paixaorpg | The Game's Afoot! [Completed]

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The Game's Afoot! [Completed]

Character(s): Basil, open to all
Content: The Great Mouse Detective has come to Paixao
Setting: Joutenheim gate
Time: Late evening
Warnings: ...Basil is kind of a dick. >.>

"Toby? Toby, here boy!" Basil whistled to call the hound to him, as he took his magnifying glass to the ground to inspect the rather peculiar form of grass that was growing all around him. "Very strange indeed..." He pulled up the magnifying glass, looking up and around a blade of the grass until he finally ended up with the glass pointed directly at Toby's drooling tongue, lolling out of the hound's mouth as he panted. Basil straightened up and put his magnifying glass in his coat.

"Well then. Toby, it looks like we've been spirited away to some strange new world. At least, that is if my hypothesis is correct." He grinned and thrust his arm across his chest. "What a marvelous opportunity! And if I'm right, there won't be a single sign of that dastardly Ratigan anywhere!" The thought both intrigued and excited the mouse. The only places he'd ever really seen were in and around London, save for just a little bit of traveling. And all those places hadn't been nearly so exotic as all this.

"Come Toby, take me to that line of people standing over there." The dog wagged his tail and continued to just stare at Basil, until the mouse raised his voice. "TOBY, SIT!" The hound's rear end hit the ground with enough force that Basil had to steady himself on his feet again, and then Toby lowered his head so his owner could climb aboard. "All right Toby, let's go!" The dog bounded off at full speed, only to skid to a stop once they made it to the line.

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More often than not, Kairi found herself without something to do here in Paixao. While she had Sora and Riku here with her, and they did do things together, on a normal day to day basis she was actually kind of bored. So that's why she found herself just in range of Joutenheim Gate today, keeping a curious eye on who was coming into the city. She did have a habit of people watching.

She could see the line of people outside, she was rather close to the entrance/exit and the guards were actually within reach. She peeked outside, just in time to hear a voice that sounded... well to her, rather unique. Trying to find the source, her eyes were immediately drawn to a dog bounding to the end of the line. And on his back was the owner of the voice. A mouse. Wearing clothes.

Now this was new. A mouse riding a dog was weird enough. But a talking, suit wearing mouse riding a dog was almost too much. "What in the world....?" Now she just had to know who this new arrival was. She lingered near the gate, waiting for the interesting little pair to come inside.

Only a few minutes later, Basil had gotten through the gate, explained that Toby, in fact, was not speaking through his body as a puppet, and been handed a marvelously interesting-looking device whose purpose was, as of yet, unclear.

He was quickly greeted by the most amazing sight after Toby padded on through the gate. Every which way he looked, the plants were made of precious metals and rare stones--the kind often used for jewelry. The style of the buildings themselves resembled that of some of the older, yet well-developed European towns and cities. And not only the plants, and the architecture, but the humans--if you could call them that with such a peculiar sort of smell coming from them, nothing like the humans Basil was used to in London--why, they were all blond-haired and blue-eyed! And they all looked terribly alike, and seemed even to be the same age--or rather close to it anyway. Simply astounding! Remarkable, even!

"No, no, T-TOBY, STOP!" The hound had decided that a young woman dressed in very strange--and scandalously revealing--was the best target to make his way towards, and the dog had made no attempt to inform Basil of the intended direction. That meant that while Basil was taking in the scenery, Toby had gotten close enough to start sniffing at the girl's hand.

Kairi knelt down so the dog, who apparently was named Toby by what the mouse was shouting, could sniff her hand. She smiled warmly, moving her hand to pet him gently on the head. If he liked the way she smelled and he would allow her, of course. "Well hello," the red head said, laughing softly. The dog was cute, or at least she thought so.

"I'm sorry, I didn't... mean to distract him on you." Kairi looked up a bit now, offering another smile to Basil. It was difficult not to stare too curiously, as interested as she was, she didn't want to appear rude or to scare him off.

"Welcome to Paixao."

Toby was more than happy to sniff her hand, then tried to bury his nose in her palm so she'd be forced to pet him. That, of course, was before he'd realized that she was already going to pat him on the head, so when she moved to do that he just stood there contently, tail wagging happily back and forth.

"My apologies, Toby can be quite the frisky one sometimes." Basil looked up at the human girl, and couldn't help but notice the outstanding color of her hair. He'd never in a life seen a human with hair quite so red at that, it reminded him of an apple.

"But no harm done. Seems he likes you," he said, smiling. The smile turned to something of a sneer at her greeting though. "Yes...the man at the gate said something to that effect. Can you tel me what you know about this place?"

Awww, how sweet. Kairi just giggles again as she watches Toby's tail wag, continue to scritch the dog behind the ears and under the chin. "It's not problem, I love dogs." She had always wanted to own one, but it just never seemed like something she could do.

