𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 ─ [ CLOSED, SEE DISCUSSION ]

[Soup5]

Yggdrasil/OC/Nonbinary (they/them)/the front garden/tag: (mentioned) anyone in the front garden
Was there an auditory signal? Or maybe a slight movement? The cocoon-like Animus immediately lost track of the environment as everything was pitch black. Yggdrasil sensed that the air current was just enough for them to thrive - despite the murky appearance, which raises concern about their current status. Yggdrasil realized their pulse was initially stable but after their awakening, they felt a leap. When have they gone unconscious?! And how?! Due to Yggdrasil's identity as an Animus, peace has always been nonexistent while they act in solitary; and so, resting is considered to be risky. Right now any question should be pushed back until Yggdrasil had a full grasp on their surroundings. A thin slit began to form on the top of the white cocoon before it is revealed to be a single large eye. Yggdrasil scans their area; unfamiliar. Strange vegetation had flourished in the place and all the material of these decorations is new to Yggdrasil. The decorations are mainly dull-colored. Are they stone?

So noisy...

Yggdrasil soon discovered a couple of figures were conversing with one another from a couple of distances. The Animus momentarily shut their eye for a reflection; they need to find time to move without drawing any attention to themselves. With Yggdrasil's current size, they will still be spotted. Should they turn to their other form? Changing it right now, a thump on the terrain is unavoidable. Maybe Yggdrasil should just remain inactive at this time and endure all the staring. Do these strangers have a strange hobby of cutting the Animus up or using Yggdrasil as Fodder? Yggdrasil should be cautious, but not overly self-doubt. Ah, a dilemma. Another problem Yggdrasil should consider is that their appearance is too distinctive to appear as passive and cannot communicate without making some sort of weird noises - according to all Contractors - and a moment of drowsiness hits when they forced themself to change. Sigh. In terms of fighting, Yggdrasil is the weakest, and just now Yggdrasil sees a few mortals with wings and other unique appearances without wings. All their appearances made them appear as high figures. Yggdrasil definitely needs to avoid them.

Is this another kidnap scheme by Yama? Tch. They have always been this immature. A repulsive feeling wells up in their throat and Yggdrasil endured. Yama has always been a coward using others as a pawn for their dirty work.

If this is a dead end, Yggdrasil will just fly out of here. They could care less about these strangers as long as they have a moment to ponder their plan. However, where could they go? Is escapism all they could do? If Yama is the owner of this place, it's going to be troublesome to find an escape route once Yggdrasil had fallen into it. Damn it! Even if Yggdrasil cannot recall their last moment, it is still their own fault for being careless!

[Wyverncult]

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‎‏‏‎▷ TAGGED: ‎WILL‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎ ───────────‎ ♂ ∙ ~34 ∙ half-demon‎ ─── ‎𝕯𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖊 ∙ 𝕾𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝕾𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖆‎ ────‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎✟ ∙

LOCATION: ▷ The Front Garden ‎‏‏‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‏‏‎

‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎When ‏‏‎he arrived, it wasn't as though Dante was exactly busy. If you asked most of his acquaintances and so-called co-workers, the chance that the infamous handyman Dante might be busy is normally always slim-to-nil. And yet, sometimes it'd be impossible to even find him in his shop for days at a time, despite never being busy. He couldn't exactly refute their claims— Not that he'd particularly care to, but, you know, he really can't have people saying that kind of stuff about him to customers. That kind of reputation is seriously bad for his business! It's like they don't even want him to pay back all the money he'd owed them, or pay his shop's bills, or for food—

‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ Aahhhhh! .... Whatever.

‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ Anyway, when he found himself here, Dante had been ... What had he been doing? Shoot, did it even really matter ? What did matter was that Dante definitely wasn't where he had been all of a sudden, picked up and dropped somewhere completely unrecognizable. Regardless of what he had been doing, Dante recognized the heavy weight of his guitar case still slung over his shoulder, and a particular chill in the air. Something about this situation smelled seriously rancid, and yet, Dante would be gnashing his teeth and lying through them if he said his interest hadn't been piqued. His heartrate was already picking up in anticipation of a fight.

‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ Yeesh, though. You'd really think someone would be so kind as to turn up the thermostat.


‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎Putting ‏‏‎little actual fanfare into opening the gates in front of him, Dante was faced with an... interesting sight. Not intriguing, but peculiar for the situation. Standing around was seriously... just a bunch of kids. Okay, sure, maybe some of them were closer to his age, and others were pretty wicked-looking, but you got the jist; There seemed to be no underworldly presence in this scenario, and that was what was peculiar for the situation.

‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ Sweeping his gaze around the courtyard full of people, Dante kicked the gate shut behind himself rather loudly. After picking a person seemingly at random, Dante went for the one who just so happened to be closest to him, stepping up behind a particular Will Graham. He was one of the more normal-looking ones as they went, but Dante's come to learn that nondescript shouldn't exactly be correlated with interest or depth or lackthereof. Towards Will, Dante gave a toss of his head alongside a trademark shoddy one-liner;

‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ❝ Hey, pal. What's going on? You guys throwing a party and I'm invited? ❞ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‎‏‏‎ ‎...‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎✟ ∙‏‏‎

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[coffee.berry]

geode ✦ 21 ✦ female
mood: confused ✦ tags: open
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xxxxgeode felt like she had been knocked out cold for a couple of centuries, when
she opened her eyes, staring at her surroundings. it was quite vast in her opinion, and
she figured it must be the front courtyard of this place she had mysteriously appeared
in. turns out she was right, for this was the 'front garden'.

xxxxher first instinct was to call for help, as there seemed to be other people here,
people who could help her get back to her own.. realm? but she was too shy to ask.
she then thought that if she waited, someone would most likely come and talk to her.
for there was no way, no way at all, that she would speak to anyone first.

xxxxgeode took her headphones from around her neck and willed the music to start
playing. she was listening to some indie pop music, swaying from side to side as she
listened to it even though she was sitting down. nobody said you couldn't dance, even
if you weren't standing up.

[InfectedHau]

Iduna Starbreeze||Stormcast Eternal||Location: Front Garden||Tagged: Ainz, The Host||

Assuming their Host was telling the truth, it was much less concerning than Iduna had first thought. From the sound of things, some sort of temporal magic was in play, so that they'd arrive back in their respective realms only moments after the time of departure. Minimal impact on their day - If - she was telling the truth. Iduna wasn't good at reading people, but even if she had been she doubted she could've gotten anything from the girl's blank, doll-like expression. Not much different from her own countenance, she supposed. Still, she didn't want to take anything on blind faith, she'd spent too much time serving the dark gods to do that. "We have no memory of receiving any invitations," she said, "Nor do we remember accepting them, or coming here. Who are you, and what event are we meant to be attending?"

[Spiritstar3]

Solstice- genderfluid, usually female pronouns- 28 y- bi; crush is Kail (hehe, I see that, Popper)- OC- could honestly be multi fandom- Ellis x Stella: (Solstice), Equinox, Eclipse and Moonrise- golden eyed gray wolf form, swift and agile- Tags: Kail (Ainz and Iduna mention, as well as Skybell and co)

The ashen blonde one glanced over to Ainz and the swordswoman. She thought she'd heard the name Iduna spoken, but wasn't really sure. Shaking her head, she watched them a moment. The skeletal man headed inside. The tall swordswoman then followed after him. Ice herself was about five foot six. She was taller than her sibling, therefore. She thought she was about the same height as Soma. Shaking that thought away, she looked to Kail once more. She giggled as the other said the nickname, then asked if it was alright. "I said you could, so of course it's okay. I'd love to go exploring with you," she then said. She gave a sweet little smile, as she continued to look at the other.

