[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.

[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!?

[bondsoflove]

You're noisy.

[tatra]

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

[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!

[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?

[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.

[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.

[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!

[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.

[adventurerextraordinaire]

"I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT! SORRY!"

[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...]

[dash_dynamic]

YOU KNOW, LIKE A CAR!

[This time, his gesturing isn't a total failure and he's doing a pretty good pantomime of driving a car...or at least, what would be a pretty good pantomime of driving a car if one was from a world in which they had those sorts of things.]

YOU KNOW, VROOM VROOM? HE'S A GIANT CAR!

[tatra]

Yes, I'm quite sure.

[ But then! She claps her hands and giggles. ]

I do hope you're right, though! Perhaps your friends will be here for you soon.

[dash_dynamic]

[Well, okay, if she's sure then he's just going to cover for his anxiety with even more bluster...even though it's painfully obvious that's what he's doing.]

Of course they'll be! We're the Go-Ongers, after all! There's nothing that can stop us!

[tatra]

[ It's alright, Tatra won't tell. ]

Oh, good. Would you like a nice cup of tea while you wait?

[dash_dynamic]

[The mention of something as normal as a cup of tea actually seems to cut through the panic a little bit.]

Uh...yeah, that doesn't sound like a bad idea...

[tatra]

If you'd care to join me for a cup, I'm in the tearoom in the northern wing of the castle.

[dash_dynamic]

Northern wing, huh? I'm still in the castle--it shouldn't take me long to find it at all!

[Pause.]

Just to make sure, this way is north, isn't it? I don't have my bearings yet.

[Behold, he's pointing in a completely wrong direction.]

[bondsoflove]

Enjoy the silence, if I had to guess.

[tatra]

The other way, dear. If you have trouble finding it, I'm sure one of the serving people can help you.

[ It's a big castle, after all. ]

[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!

[dash_dynamic]

Oh, right, right!

[He grins confidently.]

I'll find it! Piece of cake!

[About twenty minutes later, Gunpei finally shows up at the tearoom. He's had to get a servant to show him where it was.]

[tatra]

[ Tatra nods her thanks to the serving person, amused but too polite to say anything. ]

Please, sit!