023 [Action] (Fourth Wall)

[fabrecation]

[Well. Luke wasn't expecting to pop up in the middle of the plaza relatively unharmed. Just a moment ago the Malnosso were preparing him for... he didn't want to think about it, really. But now he's here? He escaped somehow? And... there seems to be a huge crowd of people around him.

Huh.

Right now, he just wants to get home. So, he takes in a deep breath, then begins to try pushing his way through the mass amount of newcomers.]

Sorry - Coming through - Would you watch it?! - Hey!

[Gosh, this is giving him the strangest sense of deja-vu for some reason.]

Comments

LOOK AT THAT (also 1/3? IDEK)

[relinquishing]

[Holy Score, where was he... And why the hell did he have wings?

One moment, he'd been on the deck of a ship. The next was a blur of sound and shapes, and suddenly he was in an unending crowd of people. Confused and panicked tones rose form all around, shuffling and shoving and calling of names from one side of the plaza to the other - it was chaotic.

Guy in particular was anywhere near being comfortable at the moment. He had already had to duck his way around a few women, and he was not about to scream in the middle of a crowd this size. Nope. So when yet another person shouts and shoves their way past, his voice snaps.]

Gkk! Whoa, hey, easy--

(2/3)

[relinquishing]

[Wait. Wait a second.

The haircut was unfamiliar, and the kid's already pushed his way forward too far to see his face, but...]

(3/3)

[relinquishing]

[Yep. Yep, that was his jacket. And the same shrill tone of voice as he shoved his way through the crowd.]

What-- Luke? Luke!

[He has no idea if the redhead can even hear him through the crowd, but if it really is Luke... there was no way Guy was letting him out of his sight.]

[trustintruce]

[General Frings is used to things becoming chaotic, but even he's having a difficult time making his way through the congregation of people. He accidentally bumps Luke's shoulder as a result, not seeming terribly ruffled by the protest, but offering an apology nevertheless.]

Pardon me. I hadn't anticipated a crowd of this size.

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[He hasn't heard that voice in a while, but Luke finds it familiar. So he pauses, blinks, then looks over his shoulder to see just who it was that bumped it.]

... Frings? Hey, Frings! [He reaches out to grab his upper arm, just in case Frings still didn't realize it was Luke despite the yelling and the red hair.]

[didyoublink]

[Sup, Luke.

Don't mind the statue.

Right behind you.]

[fabrecation]

[... Huh. He's never seen that statue there before.

He'll just give it a poke.

...

Well, whatever. TRYING TO GET BACK HOME BRB]

[bikeless]

[Luke. There is a man very persistently tapping you on the shoulder. Tapping tapping tapping tapping.]

Excuse me. EXCUSE ME!

[fabrecation]

[He would've paid attention at the first tap or two, really! But then it turned into three or four or five and he just has to snap as he turns to face the guy.]

What?!

[freakdeer]

[Don't mind this glorious specimen behind you either.]

[fabrecation]

[He almost doesn't notice, but he can't help the feeling that something's watching him...

And when he turns to check out that feeling - oh god.]

What the hell?! [IT'S LIKE A FREAKY DEER]

[mybad]

[CRASH!

BANG!

Yeah, Luke might want to look out because there's something bumping into things, putting dents in roofs, shattering windows, and just making a huge mess.

In fact... she might've just flown right into Luke's back on accident.]

[fabrecation]

[Luke does try to investigate the noises, because he doesn't want a riot breaking out or anything. But he doesn't find the source of it, so he's left a little confused...

Until he gets hit right in the back, anyway. The redhead goes flying, though he manages to land in a kneel before he turns to see what just hit him.]

What the - ?!

[pigsplosions]

[OH SHIT HE THOUGHT YOU WERE A PIG

WELP

TOO LATE NOW HE'S GONNA DIVEBOMB AT YOU AND MESS YOU UP KID.]

[fabrecation]

[FUCK THAT WAS HIS HEAD

OW

WHAT THE HELL

Well Luke just goes flying - I mean those things can break apart pieces of wood! - and lands on his side, one hand flying up to his head as he tries to get the world to stop spinning.]

OW!

[mysisterskeeper]

[Man the crowd here was intense. She'd gotten a little more used to crowds than she'd have liked over the past... month or so, but it was a bit odd to not be the subject of attention. Not a bad thing though; restful, actually.

She does spot a head of pretty vivid red hair having a little trouble making his way through the crowd though. As he passes by, she grabs him by the shoulder.]

Hey, this way.

[There's less people in this direction and she's got a little experience moving through crowds]

[fabrecation]

- Huh?

[He's not sure why she's pulling him somewhere, but hey. Maybe she needs help. So, he'll follow along while glancing back at the people all around. Where did they all even come from?]

[thefamous]

[wow luke wow are you trying to push past a HORSE???]

Hey there! Watch who you're pushing, buddy!

[a talking horse at that]

[fabrecation]

[...

Luke isn't as surprised as he ought to be. I mean, he's seen a talking lion. And a talking skeleton.

But he still has to stare for a second.]

... Oh, uh... sorry. [A horse. Huh.]

[mamaterasu]

[Adding to the array of various animals crashing into Luke, one (1) white wolf/sun goddess has decided SCREW THE RULES, I DO WHAT I WANT and leapt up onto the roof of one house to avoid the majority of the crowds nearly tripping over her. Of course, with those roofs being covered in ice and snow, and Ammy being herself, she skids on an icy shingle and goes barreling head over heels off the roof she was on.

Annd lands on Luke. Whoops.]

