paixaorpg | Toto, I don't think we're in Hueco Mundo anymore... [Active]

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Toto, I don't think we're in Hueco Mundo anymore... [Active]

Character(s): Orihime Inoue, Mrs. Potts, open anyone else who drops by
Content: Orihime's first day in Paixao
Setting: Niflheim area
Time: Week 21
Warnings: none needed, I hope!

Orihime took a step forward into the streets of Paixao. The great domes of the city stretched above her, all of its light and sound contained within the roofs and echoing back to her. Everything was strange and grand, like nothing she'd ever seen before. She would have been more excited to see it if she had not, only minutes before, been standing atop a roof in Hueco Mundo. Somehow, in the middle of all the drama of Aizen's return to the human world and her friends' battles against the Arrancar, somewhere in the confusion, she had suddenly arrived outside a pair of gates, much taller than her head and made of ice. She had been asked her name and given some odd silver gadget, but she had responded with only half of her attention, her mind busy wondering where she was and who had put her here. Will Kurosaki-kun have to come after me again?
She turned back to the guard who had welcomed her to the city. "Excuse me, where am I?" But he was already taking the name of the next person in line. It was clear that she would have to go somewhere else. She moved aside, out of the way of the next person to enter the gates. She scrutinized the guards. She was usually quite good at reading people's thoughts and emotions, but these two escaped her. It was like they were flat, with only one function. The idea bewildered her, so she turned to the stall that held brochures. Maps, advertisements, and information on attractions spilled forth from the containers in every color imaginable. Orihime scooped a few of them into her hands before the pressure of new arrivals nudged her away from the booth. She looked down and examined the silver object she'd taken from the guard. What is this? She opened it, and a little stick fell out. She picked it up off the ground and twirled it in her fingers. It reminded her of a tiny chopstick. "Why would they give me only one chopstick? That's just silly." She tried to put it back in the slot where it had been, but it wouldn't fit. It took her a few more tries until she realized that she was putting it upside down. She shoved the stick back in and closed the gadget, placing it in her pocket. She had priorities. "I have to find someone who can tell me where I am." With determination in her eyes, Inoue forged ahead into the streets of Paixao, her mission of finding answers guiding her fearlessly forward.

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Well... this certainly wasn't the dinner table anymore. Mrs. Potts was pretty sure she wasn't dreaming, but after all the wine floating around the ceiling a few minutes ago, she couldn't really be sure. Still, the teapot was attempting to move through the city (if this really was a city) without getting stepped on. Considering she was a teapot and not human, this was, understandably, difficult.

Regardless, she bounced along, her lid making enough of a racket for people to stare at her and then move away. Some stopped while they stared and muttered something about a moving teapot. Mrs. Potts tried to be as genteel as possible, but some of them were a little unhelpful and others were downright rude.

She'd just come off one of those encounters when she turned mid-bounce and ran her spout straight into someone's leg. "Oops!" she cried, craning her body up so she could see who she'd run into. "I apologize for running into you, miss!" And who knew if she'd answer, but at least the little teapot had tried to be polite.

Yes, a teapot had indeed bumped into her and apologized. Said teapot had been about to turn around and hop away when the girl knelt down and spoke in return. She seemed nice enough and Mrs. Potts offered a gentle smile.

"I'm fine, dear. Never you mind," she answered easily. "Of course, but I've done well so far. Perhaps you could help me. Have you seen my master?" Quickly she described the Beast, hoping if anyone was here he or Belle would be.

Wolf walked with his hands in his pockets, he noticed more people were coming into the gate. He craned his neck to see who else was coming in that was new. What’s this? A vision of loveliness has arrived! Wolf decided to bounce over to a bush to watch this new succulent beauty and to see what she’s like before he would approach her.