She felt herself blush a bit as the other looked into her eyes. She quickly turned her eyes away, but nodded to her once more. "Yes...yes, we can explore then head inside. I want to find a good room before everyone else takes them." Though, looking at the mansion, any room was probably really nice. She smiled as she looked head on at the other again. She laughed sweetly again as the other said she didn't have to go with her. "I know...you're not forcing me," she said. She smiled that pretty smile again, then glanced around for a moment. She hummed a small sound, then stopped. She looked to where the boys, Equi, and Skybell were, a moment. Not that she knew the star being's name, of course.

Equinox- agender- 24 y- likes boys; Soma but also open- OC- could honestly be multi fandom- Ellis x Stella: Solstice, (Equinox), Eclipse and Moonrise- ambery eyed white toed black phase wolf, swift and agile- Tags: Soma, Skybell, Loch

The pretty and slender, dark haired one looked to Loch, when the older young man said his name. They didn't know if he was talking to them too, or just Skybell. They nodded to him, saying "Nice to meet you, Loch."

They turned their attention back to Soma a moment. They looked at him, then the star being as well as the seeming human. You couldn't just assume someone was a human, though. They hummed a small sound, then let out a quiet sigh. Lochlan had winked and smiled at them, but seemed much more interested in the blue haired one. Equi was perfectly fine with that. They found they were attracted to Soma. Loch was nice to look at too, but...there was just something about Soma.

Shaking their head, they looked to Soma when he spoke again. They nodded and said "Neither have I...so it must be someone they know." They then listened as he introduced himself. Soma also asked if Skybell was okay, so they waited to see what Skybell said.

They noticed that Skybell looked confused about the hand shaking thing. They said "Hand shaking is...a thing we do when meeting other people. Well, not everyone does it...You don't have to do it," they quickly said, then stared at his wings a moment. They listened as Skybell said they were okay. They wondered what species Skybell was, as Skybell said 'my kind'. Skybell soon answered that unspoken question. Equi watched the wings move a bit before disappearing.

They then shook their head a couple times.

"I...don't know where we are...and I don't think Soma or Lochlan do."

"We all just...showed up here," they said.

They finished with "Well, my sibling and I did, anyway."


Touya- m- 18 y- Pokemon Black and White canon- N is his boyfriend- has six Pokemon with him (including Serperior or whatver the snake like Evolutionis, and Reshiram? The white Legendary)- Quick runner, sure footed- Has a way with Pokemon, probably transfers to animals here- Tags: Lati-> open

The brunette tilted his head a bit as he watched the child kike one. He saw the Latios ear things and tail, so he knew this wasn't a human. The hair was also teal and white, clearly not dyed. Shaking his head, he watched the small creature look at him. Lati, though he didn't yet know their name, nodded at him a moment. He waved before they then turned away. He sighed and shook his head a couple times. He then began to walk along through the garden, seisng the manor up ahead.

Lati- m but sometimes f- Canon technically but also could be OC, Pokemon- Yggdrasil (he's a Pokemon so he doesn't age like humans, and I'm not sure Yggdrasil does either)- twin sister- flight, speed, agility, maybe his moveset- Tags: Touya-> Yggdrasil

The small, teal and white haired one hummed a small sound. They glanced to the clearly-human young man, and watched him. They nodded as he made eye contact with them. They watched as he waved to them, then they turned to go. Maybe he could find the unknown male again later. He shook his head a couple times, then began to walk. He came upon some bushes and other things, and found...a cacoon was there. He didn't know what a cacoon was, but it kind of looked like a certain Pokemon. They tilted their head and studied it. They then shook their head a couple times. They didn't notice the humanoid that was near or above the cacoon...When they finally noticed, they jumped a bit.

They stared at the white haired one, whom they were about the same height as. They tilted their head as they tended to do when curious. They hummed another small sound as they studied them. The other...young one seemed to have a scarf. The aforementioned white hair also stood out. Lati continued to stare, before realizing what they were doing. He quickly shook his head, and scolded himself a bit. He sighed and looked to the ground a moment...He then looked to the strange young one once more. He was about the same age as them, though neither he nor they were humans. He hummed a third time, then looked around. They asked "Do you...live here?" though didn't know they didn't really talk...but they could nod or shake their head.

