doveseeker | 01 [audio+video]

What the hell is this place? [An older man is shouting, trying to get anyones attention, though the gear is face down in the snow. His shoes crunched about, his tone especially concerned.] Kaine? Yonah! [The footsteps moved about again, before one solidly stepped on the gear; it doesn't do much to muffle the frustrated grunt coming from the older voice.]

Where are they.. [Raising his voice sharply, yelling, his concern is turning into anger; screaming at the sky, as if it has done something, is all he can do.]

Where is my daughter!?

[He goes quiet for a long time after that, a good ten minutes passing before the gear is finally being picked up. Looking absolutely weary and older than he is, Nier regards the strange screen with a scowl. Crouching down, something offscreen is tapping the tip of a green tail against several little functions, as if explaining them without words. Eventually, Nier carefully moves that tail and squints at the red light, before speaking.]

If anyone has seen a young girl with long blond hair, wearing a white dress, please tell me as soon as you can. [There's a soft sound from beside the man, just below the view of the screen again. Glancing, his scowl deepens before he turns the camera down to reveal a chilled looking Snivy, who snuffs quietly at being shown. Turning his head and somewhat posing to look less like he's cold and more like he's JUST AWESOME, Nier speaks quieter, still wearing a heavy expression.]

I'd like to know what this is, as well.

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From:

doveseeker

What is this place anyway? [Crouching down and scooping up a handful of snow, he's inspecting it like he's never seen it before; mostly because he hasn't.] This junk, what is it?

From:

captainash

This place is New Bark Town in the Johto region, and this junk is snow. You were unlucky enough to be brought to this world like the rest of us, and even more unlucky to have arrived at the beginning of winter. The closest town is three days away; I'd suggest buying a coat there.

From:

doveseeker

The hell is winter? [Shaking the snow off his hand, he's getting a move on; even just standing there in one place had started to take a toll. Nier may not be properly dressed for the season, but like hell is frostbite going to stop him from getting where he wanted.]

So long as the currency is the same, I guess I'll be doing that.

From:

captainash

The coldest season of the year. Most of the time the snow is not nearly that bad, but the temperature itself can get way worse.

[He just hopes the guy is familiar with the concept of seasons.]

It is, and you can get more of it easily in town. The shops take any employees without asking questions, as long as they're willing to work at least five days.

From:

doveseeker

Huh, that's what it's called.. [It wasn't called anything really, before; then again, it doesn't rain and it takes concentrated, waiting hand on foot for the plant to grow to do any gardening of any sort.]

Sounds good to me. What kind of work is it?

From:

captainash

Stocking shelves, manning the register, welcoming clients. It's easy, and a single week pays enough for you to buy enough supplies to last a month on the road.

From:

doveseeker

... Yeah, that does sound pretty easy. They seriously pay that well?

From:

captainash

Five hundred per hour, and you get to learn which items are going to be the most useful to you. By buying smartly and looking for to save money, you can go pretty far with a few thousands. For example, if you stay at the Pokémon Center instead of the inn you'd don't even have to pay for room and board, as long as you don't overstay your welcome.

From:

doveseeker

Not bad at all. Thanks, I'll look into that when I ... leave this town, I guess.

From:

captainash

You should probably do that soon. They don't care much about offering shelter to newcomers over there.

From:

doveseeker

No kidding. The woman in the house I woke in just threw me out without any answers.

From:

captainash

And I bet she said she was your mother and wished you luck on your journey. That's what she does to everyone.

From:

doveseeker

None of it made sense. This is acting like some messed up nightmare, rather than ... however I got here.

From:

captainash

No one understands the 'how', really. And apparently some people have been here for over two years; I hope nightmares don't usually last that long.

From:

doveseeker

I just ended one that lasted five. [Grimacing, Nier rubs his face with one hand and sighs.]

From:

captainash

It might have lasted a while, but you managed to end it, at least. That's more than many can say.

From:

doveseeker

For all of five minutes; then I came here. [NIGHTMARE ALL OVER AGAIN.] Are there any overly large trees or strange forests where people go in and don't come out? Where I'm from, there was something like that trapping people in nightmares where they die.

[HE COULD TOTALLY GO FOR THIS ALL BEING SOME DAMN ILLUSION TREE AGAIN.]

From:

captainash

The map says there's a forest near Azalea, but I haven't heard of anyone disappearing around there. Then again, I haven't really heard people talk about Azalea itself either.