[OOM] Izabora - Total Immersion Virtual Reality Program: Age of Ooze. The Garden of New Beginnings.

[stuck_mynock]

When Atton opens his eyes, he hasn't got his sword, and he's wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a billowing coat, and a whole lot of black.

Thoughtfully: "Huh."

They're in a garden of some sort, filled with statues, fountains, and plants, with a forest and a massive city in the distance. A lot of people are milling around, all in dress from a variety of different time periods.

Atton thinks about this, a moment.

"Huh."

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[will_scarlett]

"Flyin' thingy."

[guppy_sandhu]

"And there was something there. It just happened to be a butterfly."

Guppy pouts.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Pat.

"Silly Guppy."

[will_scarlett]

"Least yer reflexes are good."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Need to concentrate on what's relevent." Guppy says, tutting at himself.

"Let's keep going."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, let's."

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye."

Will checks the map once more and then starts walking again.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy tries to keep his bizarre senses to himself.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

A few other players run past as they walk. One pauses to give them a thumbs up.

A couple of minutes after that, another player approaches, peering at Guppy.

"Hey you wanna cyber?" Beat. As an afterthought: "Lols."

[will_scarlett]

Will asks, "What's that?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"I'm going to say no, as a married man, heterosexual, or N00b, whichever satisfies the explanation." Guppy says, arching an eyebrow at the newcomer.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

The player considers this, for a while.

Then, they start swaying their hips, with a very hopeful expression.

(Nearby, Atton just facepalms and continues walking.)

[will_scarlett]

"Come on, that looks like it 'urts."

The woman's hips are just kind of odd and oddly balanced.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy prods his virtual button, and selects the 'Fuck off' expression.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

The player looks sad, but heads off.

[will_scarlett]

"I'm guessin' that I really dinna know what she was askin' for, aye?"

[guppy_sandhu]

"I don't want to know what she or he wanted." Guppy says. "They weren't getting it."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Hurry up, you two," Atton calls back at them.

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye." Will starts walking faster to catch up with Atton.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy catches them up.

"Are the other players from the same world as we've been on?"

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Headtilt.

"How do you mean?"

[will_scarlett]

"Guess lots o'folks come to this world just to play this thing since doesna seem much else 'ere."

[guppy_sandhu]

"I meant in the pods."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"I don't know, Guppy. It doesn't look like there's much else on the planet, but then, they've been here for at least a millenia."

[will_scarlett]

"Guess just 'nother thing we can find out then."