RD 8; Orb .001

[toxic_tsarina]

[She is eyeing the orb with narrowed eyes, mistrusting it and still thinking this could be a ploy of one of her fellow Avengers.]

This isn’t Tokyo.

[A beat, then:] Barton, I swear, if this is one of your games, I’ll snap every last one of your arrows.

[With something that is more akin to a huff than a sigh, Natasha spoke a string of choice words into the strange device. It was a code that only her fellow Avengers would recognize.]

Words can be like X-rays; if you use them properly, they'll go through anything.

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[sorcerous]

Radiation doesn't go through everything.

[ The orb is darkened. Loki's thrown a blanket over it, because he can't stop the blue from spreading on his skin. ]

[toxic_tsarina]

[She can recognise that snake-like, silver tongue anywhere. Natasha glares into the void.]

I wouldn't expect you to understand it.

[sorcerous]

[ He understands a great deal of the principles of science and magic, but before he responds, a spark of intuition. He pauses. ]

Somewhat unlikely that your clever little code-phrase will gain any response. We are not all drawn from the same worlds, here.

[toxic_tsarina]

[Even if he hadn't covered his own orb, her facial expression still wouldn't have given a thing away.

I was quoting Huxley.

Do you think you're clever, hiding in the dark?

[ladysarmour]

No, my lady, this is Eswareinmal. Though where I am from we say words are wind.

Yay, Sansa!

[toxic_tsarina]

[My lady? It would be amusing, were the situation different.]

And where would you be from?

Hooray!

[ladysarmour]

The Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

[toxic_tsarina]

[She perks a brow, having never heard of this place before.]

And what do they call you in Westeros?

[brosif]

I've known swords that go through anything. I have yet seen any words to match.

[toxic_tsarina]

It's a quote from a book. Figured it was a great conversation starter.

[brosif]

For what manner of conversation?

[toxic_tsarina]

Gaining information on this place. Any tips or pointers you want to share?

[somewhatpointy]

Trust me, this is about as far from Tokyo as you can get.

[toxic_tsarina]

Yeah, slowly learning that. Did you arrive in this ridiculous get up, too?

[She shifts so that her blade dancer's outfit is visible.]

[somewhatpointy]

[He knows better than to stare.]

No, I woke up in plain leather armor. And with a horse decked out in even worse. Seems they outfit you based on what they think your role is.

[toxic_tsarina]

[Her head snaps up.]

You got a horse?

[Clearly, she did not. Though, honestly, she'd rather have the dirk than the horse, but a horse seems handy in this inconvenient setting.]

[thoreal]

Natasha Romanov?

But... I had the tesseract...

[toxic_tsarina]

[Relief practically floods her face.]

So, this is your doing, then? You somehow pulled me along?

[And if this is Asgard...no, you know what? It almost fits. The fairy tale spin, Loki's presence. Her costume in comparison to theirs.]

[thoreal]

No... [He frowns.] I have been here for many days now. I do not know how the magics of this world work as well as some do, but I do not think it would take so much time.

And besides-- [Ah. That's probably important to get to sooner rather than later.] You... have not yet spoken with Loki, have you?

[retrieverchef]

[Eliot smirked slightly. He can definitely relate. Waking up in a new world is disorienting.]

No, this definitely is no Tokyo, darlin'. Although, I'd say it's quite a bit nicer.

[He chuckles good-naturedly.]

So you have friends like that, too?

[toxic_tsarina]

[Slightly tilts her head.] Fans of good literature? Sure.

You sound like you've been here long enough to pass judgment on the place...

[retrieverchef]

[He shakes his head, grinning.] Well, two of them are. But I was thinking more along the lines of prone to extensive pranking.

I've only been here a couple days. I have been to Tokyo several times, though. The only similarity is that there are people here.

[tatra]

Oh! Are you from Toukiyou too? [ She still doesn't really know how to pronounce it :T ]

[toxic_tsarina]

No, that's just the last place I was before...here.

[tatra]

But then you must be from the same place as Hikaru, Fuu and Umi! I've heard so much about your world.