GLITCH #1 ( intro )

[glitchier]

[ Wherever you were before, you're not there anymore. This incredibly creative and original premise is the start of your interdimensional journey, and you're starting here, in Sitihir—inside of a large Starbucks, to be precise.

Everyone inside the Starbucks today has been gifted with a nametag that reads as follows:

HELLO! My name is _______

But whatever is in that blank is most certainly not your name! Perhaps it's an obscure nickname, or something rude, or something flattering! Either way, you're not leaving this Starbucks until you've given your actual name to at least four other visitors, so have fun.

Once you've completed your task, a barista will hand you a welcoming letter:

Welcome to Sitihir! We apologize for the sudden glitch in the system but please take this opportunity to explore the vast world (worlds!) we have to offer you. Should you find it to your liking, you are welcome to stay for as long as you want. If you are itching to return to your home, there is a map on the back of this sheet that will guide you there. Thank you for visiting Sitihir, and may all of your travels be blessed! ~The Programmers

And so there is indeed a map to your character's home world's door on the back, free for them to return to at any time. ]

( OOC: OOC intro stuff is over here, and with this the game is officially open to all posting! contact any player for the password to glitchier if you want to use it to make glitch posts! have fun! )

Comments

[watch]

[ who is talking to him? he turns around and sees... a small person in some period clothing. he must be a LARPer. how lame. ]

Huh? Um... it's a coffee house, I think. I'm sure you could get tea if you asked for it.

[daitsuren]

[I think we all know who's really lame here! (it's okita actually)]

A coffee house? How strange. [At least he knows what coffee is, but...] They certainly ought to have tea. Coffee isn't something to base a business on.

[watch]

[ jun turns all the way around and gets a glimpse of that nametag. "needs therapy". join the club. he crosses his arms over his chest in hopes that kaoru won't notice his mommy issues... ]

It's not that strange...

[ not compared to, you know, everything else, like being here at all, and the way kaoru is dressed. ]

[daitsuren]

[Unfortunately, crossing his arms like that really just draws attention to his embarrassing nametag. 'Mommy issues'? WELL AT LEAST HE HAS A MOM!!! Kaoru raises an eyebrow, but doesn't say anything about it. Yet.]

I guess here... where ever this place is... it might be more popular than it is in Japan. For some reason.

[watch]

[ not anymore he doesn't...

jun looks somewhat perturbed by that statement, but remains polite as usual. this person seems nice enough, so even though he's had the king of bad days, there's no reason to be sour. ]

We have lots of coffee houses in Japan too. Are you from somewhere else?

[ he doesn't look like he would be, but he supposes it's a possibility... ]

[daitsuren]

[Kaoru remains reasonably polite, as well. After all, it's better to have temporary allies than to make new enemies, since he doesn't know where he is or what's really going on.]

No. I'm from Japan - I've never left it. Are you saying that you are as well?

[But he's wearing strange clothes...]

[watch]

That's right.

...

[ there's a pause here and he goes abruptly quiet. yes, he's from japan, but it was blown up like half an hour ago. now all that's left of it is a floating city, sumaru city. also, it was his fault and he feels bad about it. ]

Are you cosplaying? I like your samurai outfit.

[daitsuren]

I'm not a samurai. What's 'cosplaying'?

[He frowns a little.]

And why are you wearing Western clothes if you're Japanese? Have you allied yourself with them?

[watch]

[ whoa he was trying to pay you a compliment, kaoru. jun bristles at the negative reaction and wonders if he's stumbled into some bizarre rumor afflicted reality (another one) where the past comes alive. ]

Ah, sorry... I just thought... with the sword...

[ he shakes his head. the guy doesn't even know what cosplaying is, what is it going to help to try and explain it? if this is an elaborate game of pretend then he's taking it a little far... so jun doubts now that it is. ]

This is my school uniform. I have to wear it. [ sort of... also because he's an anime character who does everything in his school uniform ] I think I'm lost... and you are too.

