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So... i believe its safe to say that im thoroughly discombobulated!
I mean ...i suppose stuff of this caliber probably happens all the time to big shot superheroes like the x-men, but good gravy it wouldnt hurt to give a fella a decent warning before you go chucking him haphazardly across the whole freakin multiverse!

This wasnt exactly what i haggled for when i said i wanted off my island.
Not that im complaining of course! No siree!!
This place looks like a hoot and i plan on getting up to my elbows in some serious exploring!!
But i guess this summon was sort of like a need for superheroes?
Im not an x-man or an avenger or any of those other spiffy world saving types back home but ive got a whole lot of moxie and reckless bravado!! And i guess id like to help??

[Poor Jake hasn't gone too far past the gates. He's trying not to be nervous, but this is the first time he's been in public since his mutation manifested. What do.]

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[It was kind of like he was waiting for a reaction. But when he saw that she looked at his wings and literally made no physical reaction he sort of relaxed. Of course, Nepeta looked far more unusual than he expected, but you never know about this sort of thing.

He wondered if she was a mutant, too? Or maybe an alien? Either way, he guessed it didn't matter too much. He shuffled his way inside, visibly perking at the notion of tea. His wings bristled up as well, mirroring the excitement.]

Tea sounds absolutely bully!

Great! There's some cookies on the table too, although I kind of ate most of the chocolate ones.

[she admits this a little sheepishly as she pads over to the kettle and begins pouring the boiling water into the ready and waiting mugs. it's easier for her to relax in a familiar environment, especially since Jake seems to genuinely be harmless. it's nice.]

[Oh man cookies. He goes over to the table and picks one up. Well, she did point them out so no harm in trying one.]

[Oh, these were tasty. He comments as much, which just sounds like a garbled noise because he's still eating the cookie.]

[she laughs - it reminds her a little bit of Gamzee. she picks up the mugs and sets one down in front of him before plopping herself back down in the chair she'd previously been in]

I guess the not chocolate ones are good too, huh? That's good to know! I haven't tried them yet.

[He gives her a thumbs up before taking a seat at the table to peer into his mug.]

They're wonderful!

[Ah, so what does he say now. Small talk? Movies always go for small talk, he just has to not make it awkward small talk because THAT always happens in movies and the whole thing would come out awkward. When has small talk worked in movies, come to think of it. Was that a hint?]

So where are you from, then?

Alternia. It's a planet in a completely different universe from humans where I'm from.

[well, that certainly told her he wasn't involved with the game at least. it's a little reassuring to know that he doesn't come with that possible judgement and danger.

she pulls her teabag up and down a few times, chewing on her lip a little. it's obvious that she wants to ask if he's human, but that is really rude and pushy and might go down a road of reciprocation she doesn't want. damn need to be socially cautious.]

[Jake brightens up at that. An alien, then! How exciting! He hasn't met any of those, even though he is pretty sure some of the superheroes on TV have been aliens.]

Oh right, you did mention Alternia before, I think. What's it like?

[If he notices any social uncertainty he doesn't comment on it.]

Dangerous. The entire planet is full of things that can kill you if you're not careful, including the other trolls.

[her expression is something between a grimace and fond recollection. it was horrible, but it had been her home.]

But there were good people in it, and it could be really beautiful if you didn't let it break you. At least I thought so.

[Sounded a lot like home, honestly.]

It sounds like an interesting if terribly chaotic place. It sort of reminds me of home.

[He paused. This was okay to talk about, right? He tapped his fingers somewhat nervously on his tea mug.]

Depending on what you were back home, you could either live very well, or very terribly. We had our share of terrible beings causing mayhem on our cities every so often, which is why I spoke so casually of superheroes, you see.

Oh, I see. On Alternia there was no reason for heroes beclaws the only person you had to protect was yourself, and that was hard enough - practically anything would get you culled.

[her eyes stay focused on the mug as she lifts the teabag out and places it on a napkin]

Did the way you could live depend on things you couldn't control where you lived?

[That DID sound a lot meaner than home. At least there were some people who cared about the innocent, at the cost of gratuitous property damage.]

[At that question though he nearly sputtered and his feathers pricked up.]

Ah- Yes. Yes, actually a lot of it had to do with that. There are people in my world called mutants. They're born a bit differently from other normal people. The rest of the world treats them something of a plague. Depending on where you live it'll get you killed- or worse.

Wow, really? [she blinks, obviously interested] I was kind of hoping stuff like that was just Alternia. But they're not actually anything bad, right?

Not at all. Well- I suppose some people could use the gifts they were born with to cause some destruction. I know that there are a few terrorists out there that are mutants, but. Honestly, if we'd have just been given bloody courtesy from the get go there wouldn't have been a problem.

[His tone shifts very slightly to frustrated. And of course he does slip and say 'we'.]

[ah - she'd thought that humans didn't have wings naturally. her expression doesn't change as she begins meting out sugar into her mug, maintaining her careful neutrality]

I can understand that. Trolls are hatched with different blood colors, and where you are on the hemospectrum determines how you rank. If you're really low then you have to be careful about everything you do, beclaws the people higher up are entitled to kill you for any reason at all.

[she stares down piercingly into the contents of her mug, the only indication about her strongly she feels about this topic the tight way she's gripping the spoon]

I hate it.

[it's not smart to get worked up like that, though, and she quickly realizes it. Nepeta untenses slowly and looks up at Jake with a small smile and shrug]

It's probably not as similar as it could be, but it's close enough that I think I get it. People can be pretty dumb sometimes.

[He offers her a small smile of his own. Yeah, the situations were different, but he figures he understands where she's coming from as well. Funny how that sort of thing could be universal. He sipped carefully at his mug. The tea bag was still in the cup, he liked his stuff strong.]

They certainly can. Its nice here, though. This is the first time I've really left my home since the pesky feathered things made themselves a thorn in my side.

The fantastic thing about being a mutant is that you might not even know you are one until you've hit adolescence. You're completely normal and unsuspecting and then WHAMMO! Its like a very rude game of Russian roulette.

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Oh geez, that sounds like a shell of a surprise! [she laughs a little bit] I guess that it's something to keep you guessing.

I never really left my house until some stuff happened with my friends, so Darstone's pretty great for that. You can get up early and explore all you want!

It's something alright.

[Grins.]

I have to say I'm terribly looking forward to that. I've already made plans to find this so-called quest board. Perhaps I can drag Strider into these shenanigans, as well.

It's pretty close, I can point it out to you whenever you want to go have a look at it. [she takes a gulp of her tea, looking at him over the rim]

Maybe it's beclaws I've never really been able to do it before, but I think just poking around the city's the best part of being here. There's a clawful lot of neat stuff you can find if you just wander around.

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