Day 282 [OPEN]

[fools_arcana]

Who: Libertà, everyone
Open: Open
When: Day 282
Where: Bastion
What: Libertà's glorious arrival!... Or not. He doesn't know where he is and he is very confused. He's also kind of loud.
Format: I'll match!
Warnings: n/a

Heeeeeey! Anyone in here? <sub>[Libertà shouts and waits for an answer.

The blond-haired boy finally got to Bastion after walking around for quite some time. He does not look happy. He's both confused and a little bit frustrated. This place is just weird and the fact that he doesn't remember what happened before he woke up in the Skyway doesn't help either.

He scratches the back of his head. If only anyone he knew was around. Really, right now he would be happy to see any familiar faces. Even if it was Nova.]</sub>

Seriously, where am I?! _{[he shouted again.]}

This doesn't make any sense...

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[scary_music]

Hellooooooooooooooo!!!

[And there's one spazzy musician approaching]

Ibuki welcomes you to the Bastion! Land of donut trees and magical jerky cows!

[Because it's clearly important that newcomers know what's weird about the place first thing, right?]

[fools_arcana]

_{[Whoa, you sure look... interesting.]}

Donut trees? Jerky cows? Are you serious?!

<sub>[Or maybe that's a part of the greeting around here?

But, really, after all he's seen so far Libertà shouldn't be surprised to hear any of that.]</sub>

[scary_music]

Yessssssss!! Ibuki's serious! Totally serious! Super High School Level Serious!!

She can show you right now! Come on, come on!

[and assuming he's willing to follow, she'll lead the way!]

[fools_arcana]

Super High what?

_{[He doesn't understand anything from this, but he followers her.]}

What's this place anyway? And who's Ibuki?

_{[Forgive him, he's slow.]}

[scary_music]

This is the Bastion! Welcome!

Ibuki is Ibuki Mioda! Nice to meet you!

[fools_arcana]

That's not what I meant... _{[Maybe he should ask a different question.]} Where is this place? And why am I here?

So you're Ibuki? I'm Libertà. Nice to meet you, too.

[scary_music]

Libertà-chan, then!

... weeeeeeelll... you're probably here because... things... soooooooorta went a little explody???

[fools_arcana]

"Explody"? What do you mean? I didn't see any explosions...

[scary_music]

Um... um...

How does Ibuki explain this...?

... M-mayyyyyyyybe you should ask somebody else that's better at explaining Calamity shenanigans?

[fools_arcana]

...Well, alright.

_{[He will ask someone else then.]}

So how do I go back home?

[scary_music]

Umm...

...

Your home miiiiiiiiiight have been exploded, too...

[fools_arcana]

_{[Wait a moment.]}

... That's impossible! Islands don't explode.

[scary_music]

Ibuki doesn't know what else to tell you!! It's just what happened!!

... Ah! A distraction! Behold! The donut trees!!

[Yup, those sure are trees with donuts growing on them]

[fools_arcana]

_{[How could that happen-- wait, distraction worked.]}

Huh? No way!

_{[He stares at the trees with big eyes.]}

They're real? Real donuts? On real trees??

_{[What kind of magic is this.]}

[scary_music]

It's reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal! Totally real!

[Ibuki grabs two donuts off the tree, taking a bite of one to show it is indeed edible before offering the other to the newcomer]

[fools_arcana]

<sub>[He takes it and stares at it for a good moment, before actually taking a bite.

It really is real.]</sub>

...You sure I'm not just having a really weird dream?

_{[Well, he did confirm to himself that this was not a dream, but maybe he was wrong. Maybe this is one of those super realistic dream?]}

[scary_music]

Ibuki's totally sure! She's been here for too long for it to be a dream, Libertà-chan!

Here, Ibuki will prove it!

[She reaches out a hand, intending to pinch Libertà's cheek]

[fools_arcana]

_{[Libertà flinches and blushes. No, don't pinch his cheek.]}

Er, I tried that already.

_{[So yeah not a dream, then.]}

How long have you been here anyway?

[scary_music]

Leeeeeet's see... Ibuki has been here... 41 days!

But others have been here looooooooots longer!

[fools_arcana]

That's really long actually!

What are people doing around here?

[scary_music]

Lots of stuff! Cooking! Fighting monsters to collect shards! Using shards at the monument to create all sorts of cool stuff, like the magical jerky cows! Finding cores to make the Bastion stronger, and more powerful...! Parties! Playing around! Hair dyeing!

There's so much going on, Ibuki could go on and on...

[fools_arcana]

Sounds like you don't get bored here.

But why do you need to make Bastion stronger?

[scary_music]

So that it doesn't lose power and drop out of the sky!

[fools_arcana]

Wait. It... can drop out of the sky?

[scary_music]

But don't worry, don't worry! We got another core faaaaaaairly recently?? So, so, we should be safe for now???

[fools_arcana]

...That's good to hear I guess?