[daitsuren]

[He's not being that rude... not yet, anyway. But Kaoru is pretty confused, which makes his usual nonthreatening mask slip a little.]

Not everyone carries a sword, maybe, but it's common enough.

[Kaoru takes a moment to look Jun over.]

School uniform...? You don't attend a temple school?

[watch]

[ a temple school? now that's really historic... ]

Um... no. I go to a high school.

[ sometimes. when he feels like it and the world isn't in peril. why does he have to explain this to someone who looks no older than him? ]

The last I checked, the year was 1999, not 1699.

[daitsuren]

[That gets a very skeptical look from Kaoru. What are you trying to pull, weird kid?]

That's impossible. I may not be fully educated on how Westerners count their years, but I'm sure 1999 would be far in the future. It's...

[Ugh gosh how is he supposed to know this stuff?]

I don't know. 18-something.

[watch]

I already told you I'm not a Westerner. I'm Japanese.

[ tilts his head. ]

You can use the era name... I can figure it out.

[daitsuren]

I know that. [Sigh.] I'm simply saying that I'm not familiar with how Westerners count their years. I'm surprised you are.

It's the Keiou era.

[watch]

[ he has to think for a minute, and he can't really place a specific year, but he gets the gist of it. ]

R-Really? That was... um... a long time ago. [ no shit sherlock ] No wonder you seemed so confused.

[ jun would personally be curled up in a corner and crying if he wound up in an unfamiliar future. more than he's usually curled up and crying over other things. ]

That would explain a lot. I'm sorry, I thought that you were a—

[ roleplayer? cosplayer? kaoru (understandably) does not seem to know the meanings of those things, so he casts around for another word. ]

—An actor, or something.

[daitsuren]

[Kaoru's less the 'curl up and cry' type, more the 'find out who's responsible and make them pay' type. But he has no leads at all, and he's confused and lost, as much as he tries not to show it too much.]

I could say the same about you - and many of the people here. This sort of place is familiar to you, then?

[It might as well be an alien planet to Kaoru, not that he knows what aliens are.]

How did we get here?

[watch]

I have an idea, but I can't be sure...

[ a vague idea to the effect of "rumors" and "philemon's fuckery" but he's not sure how he'd even explain that to someone who already knew his situation, much less this poor lost time traveler. ]

Perhaps the "how" is less important than the "why".

[daitsuren]

Do you have an idea about the why, then?

[Since Kaoru can see absolutely no good reason to bring them all here. Wherever here is. Starbucks planet, for all he knows.]

[watch]

Ah, well...

[ also hard to describe, but he'll give it a shot. ]

For my part, I know I'm not supposed to be here. Not like this, anyway... I was supposed to end up in a new world. But if I still have my memories, then something has gone wrong... and I'm not sure what the point would be in bringing along strangers from the past.

[daitsuren]

Then it probably isn't because of - whatever is happening with you. You and I have no connection, after all, so there would be no reason for me to be involved.

[He looks around.]

Or most of these others, either. I have no idea who they are.

[Except for a few, but ew, shinsengumi.]</small.

[watch]

[ haha, well, most people don't have anything to do with jun but that doesn't mean they weren't involved somehow. but he lets that drop because it's not like he wants to go making enemies or share his story with people who might hate him for it if he doesn't have to. ]

R-Right... Well... I don't mind sticking by you until we find out what's going on. [ there would have to be some unpleasant karmic retribution for ditching someone this lost ] My name is Jun. Kurosu Jun.

[daitsuren]

[Naturally, Kaoru doesn't trust him at all. But he seems to know more about how things work here than Kaoru does, and that's both important and useful. He doesn't really want to accept help, especially from someone so strange, but for the moment it's the best thing to do.]

Thank you, I appreciate that. My name is Nagumo Kaoru. It's nice to meet you, Kurosu-san.