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[fatherlessness]

[ The feed cuts to a very close shot of a teen boy as he fidgets with the device on his wrist, figuring the message-creating business out. He’s been examining what messages he could find on the thing for a few minutes, so he might as well take a crack at it. It’s not hard, but he’s peering at it closely until it works, then pulling back to talk at

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[Video] Bringing him in so not to scare the poor guy too bad.

[kungfublackfrog]

...you're new I take it, right?

[On the screen appears a man with a kind face. Don't want to scare the new people away after all.]

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[fatherlessness]

[ Michael looks... unconvinced. ]

Uh. Yeah. I mean I just showed up here, so. [ He shrugs with one shoulder. It looks suspiciously like he thinks he doesn't have time for you - he's waiting for a response back from his siblings, mom or girlfriend. ]

[Video]

[kungfublackfrog]

A word of advice for you then: get to shelter quickly. There are things here that will cause you harm.

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[fatherlessness]

[ Both eyebrows raise, in an expression that can only really be described as flat. ]

Okaaaaay. Well, I will, just as soon as I find my family. Seeing as there's something else that could be causing them harm.

[crotchroses]

[Video, this Frenchman is speaking (heavily accented) English. It probably doesn't help that he speaks at a good clip and one might get the impression that he likes hearing himself talk.]

Bonjour monsieur! You are no longer on your home world, I am sorry to say! But eh, maybe I should allow that to ah, sink in before I continue with the explanation.

[fatherlessness]

I, ah... [ A long pause. It takes him a second to translate that accented English into words he understands, but then the sentence doesn't make sense. Home world? It's obvious he's a little weirded out by that sentence, but there's nothing to get him to believe it just yet. ]

...What?

[crotchroses]

Exactly. You have seen like... science fiction films, oui? At least, I hope you have.

It's kind of like that. You are kidnapped to another planet, there is no escape--and so on.

[fatherlessness]

[ There's a long, slightly open-mouthed moment where he just blinks. Then comes a sound somewhere between a a splutter and a scoff. ]

Okaaay, but you know that science fiction isn't real. It's just that - it's fiction. [ Wee bit weirded out now. ]

[asideglance]

[Japan will appear on video with a bow, followed by him sending a map program! It'll give maps of the three main cities and such. Works sort of like mapquest!]

Greetings. My apologies, but this is a different planet known as Fortuna. Ah, I have sent a map program I created... I hope it can be of use.

[fatherlessness]

[ He studies the map, eyebrows drawing closer and closer together as the weirdness of what Japan has just said begins to sink in. ]

This--... What do you mean, a different planet? [ He's not quite spluttering. Clearly he doesn't believe you. ]

[asideglance]

It is rather difficult to believe, but this is not Earth. Ah... if you wish to check, the night sky shows two moons.

[fatherlessness]

Right. Well I don't really have time to go stargazing, but next time I'm out I'll look. [ The fact that he is starting to believe at the very least that the people believe this is still secondary to his need to find his family, though. ]

Listen, have you ever heard of a girl here named Kelly Porter? Blonde, my age. [ And adding, quickly: ] And a woman, Susan Harding, and her kids?

[video]

[andifell]

I...Don't know what's going on either.

[A pause, as he then continues in his unreadable deadpan:] Have you just woken up here as well?

Re: [video] Oh my god I am dying a little CAS Y U SO ADORABLE.

[fatherlessness]

Yeah, a few hours ago. [ A beat. ]

Did they just like take in shipments of us, or what? [ Seems like it, from the several new-people entries he's seen up. ]

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[fatherlessness]

Where are you from? [ He's not trying to make small talk, and that's obvious - he's heard something about people being from different places, and wants to see if it's true. If not, even if this person came from Oregon, too, that'll tell him something. He supposes. ]

[video] LMAO HE DOESN'T TRY I SWEAR.>.>

[andifell]

[Castiel furrowed his brows slightly. Shipments?]

[Instead of answering the first question, he skipped to the last one.] Earth...Detroit, Michigan. Technically.

[Video]

[loyal_cube]

[Hope you don't mind a small demon with pointed ears helping you out]

My apologies, sir. I don't know anyone by the names you've mentioned. However, if I do, I'll be sure to direct them to this message.

As for information, I can do my best to answer any questions you may have. I suggest finding shelter immediately, though. There are many hostile creatures here on Fortuna.

Also, if you could describe your surroundings, or show them to me, I can tell you where you are and advise somewhere safe to stay.

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[fatherlessness]

[ It's a little later when he responds, so he's heard this explanation before - he also is a little bit glassy- and pink-eyed, like he's been crying. He sniffs. ]

Yeah, I met the-- angel. Things. Don't know where I ran into, really, but I know it's as far away from that thing as possible.

[ ...A pause. ]

...Are your ears legitimately pointed? [ Incredulous. ]