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[diagnosispuberty]

-- okay, joke's over, guys! Stopped being funny a long time ago! You can come out now!

[Oh dear. Someone's not in Kansas -- er, California -- anymore. Far from it; Hiro has Awakened in the Northwest District, and finds all this nature and trees extremely unusual and disconcerting. He's grimy and confused and irritated and he's trying desperately to orient himself. Where's the city? Where are the buildings or the wind turbines -- you can see those from anywhere.

The little robot following him would be way cooler if it weren't for the aforementioned nature, and the fact that Hiro has to keep shooing it away and interrupting it's welcome message.] I don't need any aid, I need my friends to stop being jerks and cut this out! Can you not-- personal space, buddy!

[He swats at the robot again, muttering dark, age-inappropriate words under his breath and stumbling over the uneven terrain. He's so focused on how irritated he is with his friends, that he almost doesn't see the wild boar snuffling through the underbrush.

...until he trips over it of course.] Hey! Watch where you're--




--o-oh boy.

[End feed.]

Comments

[video]

[10_20_15_5_50]

So, ah---about that aid?

[Please be anything but 'mauled,' kid---unless that 'anything' is worse!]

Re: [video]

[diagnosispuberty]

[Mauled: no.

In a tree: yes. Pretty speedily for a city kid, too. This response is delivered with the most intense suspicion, as much as Hiro can muster with both arms clinging onto the tree trunk.]

Unless "aid" means "taxi back to reality", I don't wanna know.

[video]

[10_20_15_5_50]

Man, I was afraid it would be first aid!

[The girl on the other end huffs out a breath in her relief, before moving on (as she must, since there's all that suspicion.)]

I'm... sorry to say this, but even if you don't want to know? There's some stuff that sooner or later you're going to need to.

[Her expression is apologetic; she sounds sincerely sorry, too.]

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[diagnosispuberty]

[That gets a huffy sound as Hiro gingerly reorients himself so his back is securely pressed against the tree trunk. There, that's moderately more secure-feeling. He'd cross his arms too, but he's maintaining some pretty delicate balance at the moment.] Don't get too excited. I don't know if these weird space pigs can climb trees.

[Then he narrows his eyes in suspicion.] Is this where you tell me I've been abducted by aliens and you're gonna harvest my internal organs, but not to put up a fight otherwise you'll have to vaporize me?

[video]

[10_20_15_5_50]

If they could, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation.

[But that's beside the point, and there's a question to answer---even if it's of such a sort Sam blinks in surprise, before snorting a stifled little laugh. The situation is serious, she knows, and it sort of sucks, but that was just so... straight from left field. At least she has the good grace to offer a somewhat apologetic smile after.]

No, no, no. There's no organ-harvesting, and nobody being vaporized---not that I know of---and I'm generally opposed to that sort of stuff.

Re: [video]

[diagnosispuberty]

Well, maybe it's biding it's time. Waiting until I'm lulled into a false sense of security, then coming to avenge all the bags of pork rinds I've eaten in my life. [That gets a slowly arched eyebrow, then:] How do I know that isn't an organ-stealing alien's skillful tactic to deny vaporization tendencies? Hmmm? Check and mate! [But he's obviously kidding, barely stifling a grin, the teasing banter giving him something to focus on that isn't how strange and scary everything is.]

[video]

[10_20_15_5_50]

Oh, now it's got a new motive to do just that! If you hadn't said anything about those bags, there'd be no way any alien pigs would know about them. Way to fuel the fire, dude; if they didn't have it out for you personally before, they do now.

[Oh, Sam can get behind banter---cracking wise is a great way to cope with weird, and she should know; she's seen her fair share.]

You don't know that, but you also don't know: I'm not a native. Found myself on a street as suddenly as you found yourself way out in the woods a few months back. Can I prove I'm not an organ-stealing alien? Not really, not right right now... but my asking around to try and get a curling team together should make my being a Canadian pretty plausible.

[Action okay?]

