[OPEN] Lay down your sweet, weary head...

[donttelltheelf]

Characters: Gimli and YOU.
Setting: The Cafeteria.
Format: Action to start, but I'll match you!
Summary: ...nutrition bars. Really, that's all you need to know. Gimli and nutrition bars.
Warnings: None, I think? I'll add if necessary.

[The people in charge of this floor had pretty much shoved the oatmeal at him when he first arrived and... well, it was bland and not particularly exciting, but certainly not the worst he'd ever tasted. But a dwarf is not meant to live off oats and water! A dwarf needs meat! And ale!

And Gimli did not find either in this odd-looking kitchen.

If you wander into the cafeteria, you will find a slightly bemused dwarf in full battle/travel gear, axes and all, staring somewhat unconvinced at the bunch of nutrition bars he was given.]

Tis not Lembas, surely?

Comments

[nemophila]

[Yeah they were definitely being vaguely threatened by Gimli, Son of Glóin and uh that kind of sucked.]

We don't want to cause you any trouble...! [And an uneasy smile] But we're big fans! Like Michel said, we've read all about you...!

[donttelltheelf]

Is that so?

[He looks a little unconvinced. On the upside, that makes him a smidge less threatening because... because confused, unconvinced dwarves look less like they want to chop your heads off with their axes. Plural. He's carrying a few, yes.]

And what exactly have you read?

[deathboss]

The entire trilogy!

[Wait no that explains nothing.]

Dammit! How do you even explain this uh...okay! I-imagine that there's many worlds. Your world, our world, and so on and so forth. Well in our world, there's a trilogy of books called Lord of the Rings. Jun and I have both read it...

...I promise we ain't pulling your legs! [Eikichi don't use pulling legs analogies on the dwarf you dumbass. He sighs trying to explain this better. Come on Eikichi, THINK!] L-look at how we're dressed, we ain't elves or goblins or orcs, right? We're humans. In a way you could say we're from the far, far, far future, in the Age of Man. But the tower's been bringing different people from all sorts of different worlds and timelines. I bet in another world, we're in a strategy guide book somewhere. The Universe is pretty big, after all, a-and if there's multiple versions...

[EIKICHI don't you dare add your Star Trek fandom in this as well.]

The point is, the books start off when Frodo and the other hobbits leaves the Shire, and end with the celebrations after Sauron's defeat.

[nemophila]

[Jun nodded in agreement with Eikichi (even if it was kind of funny seeing him so dumbfounded for once.)]

Don't forget The Hobbit! That one tells the story of Biblo Baggins, before Frodo's adventure starts.

[Aaand attention back to Gimli.] Actually, it's not so out of line to think that you are from our distant past. Think of it like we're from the future of Middle Earth, and your adventures and deeds have been recorded as a story for future generations to read and learn about! So it's kind of like we've read the literary record of your journey!

[donttelltheelf]

[...hang on, hang on, processing this will take a moment. Wait.]

...I should sit down.

[He does so, and he stares at them a little quizzically, as if trying to put this in perspective. This is all kinds of weird, just for the record. Gimli leans some of his weight on his axe.]

Have you told the elf about this?

[deathboss]

...shit, you're kidding right? Legolas is here too?!

[OMG OMG OMG.]

[nemophila]

[Now now. Eikichi. Calm down. It could've been another elf musn't get our hopes up--

No actually Jun is looking pretty excited here but he's trying to hold it in.]

Um-- he means no, we...we haven't seen any elves yet. You're... the only one from Middle Earth we've seen.

[....] ...is Legolas here?

[donttelltheelf]

He is.

[Gimli looks at them with amusement, eyebrows raising slightly. Honestly... He smiles, half sly, half amused.]

But you are not to tell him any of this, if I am not there to witness it!

[deathboss]

Dude...dude of course! Promise not to tell him anything unless you're there to see it.

[Is this the real life...or is this fantasy?]

Oh...um...name's Eikichi Mishina by the way.

[nemophila]

[For a minute, Jun was still confused, and then... well, he couldn't help a bit of a stifled chuckle at that.]

Promise...! [And he nodded in agreement with Eikichi.] And I'm Jun Kurosu. It's an honor to meet you...!

[donttelltheelf]

Strange names, though I suppose it is to be expected.

[He's a bit curious about that, perhaps he'll ask them when some of their excitement dies out. ...because. It will die out a little, right? Right?]

And I am, as you have said, Gimli, son of Glóin. Now tell me, children, how did you find yourselves in a place like this?