♠ 001 - Maybe I'm crazy. ♠

[zombie_pen]

[wakes up in a church, his head feeling like it's full of cotton. There's a small crown tattoo on his left wrist, which he has no memory of getting. The last thing he remembers is being in the motel in a small town in the middle of nowhere...]What the

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[chipsandtea]

[Blinks] Well, you're in the church, apparently. No clue how you got there, though.

[zombie_pen]

Can't say I know either.

... who are you?

[chipsandtea]

Hopefully you weren't sleep walking or something. Just another thing to add to the list of things you do while asleep. Like snoring and all--

...hold on. [Blinks] Did you just ask who I am?

[zombie_pen]

[tilts his head]

How the hell do you know what I do in my sleep?

& yes, I did. Because I don't know who you are. Fairly common question to ask when you first meet someone.

[belligerency]

Dude, you got amnesia or somethin'?

[zombie_pen]

[looks up in surprise at the familiar voice]

Dean? Where have you been?!

[belligerency]

Well, I was at the bar. Took Fay for a walk before that. I kind of did tell you where I was going, man.

[zombie_pen]

... you took a bar slut for a walk?

[makes a very confused face]

Not your usual plan of attack, man.

[ad_perditionem]

...what's wrong?

[zombie_pen]

[blinks, startled]

... you have my face.

[steps back, reaching for the gun that is absent from his waistband as he's in just his boxers]

[ad_perditionem]

[...sighs]

Sam. I'm not a doppleganger, a shadow demon, or a shifter. I'm you. Remember? Of course I have your face.

You'd really regret shooting me if you did have your gun, I promise. That's what you were reaching for, weren't you?

[zombie_pen]

Wait... you're me, but you're not a shifter or a demon? How is that even possible?

& of course I was reaching for my gun. Did you expect flowers for showing up looking like me?

[proteanism]

It doesn't have a punch line, unfortunately.

You're in Template.

[zombie_pen]

Template?

Definitely not the town I was in a few minutes ago...

[proteanism]

It's the same for everyone.

[zombie_pen]

But, what the hell is it?

Just a town that sucks people in for no particular reason?

[mach_kick]

Um, welcome to Template! It'd be great if you didn't shoot anybody until we can get things explained.

Oh, by the way, I'm Zell. Good to meet you.

[zombie_pen]

I don't shoot without good reason. Or without a gun, usually.

Zell? Nice to meet you. I'm Sam.

[mach_kick]

For all I know, you can summon guns out of thin air. Okay, I haven't met anybody who could actually do that, but it could happen!

So, yeah. This is Template. Most of the people here can't see you, but some can. We're all kind of... stuck here. Oh, and by the way, I'm from a different world then yours. A lot of people are.

[zombie_pen]

You're from a different world? Really?

What exactly is Template? How did I get here?