However, something else happened that threw Wolf off guard a bit, a talking teapot was conversing with her. It must be an enchanted teapot. Soon the girl picked up the teapot and went on her way, however, this shouldn’t change the situation much. After all, the sweet lamb is new here, and needs to be shown the ropes, why not approach her now? Wolf leapt from the bushes and elegantly advanced toward the ladies with a smile. “Hello! Welcome to Paixao!" He spoke giving a slight bow to the two, "What’s a nice girl and…. teapot like you doing in a place like this?”

Mrs. Potts wasn't used to being picked up and carried by strangers, or really anyone at all, but she had to admit that it wasn't such a bad thing. She could see more than before and now she wasn't risking getting stepped on. Hopefully she'd be able to figure out where they were going now.

"Thank you, dear," she commented warmly. "We might have more luck attempting to use the journal they gave me, but it's hard for someone with no hands to open it." She looked a little apologetic, missing being human probably for the hundredth time since it had happened. "Ah, my name is Mrs. Potts. And what's yours?"

And it was about then that they were interrupted. Mrs. Potts blinked at the new face. "We're new arrivals. Perhaps you could help us."

Orihime was just about to answer the teapot in her arms when a handsomely scruffy man leapt from the bushes and approached. She was startled by his sudden appearance, but as he seemed helpful rather than aggressive, she smiled sweetly at him. "Yes, we're new here. It would be so nice if you could give us a hand... maybe you could show us around?" She blushed a bit. "I'm not very good at maps, and I don't know where we are."

Wolf nodded, “I’ll be happy to help fellow maidens such as yourselves!” he glided over to the side of the young girl. He smiled brightly at her, wanting to make sure that she can trust a man of his nature. Swiftly Wolf took out a beaten up map from his pocket and opened it up, it comically flopped over for it was a bit large when shown completely. Wolf grumbled with the map for a bit and then decided to just fold it to show where they were at currently, he placed his finger on the diamond in the middle of the Niflheim area and stated, “Ah, here we are, Niflheim, this is just part of one of the gates that enter Paixao.”

The scruffy man looked over the map thoroughly and looked around to properly indicate their surroundings. Wolf pointed to the different types of places in the area, “Over there is Cafe Ersesat, they have the most juiciest chicken sandwiches, and along this road if we keep going along here, we eventually reach City Hall.” He opened, but he had problems keeping it together since it was a rather large map, he jumbled with it, but decided to just hold it out in front of them. The map tumbled down to ground in front of them, but Wolf tried to play it off casually. “And uh…there are a lot of places, as you can see, but nothing too out of the ordinary from any other city,” Wolf said promptly before closing it.

Wolf then put his hands on his hips and addressed the ladies. “Now, there’s some places here you can stay, whatever living style you prefer, because money actually grows on trees here, so the cost doesn’t actually matter. Soooooo…any questions?”

Well the map at least made sense. Mrs. Potts glanced it over as best she could without leaning herself right out of Orihime's arms. She listened carefully, making a note to ask about the money later. Right now, she had another person to ask about Beast and Belle.

"Yes, I'm looking for a friend of mine," she piped up, describing the master pretty easily. "If you know where he is, could you tell me where to find him?"

Orihime listened with interest, but it bothered her that the man seemed to assume that they would be staying in the city. Certainly Mrs. Potts had a reason to stay, but Inoue needed to return to Hueco Mundo to continue the battle. As Mrs. Potts entered her second description of her master, Orihime thought deeply. She didn't want to stay here for longer than she had to, but surely it couldn't hurt to at least help Mrs. Potts find her friends and figure out more about where she was in the process.

"Yes, we should find them."

Wolf scratched his neck slightly, “I can try and help you guys find them. I managed to meet a few people during my stay.”

Although he wasn’t entirely sure they might be here, it’d still be good to try and help find them. The search might be tough, but Wolf can recognize scents. Perhaps he can smell them out, if they have any belongings on them of the person they’re looking for. Wolf folded his arms and stood before them as he inquired, “Could you describe what they look like?”

Mrs. Potts sighed softly and gave a description of both Belle and the master. "I saw Belle not twenty minutes ago. She might be nearby."

Hopefully.

