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[keyandstar]

[ After having gotten over the shock of... Well, everything, and after having herself a good cry, Lirael examined the journal she'd found next to her neatly folded clothes.

It seemed like it had to be magical, and yet she could feel nothing from it. Was it dangerous? It didn't seem like it. Just strange.

Hence, after having read a few entries and come to the conclusion that this had to be some kind of communication device, she tentatively wrote: ]

Is this Ancelstierre?

Comments

[Written]

[idealism]

No. I'm sorry.

[Written]

[keyandstar]

Then... where am I?

[Written]

[idealism]

This place is called Luceti.

[He pauses a bit, before continuing to write.]

Was Ancelstierre your hometown?

[Written]

[keyandstar]

No, it's a country. I've never been there. It just seemed like the most logical conclusion.

So Luceti isn't in Ancelstierre either? [ Just making sure. ]

[written]

[faithfulflame]

[Ancelstierre?! That...name. That was from Sabriel's world! She couldn't forget that shift. Not in a million years.]

No, I'm sorry to say it isn't. I'm going to send you something, a guide that can tell you more.

[Rei takes a moment and links over the guide that Raine had put together.]

Please take a moment and look it over.

[written]

[keyandstar]

[ Moment taken, she simply responds: ]

Thank you.

[ Wait, she should probably say more than that, right? ]

Who are you?

[ Lirael, master of diplomacy and smooth social interaction. ]

[written]

[faithfulflame]

My name is Rei Hino.

Who are you?

[written]

[keyandstar]

Lirael.

[ It's tempting to say "Daughter of the Clayr", or perhaps even "Abhorsen-in-waiting", but from what that guide told her those titles don't really mean anything here, and besides this could all be some sort of really strange and elaborate set-up. Best be cautious about revealing things. ]

[voice]

[all7seas]

Mmmmm. That a French word?

[voice]

[keyandstar]

[ Oh yay, experiencing yet another new function of the journal! ]

I don't know what French is.

[voice]

[all7seas]

French. 'S a language. A fancy language wherein they frequently mislead a man with the placement of the letter e. A language what woos even the most stone-hearted wisp of a woman. French.

[voice]

[keyandstar]

... No, it's not a French word. It's the name of a country.

Written

[removeimpurity]

[A rather clean, oddly neat set of handwriting denotes a new message.]

Unfortunately not. You are in an enclosure called Luceti.

Written

[keyandstar]

So I've come to understand. You're one of the others who've been taken?

Written | Whoops, I'm so sorry about letting this slip by for a bit.

[removeimpurity]

Yes, I am. I've been here for a few months now.

No worries, I do that all the time <3

[keyandstar]

How long do they keep people?

written;

[gleamed]

Where's Ancelstierre? That's a very pretty name!

-Rapunzel

[So helpful, this one.]

written;

[keyandstar]

It's a country bordering the Old Kingdom.

[ And she does realize that probably doesn't mean much to this stranger but what is she supposed to answer really? ]

written;

[gleamed]

[Old Kingdom, hm?]

I'm not sure I know where that is, but it's definitely not here. I'm sorry.

[written]

[folklorist]

No. I'm sorry, but this place is entirely separate from your original home. It's called Luceti.

[written]

[keyandstar]

Entirely separate?

[written]

[folklorist]

Yes. Exactly. Everyone here is from some other version of Earth or an entirely separate world, as it were. This is a world in, probably another universe entirely. It's a bit strange to hear at first. But there's always the chance that you'll find someone here from your own world too.

[Written] Let me know if the first-person style throws you too much

[quicktoanger]

That name rang a bell for some reason, but I couldn't put a finger on why.

Dunno if you've heard, but you're a good ways away from your home now.

[Written] seems fitting for Harry!

[keyandstar]

So I've come to understand. Nobody seems to know how this can happen.

[Written] THAT IS THE HOPE! :D

[quicktoanger]

This place kinda screws with reality at random. Far as I know, bringing us here is just another side-effect.