Finally she drew her attention away from the doggy long enough to start explaining. "Where should I even start?" She thought for a second, looking up to the intricate ceiling. "Well, the most important thing you have to know about this place is that it's not your home world. It's another one entirely."

She paused there. Sometimes that was enough to absorb right off the bat.

Well, if that was where she was going to start Basil was losing hope for her already. His grin fell, ever so slowly turning into something of a frown. "Yes, yes, I figured out that much when I saw the grass and the trees. Tell me something useful."

Toby, on the other hand, was more than happy to stand perfectly still and let the girl pet him, though he did move every few moments to get a different spot scratched.

Kairi raised an eyebrow and regarded the mouse. He sure had an attitude for someone who had just arrived and who she was trying to help out. But she could handle that, it wasn't like she hadn't met someone with an attitude before. "Well then, good for you." What else? What else?

"The city's huge, about four and a half miles wide in some places. There are tons of places to stay and plenty of shops. Don't worry about money, the inhabitants of the city will take anything shiny as way of payment. Just pluck some of the leaves you see around and they'll take that." But as a mouse.... he miiight not have to worry about that.

"Four and a half miles? It's a good thing I've got Toby with me." Basil regarded the news about currency with some interest, rubbing his chin a moment. "Strange citizenry indeed, to accept something so easily available and common as payment for goods and services."

How did these people ever get along using money that had no real value? Was this meant to be some sort of Utopian society? No, no, the dress was almost identical to the contemporary human fashions in London, they wouldn't bother with such clothing if there weren't at least a few important similarities to be observed. Too much money was spent on jewelry and adornments, and it wasn't all exactly the same, nor in the same condition.

"There are plenty of other people around here that can help you too. I'm sure my friends would be happy to meet you." She could just picture how Sora and Riku would react to meeting this little guy. "I don't understand why the money works the way it does here, but it makes things pretty easy for people like me who arrived here without anything in her purse." She shook her little black for emphasis. No jingling of coins.

"Oh, but I never even introduced myself, did I? I'm Kairi." She almost extended her hand to shake, but then she realized that might not work so well. She could pick him up if she wanted to.

"What's your name?"

Basil quirked an eyebrow at her hand as she offered it, giving a slight sneer. He had to wonder how many humans would try to do that with him. Though of course he'd also have to figure out a way to actually perform a handshake, since it was such a customary greeting.

"Basil of Baker Street, detective. At your service, Madame!"

"It's very nice to meet you, Mr. Basil. I have to say, I've never met a detective before." The islands didn't exactly have a need for something like a detective, though she had read about them in books. She realized that he was sneering at her hand, and tried just holding out her index finger. Would that work?

"Is there anything else I can tell you about that you'd like to know?"

"I would ask about accommodations, but since you don't know an other mice and don't have a dog, I don't believe you'll be able to tell me." Basil had no concerns over the fact, and hoped that she shared that sentiment.

He looked at her finger before finally grasping it with both his his hands and shaking...somewhat. He was just barely strong enough to make her finger budge.

"No, I probably can't tell you anything permanent. But you could always stay with me until you find someplace. I have the space." Of course she would. It wasn't like it was difficult to fit a mouse somewhere. And Toby probably wouldn't be any trouble either.

Retracting her hand, she shifted her weight on her knees so she was more comfortable. "I can also show you some of the city, if you'd like. You'll get to know it easier if you have a guide with you."

"Oh no, that won't be necessary. I'm certain I'll be able to find a decent enough place on my own to...stay..." Basil frowned at Toby, who was enthusiastically jumping on the girl's leg. "Though I must admit I have no idea what I'm going to do with Toby..."

"And a tour would be most welcome if you're willing to give one! It'll help get Toby used to all the new sights and smells. That, and it won't do any harm to become more familiar with the layout. You wouldn't by chance have a map, would you?"

It didn't help that Kairi was encouraging the playful behavior from Toby. She was scratching him beneath the ears, grinning widely. "I really don't mind if both of you come to stay. It'll be fun, I swear." She planted a kiss on Toby's head before finally digging into her pocket for her journal.

She opened it up and tapped the keys, finding the map of of the city. "Yeah, I've got one on the journal, right here." She turned the device enough for him to see. "You have one too. This'll make the tour a whole lot more informative." She stood up completely now. "I have all the time in the world, so we can go now."

"Toby, stop that." The dog looked at Basil with pleading eyes, then plopped his rear end on the ground when the mouse's stern expression didn't change. "Is that what this strange little box is called? Isn't a journal normally something for writing in and not keeping maps?"

Having immediately recognized the similarity between Kairi's and his own, though of course the scale was vastly different. He inspected the box carefully, and flipped it open. It only took him a few moments to find the map himself. "There we are. Where to first?"

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