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Zweiundzwanzig - [Action/Voice]
[When Kurt steps out of the tunnel today, he's relieved. It's kind of like being back home, if home was a place where you were at the mercy of scientists and bureaucrats and the subject of weird experiments. But it's got friends and family, so he's still relieved to be here. Not to mention having a sky over him again. It's kind of refreshing to actually be chilly! Although a little sore from two weeks of teleporting, he's content to make his way back home.
... where he'll find out Jubilee is gone. Not to mention that Melanie is still away. It's kind of a bummer on both count. But he keeps his chin high and remembers that he still has friends. Jubilee went back to the X-Men she belongs with, he's with the X-Men he belongs with, and he'll be ready the moment Melanie comes back.
After spending some time getting settled back into the X-House again, he goes out for the evening, looking for some fun to stimulate a Kurt who spent two weeks of fighting and boredom (and people staring at him like a freak). Good Spirits, Cloud Nine, and the Rec Center are all stops this evening for him. A successful mission completed deserves a little celebration, after all.
At some point, he pops open his journal to ask something he's been thinking about. From what he knows of Kotetsu and Pao-Lin's world, it almost seems to have 'mutants' like him. But unlike his world, they seem to have a better lot than mutants in his world do. After two weeks of being stared at like a freak, his own mutation is pretty heavy on his mind. Maybe other worlds are like this too?]
So a lot of us have powers, yeah? How many people were born with them... but only by accident? I don't mean like some kind of magical powers, but something totally random.
And... what do the people of your world think of that?
... where he'll find out Jubilee is gone. Not to mention that Melanie is still away. It's kind of a bummer on both count. But he keeps his chin high and remembers that he still has friends. Jubilee went back to the X-Men she belongs with, he's with the X-Men he belongs with, and he'll be ready the moment Melanie comes back.
After spending some time getting settled back into the X-House again, he goes out for the evening, looking for some fun to stimulate a Kurt who spent two weeks of fighting and boredom (and people staring at him like a freak). Good Spirits, Cloud Nine, and the Rec Center are all stops this evening for him. A successful mission completed deserves a little celebration, after all.
At some point, he pops open his journal to ask something he's been thinking about. From what he knows of Kotetsu and Pao-Lin's world, it almost seems to have 'mutants' like him. But unlike his world, they seem to have a better lot than mutants in his world do. After two weeks of being stared at like a freak, his own mutation is pretty heavy on his mind. Maybe other worlds are like this too?]
So a lot of us have powers, yeah? How many people were born with them... but only by accident? I don't mean like some kind of magical powers, but something totally random.
And... what do the people of your world think of that?
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Well, that's good! I bet you wish you were there to see it done, yeah?
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[Which helps, even if it can't completely quell the homesickness she feels at times.] It's too bad we can't come and go as we please. I'd love to show you Alabasta.
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I bet it would be pretty great. [He'd suggest the Dome, but. He's tried visiting Bayville in it. There's just no comparison to the real thing.]
You can tell me about it, though.
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[There's a gust of wind, and she pulls her coat a little tighter around herself against the winter chill. Maybe this isn't the best venue if they plan to talk much longer.]
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Ahh, but maybe we should head inside first. No sense in freezing out here.
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Ah, but...I'm not keeping you, am I? From the party?
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[But hm, he looks around. Where should they go?]
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Would you like to go to Seventh Heaven and have something warm to drink? [Of course that's her favorite spot to stop when she's out and about.]
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[One second teleport! So much better than walking in the snow.]
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[She holds out her hand to Kurt so he can do his thing.]
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So, coffee drinker or do you like something more chocolatey?
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Oh. Chocolate, definitely! [Nothing against coffee, but between those two options, it's a no-brainer for her.]
[Vivi has a kind of regular table where she normally sits here, so she'll just start cruising over in that direction.]
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Well, that's good. I'm not really big on the coffee.
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It's an acquired taste, I suppose. [A casual shrug.] Given a choice, I'd pick hot chocolate any day, though.
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[She looks to Kurt for confirmation before telling the server.]
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So. What were we talking about, again?
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You were going to tell me about Alabasta, yeah?
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I've told you we're a desert kingdom, haven't I? And a summer island on the Grand Line, so it's hot all year round. [She pauses, smiling fondly.] But we're also known as "The Land of Oases."
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Rather large, actually. [Compared to most islands in her world, anyway.] There are about ten million people living in Alabasta--mostly in the larger cities, though there are a lot of smaller villages, too. Generally, where there's a water source, you'll find people.
[With her fingertip, she traces a rough outline of the island on the tabletop, then bisects it right down the middle.] The Sandora River cuts through the center of the country, so you'll find a lot of settlements and farms on either bank.
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[And Vivi will rule all that some day? It's pretty mind blowing, frankly.]
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