[Walkabout] Check in

[notadisappointment]

... so I guess some of us didn't go to the Grid after all. Instead we're stuck in how many meters of snow? Well, I'm not complaining too much.

Apparently, we're in a country called Finland and it's the year 2006. They've just won... the Eurovision? Whatever that is? And we're at a pretty famous ski resort! I wonder if we were just awarded a vacation or if there's something else going on... well, I'm at least gonna do a lot of winter sports while here.

If anyone needs help with how to snowboard, I'm your man!

So who all do we have here? I'm Yosuke if someone doesn't know.

Comments

[likescats]

I AM DEATH, THOUGH APPARENTLY HERE I'M GOING BY....ERIC ERICSSON....

.....THIS REALLY IS NOTHINGFJORD.

IT'S EASIER TO EXPLAIN THEN DEATH AT LEAST.

[awondrousplace]

Oh, no. The sheds are thin and blue and say 'police box'. Wait. That's not a bloody police box, those look different.

Other than the blue buildings, it is a rather nice knit sweater.

[awondrousplace]

Absolutely, darling! That sounds fantastic.

I am quite pleased that we are both ourselves at the moment.

[reallymean]

There are enough of us to trade off, so no one watcher is too obvious.

[notadisappointment]

That's true. It's weird how many investigators we have this side but... I'm not complaining.

[notadisappointment]

That definitely is... a name.

Thought with the name Death, they'd likely have thought you a metal fan over here. Considering the music around.

[notadisappointment]

It's not that bad... though apparently today is warm according to the locals.

[notadisappointment]

Oh. Bringing someone who is similar to people from home seems to be pretty common.

Are you alright?

[sumofallreds]

The locals can think what they want. They're stuck living in this frigid junk.

Then again, they didn't have to try to dig for a tiny key on an arctic planet.

[notadisappointment]

Hi, Helena-san. It's nice to hear from you.

I don't really get most of the clothes here either. I'm used to different sort of fashion I guess.

[notadisappointment]

Anyway you could keep us on track if the others end up finding something? We might be dealing with the guys in black as our mission this time.

[notadisappointment]

Sorry to tell you this, but apparently this is warm according to locals. It will likely get worse.

[He just has to wonder what they consider cold then.]

That's neat. I was still a small kid and well, I didn't even know where Finland was until now.

[notadisappointment]

Hey, it's not like I know anything about Europe. Other than it's far.

[likescats]

WHAT DO METAL FANS HAVE TO DO WITH MUSIC?

Sorry you lost him. And yes he means an actual handheld fan made of metal because what other kids are there?

[notadisappointment]

Is that a Misecordia reference?

[amadine]

It is. That's the only other time I've seen a side trip quite so well-populated as this.

[Which was entirely pieced together in retrospect, given that she'd been Infiltrating at the time.]

[amadine]

Ah, was he there as well? I missed that trip.

He's fond of power, incarceration, and rough interrogation. Not the combination we want to wind up on the wrong side of, if we can avoid it.

[notadisappointment]

[Yosuke mostly laughs awkwardly. They really don't seem the masters of stealth.]

I'll definitely ask you at some point. I've always wanted to be able to stealth effectively.

[notadisappointment]

I really enjoy different sorts of ice creams myself... but this likely isn't the best place for stuff like that. I'll have to see what things I like here other than hot cocoa.

[notadisappointment]

[. . . .]

Metal is a genre of music. Heavy metal, death metal. So metal fans are people who love metal music.

[notadisappointment]

Something you needed to do, then?

[notadisappointment]

Great. Well, hopefully we don't encounter any dragons. Though if we do, I'm not running if I can help the natives here.

[sumofallreds]

A hunt for Treasure. Part of the Greatest Treasure in the Universe.

[breakaleginhalf]

Oooh. Oh my god.

[that is delightful]

Congrats, Helena, you're wearing a sweater with the Doctor's spaceship on it. He's a pretty big cultural icon in this sort of time- shit, I think the series only restarted like, last year. So you're ahead of the game.

[breakaleginhalf]

[There's a long, drawn-out grumble of a sigh.]

I'm too Aussie for this. We don't get snow, we barely get zero celcius.