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Characters: John Harley and YOU
Setting: Dormitory hallways
Format: Starting with prose, but happy with either!
Summary: John has just woken up on the second dorm level and wanders around confused.
Warnings: None yet!

John was confused. He was pretty sure this wasn't the medium - it didn't look anything like what he'd seen following Jade on his computer, nor like anything in the clouds.

After the dreams he'd been having, waking up in a dark, cold room was making it hard for him to maintain his usual cheerfulness. He wandered around, investigating the other rooms, but they all looked the same; dark and empty. It was creepy and kind of reminded him of that book Dave was always going on about. That, in turn, reminded him of the scary as hell post-dreamself-death dreams. Maybe he was still asleep?

Eventually, he found the stairs and made his way down.

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[tortileghostwriter]

David had been hearing voices. Phantoms, he knew by now, not really his friends calling out for help...a hand on the wall, Light Sabre in hand to help light the shadows. This was reminding him of the Labyrinth, far more than he was comfortable with. He squinted in the darkness of the first floor dormitory halls, nearing the stairs. There had been no voice to lure him down, but...no, he'd recognize him anywhere. It had to be him.

"John?"

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John jumped at the sudden sound, but then grinned when he saw its source.

"Dave! Sheesh, you scared me!"

He practically bounced to hug his best friend. Sure, they were meeting in person for the first time, but who cares about trivialities like that? Not John.

[tortileghostwriter]

He tensed somewhat at the contact--not particularly touchy-feely--but reminding himself that this was John, he relaxed quickly. "Hah. My deepest apologies, then." Facetious, as always.

He paused briefly, remembering that not everyone here from the same universe seemed to come from the same point in time. "What was the last major event that you can recall?"

[dreamsofderp.livejournal.com]

"Hehe, it's okay!"

His eyes widened at the question. "Oh, are we dealing with time stuff here? I had just entered the medium! I got up and was going to look around, but then all of a sudden I was here!"

A pause. "So what's the last thing you remember?"

[tortileghostwriter]

"Time and space, by all appearances, but yes, that's about the long and short of it." Okay, so John's...behind you? Yes.

"I was on LOGAS at the time. Jade's planet."

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"Oh man, I knew this wasn't the Medium!" He pauses. "So... where is this? And why are we here?"

[tortileghostwriter]

"The Tower, whatever that actually means." And a slightly annoyed gesture around them. "As for the "why", they claim it's because our world was destroyed, but I find that doubtful at best. Earth was already gone."

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"So, how do we get back? I didn't even get to have a good look at my land yet!"

[tortileghostwriter]

"So far as I can gather, John, we don't." Poker face.

[dreamsofderp.livejournal.com]

"But... we can't just stay here, right?" This is so upsetting. There were frogs in his land, Dave. Frogs.

[tortileghostwriter]

Ugh. He doesn't like this either, John. "Of course we can't. We've work to do and a war to win, after all. But it seems that, for the moment, we've little choice but to wait."

[dreamsofderp.livejournal.com]

"A... a war?"

WHY DOES NOTHING MAKE SENSE ANYMORE- NO WAIT.

"Oh! You mean the one between Derse and Prospit, right?"

[tortileghostwriter]

Been a while since Face and Palm met up. They really don't spend enough time together, they get on excellently. It's been too long. Seems like John has a knack for bringing those two together.

"I'm referring to the game in general, John. Metaphorically speaking." Okay, not so metaphorically, given his current objective for the game when he gets back. Still kind of a metaphor though.

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Just you wait, Dave. Under John's influence, those two will soon enough be getting a marriage licence.

"Oh." Metaphors, man. How do they work? "So... how are we getting home?"

[tortileghostwriter]

Always knew that day would come.

"... ah. Unfortunately, that particular aspect of the plan remains a work in progress."

Meaning he has no fucking clue.

[dreamsofderp.livejournal.com]

Oh. That makes John pause thoughtfully for a while.

"Well, I guess that's not too bad? I mean, it's kind of dark and creepy here, but it's nothing we can't handle as long as we're together!"

John is an avid believer in The Power Of Friendship.

[tortileghostwriter]

"I'll admit that it's eased somewhat by your arrival."

David is an avid believer in The Power of Friendship needing to be taken behind the shed and shot.

But John being here is pretty okay.

[dreamsofderp.livejournal.com]

"What about Rose and Jade? Are they here too?"

[tortileghostwriter]

Uuuugh. What he wouldn't give to have Rose here. Jade arriving would be fantastic too, of course, but...

"... No. With any luck, they may find their way here. Ah, I did encounter Vantas earlier, however... ?"

[dreamsofderp.livejournal.com]

John's face falls a little.

"Oh man, that sucks. ...Wait, who's Vantas?"

[tortileghostwriter]

"Karkat."