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Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Thank you! How has the mornight been treating you :D?

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Happy weekend! Posted, short post is short though :c

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Audrey gave Lenore a worried glance before her eyes flitted to the red mark on the girl's forehead.

She stopped walking and her eyebrows were drawn together in concern. She didn't exactly have any medical know-how, so the last thing she wanted was for Lenore to suddenly pass out. "Maybe we should find a place to rest," she suggested, though to be honest, Audrey didn't like the thought of stopping. The police officers were probably still looking for them, and when one of the houses blinked, a shiver ran up her spine.

"Or maybe we should keep walking...just slower than usual. Do you need any help walking?" She offered Lenore a shoulder to lean on then frowned when she finally thought the girl's question over. "No...but we don't have much of a choice do we? Unless you have any ideas? I'm willing to try new things."

The streetlight above them suddenly flickered before a pop and a sizzle were heard, the street went dark.

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He turned to look at the midget, Dominick was resting his head on his arms, eyes half-lidded and face flushed.

The alcohol had kicked in now and he slurred more than he spoke. "Thanks, Dominick," Niko watched the midget raise a shaky thumbs up then turned to Carlos. "Maybe we can catch a bus?" As strange and unbelievable as this world was it seemed pretty similar to their own. Their was a coffee shop after all and while the costumers were strange they did normal things. They played billiards and talked and one carrot shaped individual was clacking away at his laptop's keys.

If they had human bodies, he would have believed they were just like him and Carlos.

"Maybe we can get one of the people...er, creatures outside to show us the way?" It still felt surreal, but by this point, Nikolai knew it wasn't a dream.

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Oddly, I haven't seen Digimon, though I know that it's similar to pokemon in some ways xD

Alrighty, I shall have a reply up for you tomorrow :D! For now, gonna work on an essay for class. Catch ya later, Tundra!

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Thanks, and I haven't seen Digidestined, but I love the idea of the portal floating in the air and them taking a leap of faith :D. It will be interesting haha, especially since it's so high up. Pft, the poor kiddos.

As for the real world, I was thinking they tell someone they trust? And we play NPCs like cops and teachers. Then things just keep getting worse, it's still a pretty hazy idea but I was thinking the black cat that lead Audrey to the magical realm would start showing up as some sort of guide. It'll try and get them to head back since someone has to fix the whole mess? How this happens and how it can be fixed is totally up in the air.

Am I making sense so far, haha xD

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That's good to hear :) I hope the rest of the week is just as awesome! I managed to finish three out five reports and a majority of my papers, so that's a huge weight off my shoulders and things are going well.

I managed to get a post up ^^

Slowly trying to get the kiddies to meet up in one of the darker sides of the realm, and decided to plop the portal on top of an abandoned office. Does that sound alright to you :D? We can have them meet up somewhere around the area then work together to get to it?

If you have any other ideas, I'm definitely up for them :)! Anything you want them to see or meet? And when they get back to the human realm is there anything specific you want them to do :D? I think it'd be cool if we managed to brainstorm a bit, that way we know what we want for them and where we want the story to go.

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

The missing people, Lenore's words, all of it began falling into place like pieces of a jumbled up jigsaw puzzle.

"Unbelievable," Audrey shook her head a little before focusing on Lenore. "Who hasn't heard about it?" Lately people had been going missing and the news had been spreading around the country like wildfire. The disappearances weren't just happening in the city, it was a global phenomenon that nobody could explain. Some people chalked it up to alien abductions while the more rational ones said it could have been a mass kidnapping or terrorists. Feh, it looked like the alien believers were in a way right. "Bodies never found, people just up and disappearing," Audrey paused, "it's all over the news, I couldn't miss it even if I lived under a rock."

She listened to Lenore talk a bit more then looked around to see a bus filled with strange creatures.

"I think we're the only humans here..." she trailed off and chewed down on her lip. It was starting to make sense, but she didn't want to believe all this. Blaming it on alcohol or anything else would have been a lot easier. Magic...yeah, this was, to put it lightly, weird as hell. "You know that most of the missing people are never found, right?" The girl's eyebrows were drawn together and she sighed. "Lenore, right? We need to find a way of out this place...if we stay for too long, who knows what will happen." Those that came back usually had a few screws loose, and she didn't want to end up as one of them.

"Come on, we have a lot of ground to cover." Audrey turned away from her schoolmate and started walking down the sidewalk. As they walked on, the buildings grew eerier and the creatures appeared darker, the once bright lines turning into hues of red and purple. Audrey scrunched up her nose in distaste but walked on anyway, a few shadowy figures in coats marched past them and the tension in the air was palpable.

