[heavenslament]

[Wince.]

Hey, are you hurt? Do you need healing?

[justaddmarbles]

N-no, I'm fine, I just... [an upward glance and some squinting to try and figure out who he's talking to. ] Woke up a little loster than usual. I I think.

[heavenslament]

[Terra moves in closer, a little shy but still concerned.]

That's not an uncommon experience, here. This village is called Luceti, and the Malnosso bring in new people pretty often. They never explain anything, so it's up to those of us still here to do that.

[justaddmarbles]

[ and Glitch listened to the explanation with a puzzled frown. neither the name of the village nor the word Malnosso were familiar at all ]

Luceti? Is that east of Central City? [ if it was then he could just find the Brick Route and make his way home again. ]

[heavenslament]

Er...no. It's not near any city.

[She pauses, her expression apologetic as she's not quite sure how to say this delicately. But, maybe there is no good way.]

You're not in your native world anymore. This is somewhere else.

[justaddmarbles]

[ that information got a blank stare. somewhere else? the Otherside? was he in Kansas? Glitch didn't remember a travel storm, but then he didn't remember changing clothes or having wings either.

there was just one possible explanation: he must have glitched, and it had to have been a doozy for him to forget that much stuff. ]

...any chance there's a way back to my world?

[heavenslament]

[She shakes her head, again apologetic.]

I'm sorry, but no...at least, not of your own will. Sometimes, the Malnosso send people home, but that's not up to us. It never is. And there's a barrier surrounding this area, so we can't leave. Plenty of people have tried to breach it, but....

[justaddmarbles]

But... [ it's not clear if he wants her to continue, or if he's beginning his own objection. either way the thought runs out of steam and he sighs, looking around. ] Well, I'm not getting anywhere just sitting here, am I?

[ Glitch gingerly got to his feet, grimacing as his wings shifted for balance. ] Oh, that's weird. B-but at least I'm upright!

[ yes, pleased smile goes here. progress is made! ]

[heavenslament]

[Terra moves to offer him her hand, but he seems to manage well enough. She notes that grimace, though.]

I know the wings feel weird when you first get them, but they'll feel better after about a day or so. I barely notice mine anymore.

[justaddmarbles]

Huh. [ he's mildly doubtful, but tilts his head the other way and thinks about it ] Well! I-if I've gotten used to this- [ he taps his head ] -then I'm sure I'll adapt.

[ and now his manners have kicked in ] The name's Glitch, by the way. Sorry about...um. [ and he gestured at his (to him, rather appalling) state of undress ]

[heavenslament]

[She shakes her head, smiling.]

My name's Terra...and it's okay. Everyone arrives like that. I can show you where to get your clothes, if you'd like.

[justaddmarbles]

Terra. [ he nods once, firmly. ] Yes, that'd be helpful, thank you. I just need to climb-- oh!

[ he crouches down, reaches under the bridge, and stands again, now holding a book in his hands. ] Huh. Someone must've dropped it.

[heavenslament]

What--oh, that's yours. Everyone gets a journal when they arrive. You can write or speak into it and communicate with anyone in the village.

[justaddmarbles]

Oh, that's just-- [ he opens the book and smiles ] Really cool!

[ and now he meanders up from the river bank, poking the book, flipping pages, and making lots of fascinated noises. his progress is amazingly accident-free, and once safely at high ground he turns toward Terra and glances up again. ]

That is really cool.