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[ufo_fanboy]

[There's a squelching sound of someone falling into a very muddy area. Then that someone curses under his breath, followed by the distinct sound of some very angry toads who he's disturbed. Many of whom also curse along with the general annoyed croaking.]

Hello? Who's there? Who said that? Scully, are you with me? Can you hear me? SCULLY!?!

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[slaying]

[ so she may be grieving for a dead jack sparrow, but buffy summers has not given up on her patrolling. ergo, mulder may come across a petite blonde touting a battle-axe over her shoulder.

she pauses when she sees someone else through the trees. ]

...Hello?

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[ufo_fanboy]

[Mulder pauses in his tracks at hearing another voice. He turns around to see the younger woman complete with battle-axe and... this day is just being slightly more bizarre than average. But that's ok. At least it's not more talking toads yelling at him. He's just going to roll with it for now until he figures out WTF.]

[He's also noticing she's got the wings too, which means something, but one thing at a time if he can.]

I seem to have made a wrong turn at some kind of dimensional portal, can you help a guy out with some directions here?

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[slaying]

[ buffy considers the man -- a clear new feather if she ever saw one -- and tries to put her drama on the back shelf in order to be helpful. ]

Had to be one pretty wrong turn. It's...sorry, this spiel never gets easy. Welcome to Luceti.

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[ufo_fanboy]

Luceti?

[He's going through all the details that he can bring to mind about magical other worlds, but nothing's familiar about that one.]

That doesn't even remotely ring a bell. Could you elaborate a little on that?

[Also 'ARE WE DEAD?' is lurking somewhere in the back of his mind.]

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[heavenslament]

[Terra's roaming through the woods...well, gliding, really. She isn't up to much, other than enjoying the warmer weather.]

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[ufo_fanboy]

[Mulder glances over his shoulder, trying to lose the mob of angry toads coming after him. Fortunately, they're slower than he is, but they're persistent little things.]

[A sudden flash of glowing light catches his eyes and... Whoa! What is that? A ghost? An alien? A transdimensional phantasm here to suck out his soul?]

Look over there, it-

[Mulder stops himself, remembering that he's currently Scully-less, although damn does he wish she could be here now. All he can do right now is persistently chase after the strange glowing figure.]

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[heavenslament]

[Terra doesn't notice that she has company, at least not right away. Instead, she heads further into the forest, unwittingly taking him further away from town. Oops. At some point, she glides up to a tree branch, to rest for a moment.]

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[ufo_fanboy]

[Mulder follows along, determined to catch up with the mysterious glowing woman. Because this is definitely a woman, he's seen enough now to tell. Knowing that, he has to wonder if she can communicate...]

Hello?! Can you understand me?

[Voice]

[eidolon_soul]

[Maybe a little amused but definitely sympathetic.]

This is Luceti and yes, it's an experiment run by the Malnosso. All of the people you'll find in this realm awoke just as you did, pulled from other worlds. If there's a way to depart this place, we haven't found it yet.

OH--and don't touch the feathers. They're you're lifeline here, so treat them as such.

[Voice]

[ufo_fanboy]

So we are unwitting test subjects!?

[Why oh why does he have to always be right about these things? At least it seems like he's talking to someone who'll take his ideas seriously, which is a rarity sometimes.]

I'm going to want more explanation on these 'Malnosso', but first... Tell me about the feathers. I've already- yanked at one. Pulling teeth would feel better by comparison.

[Voice]

[eidolon_soul]

[Well, Luceti -and her general life- is weird enough where she doesn't find this new feather and his questions odd. So far.]

Don't do it. I'm not kidding when I say they're your lifeline. Lose both your wings, and you're guaranteed an immediate, painful death. I know; it happened to me, once.

[Voice]

[ufo_fanboy]

..Ouch.

[He winces with the thought, the memory of pulling at a feather being enough to keep him getting curious about ever messing with the wings.]

Then you're telling me we're definitely alive right now? How did they get the wings on us, some kind of freaky Dr. Frankenstein-style experiments?

[trueraretalent]

[Tink's happily minding her own business, collecting bits and pieces of twig and twine and a few nifty lost things to build her own house with. And she spots a person. A very... muddy person. She flits over, arms full to brimming with goodies and just stares.]

You look kind of dirty.

[ufo_fanboy]

Now I know I'm in another dimension.

[Mulder peers with total fascination at the fairy, less concerned about his own situation for the moment.]

Are you a native here? Did you bring me away to your enchanted forest, the way it usually happens in mythology?

[Of course, as much as this makes his supernatural geek side... nerd out a lot, Mulder is all too aware of the dangers this could mean. If he's here because of fairies, he might be returned home centuries later than expected.]

[trueraretalent]

[This face. Tink is still making it. That would be a no, no matter if he speaks jingling or not.]

What? No! I didn't bring anyone here. And how do you know about Pixie Hollow?

[She flits backwards about six inches, just in case he's going to grab her or worse.]

Are you new here?

[ufo_fanboy]

[He doesn't speak her language, but he does get the basic idea. At least he's not making any attempts to grab at her?]

Then could you point me in the direction out of here? Or maybe weave some enchantment to send me there directly?

[voice]

[beaglenapper]

Don't know about Scully---this is Scotty. Acting Captain Montgomery Scott, USS Enterprise. You alright lad?

[voice]

[ufo_fanboy]

[Mulder now peers at the book intently, examining it and upon finding nothing that makes it look electronic somehow, concludes it's magical. A magical talking book. From the Enterprise.]

I will be, as soon as I get my bearings and find out what the hell is going on... Any idea where I am, Scotty?

[voice]

[beaglenapper]

You're in Luceti, and you're not going to find it that simple to get your bearings here, if you ask me. We're all trapped inside some sort of barrier. It hasn't responded well to any attempts to break it down. But there's food and shelter, some safety---you might be here for the long haul, lad.

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[ufo_fanboy]

Define 'long haul'? I can't exactly kick back here and wait. I've got a few things to get back to...

[His work. Scully. His fish. His obsessive quest to find the truth. ...Scully.]