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Nikolai wasn't too fond of alcohol, but at this point, Carlos' glass looked very tempting.

He shut his eyes and counted quietly to ten before nodding at his schoolmate's question. In the news, people rarely ever made it back. "Is there a way out of here?" The question felt heavy in his mouth and he hoped and prayed that Dominick would say yes, if the answer was a no, Niko didn't know what he'd do.

Dominick drummed his fingers on the table and the seconds felt more like days. "Yes and no..."

Niko's heart sunk into his stomach, "what do you mean?"

"Well, technically there is a way to leap between our realm and yours. Ya see, recently, something freaky has been happening. Normally our worlds rest on different planes of existence but ever since two months ago, holes have been popping up here and there. When someone wonders into that wrinkle in dimensions they end up in your world or in your case, they end up here." He took another swig of alcohol, his cheeks were a light shade of pink and Dominick eased into the couch. "That's not supposed to happen. The worlds colliding will be catastrophic."

Niko turned to Carlos with questioning eyes. If someone told him this the other day he would have laughed and told them that played way too many video games. But now, here he was, seated beside DJ Swagstar and some midget, discussing the end of the world.

"Y'know those holes in reality I was talkin' bout?" He waited for the boys to look at him, "some of them are temporary, some of them move around, but if you can find one then you can get home. They've been becoming more common lately, I suggest you leave as soon as you can." He lowered his voice and Niko felt a chill run down his spine. "Not everyone can cross through and the longer you stay here, the harder it is to travel back to your own realm."

"Are there any of these holes nearby..."

Dominick gave them a grin, the alcohol slowly taking hold of him. "Lucky for you boys, I happen to know where one is." Propping his elbows on the table, he leaned close, and whispered. "Dark district on top of the abandoned office. If you can get to the rooftop, you should feel something strange. Place was abandoned cause of the portal, I'm not sure if it's still there...but it's worth a shot and it might be your only chance." He shrugged and took another swig, this time forgetting everything he had said about the world eventually coming to an end.

Niko steeled himself, "well, we don't have much to lose," he held out his hand and nodded at Carlos. "What do you say?"

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Hola :D! I'll have a post up in a bit. How have you been doing, Tundra ^^? I hope the week has been treating you well.

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

Her cheek stung, Audrey brought a hand to her face and for a moment stood there, trying to register what had happened.

Her free hand clenched into a fist, Lenore had slapped her. "What..." her eyebrows furrowed in irritation. Who did this girl think she was? Audrey was stunned by the sudden action and watched as the girl began threatening one of the strange creatures of whatever the hell this place was.

Lenore threatened him and Audrey raised her eyebrows at the scene. This girl was a pyscho wasn't she? As soon as Lenore came back, Audrey scowled, she had a hand over her reddening cheek. "You sure discovered something new." Audrey rolled her eyes, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "I really thought this world was normal before you asked Mr. deer all about it." Her opinions on Lenore had been turned upside down.

When she realized they were in the same art class she was kind of glad, but now...well, she didn't like the girl and had they not been the only humans in this topsy turvy world she would have left. "You didn't have to slap me," the girl muttered before glaring at her schoolmate. "Did the deer tell you something useful?" She asked as if everything else he had told her was plain as day. "Maybe something that involves...oh I don't know, us getting out of here."

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"Borders?" Nikolai mumbled.

"The thing that keeps our worlds apart." He narrowed his eyes at Carlos, "Dominick," he didn't bother to slap the DJ's hand. He then turned to look at Niko, the boy was holding his fedora between his hands and he looked deathly pale.

"Nikolai," he finally mumbled, but even he didn't reach out to shake Carlos' hand. He was clutching his hat between his fingers to keep his hands steady after all. "Hey...Dominick, when did this start happening?"

The midget reeked of alcohol. "Two months ago, rumors began spreading. People from our world would go missing."

Niko's eyes went wide. The same had been happening in the human world. People would just disappear without a trace and some would come back while others wouldn't and sometimes there would be strange sightings of weird creatures. "The news," he clenched his fists until his knuckles turned while. "Carlos...the missing people, their claims of bizarre things happening. Holly strawberry tart!" He leaped to his feet, eyes wide. "It all adds up...we've gone missing now."

Ripples in Reality: A World in Lines

No, no, that was awesome xD it should definitely make relationship dynamics interesting.

Audrey is not happy at all, haha.