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[analyzing_you]

Well I certainly do not appear to be in the Medium anymore. It seems I
have landed in Atlantis, of all places. How very peculiar; I suppose
it’s possible the game glitched and tossed me here.

But Atlantis. Really? I expected more excitement than that. Hell,
perhaps? No, that would be rather cliché. Atlantis is going to have to
suffice.

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[itskidflash.livejournal.com]

Sorry to disappoint, but this isn't Atlantis.

[witchbuster.livejournal.com]

[Whoa. This was a shock to see.

Maka knows very well Rose won't remember her, but still--]

Rose...welcome back, I guess.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

I woke up soaked to my bones in a city under the water, and I find out it's not Atlantis?

I now have all of the disappointment.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

[Her intrigue, it is colored piqued. Also her skepticism.]

I think you might have me mistaken for some other young lady with pink text.

Unless you're one of them.

And by them I mean one of those exceedingly obnoxious trolls, of whom I hope you have no relation.

[witchbuster.livejournal.com]

Haha, no, you're Rose all right. Rose Lalonde.

And no, I'm not a troll either, I'm a human like you. See, this place is called Vatheon and you've actually been here before.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know my name. That means whatever you say must be true. Watch as I now hang on every word with reckless abandon.

Since everything you tell me is now true, then please, do go on. Tell me how it is that I was here, then left, and am now once more back again. All without a single memory!

[itskidflash.livejournal.com]

Yeah well, Atlantis doesn't randomly kidnap people, anyway.

This place's name is Vatheon. You're dragged here from your world for no reason, and you're supposed to touch the coral reef in the middle of the plaza once a week. Everything's free, even housing.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

Fascinating.

Are there flying pigs that spew forth rainbows from their dirty unmentionables?

Raunchy mental images aside, I do hope you realize how ridiculous your explanation is.

[witchbuster.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I will.

We don't *know* why that happens, but it does. People get brought here from different points in time, sent back and then brought back again either with their memories of Vatheon or not. It's the stupid magic coral you get dropped off in front of.

I'll even cite an example: Jade was here for a while, left and came back without any memories of being here, then left and came back again *remembering* that she was here. John, unfortunately, came back without any memories like you have.

You're not just going to get this from me, either, you're going to get this from the trolls too. Meanwhile your room at the house is still vacant.

[itskidflash.livejournal.com]

Ridiculous or not, it's true. Ask anyone, especially the locals.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

So, this place has nothing to do with the game? I actually am in an entirely different world? A world complete with confusing time travel. Excellent.

John and Jade are here as well?

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

They look oh so approachable, almost as if they deal with wet girls wielding magic wands on a daily basis.

[itskidflash.livejournal.com]

They've dealt with weirder. And they're actually pretty nice Just... Weird.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

I would prefer to avoid the locals until I've ascertained that everything you've told me is indeed true. And ideally after I've ceased this messy dripping.

[witchbuster.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there is no game here, unless we're talking about the tiresome games the coral makes us play sometimes during curses.

If you look through your SFC--the starfish communicator--it'll list everyone that's here from your world. Which, yeah, is John and Jade and a whole lot of trolls. Dave hasn't shown back up again yet.

[itskidflash.livejournal.com]

Alright. You go ahead and do that. Just don't say nobody told you before.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think I'll stay far from that list. Why come to them, when the Trolls will inevitably come to me?
As will John and Jade, I'm sure.

Perhaps in the meantime you could tell me more about my alleged room.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

I had hoped it wouldn't come to me literally having to beat you in the face with the fact I've been hinting that I would appreciate a little assistance. Alas, subtlety was meant to be lost on you.

Where can I acquire a towel and a chance of clothes?

[itskidflash.livejournal.com]

Oh! Then... There's stores all around the plaza, that's the place with the giant coral reef in the middle. You should be able to find everything you need around there.

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

Good, thank you.

You should look into buying a guide to subtlety for your future benefit. I hear the 'for dummies' series may be coming out with one soon.

[itskidflash.livejournal.com]

Haha, it's funny because we're an alternate dimension that probably won't get it.

[witchbuster.livejournal.com]

All right, the last time you were here my friend Soul took you and John in. Eventually when Jade and I arrived, we decided we had to get a bigger house and so moved into a villa. You stayed in one of the upstairs rooms with John.

And before you ask, yes there's a library. Not a huge one, but it works.

[bethehugejerk]

IF YOU HAD ACTUALLY BOTHERED TO ASK AROUND YOU WOULD KNOW THIS WAS VATHEON, NOT ATLANTIS
BUT I SUPPOSE DOING SOMETHING THAT SENSIBLE IS BEYOND YOU.
THERE IS NO GLITCH
THE GAME DOESN'T HAVE SHIT TO DO WITH IT
AND THIS ISN'T EVEN THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN HERE, LALONDE.

[breathingheir.livejournal.com]

rose, quick!
ignore everyone who is telling you to live with them because you are living with me and jade!!

[analyzing-you.livejournal.com]

That sounds disturbingly like a sitcom John might be fond of. If you tell me we engaged in wacky fun for the home family then I might have a hard time believing anything else you tell me.