Arrival in Luceti

[searches_forhim]

[Action/Written - Open]

One moment Jane is sitting at the kitchen table sipping her coffee and leafing through her notebook, and the next she's standing in the middle of a forest clearing. Instead of her flannel pajamas she is clad in a simple white dress and her feet are bare.  Her notebook, the summary of her life's work, is nowhere to be seen. At her feet, though, is a notebook-looking thing with her name on the front. She picks it up and opens it, then sits down where she is to read.

Later, still in the woods but feeling more acclimated to where she is and the new wings on her back, she decides to give the communications function a try. She writes a short message that reads

"Hello, my name is Jane Foster, and I've just arrived. I am in the forest and I can't tell which direction to go to get out. Could someone help me out? Thanks!" 

Comments

[Action]

[stopmjolnirtime]

As is his custom for as long as he has been in the villiage, Thor walks the woods before dawn. Whether he searhes for Jane, for solace, or simply to burn the restlessness that grew ever stronger the more he let himself be still he knew not- but he knew there was something different on this path than the usual. The air is quiet most often at this time of day, neither bird nor beast wandering with him as they have not yet woken. But there are telltale signs of something, someone, moving. The slide of skin and fabric on grass, the iregular brush of startled breath.

Curious and duty bound to seek them out should they be in need of aid, Thor adjusts his course to seek out the disturbance in the clearing.

To find Jane there is a surprise that warms and cuts to the very heart of him for having missed her.

"...Jane?"

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[searches_forhim]

She is sitting patiently hoping for a response to her missive in the journal when a voice she recognizes causes her to look up. She hadn't wanted to hope that he would be there for fear of being disappointed.

"Thor?"

The relief she feels upon seeing him, is visible in the way she relaxes her shoulders. She stands and jogs across the clearing to him, throwing her arms around him in a tight hug (and dropping her journal on the ground in the process).

"I'm so happy you found me."

[Action]

[stopmjolnirtime]

"Jane!" What started as incredulity and faint hope has shifted into pure joy and affection- he would be running to her were she not already on the way. Even as she comes close he is still, he is wary- hands light as they rest upon her shoulders. Fearful that if he did touch her she would dissolve into so much mist.

A moment more and then his body goes lax, a great breath lost into her hair as he pulls her close. She is warm, she is solid, she smells of grass and morning's dew and she is real. Jane is here. He holds her as tight as he feels is safe. "I have not stopped searching. Not even for a day."

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[searches_forhim]

"Searching?" She was the one who has searched for him, night after night for over a year. She told herself that it didn't matter. She had chosen to forgive him for not keeping his word after he'd explained about the broken Bifrost and the nine realms at war. It had been hard, and though she'd forgiven she had not forgotten, but in the end he had come for her. When she'd needed him most, he had come. And now, again, he had appeared when she'd felt most vulnerable.

"Well now you've found me." She does not release him from her arms, but leans back so she can look up at him. His eyes, as always, captivated her.

[Action]

[stopmjolnirtime]

"Since you vanished some time ago from this place." Perhaps she did not remember this? Perhaps it has left her mind much as his last stay in the villiage was lost to him. He knew not how to consider that- but it matters little. She is here. She is whole, and she is safe. He needs nothing else.

"I have missed you so." There's no frustration in her eyes as she looks up to him. Nothing but joy- no matter the cause she is pleased with him and that in turn lightens his heart greatly.

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[searches_forhim]

"I don't think that was me. I just saw you a couple of days ago, when you left Earth to go back home and talk to your dad. Well, not you exactly, I guess. My Thor, back where I come from. I'd love to know how they've managed this. They're breaching not just space but time as well." No, he will not see frustration on her face, just happiness to be in his arms, and curiosity about the new world she finds herself in.

Her mind swam with all of the possibilities. She found the prospect of the kind of technology required to make this happen excited her. She would have to find a way to get her hands on it.

"So there was another one of me here? Do you know what happened to her?"

[Action]

[stopmjolnirtime]

"I returned to Asgard to speak with my father after having spoken to you?" What was once warmth and joy is now cold and still. His face fell, his eyes darkened, and his heart did go quiet.

"Jane...when you saw me last- what has happened to my brother?" He needs to know when. Needs to know if this is before the ruin of his life caused by the Aether or if it is after. If they succeed in whatever it was he needed to do. While he has not lived it himself he knows of it- dreads it.

written;

[rightfootforward]

Ms. Foster? Stay where you are - someone will be with you soon. Can you describe your surroundings? Anything to help us pinpoint your location?

Re: written;

[searches_forhim]

I'm at the edge of a clearing. Lots of really big trees, maybe redwoods?

written;

[rightfootforward]

There should be a video function in the journal. Can you turn it on and give us a look?

Written/Action/Video

[searches_forhim]

Oh, right! Hold on.

