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Veralidaine Sarrasri | The Immortals - Tamora Pierce

[runswiththepack]

[Network]

[The video opens to...well it's kind of hard to tell. Brown hair, maybe a yellowish muzzle(?), some fingers...and it keeps moving too, like it's being examined.]

...suppose it is? [A beat]

Well, don't look at me, I only just arrived here. At least you were born here.

[A pause.]

Oh! There's an image. Is it some kind of communications spell? Perhaps it activates on touch?

Hello? Numair? Alanna? Can anyone hear me?

[The image spins and you can kind of make out a teenage girl with long curly brown hair, and ponyta's head hanging over her shoulder, examining the gear.]

Video

[dreamsofahero]

It isn't a spell, but it is for communication, yes. I'm afraid I don't know anyone by those names, but I certainly can offer to help answer any questions you have, at least.

[runswiththepack]

[Daine jumps as a man appears in the screen. Ponyta whinnies something and Daine glares at her.]

I was not scared!

[She turns her focus back to the strange device, frowning.]

I don't understand, how does it work if not with the Gift? And where is this anyway? And why do the animals looks so strange?

[The Ponyta snorts and nips her shoulder, causing the girl to squeal.]

Okay okay! Different! There's no need to get so snarky! You know I didn't mean it like that.

[dreamsofahero]

It's a form of technology. It's a bit complicated to explain in detail, but basically it uses energy such as electricity to transmit images and sound from one device to another. As for this place, it's a region called Johto, and the 'animal's are creatures native to this world known as Pokémon.

[runswiththepack]

[Daine frowns and sits to get more comfortable. This could take a while. The Ponyta lies down behind Daine and she leans back against it.]

What's elektrisitty? Is it a type of magic?

[A coldness spreads through Daine's body at the rest of the man's words.]

What do you mean this world?

[dreamsofahero]

It's the natural energy found in lightning, and in the sparks produced sometimes from rubbing against a coarse fabric or such. It's commonly used here and in some other worlds to provide power for mechanical devices like these to function.

*his world relies heavily on magic, itself, but there's still enough understanding of the science behind spells' effects that he has a good idea how to explain*

I mean that those of us who've found ourselves suddenly here with no explanation apparently invariably are drawn from worlds other than this one. I'm from the Roland Empire in the world of Menoris, myself.

*names he definitely doesn't expect her to recognize*

[runswiththepack]

[Okay, lightning energy Daine understood. She just didn't know it could be harnessed in that way - it sounded dangerous is any case. She'd have to tell Numair. Maybe he'd heard if it before? But the world thing...she nibbled a thumb, deeply concerned.]

So, wait you're not from...Joh-toh? We're in a different world?? But how do we get home?

[She's starting to get panicked. How would Numair find her if she was on a different world? What if his magic wasn't powerful enough? What if he never found her? What if...

[Ponyta gave her a hard knee in the back and Daine had the distinct image of pain in the head, and the feeling of wasting energy.]

[dreamsofahero]

*Sion keeps his tone deliberately calm, almost soothing; he's not going to hide the facts, but that doesn't mean he can't explain them gently*

I'm not, no. And we've yet to determine any sort of pattern as to just when or how people are returned to their worlds... However, there have been multiple accounts verifying that time that passes here has no effect on that of those other worlds.

[runswiththepack]

[Daine was beginning to understand how the Ponyta was feeling - she was getting a headache herself. At least it sounded like she could get back home...but if time stopped back home, then Numair wouldn't be able to help her at all. ]

Gods curse it!

[She swore in frustration, angry at Numair. He should have known that Tristan would of pull something like this. And now she was stuck here for who knows how long.]

[She belatedly realised she was being rude.]

I'm sorry, this is all just a bit overwhelming. I didn't catch your name. I'm Veralidaine Sarrasri, although I prefer just Daine.

[dreamsofahero]

*don't worry, Sion doesn't take offense*

Sion Astal. It's a pleasure to meet you. And I quite understand, it can be a lot to take in.

[runswiththepack]

What happens now? I mean, what do I do? Is there a city or town I should head to? I can earn my keep - I'm good with animals...

[Daine knew how to live off the land but this world was completely different - she didn't even know if the plants were similar to back home. ]

[dreamsofahero]

That's up to you, really. I saw you have a ponyta there, one of the many kinds of pokemon that inhabit this world. Typically, most people called "trainers" will travel with their pokemon companions, challenging other trainers and wild pokemon to friendly matches to test and increase their strength.

Other people prefer to stay in one place, picking a particular city or area to live in, some have even opened businesses here. Short of doing something unlawful like stealing other peoples' pokemon, you're generally welcome to do whatever you prefer.

[runswiththepack]

[Daine looks shocked.]

You mean people use these beautiful animals to fight for a living? That's horrible! What kind of person would do that?

There must be something else I can do to earn a living because I refuse to do that. Are there stables I could work at, or even a royal kennel?

[dreamsofahero]

*that gets a slight raised eyebrow, but otherwise his expression is still calm*

Have you tried asking the opinion of your partner there on the matter? In most cases, it's the pokemon themselves who desire to hone and test their skills in the first place.

*and some with no interest in battling, but in his experience those are the exception, rather than the rule*

There is a ranch in western Johto, and I believe someone runs a breeding center in Kanto, but there's no official "royalty" or such here to have a kennel in the first place.