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hadriel2017-06-15 03:22 pm
lifetothefullest) wrote in hadriel2017-06-15 03:22 pm
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[For those familiar with Clinic, it can be recognized to be the backdrop for this broadcast; it's also probably easy enough to guess that Lance has just arrived there, because he's obviously drenched. It doesn't seem to bother him any, though, except for that his slightly ridiculous hair is now definitely long enough to fall into his eyes when wet, so he has to shove some of it out of the way before he can actually see the screen.
Despite being soaked he looks a little more vibrant and relaxed than usual, although in contrast his tone is quiet and sedate for the most part.]
Is the 'raining underground' thing strange even for here, or...?
[Because he hasn't been here that long and he's heard that it's snowed before, so maybe not? But the rain is totally not the point of this post, so he continues.]
But rain aside, I'd actually wanted to ask about the caves that branch off from the main cavern. I know they're supposedly difficult to navigate and filled with monsters, but have there been any coordinated efforts to explore them? And what sort of monsters exist in them?
[He does remember Maketh telling them there are paper records on some of the monsters at the Guard post, but as far as he's concerned that's really not too helpful. Besides, he'd rather hear that the general populace has to say, and talk to them individually on this.]
Despite being soaked he looks a little more vibrant and relaxed than usual, although in contrast his tone is quiet and sedate for the most part.]
Is the 'raining underground' thing strange even for here, or...?
[Because he hasn't been here that long and he's heard that it's snowed before, so maybe not? But the rain is totally not the point of this post, so he continues.]
But rain aside, I'd actually wanted to ask about the caves that branch off from the main cavern. I know they're supposedly difficult to navigate and filled with monsters, but have there been any coordinated efforts to explore them? And what sort of monsters exist in them?
[He does remember Maketh telling them there are paper records on some of the monsters at the Guard post, but as far as he's concerned that's really not too helpful. Besides, he'd rather hear that the general populace has to say, and talk to them individually on this.]
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[But, all things considered, he's not sure if that makes it any more strange than normal.]
I think some people tried to explore the caves, but I'm not sure any of them are still here.
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I feel like that should make sense, but it's kind of hard to say.
[This place is just weird.]
From what I'm hearing of the challenges involved, that isn't too surprising.
[Although then again, considering what people here seem capable of here and the fact that people already go into the caves for various reasons, that no one is actively trying to explore them strikes him as a little odd.]
Do you know anything about anyone keeping a record of the types of monsters that live in them?
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[Though Adam says it a bit doubtfully, because he doesn't think anyone has been keeping track of that. No dedicated monster researchers here, as far as he knows. He certainly won't be volunteering.]
Why are you interested? Are you planning to go in there?
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The person who compiled the guide for new arrivals also noted the events, so maybe he knows what monsters arrived each time. But if it's only the monsters that come through the Door each month, then their numbers are limited.
[He's a little more optimistic about this idea than Adam might be. At the last question, though, he shakes his head a little.]
I'm have no desire to be eaten by monsters. I just think it's important to know as much as possible as I can about the situation here, and that includes the caves.
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[He might as well make himself useful, right?]
But I can't fight, so I stay out of the caves. You should probably do the same - unless you're one of those superhero types.
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That's good to know, thank you.
[It's always nice when someone actually wants to help. Information seems so scattered around here, and Lance has been having bad luck with a lot of the people he keeps meeting.
He shakes his head at that last part.]
I'm definitely not a superhero type. We don't have any sort of supernatural abilities--or monsters--in my world at all.
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[Until a few months before he got pulled out of his world, Adam would never have believed magic was an actual thing. Even when presented with undeniable proof, he was too scientific-minded to take it at face value. Who knows how many other worlds are the same?]
It must be kind of jarring to end up in a place like this, though.
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True. It's difficult to prove an absence.
[And yeah, he can't argue with that last comment.]
I actually thought it was a dream for the first few weeks.
[He still kind of hopes it is.]
Was it not for you, since you'd found out about whatever is in your world?
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[Or maybe it was less that he was afraid that was the case, and more that he hoped it was. His hallucinations are more like visions, and while they can be frightening, they are also a comfort at times.]
But I figured out that wasn't what was happening pretty fast. The monsters here, and the weird powers people have - they aren't like the magic back home.
[He supposes that's the case for everyone, even those who are used to strangeness in their worlds.]
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Do you know what was causing the hallucinations? Was it whatever magic that does exist where you're from?
[Because that'd still be kind of worrying, but not as much so. Hopefully. Potentially.]
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[And he almost leaves it at that, but he's gotten used to being more open about the magic stuff, at least - people here normally think it's less weird than they would back home.]
Um, I sacrificed myself to a magical forest, so I have this connection to it. It's bad at communicating because - well, you know, it's a forest. Mostly it sends me visions, and I didn't know what they were at first. I thought maybe brain damage.
[Hey, that actually wasn't really a long story.]
I still see them sometimes, they're just a lot easier to deal with.
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What sort of messages would a magical forest be trying to send?