Jane scanned over the buttons once again and found the one she wanted. She pressed it and a small screen showed her face, so she could see what the camera was seeing.

"Is that better? Can you see me now?" She felt like a monkey trying to work a typewriter.

video

[rightfootforward]

[The area doesn't look instantly familiar, but it's good to see Jane's face again. Now, if only things were normal, they could actually meet properly.]

Yes, I can see you now. Do you hear anything nearby? Running water?

Video

[searches_forhim]

[Jane recognizes the face at the other end and smiles. Just when she needed a hero, one shows up.]

Oh my god, Captain America? I can't believe it's you! Um, hold on, let me listen for a second.

Now that you mention it, I do hear a stream maybe. Should I go in that direction?

written;

[neversurrender]

Are there any landmarks around that you can see? Something that stands out in particular?

Written

[searches_forhim]

Jane looked around, searching for anything out of the ordinary. Instead of seeing, though, she hears something.

I think I can hear water running nearby. Does that help?

Written

[neversurrender]

Actually, it does. Head in that direction. You should find a stream that will lead you into the village.

I can come meet you. Is there anything you want me to bring?

Written/Action

[searches_forhim]

Alright, I'm going that way now. Could you bring some women's shoes, size 6 or close, and maybe a pair of pants? This dress is not doing much in the way of keeping me warm.

Jane walked as she wrote, quickly locating the stream and following it. The soil around the stream was very soft, and she lost her footing several times. By the time the trees started to thin and she could see an end to the woods her feet were well coated in mud.

Written/Action

[neversurrender]

You got it. It might be spring, but it is still way too cold to be wandering around in just the New Feather clothing. [Although by comparison, the guys get it much worse. Only being provided with a pair of thin pants.

Steve leaves his apartment at a brisk pace, needing to stop by the clothing shop before going to meet her. He's not able to run quite as fast in Peggy's body as he's used to, but she's no slouch when it comes to physical fitness.

Once he's grabbed the proper shoes and pants he's hurrying over to the edge of town where most new comers arrive. Jane would see a brunette woman hurrying forward with a pair of shoes and pants clutched to her chest.]

Action

[searches_forhim]

[Jane waves when she sees the woman, who is obviously the one she was corresponding with considering the clothes she is carrying. Now walking on grass, Jane drags her feet along in an attempt to wipe the mud off. She's pretty sure she looks ridiculous but she doesn't want to put clean shoes on to dirty feet.]

Hi! Thank you so much. What's your name?

[Action]

[wildbluevagner]

[Kurt saw the message in the journal. He doesn't consider that Jane won't remember him, or that she might be surprised by his true form. He's too excited that his friend is back. So he immediately starts teleporting around to random places around and near the village until he can find her. Every time he teleports, he appears in a cloud of smoke that smells like brimstone, accompanied by a 'bamf'ing sound.]

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[searches_forhim]

[Jane waited patiently for someone to reply to her message. As she sat listening to the birds and watching the sun come up, she heard an odd noise. She looked up from her journal and scanned the trees but she saw nothing out of the ordinary.

She heard the noise again, from somewhere behind her. She whirled around and again saw no one, but she did smell something resembling sulfur.]

Who's there? Who's doing that?

[Action]

[wildbluevagner]

[Kurt hears her voice - it's the clearest sign he could get of where she is. And soon he pops up out of the bushes, grinning.]

It's me, Kurt! [He waves excitedly, still not realizing that she wouldn't remember her previous stay.]

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[searches_forhim]

Jane's eyes grow wide and her jaw drops open at the sight of the boy in front of her. Kurt, he'd said his name was. He was unlike any person she'd ever seen before, except for maybe in a movie. Even as strange as he looked, she found him oddly beautiful. Rays of sunshine began cutting through the trees, illuminating him from behind like some kind of strange blue angel. She was immediately curious as to how he had come to be so unique. She had enough tact, though, not to just start blurting out questions.

"Wow, thanks for getting here so fast." She held out her hand. "I'm Jane. It's nice to meet you, Kurt."

[Action]

[wildbluevagner]

It only hit him when she spoke. And he was immediately grateful that Jane wasn't among the many who would feel fear or revulsion at his true form. His smile lingered, even if he was sad to realize all the memories that were lost.

"Um... nice to meet you, too! I guess you could say I know a shortcut..." He says that meekly as he looks towards her extended hand. And he reaches out with his own furry three-fingered hand, hoping she'll still be down with this version of the handshake.

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[searches_forhim]

Jane wasn't the type to be afraid or feel intimidated, not even by the Allfather himself. She found that which she didn't already know or understand fascinating. That definitely included Kurt. She shook his outstretched hand, and though it felt odd it was not in a bad way.

"So is there an advantage to only having three fingers?" she asked, already distracted by Kurt. All thought about the fact that she was in a strange place and wearing nothing but a white dress were pushed to the back of her mind.