Dollar bills in hand...

[mymellodrama]

Mello walked down the long hallway, counting the green bills that had been crushed into his hand when all was said and done. His blonde, sweaty locks hung over his paled face and he growled in dissatisfaction when he realized that the amount was less than he'd been expecting. Embarrassed, he shoved the money into his leather-clad pocket and huffed

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[misamisal]

::rounding the corner quickly, Misa nearly bumps into the new arrival. Instead, she barely brushes against him before she throws herself in the opposite direction, giving a small shout. A hand flies to her chest and she laughs::
Oh my! Sorry about that! I'm just a little late-
::she gets a good look at him, her head tilting slightly::
Are you new?

[mymellodrama]

Mello jumped away from her and pursed his lip, blinking. So there were other people here, at least. That was a good thing. And she didn't look like a psycho or anything. He blinked once.

"New?" he asked, "Uh... I suppose?"

He crossed his arms.

"What is this place?"

[misamisal]

This place is called The Mansion.
::she takes a deep breath, preparing for the "new arrival" speech::
People from all different universes are brought here by some sort of "higher power" to live here and, I guess, to entertain them or whatever.
Anyway, there are kitchens on each floor, you can pick whatever bedroom you want to live in, most typically have a bathroom.
Oh, and you'll likely see doubles of people around, including yourself.
::she smiles now, extending her hand::
I'm Misa. Do you go by Mello, or something else?

[mymellodrama]

Mello took time to register all of this, his mind racing. What the hell? This was obviously a dream. He could take it as so until-- he pinched himself, impatient to wait. It stung. Crap. He rubbed his temple and hesitantly took her hand, shaking it firmly.

"That's right, I'm Mello," he said quietly, "Doubles? God, this sounds weird."

[chilichoc]

*Mel hasn't seen a boy version of herself around for a while, and this one's either new or fresh from a traumatic room. Either way, she knows better than to offer to help him up. She stops a little distance away and tips her head at him.*

Hey.

[mymellodrama]

Mello glanced up, supporting himself on his arms as he prepared to stand. He was taken back when he realized that a doppelganger of himself was standing before him. Great, let the weirdness roll in.

"... Hey?" he responded, not feeling as though he should be surprised since the other Mello wasn't either.

He saw that there was something different about the double... its chest... there were things there. What the--?

[chilichoc]

*Mel's used to this.*

Yeah, I'm a version of you. Yeah, I've always been a girl. No, I'm not gonna show 'em to you.

[mymellodrama]

"I didn't ask to see them!" Mello barked, his face turning bright red, "A version of me? A woman? ... That's weird."

He shivered.

[logical_red]

[He stops just a ways down the hallway from Mello, staring down at the fallen blond with a mix of worry and caution apparent on his face. Licking his lips, he takes a drag from the smoldering cigarette held calmly between two of the fingers of his right hand. Scratching the top of his bare left foot with the toenails of the other, Matt tilts his head, resisting the urge to come forward and poke at the man.]

You okay?

[mymellodrama]

Mello looked up to find the redhead and his eyes widened.

"Matt?" he asked immediately, though this Matt looked strangely different from his own-- more innocent almost? "What are you doing here?"

[logical_red]

[He stays a good distance away, unsure now. Ever since B attacked him in one of these hallways, he's been pretty wary of new arrivals.] Yeah, I'm Matt, but not the one you know. [He already knows this isn't the Mello from his own world; that one would remember this place.]

I've been living here a while. This is some mansion that sits outside the normal perception of time. It pulls all kinds of versions of different people from all different worlds and times and fucks with them here. [He says that last part quite bitterly, memories of the last few rooms still fresh in his mind.]

[mymellodrama]

"Oh..." Mello frowned-- Matt was his only friend from his own world.

"I see," he muttered, "This sounds like a pretty terrible place."

He pursed his lip in irritation.

[mattygamer]

Matt walks down the hall trying to find the mall room he had been in earlier and stopped in his tracks when he saw Mello. He hadn't seen a Mello in ages...well at least not since he had been back to the mansion.
He slowly walked over and offers a hand to the young man.
"Mello? You okay?"

[mymellodrama]

"Another one..."

A confused Mello took Matt's hand and hoisted himself up with the redhead's support. He sighed and noted that this wasn't the one from his world either.

"I'm fine," he responded quietly, pursing his lip.

[mattygamer]

Matt looked Mello over quickly as if trying to read him. He offered a smile when his eyes met the blue ones of Mello.
"You sure?" he asked "So by the whole 'another one' thing I take it someone already explained this place to you right?"

[mymellodrama]

Mello blinked at his smile, reminded of his own Matt. He refrained from letting a blush trail over his cheeks.

"I'm sure," he replied, "And yeah-- a Misa told me everything."

[dreamsofgenesis]

[Misa walks by in time to see him fall. She tilts her head curiously.]

Clumsy aren't ya?

[mymellodrama]

"I'm not clumsy!" Mello snapped as he looked up-- it was another one of the blonde girls, a Misa.

He stood shakily and ambled toward her, grumbling.

[dreamsofgenesis]

Of course~ you're not. [She giggles.]

[mymellodrama]

"Right," Mello said, "I'm not."

Her giggle really pissed him off and he turned his head sharply to the side, glaring away. He brushed off his pants and started to walk past her.