piratejournal | 1st report [Voice/Action]

[It's a voice recording, though it takes a few seconds for any sound to come through. There's a sigh and the voice is clearly that of an agitated 20-something male.]

Pirates? This isn't really my style. Someone is going to way too much trouble to pull one over me.

Man, what a nuisance. If you were going to kidnap me, at least have it make sense! Where am I! Aughh! And why the journal? This is entirely too much detail for someone's hollywood fantasies!

At least common pirate tropes still allow for your egregious hats.

[Philip's voice is very abruptly to Shotaro's left, muffled by his knuckle being set upon his lower lip.] And you're asking the wrong questions in the wrong place. The journal is for communication, it's hardly responsible for the kidnapping. As to where we are, it seems the town is named Isla Empieza, which seems to be some sort of play off the Spanish term empezar, meaning to start, open, or begin.

[There's a loud scoff.]

Those ratty, salty excuses for hats don't even come close to comparing to my hard-boiled hats of the trade, Philip. I--PHILIP!

[Oh good, you finally noticed him. He lifts his head away from his hand and splays the hand in something like a wave, grinning.] Yo, Shotaro.

HAAAAAAAAAAAA! What are you doing here!? How did they get us both!?

[The grin quirks at one corner and he chuckles for a moment.] I've already exhausted most resources to figure out what happened, and it seems the lore on the supposed perpetrator leads him to be quite a fearsome person. Though previous to now, and even given the situation, I have my doubts that this "Davy Jones" even really exists.

[There's another scoff.]

It's probably some small time crook taking on a name much bigger than they are. Aaaah, what a pain. I guess we have no choice but to take the case, Partner.

[ooc: Shotaro (

countyoursins) in black and Philip (

keyworddouble) in green! Shotaro has no idea what he's doing with the journal so feel free to laugh at him. They're both by the fountain so its open for action tagging!]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Given the commonly fantastical concept of alternate universes and parallel worlds, it is entirely feasible, if illogical, to consider that someone "fictional" in one place could actually exist in another. I'm far from set in stone on the idea.

I didn't even know there was a concept of universes and parallel worlds before now.

It is a common subject in science fiction films and novels.

... [Yeah he has never read those kind of things before.]

Okay. I've never really watched or read anything science fictiony, so I wouldn't know.

Ah, then that would explain your confusion. I believe it is largely a fictitious concept, though current circumstances are seeming to test that belief.

How would you know if it was really true or not after this test?

No specific tests have been run. While the concept of parallel universes and the like had previously only been something I had encountered in fiction, I have been told account of at least one pair of people that are in fact the same person from different versions of their own life. Therefore the concept, though still largely fictitious to myself, is true for others, as it exists.

[He is just confused right now.]

You must know a lot because unlike you, I don't think I quite understand how i could be possible.

It's reasonably simple information-gathering. Though I do have access to all the recorded knowledge ever known to my home realm, so I suppose you could say I know a lot.

Certainly sounds like a lot. But I'm wondering, what is your world like?

[A thoughtful hum.]

Fuuto is a mostly-quiet city with a wonderful breeze. We protect it because it is very precious to us.

Like a home should be. it would be odd if you didn't want to protect your home.

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