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A Shadowy Cabal (Mod Acct) ([personal profile] synergismus) wrote in [community profile] multiversallogs2011-04-30 09:21 pm

How many goodly creatures are there here! :: GAME OPENER

Welcome to Baedal.

These are the first words newcomers hear when the door opens and they are invited into their new world. Some fuss, some fight, some need time before they have the courage to step outside. Others, shell-shocked or jaded, go quietly along with the proceedings.

They are given brief instructions; a repeat of what's described in the pamphlet and a door key.

Please stay in your room. There will be dinner soon.

It's been almost a day for some. For others, only an hour's wait. The latest newcomer is lead straight from the arrival room to the dining hall where candles and lanterns have been set out to compensate for failing electricity. (Those who have been here longer explain about rolling blackouts.) The food, however, is warm, varied and plentiful. Seating is open, and less conventional chair are available to those who need them.

There are many strange faces around the table, the majority of these recent arrivals. The proprietor of the Valhalla Inn is here, as is some of her staff. The Sheriff of Mog Hill is introduced, his function detailed. The reason for the dinner is explained:

It's a celebration. A new cohort has finally been officiated; CeidaryBlue523. Your cohort. Please. Introduce yourself. Mingle. Get to know your fellows, they will be your brothers and sisters for as long as you live in this city.


((OOC post for discussion and coordination.))
51stcentury: (arms crossed)

[personal profile] 51stcentury 2011-05-12 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Jack walked from where he was to look out the window, crossing his arms over his chest as he did so. "...shit," he said, emphatically, after a moment, before turning to look at Ianto. "Ianto, we're talking different dimensions, here. As far as I know, in our universe, we haven't even begun to mess around with cross-dimensional travel, and that's in my time. It's not something that you're supposed to do. There's a chance it could rip a hole in the fabric of reality if you start messing around with this stuff..."

He chewed his lip for a moment. "Whoever the hell is behind this place, and those other ones, they've gotta be one hell of a superpower."
coffeeking: (about to cry)

[personal profile] coffeeking 2011-05-12 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
That was exactly what Ianto had been afraid of. He swallowed hard and forced himself to continue. "There are other people, a good number of them, from yet another world like this one. That's three that we know of, and there's the possibility of more. Jack...none of them were able to find any escape."

And he's terrified they'll fare no better. Three other worlds, at least two with other versions of he and Jack, and no one had been able to get out.
Edited 2011-05-13 04:27 (UTC)
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[personal profile] 51stcentury 2011-05-16 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Jack made a noise of frustration before whirling around to Ianto. "We'll get through this, Ianto," he said, because he was the leader and he was supposed to say things like that and make the other people believe his words even when he didn't really believe them himself. "We'll get through it, and we'll figure something out. This isn't a dead end, alright?"

He ran his hand over his hair, thinking quick on his toes. "It's just not going to be as fast as some of the other things. We've just got the two of us, and whatever tech we had with us in our pockets. But we'll think of something. There has to be some sort of connection between all of the people who were brought here..."
coffeeking: (follow you into the fire)

[personal profile] coffeeking 2011-05-21 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Ianto straightened and nodded with conviction he didn't feel. He knew a defeatist attitude wouldn't help, even if he found it more realistic at this point than a positive one. But he wasn't going to just give up without a fight, no matter how hopeless. And with Jack by his side, he always felt he could accomplish so much more than he could alone. So with a little effort, he calmed himself and gathered his thoughts.

"You're right. I'll start doing some research, see if we can find any common denominators. If we can figure out the why, maybe we can figure out the how -- and how to reverse it and send us back home."
51stcentury: (arms crossed)

[personal profile] 51stcentury 2011-05-22 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Jack nodded, pleased that Ianto wasn't insisting on being pessimistic about this. There was only so much optimism he could offer up at that moment, and he was pretty sure he'd kind of reached his quota already.

"I'll see what I can find from talking to people, gathering information. They got us here pretty easily, right? How bad could it be to find a way out?" he joked.