[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.

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[flatteries]

And if the rest is easy, the basics ought to be no big deal either! [ He has no idea just how much of this whole snowboarding deal is going to involve him falling flat on his face. ]

Maybe we can listen to some of the people over there too to see what's going on in this place. We'll be double tasking.

[breakaleginhalf]

Shiiiiit, I wonder if eBay exists yet. If there is literally any kind of online shopping in 2006 then maybe we can buy a box set of the early Doctor Who stuff and get it mailed to the resort? Five weeks should be plenty of time for shipping. I hope.

[inthebone]

...America?

[apparently the 'no everywhere has America' explanation isn't going down so well]

[whydoyoushine]

I think I can have fun with this...

[utsusemimaru]

I have only ever seen the swirled kind, in a cone! Please show me the other shapes!

[amadine]

For the fire? Or for some other affront against the powers that be?

[amadine]

And here's hoping someone can find a high roof and a clean shot if it is.

[capital_asset]

In-Jaunt? He was one of the planners behind the successful overthrow of the ruling Greek pantheon. His accepting the punishment was, I think, meant as a gesture of good faith on his part.

[Which does not preclude additional scheming on his part.]

The replacement pantheon was supposed to be split equally between selected Greek gods, Prometheus's faction of Titans, and humans who'd become deified during the Jaunt.

[amadine]

Not quite so neat in practice as in theory, then?

[capital_asset]

I think they were still arguing about who was going to be on it when we left. The summit meeting was... fraught.

[Melanthios had come very close to leaving altogether.]

[amadine]

Politics are rarely comfortable. No surprise it's even worse when gods are involved.

[capital_asset]

Indeed.

[Especially when some of those gods are known for being extraordinarily petty.]

[starshaper]

... unless we do something like pretend we dropped orange paint to that owl. Orange owl sounds adorable!

[starshaper]

[never ever getting tired of hearing those words even when they always make her melt into an emotional, loving most amazing mess.]

Sooooooo, what do you want us to do next, Mamo-chan? Look around, go eat something, go try some kind of a local thing or things to do, go check our room?

[breakaleginhalf]

Remind me never to go to Japan in winter, either. Snow is Jules's department, not mine.

[reallymean]

I didn't realize that was even possible.

[Because she'd been Infiltrating on all the Jaunts where anyone had tried it.]

It might be a good idea for someone to make contact, to find out what's happening on the other side, and let everyone know we're safe.

[For now. With MiBs around, it's always a for now.]

[youandyoualone]

Anafiel Delaunay. [As usual, he leaves off the 'de Montreve.' That part of his name might have been restored to him after death, but here and now he is alive again.] It is a pleasure to meet you, Messire Utsusemimaru.

[youandyoualone]

Does that meant that he does not?

[dino_zarf]

I miss her.

[She's been gone longer than she was around now.]

I'll yell on the network.

[reincarnatedprince]

Let's check our room first. We should check what luggage we got and then see about what else to do.

[starshaper]

Okay!!!

[ and off-screen the network she's already walking side by side with him towards their room as soon as she says that. ]

I hope there's a really amazing view from our room, even more amazing night sky to see from there and mostly importantly I hope the breakfast here is amazing too!

[notadisappointment]

Well I didn't pay attention there either!

[notadisappointment]

That is an odd question, but I think I've heard weirder.

It's just normal music, yes. At least this universe feels a lot like my own with no magic whatsoever so there shouldn't be any problems with that.

[notadisappointment]

That's cool. Do you often hunt treasure then?

[notadisappointment]

[Inigo is in for a cold surprise. On his face.]

That works. The slopes have plenty of people out, so it'll be easy.