1st Broken Illusion

[so_misfortunate]

[ Action : 840 Hastings Blvd : Housemates (and guests?) ]

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[1_21jigawatts]

[Oh, what? SOMEONE IS RUNNING AT YOU ANGRILY.]

Touma!!

[so_misfortunate]

--huh. [ Touma stops in his tracks. That's funny, he could have sworn that was a familiar voice, so he turns and... ]

[ Oh shit, she looks angry. Angrier. Does she know what's going on? ] Biribiri?

[1_21jigawatts]

[She lifts up a sparking fist to punch him with but stops herself well short of Touma....still glaring.]

[so_misfortunate]

H-hold on! [ He brings his right hand up, reflexively, to block the attack--

That doesn't come.

Relaxing a bit. ] Now's not the time to go at it, is it?

[1_21jigawatts]

Idiot! You left me here way too long by myself!

[so_misfortunate]

Left you here? [ Creasing his brow. ] What are you talking about? I just woke up here a few hours ago, and I have no idea where we are.

[1_21jigawatts]

You were here before too! Don't tell you me don't remember.

[so_misfortunate]

[ Shit. The magic words. He doesn't know enough about this place to adequately bullshit his way out of this, does he?

Touma gestures wide with his hand to a row of homes. ] I can't tell where we are right now, because all these houses look the same.

[1_21jigawatts]

You totally forgot. I should have figured. Whatever.

Let's make this short. You're in America and a town called Mayfield. You can't leave and we're stuck here. By the way, this place is evil and will make you do things you don't want to do.

[so_misfortunate]

[ NO HIS TACTICS -- wait, she didn't specify what he forgot so... wait again. Back up. He tenses up. ] ...what kind of things?

[1_21jigawatts]

If you can think of it, chances are it will happen or has happened.

[so_misfortunate]

Tch. What the hell? Who's running this place? Who thinks they can get away with this? [ In other words: who does Touma have to punch to get out of here? ]

[1_21jigawatts]

Some little girl who calls herself Lucy is the culprit.

[Before he can do something stupid, she grabs his arm.]

Don't even think about being a big hero. That girl can manipulate reality. She even took away my powers when I first arrived here. She does that to every one. Taking away everything people have, that is.

[so_misfortunate]

No, she only has the illusion that she can manipulate reality. I've dealt with before. [ Quite recently, in fact. It's ironic, then, to get that news after he's just finished dealing with that alchemist. ]

[1_21jigawatts]

...what are you talking about? It's not an illusion at all.

[so_misfortunate]

Look, I can't really explain it-- [ Because there are details he isn't entirely sure of. ] --so just point me at her and I'll take care of this right now.