[fabrecation]

[AUGH WHAT THE FUCK

WHY ARE ALL THESE ANIMALS CRASHING INTO HIM

AT THIS RATE ASCH WILL HAVE TO DRAG HIS UNCONSCIOUS BODY BACK HOME

AND THUS Luke is knocked forward and onto his face, and his wings just try to flap and get that heavy lug OFF of them.]

Mmf - !

[itsalie]

[Hello, Luke. It's so nice to see you again, after so long.














You must be hungry.]

[fabrecation]

[Luke doesn't remember his arch nemesis. But he does see that there is apparently cake on the steps of one building, and it doesn't seem to belong to anyone.

...

...










Let's just go up to sample some of that.]

[explains]

[Guess who was just hanging out with Natalia?]

Hey! Luke!

[Really happy to see his friend. And still trying to figure out how all this fits into Astral Plane shenanigans but that is not as important as hello best friend bumping right into him.]

Haha, easy there.

[And holding out a hand to steady him even if all he wants to do is just hug him silly.]

[fabrecation]

[If you were that first Guy, Luke would've hugged the daylights out of you. As it is, Luke's grinning back behind him somewhere, which makes him bump right into someone.]

Gah - Sorry, I -

[Wait.

Dat voice?

Luke blinks, then looks up as... Guy? Steadies him from his collision. He didn't really need it, but Luke, even after all this time, is still so used to Guy doing things like that that he doesn't even care.

But he does look kind of confused.]

Hey, how did you... [He looks back behind him. Did Guy just jump ahead of him...?]

[dullahanrider]

[Celty wasn't too far away from Luke, in face moving closer to him as she was trying to get out of this crowd too.

As she gets closer, she spots him about to get knocked over and decides to help him by grabbing his arm before he gets mauled by the crowd.]

[fabrecation]

[Jeez, he almost got pelted by another animal again, thanks -

Oh hey, she's wearing some kind of helmet. He stares for a second, then grins a little and rubs the back of his neck.]

Thanks, uh...

Link to the rescue!

[fallinghero]

[Seeing the redhead having trouble with the push of the crowd, Link decides to step in and help. He shoulders through to Luke, politely apologizing as he goes, and takes Luke's hand.]

C'mon, let's get out of the middle of the road, okay?

[He heads back through the slowly closing path through the crowd that he'd made on the way in, keeping it clear for Luke to follow.]

Re: Link to the rescue!

[fabrecation]

[Whoa hey someone's holding his hand and it's not his girlfriend -

But hey, this guy's trying to help. And Luke could certainly use it.]

Uh... Okay. [So he'll just follow along, trying to make sure that he doesn't lose his grip and thus lose this guy in the crowd. At the same time he glances back, because really, he's never seen this many people here before...]

[masquermaid]

[--- Why hello there, here's someone she hasn't seen in a long time.

Brb tackling you, Luke--- and may be copying your face here.]

[fabrecation]

[AUGH DAMMIT TACKLED AGAIN

At least this time it doesn't seem to be an animal. Instead it's -

AUGH WHAT IT'S HIS FACE REPLICAAAAAAAAAAA?]

Wh-What the - ?!

[mixolydianmode]

[ Luke might have gotten used to being bounced from world to world, but this crazy swarm is too much for him to tolerate. All he wants is lunch and these people keep stepping on his toes! For several minutes Luke makes an unsuccessful attempt to go upstream against the crowd, finally snapping when someone puts an elbow in his side. ]

AAAAARGH! QUIT SHOVING, DAMMIT!

[fabrecation]

[Oh, sorry, was that his elbow?

Luke had met the double Guys by then, so he's totally prepared to meet another version of himself, his long haired self at that, totally prepared -

NOPE.]

Hey, what the - ?! [REARING BACK. OH HELL NO, NOT ANOTHER LUKE REPLICA. A LONG HAIRED REPLICA. FUUUUCK.]

returning the favor

[icebluemelody]

[did you just bump into a wall of chilled fluff?]

omg *A*

[fabrecation]

[Yup, it looks like he did.

laskdjf it got way colder than it should have been, aaah - he grips his elbows, and he looks up at the

giant... bird... thing.

... WHAT IS WITH HIM AND BIRD THINGS.]

What the... What's this thing? [He says to himself.]

IF THIS ISN'T OKAY LEMME KNOW.

[attheclocktower]

Luke?

[Hey Luke it's your girlfriend! Only 14. And without wings. Wait a second.]

Where are we?

[THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYWHERE IN GRAND CHOKMAH WHERE THEY WERE FIVE MINUTES AGO. ... also you were a little shorter then how the hell did that happen.]

IT'S TOTALLY OKAY

[fabrecation]

Xion!

[Oh well he was just about to hug her when

wait

short hair

and

not knowing where she is

...

uhhhh

l o w e r i n g his arms now, ahaha.]

Uh... y-you're in Luceti. [HE CAN DO THIS. HE CAN.]

[manxion]

[LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE.]

[fabrecation]

[WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUU]

[wildlittlegirl]

Ow! That hurt!

[ LUKE HOW COULD YOU SHOVE A LITTLE GIRL TO THE GROUND LIKE THAT. YOU HORRIBLE PERSON. ]

[fabrecation]

[HEY HEY IT'S NOT LIKE HE MEANT TO. He recognizes that voice, and it makes him stop and look down and - oh, hello.]

... Arietta! [He'll kneel down by her.] Are... you okay? [This is weird because last time he saw her, he was pretty sure she got killed via avalanche.]