[Action] had to get this up before the event started, whoops.

[meshninja]

[It's early morning (still fairly dim outside) and Susumu finds himself... in a forest. Randomly. No explanations, no comrades, no clothes- at least not ones belonging to him. Probably not the most disturbing thing ever to happen to him, but considering it was practically inconceivable for someone to ambush and take him right out of the middle of

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[sniperkingftw]

[ For the sake of actually seeing someone who is relatively harmless? Positive-Usopp just so happens to be derping up the forest today.

He is oblivious as all hell. ]

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[meshninja]

[Well, it's always a pleasant surprise to find someone he can safely spy on. Susumu's going to lean on the side of caution for a while, but someone like Usopp might be safe enough to interrogate speak with. He's no Shinsengumi, but he's obviously not a ronin of the rebellion, either. Probably just a civilian. Though... why do all these people have wings, too?

So without a word - after what he deems to be a safe amount of observation - Susumu drops out of the tree to land in the bushes not far off. It would be foolish to reveal himself as a spy, after all- best to approach the man as normally as possible.]

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[sniperkingftw]

[ Ah, so he's found yet another person walking around in the forest! Seems like there's a streak of those lately. Assuming he walks up, he gets a brainwashy cheerful greeting. ]

Hi! Did you get lost?

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[meshninja]

[Well, it is New Feather season. Susumu responds with a vaguely affirmative "hmm" sound, glancing around briefly. Still nothing familiar.] Where am I?

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[sniperkingftw]

[ It IS a lovely forest, isn't it? 8D ]

Oh, you're in Luceti. There are a lot of other people here, too.

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[meshninja]

[No, it is not lovely. It's foul and big and he misses Kyoto, dammit.]

...Never heard of it. [Details please.]

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[sniperkingftw]

[ Hey. Hey. What does Kyoto have that Luceti doesn't, apart from everything and nearly everyone you know, as well as familiar surroundings and the knowledge that you get what's going on? ]

Oh, so you are new, then! Well, everyone here got kidnapped from their worlds by a bunch of scientists called the Malnosso. They gave us the wings, too, even if you can't really do anything with them. And they experiment on everyone, sometimes. [ Curious glance. ]

Did you find your journal?

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[meshninja]

[...Fewer foreigners.

Also: what. What. It takes every ounce of willpower Susumu has not to react accordingly to that, keeping his face as calm and composed as a ninja's should. What that man is saying is ridiculous. He's never even left Japan before. Maybe he's been taken to America? That would be a new "world" for him, right? And Americans are weird enough to give themselves wings. Probably. Not like he's met many Americans, but.

...Well okay, any.]

Journal?

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[sniperkingftw]

[ Well, got us there. ]

Yeah, it's usually around where you wake up. It has your name on it and everything!

I mean- I guess you don't really need it, but it helps a lot. There's even a guide. It's better at explaining everything than I am.

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[meshninja]

[....Oh, that book. Yeah he kind of left it where he found it, tucked away somewhere. He didn't want to play anyone's games.]

I saw no guide. [Then again he didn't look very hard. There was a lot of text he didn't care much about, and pictures of people who were unfamiliar to him.]

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[sniperkingftw]

I can show you, then! It's not hard to find when you've got the hang of using these. [ Digging, digging, holding guide up to your face. ] See? You can just read it on mine, no problem.

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[meshninja]

[Susumu takes the book from him, taking a step back - no need to be so close to people, after all - and scans it, reading swiftly. Sorry, Usopp, he's not missing a thing, so it'll be a while.

....]

...This is ridiculous.

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[sniperkingftw]

[ Ah, Usopp's prone to getting distracted by passing butterflies and stuff anyway. He hardly notices. ]

A lot of people say that, yeah. But it's true.

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[meshninja]

[...Well, considering the wings, he can't deny there is some truth to the story. But... other worlds? Mysterious people kidnapping and experimenting and hiding themselves away? It was beyond surreal.]

...So you are from another world.

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[sniperkingftw]

[ ...poor guy. It does indeed get stranger. ]

That's right. My name's Usopp, it's nice to meet you!

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[meshninja]

...Hm. [Basic conversation is really not his forte. Still, with such a tale as this, his name should mean little to anyone.] ...Susumu.