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[spaghettiok]

 [The face of a boy, thin, dark, and panicked, appears on the feed.  He's breathing heavily, eyes darting around wildly behind black thick-rimmed glasses.  It's clear that he's shaking, if only by the instability of the video.]

H-hey...Hey!  Who's there?!  What's going on?!  Who's doing this?!

[Obviously, he's been kidnapped...or something...?

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[doc_holi]

[Woah! Someone went overboard!]

Hey! It's okay. Just calm down. No one's doing anything.

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[spaghettiok]

B-bullshit...

I'm not stupid, so you can just g-get it over with already! I don't know what I did wrong, but wh-whatever...

[He swallows hard, still shaking.]

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[doc_holi]

No, I'm not lying, I promise you. No one's after you. No one brought you here. Everything's okay.

[This kid was going to make himself sick or something.]

Can you tell me where you are? Any landmarks or something? I can help you.

He's in the Eastern District, btw. xD

[spaghettiok]

[Too late. D: Already did.]

[He stares at you for a long time, breathing still heavy, hands still shaking violently.]

Why should I...t-trust you...?

[Not that he's really in any sort of position to refuse help...but how could he be sure that your intentions were good...?

[Then again, what other choices did he have really?

[Finally, quietly:]

There's a clock tower...

/RUNNING OUT THE HOUSE D8

[doc_holi]

[She starts trying to come up with a decent reason for him to trust her and, honestly, nothing was coming to mind for the moment. Then, finally, he says something.]

Clock tower? I've seen that before. Okay, I'm coming to you. I might be about five, maybe ten minutes.

[She keeps the feed open, though. He didn't look like he was holding up very well and leaving him alone didn't seem like a good idea.]

What's your name?

WHY? WAS THERE A BEE? D:

[spaghettiok]

[He leans back against the nearest wall, rubbing at his face with his free hand and taking in a deep breath. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he must be glad that you didn't hang up on him, because he seems to relax a little as you ask his name.]

Xavier...

YOU HAVE NO IDEA D8 THE HORROR

[doc_holi]

[She's about half way there now, buddy. Those stupid teleport pads do seem to help, though she wouldn't chalk herself up to being a fan of the things.]

[Still, she smiles when he gives his name.]

I'm Holiday. Almost there.

[She refrains from the "doctor" bit. Some people in the city aren't very fond of doctors and she didn't want to freak the kid out more.]

D: NOW I'M GONNA HAVE NIGHTMARES ;^;

[spaghettiok]

[Xavier's cool with doctors, as long as their not poking him, probing him, or interrogating him...]

Weird name...

[He's mumbling, but hey. It's something, right?]

OH NO, DON'T DO THAT D:

[doc_holi]

[Finally, she spots the guy, sitting on the sidewalk against a building. She runs up to him, until she gets close enough, then starts to slow down, giving him a friendly smile the whole time.]

[She kneels next to him.]

You're actually the first one to point that out. It's my last name.

TOO LATE D: I AM ALREADY. THE BEES. THE BEEEEES. D:

[spaghettiok]

[She straightens up slightly when she's approaching, trying to make himself more alert. He feels faint, but he knows that he must be ready to run, if the need be...

[But...there's nothing to run from yet. You certainly don't seem dangerous...]

Right...should've known, I guess...

[He clears his throat.]

Why do you go by your last name, Holiday...?

D: JUST DON'T THINK ABOUT MAN EATING WASPS

[doc_holi]

[Holiday looks the boy over. He looks a little pale and he's really shaky, mostly from freaking out like that. Honestly, she couldn't really blame him. She hadn't freaked out upon coming to the city, but that was only because instinct told her it would just make the situation worse.]

[At least he was trying to make conversation. Keep himself talking.]

Back home, my profession basically calls for it. Here though-... I guess it's habit more than anything.

I can try to answer any questions you have. I know there's a lot.

[As an after thought, she looks around to spy the communicator he had thrown to the ground. He would need that later.]

AH. AH. OMG. AH. D:

[spaghettiok]

What profession is that?

[Easy questions first, then he'll try to face the harder ones.]

((ooc: He actually grabbed the communicator again when she contacted him on it. :o Sorry. xD I should've added that.))

DON'T THINK ABOUT IT D8

[doc_holi]

[She smiles at the simple question. Not what she meant, but she's happy to answer.]

I'm a doctor. Back home, I work for a big organization called Providence. They tend to keep everything professional.

((ooc: Oooooh, okie dokie.))

I AM THINKING ABOUT IT. D: I AM.

[spaghettiok]

Yea? Never heard of it...

Where are you from?

I CAN'T THINK OF A COMEBACK. D:

[doc_holi]

[She gives him sad, understanding smile.]

That's the thing.

You probably won't believe me, but I'll tell you the truth. This city is a... different plane of reality, connecting different worlds and dimensions. The people that come here are from different worlds of their own.

So, I'm from Earth, but it's a different Earth than a lot of the people here know... if some of them are even from Earth.

Trust me. I know how it sounds.

OH NO D: QUICK. SOMEONE GET THE CHEST PADDLES.

[spaghettiok]

[He gives a short, empty laugh, staring at you for a long moment in silence.]

That isn't funny...

None of this is funny, it's--

[Ha. It's bullshit is what it is, whatever it is.]

This isn't a joke.

[Another wave of panic approaching, he jumps to his feet, backing away from her and beginning to shout again.]

Where am I? What the hell is going on?