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[The rising sun is shined through the gaps in the trees of the forest. Dew on the grass had formed in the early morning and the wildlife in the trees began to wake. It was the high-pitched chattering of tiny birds which seemed to wake Jigen from his peaceful slumber just beneath their tree. His eyes wearily opened and looked upward at them. Why was he outside? He couldn't remember. He stood up slowly, causing a book that was on his leg to fall open and begin recording without his notice.

Jigen's hand first went to his right breast with a slight pat, instinctively checking for his cigarettes. When he felt nothing but plain clothes on his body he then reached up to pat his hair, to which he realized he had no hat. The hand that reached for the cigarettes now reached back to his belt-line to grab his gun--now something of panic appeared to set in. Just above his elbow he could feel something soft brush his skin. A glance back and he caught a glimpse of the wings. Frozen in place for a moment, he could only mutter out a few words at a time.]

Wh-... what the hell...?

[He continued muttering to himself before he finally looked down to the book. He squat down just beside it and peered into the pages, his somewhat dirty hand reaching up and pushing his hair back against his head. As a few stray strands fell into his eyes, he whispered into the book--unsure of if was going crazy or not.]

Who the hell is out there messing with me? If you don't tell me, I'll find you anyway...

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It was morning, but it would be a lie to say that Lupin had just gotten up. He'd been awake for a few hours at that point, sipping at coffee sporadically as he fiddled with the nacent beginnings of what he hoped was an actual working smoke bomb. The book, that damnable ever present book, was actually open to an old entry that looked like notations of somesort. He didn't pay attention to who it belonged to. More likely than not, it would be lost when he closed that book.

His thoughts drifted back home as he worked. He could almost hear Jigen's commentary about his stupidity...

Hold up. The stuff was pushed aside hastily and the book grabbed. No way, no way!

"no way." He said it out loud that time. It made it more real. When the voice picked up again, he had no doubts.

"Jigen-chan?"

No--too nice. Too...desperate?

"Jigen, you damn bastard! What the hell are you doing here?!"

[Saleh spots yet another newcomer with almost no clothing. While the man looks like he can use assistance, the sage still approaches with a certain level of caution.]

Pardon me. Do you need assistance?

"Lupin?"

[UGH, he hears Lupin but doesn't see Lupin--so why is he looking around like an idiot? He starts talking back into the book now.]

"Lupin--Where the hell am I? Where the hell are you? What's going on??"

"We're in a goddamn cozy prison camp is where we're at--it's so cute that it's a little annoying, and its boring."

The thought occurs to him that Jigen had been there before for a little while--does he not remember?

He takes in a deep breath...and sighs. "Do I need to do the explainey-explainey thing that all newbies get?"

[Jigen is in a moment of panic but once he sees another human being he seems to relax. At least he's not far from civilization.]

Yeah. Where am I...?

[Jigen stares for a long moment. Then squints his eyes at the man.]

Do I know you...?

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"You cheeky bastard. Just tell me where you are--or where I am."

He feels like he's missing something now. Something important. All he really cares about is getting his clothes and shit back.

"Do you know who took my clothes? And where they put them?"

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...I don't believe we do.

[They may have spoken on the journals once, but Saleh doesn't quite recognize the man in person.]

I am Saleh. You've just arrived here, yes?

"We're in a cozy fairy-land called Luceti. Those little wings? They're mostly useless, but don't do anything to them. Your clothing is in town--as am I. That book? Annoying also, but useful because you can talk to people...

"Am I going too fast?"

He pauses a beat, but then continues to chatter. "Do you know where you're at? Woods? A lake? Goemon's out there in the woods, so maybe we can coordinate things if it gets rough. I'll grab you're clothes...Oh, and Jigen? I missed ya."

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[Perhaps Saleh just has one of those familiar voice/looks traits that some people have. Jigen forgets about it for now and nods in reply.]

Yeah. Where is 'here'?

This is Luceti, a realm entirely separate from your own world.

"Luceti, huh..."

That name. These wings. Goemon was here too? It's feeling familiar. Like deja vu but stronger. There's no way he was before, right? Maybe he had a dream like this once. That wouldn't be surprising.

"I'm in some woods but I'll take a look around for that lake. I'll try to meet you there or find Goemon."

He sighs for a moment. It wouldn't be the first time some crazy shit like this has happened. Though he suddenly feels confused. Distant memories feel like they want to force themselves into his head but he can't quite remember them.

"Luceti sounds familiar to me..."

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You were, Jigen. Not that your friend will enlighten you of this. He fears it will just confuse you further. "Don't fall in--we've been having a lot of snow lately, and we don't want you to freeze, you know!"

It's a small joke, but he's hopping out the door on one foot as he tugs on his shoes. "You like Pall Malls, right? I've found those here decent enough--just none of my Gitanes. I'll grab a pack and lighter for ya too."

[Having been out enjoying a hot bowl of shoyu ramen at Seventh Heaven, Goemon had only just re-entered his home and was now devoting a few minutes to skimming through unfiltered conversations for snippets of information useful to either himself or Lupin. Despite being more than well aware of the unpredictability with which people drifted in and out of Luceti, the last thing he expected was to hear the voice of an old friend - his closest friend.]

Jigen?

Really? Perhaps you have been here before? Many people who leave this place and return have difficulty remembering these things.

[He had been flipping the pages for any sort of map as he wandered through the forest in search of the lake. Garbled voices were only confusing him but at the sound of Goemon's voice he stopped at the page and quickly look to it with a hopeful grin. He realized the stress of being lost in this strange place with all these strange feelings was starting to get to him. He was instantly relieved at the sight of his samurai friend.]

Goemon! Good to see you.

Are you sure? I think I would've remembered something as crazy as this...

[Another sigh. This was starting to confuse him but he decided to roll with it for now. If he had been here before, then the memories weren't too far away. He could feel it.]

You got a smoke?

Yes, under normal circumstances. However, I believe it has to do with time periods. People often arrive from different points in time in their own worlds. So perhaps you have arrived from an earlier time, so technically, your previous time here has not happened yet. I can agree that it is quite confusing.

[A smoke? Wazzat?]

A..."smoke?"

Jigen's mood is lifted just knowing a close friend is with him in this weird place. The fact that he'd be smoking his Pall Malls soon was just a plus to the lightening situation.

"Damn right I do. I'll meet you there."

[Goemon studied Jigen's expression, both quietly glad to be speaking to him and feeling sorry that he had been made to return to this prison.]

... Do you know where you are? [He asked, and amazingly evenly for all his feelings, unsure if the man were able to recall having been here before.]

There was that rough-and-tumble gunslinger he knew. At least he was himself, even if possibly amnesiac about his last stay. The amnesia part didn't matter to Lupin--though it wasn't necessarily a good thing for Jigen, he was there the same.

It was unexpected. Lupin himself couldn't have been much happier.

"I got everything and I'm headed out then, Jigen." He had a spare pack, having taken up smoking Pall Malls himself in his best friend's absence. Though he didn't show it much, he really did miss their banter, their companionship. "It's a bit of a walk to the lake from here, but I'll hustle it. Stay warm--I'll be there asap."

[Ooh, waking up in a forest means you might run into the wildlife here. But then, he's not really as wild as he should be. :|a

This is Kotetsu T. Kaburagi, master tiger, walking onto the scene in the most lanky tromp an inhuman shape can muster; he stops in front of Jigen, giving him a stare.

Nice beard, bro. Reminds him of goats.]

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[Action] 2/2 He'll remember pretty quickly--so don't worry too much on that.

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