adventurersclub | ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE...

The first thing you notice upon gaining consciousness is the smell. The air smells musty and woody, like the back corner of some forgotten tourist trap. As you stir yourself awake, you find yourself in a wicker bed with a soft sheet draped over you. The room’s walls are wood-paneled, and a nearby desk displays a digital clock reading “9 AM”. A singular potted plant provides the barest amount of decoration--though, the exact plant species differs between rooms. A note written in flowing cursive has been taped to your door.

MEETING IN THE LOBBY AT NOON
- G ♥
As you make your way out of your room, you’ll find yourself on a balcony overlooking a octagonal lobby below. Various artifacts and trophies decorate the club from top to bottom, cluttering the walls and any available surface. From here, you can clearly see that the marble floor of the lobby is decorated to look like a compass. Descending the stairs will reveal that, in addition to the artifacts mounted on the walls, several plaques have been put up detailing the lives of those trapped here--including you.

If you peer out the windows, you’ll see a tropical island sprawled out before you, overgrown with palm trees and shrubs. If you peer far enough above the treeline, you might even be able to see the ocean. No matter how hard you try, the front door is sealed shut and the windows seem impossible to break.

You've got until noon 'til the meeting happens. For now...enjoy the club, if you can.

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[ Listen she is much easier to get to than you'd think. ]

An island would explain why we can move around... no need to control our actions too much if we're in the middle of the ocean.

[That just means Raps will be more absurdly friendly than needed. RIP x-23.]

Think we can make a few rafts out of the trees outside? But we don't know what the ocean's like... we could be corralled in by reefs or rocks. That could just make things worse...

[ RIP indeed. ]

Whoever has us here probably wouldn't let us do anything that would work. That's how people like this are.

"People like this"...

[Hm. She thinks back to her journey beyond Corona, to The House of Yesterday's Tomorrow. Matthews had seemed like a nice man, if a bit quirky. But then he turned out to be a disciple of Zhan Tiri, and it all got so much worse...

She might have a point there.]

Have you dealt with people who kidnap and trap others before?

Yeah, my whole life.

[ ... it's worth noting she doesn't look older than she is or anything, she is very clearly a teenager. ]

You have to figure out what things they can't control, because usually they think it's "everything."

[..... Hm. Don't like that.]

Well, I know they can't control us. Right? [She doesn't even wait for an answer; this girl definitely looks like she'd agree with that.] So that means if we all put our heads together, we'll definitely be able to outsmart whoever did this.

[ Look, she's not bothered! It's fine! ]

Exactly. The fewer of them and the more of us, the better our odds.

Yeah! So I guess that makes us friends now, right?

[She sticks a hand out, offering it to the girl to shake.]

My name is Rapunzel! What's yours?

[ Well that... visibly confuses her, but she doesn't say no? Allies and friends is the same, right?

She cautiously reaches out and takes her hand. ]

I'm... X-23. [ what a thing to have to call yourself. ]

[RANK 1 SOCIAL LINK ACHIEVED. Oh, if the sun could reflect off of Rapunzel's smile now! Oh, but it fades a little when x-23 introduces herself, because.... hm. Interesting.]

Is that like... a nickname or something?

[Rapunzel you have no right to judge names, you were named after lettuce.]

[ This lady is? Really nice?? X-23 remains unsure what to do with it, but she shakes her head. ]

I've never been called anything else.

[ She says, very... Matter Of Fact. ]

[.... Oh.

Oh. Oh no.......]

You don't have a real name....

[That's.... that's heartbreaking. And it kind of brings to mind how Gothel would so often call Rapunzel "my flower" instead of her real name. It hadn't bothered her years ago, but looking back on it now... it hurt. Maybe it doesn't bother x-23 now, but later... hm.]

If you like, we can give you a new one!

[ Well that's... huh. That's a thought. X-23 is silent, turning the idea over in her head a few times. The whole conversation here, and especially this, takes like all the wind out of her sails, anger-wise. What would she even call herself? She's... honestly never thought about it before.

Logan has a name. But then... Logan's a person. People get names.

Monsters don't.

She crosses her arms, drawing in on herself. ]

... You can call me something else, if you want.

[Hmmmm. Well, she kind of reminds Rapunzel of Cass, in the "cool fighter lady" department. The first name that comes to mind after Cass is, of course, General Shampanier, but that might be a bit of a mouthful to some people. But that's okay, Rapunzel has read lots of books! Books from all over the world, filled with tales of heroes and gods and all sorts of cool adventures. If she thinks about them, then maybe...]

What aboooout... Athena? Or Minerva?

[ X-23, meanwhile, has read like no books! Well she's read some about, like. Murder, probably. But right now she's not thinking about that, she's mostly trying to figure out what's going on here in the moment. It's a lot, suddenly! And she's not fully sure why it's A Lot! Much to think about! ]

Uh... yes?

[ She sounds... a little distant, maybe? Her next words are uncharacteristically carefully chosen. ]

I've never... really thought about it.

[Some things can be kind of overwhelming, even if you don't think they are at first. Rapunzel didn't realize how much work being a princess would be, and she hadn't realized how dangerous her journey to follow the black rocks would be. The most you can do is just... roll with it.

She notices the way x-23 seems to be staring not quite at her, and the smile on her face softens a bit as she reaches out her other hand to hold.]

That's okay. You don't have to decide right away! I just... think it might feel good. So I can keep calling you x-23 if you want, but there's always those suggestions. Or I can help finding new suggestions.

[ X-23 doesn't take the hand, but she does nod and kind of. Come back to herself a little. ]

I'll... think about it.

[ ... she seems to not. Know what else to say? But she at least uncrosses her arms and returns to standing as normal. ]

[Even that little bit is a success in Rapunzel's eyes!]

I kinda understand what it's like to be thrown into a whole bunch of new stuff all at once without really getting it, so I totally get if you're feeling kind of weird right now.

[She squeezes x-23's hand briefly, before finally letting go.]

I had a very good friend show me that I could take a step back and breathe when I really needed to, so... take your time!

[ X-23 nods slowly, finding herself... genuinely thinking about it? Huh! ]

Yeah. Yeah, that works.

ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE...

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