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[highprofilerichkid]

So, about that trip home... Do giant magic turtles offer refunds? I think this counts as false advertising.

Hey, everybody. Tony Stark. Again. [Tony smiles wryly and waves at the camera.] Supergenius, inventor, dude with the flying power armor. If you need to upgrade your phone so it plays nice with the local magitech or rescue a kitten out of a tree, I'm your guy. Hit me up.


[Locked to Klaus, Danny, Bucky, Brigid, Valdis, Sheena, Jackie and Bakura]

I'm really glad you guys are here. And it absolutely sucks that we're stuck here again. How long did everyone go home for? I was only back for two and a half weeks.

Though I guess some of us really did go home for good. Has anyone seen Raine or Aya around? I didn't see them on the housing list.

[He knows that probably means they went home for real. He should be happy for them, but it hurts to lose them. ]

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[denyamenti]

Raine said she'd intended to go home, herset. If that's what she wanted, then hopefully she stays there.

Being here isn't the worst case scenario for everyone.

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[highprofilerichkid]

Yeah, a bunch of us did. So what did we do to piss off Tu Vishan? [Tony jokes. Kind-of-but-not-really-jokes. Okay, so he's a little salty about the situation. He didn't even have three weeks with his dad and his best friend!]

At least somebody's happy to be back. And Pepper's definitely glad you're here.

[denyamenti]

Maybe he got wind of your attitude.

[ Joking. Probably. ]

I arrived a day later than Pepper, which was... unfortunate.

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[protivvyter]

[ STill missing that arm Stark :\ Fix. It. ]

I didn't. I went to sleep and woke up here. I'm... less than thrilled.

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[highprofilerichkid]

Whoa. Seriously? That really sucks. Sorry, man.

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[protivvyter]

[ Bucky shrugs. ]

At least no one was hurt.

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[bostonhowler]

[ Well Brigid looks different. She's fitter than she was before, if possible. Her hair's up in a pony tail, and she's lounging in her room. ]

Six months, I was home. I almost didn't want to come back, but I'm glad I'm here.

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[highprofilerichkid]

You are? What do you think of the city so far? It seems nice, but... now we have to start all over. If we're going to get stuck here again, I almost wish we'd just been sent right back to Keeliai.

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[bostonhowler]

[ She laughs. ]

My wanting to be here has nothing to do with the city or it's inhabitants, but rather one of us.

[invisibill]

Guess you lucked out then. I never even made it home.

[highprofilerichkid]

I guess so. Looks like this isn't going to be any more predictable than it was before.

Sorry, Danny. It's good to see you, though.

[invisibill]

Yeah, you too. It's good to see there's at least a few people here I recognize, anyway.

[He shrugs.]

At least its predictable in that my luck is just as bad as ever.

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[redlightgreenlight]

[Valdis hears her device ping, though she isn't sure how she feels when she sees who it is. Fear that more people are here who know her secrets? Relief that people are here who know her secrets? She shakes her head, uncertain how to reply, so she takes her time.]

I...opted to go home, but I never made it there. I'm not sure what that means...

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[highprofilerichkid]

Yeah, you're not the only one. I don't think it means anything. I think this whole dimensional travel thing is still pretty random. Guess Tu Vishan hasn't fixed that part yet.

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[redlightgreenlight]

Yet? It's been over five hundred years, he's probably never coming back...

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[watchmewhippersnapper]

[Have a very unamused expression fill up the screen. Though, to be fair, it wasn't meant to be personal.]

I'll have you know that almost none of what you just said made any sense.

[...mostly.]

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[highprofilerichkid]

Do you not have kittens in your universe? They're small, furry animals that people keep as pets, and sometimes they climb trees and can't get down.

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[watchmewhippersnapper]

Really. That's the part you chose to "explain"?

[Arms across her chest. The sounds of a tapping foot coming from somewhere off-screen. So help you, child, if you're deliberately messing with her, she will make certain your ears pay for it later...]

I know what a kitten is. In fact, I've been made to rescue a fair few of them in my day. All part of the job, unfortunately.

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[grimreaping]

Out of curiosity, what were the specifics of said "advertising"?

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[highprofilerichkid]

Tu Vishan said he would try to send us home. Anyone who wanted to stay would get stuck in some kind of Dreaming stasis until he fixed the planes, and then they'd wake right back up in Keeliai.

Except he said that would take about a year, and apparently it's been more like five hundred. And a lot of us who wanted to go home ended up back here anyway.

I know Tu Vishan did his best and everything, so, A for effort, but not so great on the execution.

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[sanzulines]

Why was that not an option prior, do you know? I would imagine that if people could come and go at will, they'd have taken the opportunity to do so-- I would, at least.

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[purered]

It's good to see you well, Mister Stark.

I did, indeed, go home for a short period. A little over six months to be exact.

It's possible Tu Vishan made some kind of error, or perhaps the magic that sent us back was not entirely permanent. Either way, we're here again and the people of Aifaran seem to have dealing with this down to a science.

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[highprofilerichkid]

At least we know we can go home. And we know Tu Vishan is working on it, even if he didn't exactly get it right. Maybe we actually have a chance of figuring it out this time.

I just hope it doesn't take another five hundred years.

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[prana]

That's quite an introduction. ( He kind of reminds her of someone she's only recently crossed paths with in her world, except... nicer? He was willing to rescue a kitten out of a tree at least. )

Again though? Have you been here once before?

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[highprofilerichkid]

For more than three years. In Keeliai. A bunch of us were. Tu Vishan was the turtle carrying Keeliai, and he was supposed to send us home. It didn't stick for all of us.