Stuck In The Wrong Place

[dammitmasa]

Same Old People, Wrong Destination

Today you get a message from the Malnosso. They’ve found a way to send you home. You’ll remember Luceti, but it’s a one way trip. You’ve said your tearful goodbyes and prepared yourself for the inevitable return home. One moment you’re in Luceti, the next you’re not.

But nobody ever said the Malnosso ever got everything right. Sure, you’re not in Luceti anymore. Yes, you’ve lost your wings and barcode. But this isn’t your world. It’s some other world and now that you’re cut off from the Malnosso, you have no hope of ever getting back home. Which means that wherever you’ve ended up, you’ll be spending the rest of your life there.

On the up-side, you’re not the only one stuck here. Someone else from Luceti, also alien to this world, is stuck with you. With the common bond of being strangers to this brave new world, it’s inevitable you’ll stick together. But for how long?

Considerations

1. You can go to any other world you want! It just can’t be one either of your characters are from. You can make up something like a fantasy world, something from a sci fi, or something just like the modern world. Or you can pick a canon neither of your characters belong to.
2. Ideally they should both be from different canons altogether. But this isn’t required!
3. There’s supposed to be no way back. Even genius characters ought to find it impossible. But does that mean all hope has to be lost? For those who have been gone from Luceti a long time, it might be fun if they were given a chance to go back to Luceti and be trapped again.
4. For an optional extra level of complexity, give consideration to your character’s appearance or to their abilities. Will they stand out in this new world? Will they have to hide what they can do? Or will they even be able to use their powers if the source of their powers is gone?


Prompts

1. Day One - You’ve both just arrived on this world and by chance, you run into each other. Two heads are better than one. Now you just have to figure out what to do next.

2. One Week Later - You’ve been in this world a week. Things are starting to sink in. So is the idea of being stuck here. It’s time to start thinking about the long term.

3. One Month Later - Now that you’ve both been here awhile, you’ve learned the ins and outs of your new home. You’re making a living and getting by, but you still think of home.

4. Six Months Later - It may not be home, but you’ve learned to be comfortable. By now, your relationship with your fellow Lucetian has certainly evolved as well.

5. One Year Later - It’s been long enough that you sometimes wonder if you ever did live in a place like Luceti. So what’s life for you like in this whole new world?

6. Other - Don’t be limited by the above. This could be two weeks later or twenty years later! Of course, you can always time skip once you’ve established what you want to do at one time period.

Comments

[generalflirt]

[We're going to die on this island, aren't we]

Alright, let's do it.

[endgames]

[Shikamaru nods, then sits up again to look out one of the slots serving as their window, eyes scanning. He points.]

If we follow that line of trees, that route will be optimal. We'll have cover, but the foliage isn't so sparse as to obstruct our view. I don't see anything big that way right now either. You following?

[generalflirt]

--Ar you talking ground floor or tree jumping, because I'm not confident in the later.

[endgames]

Ground. [Masaomi said he was having a hard time with chakra, so...] Not taking chances.

[They'll still want things to hide behind/climb up if they run into trouble though.]

[generalflirt]

Roger. [Okay, solemn nod. He's ready and primed]

[endgames]

[Good. He nods and brings his hands together in a hand seal typically seen from Naruto, as opposed to the common twelve he taught Masaomi.

...then holds it.]

Get ready to drop.

[It takes a bit - a lot - to concentrate his chakra enough to form the clone, but eventually it shows up in the cage beside them, making it even more cramped. The clone looks over to Masaomi, grim.

"Give me something of yours."]

[generalflirt]

[Oh, right. Uh-- he doesn't want to tear his clothing. He goes to get one of his clips out of his ears and hand that off]

[endgames]

[The clone holds it gingerly between his fingers and looks at Shikamaru. It's small, but Masaomi's hair has to be oily by now. It's probably enough to carry a scent.

They nod simultaneously, and then the clone reaches up to grab the roof of the high hide to swing himself out of the window slot. He lands noisily against a tree several yards away and-- surprisingly, the dinosaurs below don't go nuts, but they're hooting again. The clone makes sure he has their attention, then takes off. Shikamaru watches to see if they follow below and soon enough they do, looking more curious than aggressive. For now.

Let's go.]

[generalflirt]

[Okay, let's go - we lowering this thing or going out the window? Either way, he'll be going]

[endgames]

[Out the window. If for some reason they need to come back here, Shikamaru wants to keep it out of reach of the things that want to kill them.

He uses the chain as an assist then drops silent to the ground. Once Masaomi's down, he'll take off.]

[generalflirt]

[Man this is way too high to do this. But still, with a little half-smile, he's able to bounce off some low plants and slide on the chain to get down... not as silently, but still there]

[endgames]

[Shikamaru memorized the path from above; it looks a lot different down here, but he can pick out the bigger landmarks.

For now, he's focusing on silent moving over outright speed. It'll be hard outrunning most of the animals here, as they already know from experience, so better to start off not drawing unwanted attention to themselves. Shikamaru makes sure his pace matches Masaomi's, and checks to see if he's doing the same.

The farther they get, the more something ahead smells really bad, by the way.]