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[Here Luceti, have another New Feather. A young man with silver wings, wearing a strange mask and with only the thin pants of the newcomers to protect him from the world is currently just waking up in the forest not too far from the village. If you could see his face you'd see just how groggy and confused he is right now. He flinches a little as he realises there's a couple of new additions to his body upon coming to... wherever he is right now, and he reaches behind him to feel... feathers? Wings?

Thankfully it isn't long before he realises his clothes are piled up beside him, along with a book. Gin knows it's dangerous to be so exposed and doesn't hesitate to put on those clothes, strangely altered to accommodate those small wings on his back. Who did this to him? Where was he? He was certain by now this wasn't the forest of the Mountain God, unless he was trying to play some kind of trick on him.

Now for that book... Gin picks it up, taking a seat on the forest floor where he appeared and taking a moment to flick through the pages. The book was full of messages and pictures, presumably the ones who were trying to communicate. Some of the images moved as well and there were voices... the book was speaking to him.]

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[After taking some time to try to get to know this odd journal and how it might work, Gin ends up trying to speak to the book himself.]

Hello? Can anyone hear me?

(OOC: Just a reminder and for those who might have missed it - if your character intends to touch Gin at all like taking his hand or something, please give me a chance to react before they make contact! Thanks~)

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Oh definitely not; we've all been in your shoes one time or another.

[Sanji glances away from his journal, at his desk and bed - sights that have become so familiar, he'd started to associate the word "home" with them.] Some shitty longer than others.

Yep, I can hear you!

[And it's probably safe to assume that...] Are you new here?

...? [If nothing else, she certainly found his words strange. Maybe he had lived out in the boonies and didn't get out much? That outcome at least made sense to her.]

Unwelcoming? Wait, you're not talking about me, are you?

[She objects to that statement!]

... Definitely a new feather. This is Luceti, sir, and I'm afraid you've been kidnapped and are now trapped here.

[ BLUNT. ]

The only 'worlds' I know of are those of humans and spirits. If there are more than that...

[Perhaps he wouldn't have to live so much in fear in Luceti. Perhaps. He had no idea how the spell he was under would react to beings from other worlds entirely.]

Thanks. I'll bear that in mind. Where do they live? Is there a city?

[Naturally Gin is wary of this stranger. He doesn't appear to be quite human... at least not like the humans he was used to. Of course even if he was, that alone would give him reason to be cautious. Despite his polite greeting, Gin seems to hesitate and stands his ground, almost as if analysing him, though the mask shows no emotion.

Well, he wanted to have a look... he'll be careful. Gin gives a nod and takes a couple of steps forward, but he's definitely keeping his distance.]

Go on.

[Something like that, Jane~ Living alone in a forest with only spirits for company will do that to you.]

Maybe. You did just suggest I was prying. What if I just wanted to talk?

[He's still messing with you~]

...

[Wow, that... wasn't exactly what he wanted to hear.]

Kidnapped by who?

[Gin gets that impression... that some of the people here had been here for a long time. Longer than any of them would have liked when they first got here at least. So he really was trapped?]

There must be some way out. We were brought here after all. That means there must be a way back.

My name's Gin. [Yes he did think you just called him 'yo', Beat.]

You mean we have wings just because the rest of the world does? Then... do they really want us to stay here forever?

No. There must be a way back.

...it seems that way. It seems I'm not the only one to go through this either.

[He realises just what's happening here.]

Then you really can talk to people with this book?

Sup, I'm Beat.

I dunno, yo. They jus' put these on us when we get here and takin' 'em off 'fore you go means you die, so yeah, don't do that. They say they tryin' to get us back home, but eh, who knows.

There isn't.

[A pause. Then Sanji amends his rather abrupt rebuttal]

There isn't a way in our control. And the shitheads who keep us in this enclosure - the Malnosso - insist they have no way of sending us back home yet, though they're trying their damnedest.

Yeah, everyone here is in the same boat as you, so... but yeah, you can! It's pretty neat. The journals are used for communication, and everyone has one.

[Noooo! The tables had turned on her!]

"Maybe"...!? [Jane, he can't see that you're pouting. Give it a rest.] Let me guess, you want to talk about where you are and so on, right?

[Spock regarded the New Feather curiously....]

May I inquire as to why you wear that mask?

There are. But - there's only a world of human and spirits where I'm from too. Maybe we're from the same place?

[He doesn't seem familiar, but Aang doesn't know everyone in the world. He figures people he doesn't know from his world aside from the future people have to slip in sooner or later.]

And there's a village, actually. It's full of different houses and apartments that have lots of empty space. You can just pick a place and live there to free, or maybe find someone you'll want to live with.

[ A written post appears shortly, as if the writer had made it earlier and was preparing for something like this to happen. ]

A Guide to Your Journal's Vocal Messaging System
1. To begin recording, simply press the icon of a speaker, adjacent to three curved lines, once.
2. Equilateral triangle rotated at a ninety degree angle commences auditory playback.
3. Pair of vertical lines corresponds to momentary cessation of previously noted auditory playback.
4. Square terminates playback permanently.
5. To send message to network, press the button labeled "POST".
Compiled by Twilight Sparkle

I'm from Japan on... Earth. [It seemed odd stating that as if it was an alien concept.] I guess it could happen. Can you tell me more about the spirits you know?

[There's a pause as he considers that information.]

Thanks... I think I'll stay out here for now though.

[Gin tilts his head a little at the question. Oh... of course it might seem a bit strange to outsiders.]

No real reason. It's just that if I didn't... I wouldn't look like a spirit. Humans are afraid of spirits... it keeps them away.

Isn't that a natural response to waking up in an unfamiliar place? I bet you asked the same thing when you came here. Unless you're a native.

[...in other words yes, yes he would.]

Malnosso? [So they at least knew who was responsible... they had someone to target.]

Why don't they work with us to find a way then? Why trap us here and do all the work themselves? That... doesn't seem right. [Suspicious in fact.]

...Gin. [He repeats. Then... wait a minute.]

You die if you lose your wings? [Great, that's another thing he has to bear in mind while he's trying to survive out here.]

If they want to send us back then why don't they work with us? Have you spoken to them before?

So whoever put us here... they want us to communicate with each other. Why? Why set themselves apart from us but give us the tools to talk amongst ourselves? Are they expecting something from us?

[It takes Gin a while to go through the strange written entry... to try and work out just what it means.]

Can you say that again in simpler terms? [He asks after a while, noting the symbols in his book, but... getting kind of lost halfway through.]

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