The New Arrival

[eighteensouls]

Who: Simon, anyone who finds him.
What: Simon Dark finds himself in an unfamiliar place that isn't Gotham...
When: Around 11pm
Where: The grounds and rooftops of Cair Paradisa
Rating: G...ish? Rating will change if the content does.

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[eighteensouls]

Another voice? How many did the book have? Simon was thoroughly confused at this point, although he was beginning to sense some magic within the book itself. Not that it helped matters much, he wasn't familiar enough at deciphering such detections to be able to make sense of what that magic signature actually meant. He may have been skilled with magic, but he was far from an expert at dealing with it. Especially the unfamiliar magic that seemed to be everywhere in this place...

"I think so, yes. What is this place?" Simon answered, eventually giving up his search for speakers on the outside of the book and instead turning his attention to its contents. Thumbing through the pages, all he could see was handwriting, and very little of it looked to be in a similar style to the other kinds. Some of it even appeared on the page before his eyes, which led to increased interest in the strange book more than it did any additional confusion. Now it appeared to be some sort of puzzle to be solved, or a riddle understood. Fortunately the solution came quickly enough, with the first voice explaining things to him.

"You seem to have mistaken me for the book you are addressing. Rather, I own one much like yours, and it allows me to communicate with you, as well as the others who also have such books."

...to Simon, that actually made quite a bit more sense, and he quickly figured out how they worked. Or at least, how he thought they worked. So this book is similar to a sending stone...interesting...

"So then you must be here somewhere as well," Simon declared after a brief moment of silence. Understandably he wasn't assuming either of the people those voices belonged to were actually on the roof with him, he'd have noticed, but they must have been in the world somewhere. Perhaps in the city, or inside the strange looking castle he'd climbed atop and nearly fallen right back off.

[yamanaka]

She was about to open her mouth to reply when she heard another voice explaining some of what he was undoubtedly confused about.

"You got it!" Ino replied. "They're kinda like walkie talkies, or phones ... well, whatever you've got in your world for communication."

She sighed. Now for the difficult explanation. "You're in a world called Paradisa. It's not where you were before -- but don't worry. Time will stop there until you return."

It was usually imperative for most people to return as quickly as possible - Paradisa had quite the knack for nabbing people in the middle of important battles and missions. It was always good to reassure them right off the bat that they wouldn't miss a thing.

[saikyou_saiaku]

Better somebody else than her to explain all the Things To Know, really -- it wasn't that she lacked the capability to do so, but that spending effort was troublesome and leaving it to another would always be A++ in her book. Extracting herself from the conversation was hardly possible at this point, however.

"I am," she said. "There are many others who have been brought here as you have, and also people native to this world.

From the clattering noises earlier, I assume you are currently at, or close to the rooftop?"

[eighteensouls]

Simon had no idea what a walkie talkie was, but a phone was something familiar to him...well, familiar enough. He'd seen them used, and he at least understood someone's voice could travel through them. They were like a more primitive form of a sending stone, in that respect. The news that time would stop where he came from was received as a mixed blessing of sorts...he was relieved he wouldn't have to worry about Kitty or Rachel or any of his friends, but at the same time he was beginning to feel rather miserable for inconveniencing everyone. If it what the girl had said was true of course, and as the first voice hadn't contradicted her, it probably was.

"They...won't know, will they? It seems like a bad thing, I'm supposed to help..."

There was a clear amount of concern in his voice, and it was probably apparent he'd need some reassuring...if only because his exposure to culture and society was so dreadfully limited, he wasn't familiar with the concept of time stopping. As far as he knew, they'd be aware of everything, just frozen in place and unable to do anything. Fortunately, the first voice spoke up again, and temporarily distracted him from such unpleasant thoughts.

"...From the clattering noises earlier, I assume you are currently at, or close to the rooftop?"

"Yes. I thought I should look around," Simon explained, sounding as if he felt the decision to scale a castle was the most logical decision one could have made in his position. "Where are you? Are you with the other voice?"

[yamanaka]

"No, they'll never notice," she reassured him. None of her friends had ever noticed her rather extensive absence, and she'd never heard of anyone else who had reported something along those lines, so it was safe to say that he could probably count for the same.

"Well, the roof's probably the best place to do that. You can see most of the castle and the city from there, at the very least." Ino blinked at his next question. "And no, she's not with me. I'm in my room - there's an open room for everyone to stay in inside." She avoided telling him his name would be already on the plate just yet. Experience told her that saying that right off the bat to someone often made them a little more freaked out than they needed to be.

[saikyou_saiaku]

In contrast, Shizuru was mildly puzzled as to why this other person was refraining from mentioning the nameplate at his door. How else was he expected to find it? There did not seem to be anyone who had recognized the newcomer, either, and he might end up wandering aimlessly.

Perhaps the reason was something she had yet to consider. For now, she decided, it would be better to follow the conversation some more. "That's right," she supplied. "If you feel like getting some rest later, you can come indoors; I'm sure it's rather cold."

If she'd known that Simon hadn't reached the roof by conventional means, ie. the stairwell, she might have been inclined to let him know about it too.