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[updollsdresses]

[Now, when one wakes up to find two rosy-cheeked young children calling you Daddy and jumping on you when you were quite sure that but a few minutes ago you had been killed, there are only so many ways one can react. You could scream. You could scream and then go examine your surroundings. You could question the children as to your location. Or,

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I shouldn't be commenting here. sob.

[kindlichekaiser]

Pleased to meet you. I'm the Childlike Empress.

...Have you just arrived?

horrible

[updollsdresses]

Yes, I just woke up here. But, where is here, Empress?

sobbing more

[kindlichekaiser]

You're taking this quite calmly, I'm impressed.

This place is called Mayfield. It takes people from different worlds, strips them of everything they had from their home--including powers--and drops them here.

You might have noticed that they're placed everyone in family groups? Two children, a wife, and a husband.

[updollsdresses]

Well, considering I was dead a few minutes ago, this is... a considerable improvement.

Ah, so that's why my eye is missing. I was wondering about that... I've never heard of Mayfield before, though. I'm going to guess that it's not on the Disc?

... Yes, I've... noticed.

[hangedhourai]

Excuse me. I believe you have some explaining to do.

*Your new wife as seen the bloodied children and she can see the blood on you. This one can put two and two together, oh yes she can.*

[updollsdresses]

[He looks down at the blood, as if he'd just noticed that it was there. He looks back up at her, the picture of innocence.]

Explain what?

[hangedhourai]

Why exactly did you find it necessary to kill the drone children?

[updollsdresses]

It was self-defense, miss! I had no idea where I was, and they just... attacked! I had to defend myself.

[the_wee_big_hag]

[....and because she's a witch and she notices these things...you sound suspicious.]

You just woke up here I take it. Welcome to Mayfield.

[updollsdresses]

Thank you very much, little girl! It doesn't sound like a very... welcoming place, though.

[the_wee_big_hag]

That's because it isn't.

Where are you from?

[updollsdresses]

I'm from Ankh-Morpork.

[mydedicatedfix]

Oh, goodness! How refreshing, we rarely get such polite introductions, Mr. Teatime. Please, call me Kid.

Speaking of introductions, have you been properly introduced to our current situation?

[updollsdresses]

All I know, Mr. Kid, is that we're in some... American town called Mayfield, I've been made a father, and I'm very, very far from home. Other than that... very little, I'm afraid.

[mydedicatedfix]

[Mr. Kid? At last, some semblance of respect. Egotism++.]

Those in charge also have a penchant for mind-games, brainwashing, and soul-stealing, I'm afraid. Disgusting, really.

They run such a tidy operation otherwise.

[updollsdresses]

Brainwashing? Soul-stealing? Interesting, very... interesting. And just who are the people in charge?

[miss_enma_ai]

[Oh hey creepy person, have another one. In this case her voice is emotionless]

My name is Ai.

[updollsdresses]

Hello, Miss Ai. Have you been... kidnapped as well?

[miss_enma_ai]

We all have.

[updollsdresses]

Interesting. Why, though?