[This is his main curiosity here, now that it seems like the hallucinations themselves aren't actually harmful.]
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[Which sounds more exciting than what he often did: move rocks or branches to help power flow through a ley line better.]
Here, I can't really do anything for it. It just - stays in contact, I guess. It's sort of comforting.
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[Strange, but if it's not a threat or something, then--]
That's... Pretty cool, actually. Weird, but cool.
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[All things considered, it could be way worse.]
But I really never thought magic was real before that. Who knows what could be in your world?
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[Just because he doesn't know of any evidence for magic existing doesn't mean it doesn't, especially if it's extremely rare and those who do know about it keep it to themselves. Who knows.]
My friend does know a psychic who has been right about things that she really shouldn't have been able to know.
[He's very on the fence about Avalon's abilities, inclined to believe she's just very observant and her sixth sense is really more just subconscious intuition, but after this place he's wondering if maybe it's not such a crazy idea that she's genuinely psychic.]
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[Eerie, sure, but also sometimes kind of annoying? It's hard to keep your business your own when people just know stuff they shouldn't.]
What kind of things did she know? Like, did she have visions of stuff?
[Though Adam generally does not like to pry, he's admittedly very curious about the different kinds of magic that can be found in different worlds. He's got more of a scientific mind than an intuitive one - he might receive hallucinatory visions from a forest that lives half in his head, but if he could categorize it all with some kind of system, he would.]
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I'm not entirely sure how it worked for her, but she helped us in some investigations regarding finding evidence or giving us information, and one time she actually found a mass grave.
[Which of course had immediately made her a suspect, although it eventually became clear she wasn't responsible for what happened.]
I think she said she had visions, but also used tarot cards or something.
[He hadn't paid all that much attention, considering he didn't really believe her to be legitimate, but now he's really curious.]
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[Or at least that's how it works for him.]
A mass grave, though? That's morbid. It sounds like even if there's no magic in your world, there's still a lot of - well, weird stuff.
[Or at least it means Lance lives an extraordinary life. Realistically, there's probably mass graves in most worlds somewhere - that's just how people are. But most would live their lives without ever getting anywhere near one.]
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[He never thought he'd be saying anything about psychics and tarot cards make sense, but hey.
And oh, right, that probably sounded kind of terrible out of context. Not that it was totally great in context or anything but at least it's more so.]
There's some weird stuff, yeah. Mostly though I just see more of it than a lot of people; I work with the major crimes division of the FBI.
[He's not totally sure if the FBI is even a thing where Adam is from, but if not he'll explain that too.]
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[Look, he's heard so many weird organization names from so many different people in this place, it's kind of a relief to hear one he actually recognizes. Sure, it could be some different kind of FBI, maybe they use laser guns or something, but still. It sounds familiar. Like something from his world - though not something he has any experience with.]
We have that where I'm from, too, but I've never met anyone who works for them. What do you do?
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I have a few jobs; I do psychological counseling for agents and pairs of agents, I work as a criminal profiler, and I'm a special agent.
[Although they're listed in descending order of how long he's had each position, at this point all three roles are pretty balanced.]
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[And pretty impressive to someone who's essentially just a student, and one who spent most of his life in a trailer park. The magic and everything that came with it makes Adam a little more exceptional, but it can't change his roots, much as he might wish otherwise.]
You must deal with a lot of strange things, then. Did you have to do a ton of training?
[Maybe a weird question, but Adam's always curious about these things - building blocks, how things are made. Or people.]
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[It's just one of those things about how life goes that he'd ended up doing the other two as well, especially becoming an agent himself.
He doesn't mind the question, and it isn't all that weird. He's just glad not to be asked how he can have even one job, being twelve and all.]
I did a lot of training for my psychology degrees; it took about eight years of college. One of those degrees qualified me to do profiling, so that just sort of ended up happening as a favor for one of my coworkers and then it spiraled from there.
[Lance and Booth had made a deal about it, and then Lance had just kept getting more and more involved in cases.]
For being an agent, I probably should've done a lot more training than I did. I had to pass the gun qualification and get some other basics, but not much else.
[He probably could've used some more focus on the self-defense portion.
And since Adam had asked, Lance thinks it's probably okay to ask in return--]
Are you in school, or...?
[He's not sure exactly how old Adam is, so he could be in school or college or working or none of those, who knows.]
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[Sorry, man. If it helps, that was meant as something of a compliment. But also, you look about fifteen years old - or at least not that much older than Adam.]
I was in school at home. I'd just started my senior year. But I've been here... I guess almost two years now.
[That's a little alarming to think about.]
I was going to go to college. Instead I ended up in a weird alien cave city.
[Adam is actually quite put out that his college plans have been derailed. He'd been working toward that for years, with a lot of blood, sweat, and tears included - all three of those very literal, at times. His only real comfort is that as far as people who have left and returned know, when he goes back he'll still have time. He'll be able to put in his college applications and finish his senior year and it'll be fine. He has to hope that's true.]
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