[knight_light]

[Wing liked the nature. It was nice and peaceful, and he liked seeing new things and creatures.]

[And angry squeal from a boar? That drew him from his meditation and to his feet to go see what was happening. Perhaps the creature was just being...hunted. Now that had taken some getting used to, organic creatures eating other organic creatures, but still, he had to know for sure.]

[Finding a boy trying to not get killed by the pig? Yeah. Wing is stepping in. He tries not to hurt the animal, just sweeping it away with a hand. It tumbles a bit, but isn't injured.]

Are you all right?

[action perfect!]

[diagnosispuberty]

[Hiro has resigned himself to being eaten by an irritated squealing creature, which isn't the most dignified way to go out, but it's not like he has any options at the moment -- until what looks to him like a solid wall of metal sweeps down, nudging the angry space pig out of the way as easily and carelessly as one might shoo a mosquito. Hiro's actually genuinely impressed...until he realizes that's a HAND.

Then he's a little more on the side of baffled terror, looking up -- waaaay up -- at his metallic savior.]

...uh. I-I might have to get back to you on that, dude.

[such action]

[knight_light]

[Then perhaps a more pointed question would help.] Are you injured?

[He does seem worried.] I'm not going to hurt you, friend. I'm merely wanting to help.

[very act much tion]

[diagnosispuberty]

[Hiro's still suppressing his instinctive urge to turn and run -- probably a result of watching waaaay too many monster movies. But to be fair, he reminds himself, robots are usually the good guys.

So he manages a smile, nervously inching closer.] I-- yeah, no, I'm not hurt. I'm okay. I just. Sorry. I've never seen a robot as big as you.

...i-if that isn't totally rude to say.

[perfection]

[knight_light]

[Wing smiles and gives a little shake of his head.]

It's not rude at all. My name is Wing. Did you just arrive here?

[/o/]

[diagnosispuberty]

Wing. [...well, at least it's easy to remember? Hiro manages a somewhat awkward smile, trying to remember his manners.] Hiro. Uh...yeah, I-I guess I did.

...where is "here"?

[Video]

[originaldragoon]

Your friends are not being jerks. In fact, I am fairly sure they do not even know you are here.

Re: [Video]

[diagnosispuberty]

[Hiro's next response comes from up a tree. Literally.] That BETTER be true, cause this is REALLY not funny at ALL.

[Video]

[originaldragoon]

[Wow, he must have gotten up there pretty fast.]

It is not supposed to be funny.

Do you need any help?

Re: [Video]

[diagnosispuberty]

[Well, there is a giant pig chasing him.

Speaking of which, the question prompts Hiro to look waaaaay down at the ground, then swallow hard.]

...maybe?

[Video]

[originaldragoon]

[She gives a nod.]

I'll see what I can do and be over shortly.

Re: [Video]

[diagnosispuberty]

--just like that? You aren't gonna interrogate me?

[Video]

[notyourblueangel]

You still there, kid?

[He won't bother with asking if the boy's all right - at least not yet. If he doesn't answer at all, that will be answer enough.]

[Video]

[diagnosispuberty]

[Hiro is still there -- well, still alive and mostly unharmed. He's also halfway up a tree, because pigs are surprisingly aggressive.]

Uhhh, believe me, if I could be someplace else right now, I would be.

[Video]

[notyourblueangel]

But you’re alive and looks like you’re undamaged. That’s a start. Send me your coordinates.

[Yeah, he’ll come get you. Just…don’t tell anyone. Not that he hasn’t already ruined any badass/bad guy rep he might have still had a LONG time ago…]

[Video]

[diagnosispuberty]

Uh...my coordinates are...up a tree?

[He has no idea where he is.]

[Video] -> Action? =3

[notyourblueangel]

. . .

I should be able to triangulate your position. I'll be there shortly.

: [Video] -> Action!

[diagnosispuberty]

Awesome. Great. Please hurry.

[Hiro's just gonna stay reaaaaally still and hope these piggies get bored soon.]