Welcome to Mandalus; City of Chances

[mandalusmods]

[ As you are taken from the dark room you found yourself in when you awoke, the noise of day-to-day life fills the air. You are taken up a flight of stairs by the two security men. One opens the door and pushes you out into the open while the other removes the temporary bindings on your hands. Then you are given your possessions back, but the odd

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[milesawayfrom]

...Kaylee?

[ He knows that voice anywhere. Sure, he can barely stand and he's clutching his backpack in his hand, but he knows Kaylee. He knows her voice, attitude, and hell - even how she sounds when she's angry. She was like a little sister to him. And, of course, now he's left wondering if she'll even know who the hell he is. ]

[lilgreasemonkey]

[ She turns when someone says her name. Someone knows her name! That voice ... she's just been ripped from her family but that voice? It means family. Familiarity in the unknown. Safety. She never thought she would hear it again except in her memories.

Kaylee quickly heads to him, not even pausing before wrapping her arms around him, face buried against his chest. ]

Desmond! [ She'll hold you up bro ;.; ]

[milesawayfrom]

[ A small smile works itself on Desmond's face as he wraps his tattooed arm around her. Hugging is still kind of odd for him, but he knows he'd never hear the end of it if he didn't. He pats her back a bit awkwardly. ]

Hey, Kay. Have fun back home? [ It's appreciated :'( ]

[lilgreasemonkey]

[ She accepts the awkwardness - so very Desmond, still can't do family very well - and practically snuggles into him. She's just so happy. She even missed his hoodie. ]

'bout as much fun as it can be. It ... wasn't too easy at first. I kept believin' I'd wake up on a bunch of pillows [ in the den, shhhh ] an' see I was just thinkin' of home real hard. [ Bawwwww. ]

[milesawayfrom]

[ His hoodie has swag. What can we say? ]

I didn't even get that long back home.

[lilgreasemonkey]

[ Yes it does. It also has a Kaylee attached to it. We'll just say that doesn't affect the swag level. This is a special moment. ]

No? What'd ya do?

[milesawayfrom]

I woke up. Saw my friends, my dad... then ended up here. Hoo-rah.

[lilgreasemonkey]

Shiny! I got put right back with the crew. I sent a few waves at my folks, talked to 'em when we hit a port. I didn't get 'round to visitin' 'em in person though ... [ wait a minute ... Have a frowny face at that tone Des. ] Did somethin' go wrong?

[milesawayfrom]

There wasn't enough time for anything to go wrong. It was just for a few minutes.

[lilgreasemonkey]

A few minutes? Oh I'm sorry Des. [ That's hardly time to do anything :c ]

[milesawayfrom]

It's alright. I got to see some people that mean a lot to me.

[lilgreasemonkey]

[ Bawww :c ] You'll get to see 'em again. [ Remember, Des. The optimism. She has it. ]

[milesawayfrom]

Yeah. Eventually.

[lilgreasemonkey]

Ya got it. [ Good job Des. Listen to little sis. ] ... so how come ya look like ya went the wrong way out a window again? [ Thought she hadn't noticed? Think again. Note Exhibit A: the continued clinging. ]

[milesawayfrom]

[ Hey, as long as Kaylee never figures out that he's pretty sure his quest to save the world is gonna kill him. ] I was in coma before I got to Aliunde. I just woke up from it before I got here.

[lilgreasemonkey]

[ Just mind the wording of stuff and be happy she can't read minds. :|b ] A coma? Oh Des. [ No wonder. ] We should get ya sittin' down for a bit. Maybe these new comms we got have maps we can use to find somethin' useful nearby. Like food. [ Yes. Let's treat it with food. ]