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[illustres]

Not sure this is exactly where I was supposed to be heading, though I guess the complimentary smartphone is kinda nice.

[The face that pops up is, not surprisingly, a bit confused about this whole fiasco. Doesn't help that his Lantern mask was forced on him the minute he woke up despite not needing to do anything pertaining to superhero'ing. It

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[replenishes]

The city you're in is called Promenade. And supposedly we've been here the whole time, and everything else we've ever known is a dream.

[ She pauses. Yep. Let that sink in. ]

I don't believe it for a second, either.

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[illustres]

Seriously? Sounds like a bad supervillain plot.

[Though he had heard/seen weirder in his tenure so far as a Lantern. :\]

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[replenishes]

It... probably is. Somewhere along the lines, there'll probably be supervillains.

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[illustres]

There aren't already?

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[coolexec]

Tony Stark here, bringing you information on your complimentary smartphone better known as the PORTAL in the city.

[ Stark Guide.pdf
Lavi info
Glaser Guide.pdf]

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[illustres]

[.... huh. so after a few minutes of reading everything, Kyle pops back up on the feed.]

Still half-convinced this is some sort of weirdly-planned supervillain's plot, but ... maybe I've been reading too many comics or something.

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[coolexec]

Last 'supervillain' [yes, with fingerquotes] was a little more focussed on fucking my life up directly but I guess Promenade is convoluted enough for a comic.

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[illustres]

You'd be surprised.

So dare I ask how bad this place gets?

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[withpuppyeyes]

You're dreaming.

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[illustres]

Only problem is if I were fully dreaming, I probably would've been greeted by a cartoon cat or something, knowing my imagination.

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[withpuppyeyes]

It's not really your dream. It's complicated. It's like... all our brains are connected. Sort of like The Matrix. I guess? With stupid masks.

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[illustres]

[Snrk. Okay, that he gets pretty well.]

Great. And I take it nobody knows who "The One" is in this case?

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[thewarisover]

[Huh. Interesting mask.

Now have a dude with dark hair and an eyepatch. Somber guy, from the looks of it.]

I guess I wasn't the only one who was brought in here then.

[He had been wondering...]

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[illustres]

Guess not.

[Kyle frowns slightly. Though the question of just how many people were dragged into this kept coming into his head. Definitely wasn't the first, and from the looks of it, probably not the last.]

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[thewarisover]

Have you read through the info that was linked to you up there?

[He was skimming through your post.]

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[illustres]

Yeah. Still holding out on the fact that this is just some screwed-up hoax, but it looks like the real deal.

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[now_think_twice]

You're in a dream city called Promenade. It's not bad.

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[illustres]

In comparison to what, if you don't mind me asking? Not exactly getting a good vibe from a place that's pretty much trapping us in our own heads.

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[now_think_twice]

In comparison to home. [She shakes her head.] Wait, no. Some homes, at least. The people are nice. You can dream up things.

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[illustres]

Let me guess, though - can't dream up a way out of here?