Wolf thought for a minute trying to see if he can recognize the descriptions of the two. He scratched his neck and then shook his head, “Sorry, I don’t think I met those guys”, he said with a shrug.

Although it is possible they may be here, so Wolf decided to take a chance while he was conversing, “Perhaps you may have a possession of theirs, that way I can pick up the scent and try to find them,” he offered. Then he quickly thought about what he said and decided to clear up the meaning, “Oh, I’m half wolf, so I can probably smell out your friends if you need me to.”

Usually Wolf doesn’t publicly display that he was half wolf, but so far in Paixao no one seemed to really care that he was. So he figured these two would be ok with it too.

Mrs. Potts sighed a little at the admission that Wolf didn't know Belle or the master. Maybe it was too much to hope that she'd find them so easily in a city she'd never seen before. How big was this place anyway?

She tilted what she could of her head and spout, looking up at Wolf curiously. It occurred to her that she hadn't gotten either of their names, but that was all right. She could ask later.

The half wolf thing was a little strange to her, but she shrugged it off. After all, she was a teapot!

"Belle was around me most recently, but I haven't been near the master recently, and I'm afraid Belle didn't actually pick me up." She sighed wearily. "I might be better off simply looking around myself for them."

Orihime was growing more bewildered by the minute. She was in a strange place, and seemed to be expected to stay there. She had so far met guards who seemed oddly empty, a talking teapot, and now a wolf-man-thing. Maybe there aren't very many normal people here at all. Yoruichi-sama would love it here!

When Mrs Potts suggested looking alone, Orihime shook her head. "Oh, no, you don't have to look alone! I'd be more than happy to help! I might not be very helpful but at least I can keep you from getting stepped on, right?" She gave her most reassuring grin, which was offset a little by the awkwardness she knew she displayed in not actually having any idea where to go.

"So, um, Mister... Wolf... person... can you tell us more about where we are? That might be helpful, I think." She blushed, feeling more awkward by the moment. "See, um, I don't even really know why I'm in this city, or anything. So whatever you can tell us would be great."

Wolf watched the red head give her awkward gestures, and blinked at how adorable this lost lamb could be. He smiled politely at her and motioned toward the place around them. “Paixao, from what I gathered in my somewhat limited research, is a place that is somewhat a gateway for others like myself who came from a different world. It seems to be a city that places all sorts of beings from different dimensions and times,” Wolf explained as he looked around at the citizens and monuments around them.

The scruffy man twirled around to the two and pointed to himself, “I, am from the 9 Kingdoms, but I see this place as sort of a resting place for my thoughts. So I don’t mind being stuck here for a little bit.”

Wolf looked up at the two knowing they may need a little bit more information, “I know that the residents here a blonde for the most part, but there are many interesting folks who that came from outside worlds that I found fascinating to be around.” He glanced at the girl, hoping she was comfortable in an environment, he then realized something. They were not properly introduced, he held out his hand toward her, “I’m so sorry, I haven’t introduced myself, I am Wolf. What's your name?”

Half of that explanation went right over Mrs. Potts' head, but she tried to take in as much as she could of what was going on. It seemed many others had suddenly and mysteriously found themselves here. Well if they had and she had, maybe the master had as well? It was worth a shot anyway.

"By residents, you mean people who were born here?" she asked, blinking as he finally introduced himself. A rather fitting name, that. "I'm Mrs. Potts. Thank you for the information, Mr. Wolf."

Realizing one can’t shake hands with a teapot. Wolf gently lifted his hand instead to just a wave with a little head bow to her out of respect. Embarrassed, he placed his hand to the side and gave a small grin. “It’s my pleasure Mrs. Potts, and yes I think they were born here, at least to my knowledge,” Wolf scratched his chin, “I know right now they are having a campaigns for a new mayor, I met one of the candidates named Timon. Friendly fellow for a meerkat, although I’m surprised they let animals run for office.”

Wolf started to ponder about how odd the city really way, but shrugged it off. What matters is that these two should probably feel comfortable here, so they won’t fly off the handle, so to speak.

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