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[droppedtherock]

This... was not the captain's office.

Hand hanging uselessly in the air where a doorknob should have been, Aphrim looked up from the sheaf of papers in his other hand and stared in blank confusion at his unfamiliar surroundings. Gone were the drab gray walls of the precinct and the distinct smell of something faintly resembling piss. Instead, they

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Sorry, html fail in my other post.

[marcusc_genesis]

[OOC: Welcome! Dunno if you'd noticed, but the location of romancedressing's recently been changed to the Gardens of Eternia, so I'm a little unsure as to whether there'd be a coffee shop in there or not. /idk. Anyways, welcome again! Meet Carol. More info's on her profile, but essentially she's a single mother, a somewhat famous research scientist, het, and of the Reboot!Star Trek fandom.]

The sudden appearance of the man had startled Carol, who had when he popped up tripped over her own feet in surprise. Pushing herself back to her feet just in time to hear him curse to himself, she looked towards him with a sad smile.

"I've heard that's most people's initial reaction to coming here, but this is the first time I've seen it with my own eyes- or heard it with my own ears, in this case. Welcome, even though you probably don't want to be here. I'm Carol."

Re: Sorry, html fail in my other post.

[droppedtherock]

[ooc: I had not. My understanding of the DR atm is a little rickety. I was hoping the "no event" might clear that confusion but I'll keep it in mind for future posts. Thank you!]

The thud of a body meeting the floor was a touch delayed in reaching Aphrim's ears, for whatever reason. It wasn't until Carol began speaking to him that he actually noticed her presence, which was probably remiss of him, especially when you considered his line of work. Still, having apparently been randomly teleported to an unknown location, he was allowed to be a little slack in his vigilance.

Turning sideways to look at her, he raised an eyebrow at her brief introduction and forced a somewhat rueful smile onto his lips. "Hi Carol, I'm Aphrim." He replied, tone a little bemused at how surreal this situation was. "Need to know where "here" is before I can make an opinion."

[marcusc_genesis]

[OOC: No worries. =) I'm sure there are a few mod posts around that may offer insight if you need it. Hope you don't mind if I make the switch in here, though?]

Carol had been just as disoriented upon first arriving in the Gardens, so Aphrim was more likely than not forgiven for his momentary obliviousness. She'd needed the moment to recover from the somewhat embarrassing fall, anyways.

Brushing off a few blades of grass, Carol smiled a little in reply, "Aphrim. Nice to meet you. 'Here' is essentially a place called the Gardens of Eternia. It's a world between worlds, of sorts. Beings from all over the universes have been brought here by a mysterious figure called the Earl to apparently, and I quote, 'find something we didn't have before.' If anyone's been told what though, they're not sharing, although there are some theories from some old-timers."

[droppedtherock]

[ooc: Nah~]

Standing there, one hand around the papers and the other hanging idly at his side, Aphrim listened to Carol's explanation and, frankly? Took it much more calmly than he should have. It might have had something to do with the fact that this entire situation was entirely too familiar for comfort.

Unbidden images came to him of a fateful, stormy night. (As cliche as that might sound.) Of standing on a porch, soaked to the bone and looking up at a woman in a kimono, offering him coffee.

Jinx had always been a funny one.

"You gotta be kidding me." He finally said with a look that was a cross between exasperation and amusement. "And we're jarred in until we find it?"

[ergaleomancer]

Theta had never seen another person's arrival. This was to be her first time witnessing someone simply wink into existence in the gardens. Had that been how she'd come here? It must have been, she supposed. She was sitting on a bench near where he'd arrived, and she nodded politely to him. She frowned when he swore, though.

"There's no need for that kind of language. It's hardly gentlemanly."

[droppedtherock]

Quickly taking a glance at the speaker, Aphrim mildly hoped he had simply struck his head on something hard. Maybe the ghost around the coffee machine was acting up again, tossing paperweights at unsuspecting cops trying to slug through their day.

Or maybe he'd just finally snapped and gone stark raving mad.

... yeah, he preferred the former option. Paperweight to the head sounded much better than the straight-jacket-for-life club.

"I'm probably the furthest thing from a gentleman." He finally replied, feeling a little out of place in this floral setting. Wrinkled shirts and jeans weren't exactly the ideal garb for a garden walk, after all. "What I am is lost, mind telling me which part of Oz I landed in?"

[ergaleomancer]

She chuckled amusedly, catching the reference to Oz. Then again, why wouldn't she? "These are the Gardens. People get stuck here occasionally, and unfortunately there's not much to be done about it. I've yet to find a way to leave," she answered smoothly.

"You can share my bench with me and have a think, if you'd like, but I don't really know what to tell you. It's not unpleasant here, if that's any comfort."

[masquepapillon]

And what better way to find yourself in a garden, than to greet its many lovely creatures?

This butterfly wasn't a native of the gardens, but he decides to flutter up to the blond man anyways. It's a rather....large butterfly. Should it land on the man's face, he could pass off as a masquerade mask.

But now, it's just fluttering about the man, no choice of landing yet.