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[disentombs]

[The feed turns on and a handsome teen with brown hair and hazel eyes, mildly muscular build, and a small, polite smile, appears on screen and sits back to more squarely look into the camera. It seems like he’s a natural at appearing on screen like this, composed, like this isn’t a big deal to him despite being brand new here.]

Hi there. My name is Richard Gansey III, though just “Gansey” is preferred.

Has anyone here heard of Henrietta, Virginia?

[Gansey still hasn't quite grasped what is going on here.

Dreamthings turned reality, demons and magic and psychics, that was what he was relatively familiar with. Not time or space travel. Or alternate dimensions.

Or the disappearance of his home.]

I can't seem to find it on a map. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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voice;

[admemoriam]

Gansey?

[The voice comes through the speakers too loud and too close, crackling from volume, full of something between hysteria, awe, and exhaustion. Curiously, the video feed stays black - concealing a red-rimmed face, terrified face - but even with no further speech, his tone is familiar.

This is just another dream. It has to be. It's Adam, all over again.

And yet, he doesn't turn off the feed.]

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[disentombs]

[Gansey's brows furrow slightly as he attempts to place the voice. So familiar. It's nagging at him.]

I'm sorry, I don't think your video feed--

[He cuts himself off mid-sentence as it occurs to him who it sounds like.]

...Noah? Is that you?

[It can't be though. Right?]

[admemoriam]

Yeah.

[It's damp, a little wobbly. He still doesn't turn on the feed.]

You just came from home? Normal home?

[A puzzling, and likely worrying, question. But Noah has to know. He can't just open himself up to this, not so quickly. It would be too easy, and too devastating.]

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[rekt]

There's some horror movie nightmare bird-man named Henrietta. Otherwise, no bells rang.

[ quietly, he lols in his head, and makes a mental note to use this pun on bellamy blake, should he ever show up.

also, sup, here's your bro's twin bro. ]

text, totally not here;

[admemoriam]

she's a nightmare bird-lady

[rekt]

it didnt have boobs



i dont think??

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[disentombs]

[His amiable expression collapses into outright disbelief.]

Lynch?

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[rekt]

Bzzt.

[ as in the game show buzzer sound for 'YOU ARE WRONG'. ]

Good try, but negative. Your princess is in another body.

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[legionnaires]

Sorry to say, but I don't think you're going to find Henrietta on a map here. It's not quite the Earth you might know.

[ He feels strange saying this to someone else who was just as new as he was, but maybe it's better this way. The information was still unnerving after all. ]

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[disentombs]

I believe I'm coming to understand that, although...why is every other town that usually surrounds Henrietta there? It doesn't seem to make any sense to me.

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[legionnaires]

Perhaps in this version of Earth it simply doesn't exist? The Galaxy Garrison isn't where it should be either. [ He's checked a hundred times. Part of him wants to just wander off to the desert and find out but-- not exactly the time. ]

I'm Keith, by the way.

( video )

[drizzle]

[He really does look like a natural on camera. His smile and interesting eye color will catch her attention and motivate enough to welcome him.]

It"s nice to meet you, Gansey. I'm Nike. Your full name sorta reminds me of the way the royalty back in my world are known as.

[Which was another reason in responding other than it originally being such a shallow one.]

Sorry. The imPort city in Virginia is the only one I recognize. Henrietta has a nice ring to name-wise. Is that where you're from?

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[disentombs]

[He lets out a laugh at her observation. Really though, that was why he preferred just "Gansey". "Richard" only reminds him of his father and of their family legacy. He only introduces the rest of the name so people didn't think his parents hated him enough to just name him "Gansey".]

Nike? A pleasure. I can't claim to be royalty.

And that one is...De Chima I believe? My housing is there.

I'm not from Henrietta, but it's where I live--lived, before here.

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[drizzle]

Yeah, that's right. No kidding. I live in De Chima's housing too. Where did they place you in?

[It wasn't too difficult to already feel comfortable around him. He seems like a really kind person. It was more than enough for her to return his same friendly energy.]

What's it like? If it's in the same state as De Chima, then it shouldn't look too different, right? Where were you born?

video; is his alias visible on the comm or is it just 'gansey'?

[kingsroads]

Now that's odd. [ said with a little frown. ] All the cities from my world are in this one as well. I wonder why yours isn't?

JUST SAYS GANSEY sryyyy; [video]

[disentombs]

[He shakes his head, slight frown seen on his lips.]

I'm not sure. It's absolutely an odd circumstance.

Where are you from?

NO PROBS it'll be like ten minutes before strange finds a way to turn the convo to magic anyway

[kingsroads]

Originally from Shropshire, most recently from London. [ says english mcenglishface ] I'd imagine London to be a constant but Shropshire is as well.

[ Video ]

[ghoulking]

Welcome, Gansey. I'm Kaneki.

There are many places that might exist in your world, but not in this one, even though the two worlds might look very similar.

[ Video ]

[disentombs]

Thank you Kaneki. A pleasure to meet you.

Have you experienced the same?

[He sounds a bit too formal for someone that looks his age--a late teenager. Far more mature.]

[ Video ]

[ghoulking]

Not an entire city, but an island and some important buildings and city-places don't exist here. There are also no cities such as Heropa, De Chima, Maurtia Falls or Nonah in my world.

VIDEO.

[specialise]

[ in the beginning, raven thinks to ask "who?" but she listens, which is something she's forcing herself to do. listen, then jump in — while raven reyes knows best about almost everything, it's geography she falls flat on, and by no fault of her own. ]

[ she narrows her eyes for a moment, trying to think if she's heard of a place named after a woman's name. there's nothing. given she doesn't even know where she's landed on the map back home, she knows she's not going to be the greatest of help. so: ] Why do you want to find that place?

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[disentombs]

It's where I live and I'd like to go back.

[Simple enough.

But extremely important business was interrupted. Life-saving business.]

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[specialise]

[ simple enough, isn't it? unfortunately, raven can't pinpoint where she lives on any map. though it seems like they're in the same predicament, a niggling feeling in her gut tells her it's not the same. it'll never be the same, not unless he knows of an earth that's been wiped out. ]

[ her brows furrow. time for a geography lesson. ]

It's not the same Virginia that's here?

[morethan084]

Hey Gansey.

[Weird name, but, so was Mary Sue Poots. Her given name at the orphanage she had grown up in.]

There's a lot of places that don't exist around here. I'm guessing you came from there?

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[disentombs]

Yes I did. I'd like to get back as soon as possible if we're honest.

A pleasure to make your acquaintance Miss...?