Arrival in Luceti

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[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

Written/Action

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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

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[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

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[She honestly doesn't look any worse for wear than any other new comer. By now Steve hardly notices. Once he's close enough he hands off the clothes to her.]

You're welcome. [Ah. Here's the tricky part. Does he tell her the truth before he explains the crazy ins and outs of this place or does he wait? It would probably be better to start small.]

Um...Peggy. Peggy Carter.

Re: Action

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Hi, Peggy. I'm Jane. I already said that in my message, didn't I?

[Jane makes a face that conveys her embarrassment at having forgotten that detail so quickly.]

So what is the deal with these wings. Do they really not do anything?

Action

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[He smiles and nods.] It's nice to meet you, Jane. [Again. But the fact that she's been here before is another one of those things Steve doesn't want to let slip too soon.]

No, they're pretty useless. But don't mess with them or try to pull them off. It'll kill you. [Yeah, way to ease her in there.]

Well, I'm sure you have a lot of questions. Why don't start heading for the village while I try to answer them?

Re: Action

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What a waste. It would be so cool to be able to fly.

[She nodded at her suggestion and started walking in the direction Peggy had come from, her pace rather as she got used to the new shoes.]

The journal thing explained a lot, actually. For it being possibly the strangest situation I'll ever find myself in, it seems pretty organized. I can really do whatever I want here? So if I wanted to set up a lab and do the same work I was doing at home, I can do that?

Action

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I suppose that depends on whether the Malnosso would find your work threatening in some way. If not, then you probably can. As long as if doesn't involve leaving the village, you're free to do what you want.

Re: Action

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Hm, they probably would, considering it overlaps with how they bring people here in the first place. It seems like they've mastered what I've been trying to figure out for years.

I guess I can stick with just making observations and trying to learn about this place. Do you know if there's somewhere in the village I could get a telescope?

Action

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Not off-hand, no. But you could probably ask around. I'm sure someone in the village probably has one they would be willing to let you borrow if nothing else.

Action

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That would be great.

[The village comes into view and Jane drinks in the sight. It occurs to her that this will be her new home, possibly for the rest of her life. As places to be stuck go, she decided it could be worse.]

So how many people are here?

Action

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Well, I don't know an exact number. But there are well over a hundred people living here.

Re: Action

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Really? That's almost as many as in Puente Antiguo.

[Jane rather liked small towns. It felt familiar and that was comforting.]

And everyone has one of these journals, so we can all talk to one another, right?