[mingle] the space (january).

[fracturamods]

interim mingle

( WELCOME BACK, TRAVELERS. )

There's nothing but the clatter of train tracks, and the odd feeling of almost floating.

When you wake, it's hard to tell exactly what it is that you're missing - only that you are. There are pieces that aren't quite right, even if you're not sure where those pieces would normally be. Pieces of what, exactly....? Well, if you had to put a word to it, it would be - yourself, probably. Or did you get something back recently?

The place you've found yourself in is strange, certainly. It's probably worth exploring a bit. Though it just as easily seems that the only form of welcome or explanation that you have, comes from nothing more than a slab of marble. It might've changed since the last time you saw it.

You might have changed since the last time you saw yourself too - perhaps with a new emblem on your clothes, or a portrait on your skin.

There's no need to fret that much though. You've already gone through the ordeal once, and you might be able to see results from it. Even so, it's best that you don't get too comfortable, because there is still the unshakeable feeling:

There's still much more ahead of you.

Comments

[stressweets]

[ But The Whole Plan Hinges On Cats!!!! But also: you hold on one second there, mister. ]

...The next world we end up in. [ Said very slowly, like he's just. Double making sure that's what he heard. ] So- so this is a common thing, or something? We're not going to be stuck in this place forever - instead, we'll just be yanked around by something and deposited wherever they'd like us to be, as if we're merely here for their amusement??

[ i mean


it's called a train, but go off, i guess ]

[givethemhell]

[The Soul Train™. We're in Shaman King now.]

Ah, well, I suppose that's one way to look at it? [So negative, though! Tsukasa should just go along for the wildass ride, things are much less stressful then.]

The last world wasn't so bad, though. Very futuristic! Though they had some trouble with violent rebels, haha.

[Haha...]

[stressweets]

[ I'll accept it.

Also, the last world........... wonderful....... well, maybe world hopping won't be too bad. Almost fun, in a way. He's met some relatively okay people here already, so. ]

What sort of trouble?

[givethemhell]

Well, they broke into a big gala, kidnapped royalty and really blew the place up a bit.

[Y'know, just your run-of-the-mill... whatever this is.]

[stressweets]

[ ...huh. ]

I guess that doesn't sound too out-of-the-ordinary. [ kinda sounds like a mission they'd be sent on. ] What side were you on?

[givethemhell]

Ah, good! Then you won't be taken too off-guard by things here, most likely.

[He doesn't even question people who find this shit normal, since so many of them are from Weird Worlds.]

I was from Idoll, the country trying to gain independence. None of us were aligned with the rebels and a lot of us didn't properly "adapt" to that world anyway, so we still remembered this place and who we actually are.

[stressweets]

Didn't properly... "Adapt"... So if you did adapt, you'd forget yourself completely?

[ ...ugh. ]

Ah, I already don't like this place at all. Well, not that I liked it in the first place, but... Um... I like it even less now. Life shifts like that are such a nightmare.