[Orb]

[dash_dynamic]

[There is a man in very princely clothing staring down into the orb. He looks...well, "worked up" would be a good way to put it.]

This is for communication, right?

[And he takes a deep breath...]

SOSUKE! RENN! HANT! SAKI! MIU! GUNPHERD! ...Hiroto? IS ANYONE ELSE HERE?!

[Nope, he's not freaking out at all as he's yelling into the orb. He's calm. So calm. Ever calm. Staying PERFECTLY calm.]

Does anyone at least know which of the Brane Worlds this is? I need to find my way back to Human World or Engine World as soon as possible! And WHY everyone here seems to think I'm some kind of prince?!

[Yes, he is PERFECTLY calm. Ever calm. So calm. Just ignore his...twitchiness.]

Comments

[shadow_sage]

Most of us carry these with us. You do not need to shout in order to make yourself heard.

I think that this place is not among the Brane Worlds you believe it to be. It functions more like a seperate, pocket universe, removed from thise which we originally came from.

[dash_dynamic]

[He still seems distressed and a little flustered, but at least he's not yelling anymore.]

But...but the Brane Worlds are a series of pocket universes!

[shadow_sage]

Are they? And you freely travel between them?

[dash_dynamic]

Yeah, they're all linked.

[He nods.]

We don't do it very often, but with the Engines, it's very possible! It just takes a lot of energy and a little bit of guts, that's all!

[shadow_sage]

Engines?

[adventurerextraordinaire]

[Huh, this guy's culture must communicate mostly in shouts. Well, when in Rome...]

HI THERE! I DON'T KNOW WHO ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE BUT I AM CADE MASTERS! WHO ARE YOU!?

[dash_dynamic]

[It has not yet occurred to Gunpei that maybe, just maybe, they shouldn't be yelling at each other like this. He's still too wound up to think straight.]

I'M GUNPEI ISHIHARA! I'M LOOKING FOR THE OTHER MEMBERS OF MY TEAM, ESPECIALLY GUNPHERD! HE'S AN ENGINE! HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?

[adventurerextraordinaire]

NO I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN HIM! WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S AN ENGINE?

[dash_dynamic]

HE'S AN ENGINE! HE'S...

[A little bit of gesturing of Gunpei illustrates this...not that the gesturing is exactly helpful.]

HE'S KIND OF LIKE A CAR! BUT REALLY BIG! UNLESS HE GOT SPLIT INTO HIS ENGINE SOUL AND ENGINE CAST, IN WHICH CASE HE WOULD BE KIND OF SMALL!

[bondsoflove]

You're noisy.

[dash_dynamic]

[Oh. Maybe he didn't need to be yelling quite so much. Right.]

And you're...

[Comebacks are not Gunpei's forte. Give him a moment as he kind of huffs indignantly.]

Erm. Well. I'm just trying to find the rest of my team, alright? I don't know what they'll do without me.

[bondsoflove]

Enjoy the silence, if I had to guess.

[dash_dynamic]

[Gunpei looks a little flustered.

Also, clearly Sasuke doesn't know the rest of his team. With the exception of Hiroto and Miu, they're just as bad, if not worse.]

Hey, if they need to form Engine-O or GunBir-O, that's going to be a disaster without me and Gunpherd there! I need to get back!

[tatra]

There's no need to shout, dear. I'm afraid we haven't found a way to leave this world yet.

[dash_dynamic]

Oh...

[Sheepishly, he quiets down.]

You're sure about that? Travel between the Brane Worlds happens all the time...I'm sure we could get out of here once I find my teammates.

[tatra]

Unfortunately the situation is rather complicated. I believe there have been quite a few people here who would normally be able to return home without trouble, but who find themselves trapped.

[dash_dynamic]

Eeeeeh? You're sure about that?!

[Trying to keep calm, trying to keep calm, failing to keep calm, hiding failure to keep calm in a bit of bluster...]

Well, that was then, this is now! I'm sure the other Go-Ongers will be looking for me as soon as possible!

[He's just going to keep telling himself that...]

[brosif]

Control yourself.

[dash_dynamic]

I am controlling myself!

[Which is said in a pseudo-whining manner that suggests he is anything but.]

[brosif]

Then you will most assuredly die here. And rather quickly.

[dash_dynamic]

[For a guy as high-strung as he is, that's...not comforting. At all. He's trying to hide his freakout, but it's not going well.]

What's so terrible about this place that anyone would die here?!

And I'll have you know I'm perfectly calm.

[No. He's not.]

[consultmybooks]

[Then he is the noisiest calm person Giles has ever had the misfortune of being near. He actually shows up in the orb with his hands over his ears.]

Yes, it's for communication, which means you don't have to shout!

[dash_dynamic]

[That kind of cuts through and he quits yelling in embarrassment.]

I wasn't shouting! I was...testing the volume.

[consultmybooks]

[And Giles sighs in relief. He's never dealt well with loud noises. It's a downside of having hearing to compensate for the bad eyesight.]

I'll spare you the trouble - there's no volume to test. There's you talking, and us hearing.

[dash_dynamic]

[Have a finger poking curiously at the orb now, probably blotting out parts of the video feed.]

So it does all that stuff automatically, then?