[Kveykva]

──────── 𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐳 𝐎𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐰𝐧
[✦] | undead | male | overlord | ➡ main hall | tags: Iduna, the Host
❝ 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠.❞

Well, it was worth a shot. Ainz hadn't expected a yes, but he had hoped there would be one all the same. The answer was a firm "no," but the way the young girl said it caused the gears in his head to start turning.

They were guests attending some event, and the invitation that the host produced out of nothing, had been intended to make its way into the hands of everyone present. Still, supposedly there were more guests intended to arrive. More poor souls stuck in the same trap. As she went on, however, she made it clear there was never an intention to disrupt their daily lives. "But I know everyone's busy. I made sure you all won't have to worry about what's going on at home. You can have fun tonight, and E-Rantel will be like you never left!"‏‏‎ She stated, voice brimming with excitement behind a face that never once shifted.

That doesn't sound so bad, Ainz admitted inwardly. If no time passed in the world he was taken from, he wouldn't have to worry about the ranks of Nazarick falling apart because their leader had vanished without a trace. He would just play along, go back, and pretend it never even happened. No harm no foul. It was also worth noting she agreed to send him back to E-Rantel, the one location he named, rather than Nazarick, where he initially came from.

Iduna was less than enthused, but Ainz figured this was all just less strange to him than it was to her. "Just a moment," the overlord spoke calmly, putting a hand out as an indicator for Iduna to pause. "I believe I remember seeing one of these letters." The wax seal looked extremely familiar, and Ainz held his chin in thought. The realization came to him, and the lights in his eye sockets were snuffed out. "Oh, damn it." A flicker of emotion bled through before the skeleton caster regained his composure. He turned upwards to the host. "My sincerest apologies, young lady." Ainz said with a respectful tone. "I did receive your invitation, but I fear it was damaged beyond repair before I had the chance to read it."

That was the nice way of putting it. His assistant, Albedo, had torn it to shreds before it even made it to his desk, calling it "junk mail." Ainz hadn't thought much of it at the time, mainly because dealing with Albedo when she got like that wasn't worth the headache. "I mean you no disrespect, especially considering all the trouble you must have gone through to ensure my attendance. So, er, what event will we be attending?" Ainz felt like a complete jerk having to ask her when the invitation probably said it, but what was he supposed to do?

[Ploegy]

⇀Ａｉｇｉｓ!!
xxxfemale • seventeen-ish years old • persona 3 • tagged: geode
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Everything had happened so quickly, one minute Aigis had been prepping herself for the Dark Hour, then the next she had found herself swept away even though nobody attacked her. It was as if she had simply been snapped from existence and brought back into this new world. It was a place she couldn't recall being familiar, but in a way it reminded her of the Kijiro manor the others in S.E.E.S had stayed at during the time she had met them. The only difference was the lack of tropical plants. This place was clearly nowhere near the beach. It threw away her only idea of where she might before.

Before she could draw herself too deeply into her own thoughts, the chime of a bell pulled her attention in. It rang out, though as Aigis looked around, nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. It was almost as if the ring was caused by herself, though she had no proof for such.

Giving a shake of her head, the anti-shadow machine turned her focus back to the manor that sat before her. Gates blocked the path behind her, but in front of her was a large garden that proudly stood in front of the building. It was beautiful. Flowers of all kinds blossomed, many which she didn't even recognize. That was no surprise. She was rather inexperienced with the world after all. Most of her time "alive" had been spent deactivated in a lab thanks to her own failure during the events of ten years ago. It was something Aigis didn't particularly like thinking about though.

As her gaze continued to trace over the various flowers, it eventually landed on the back of another individual. While she looked mostly human, the ears upon her head suggested otherwise. The android wasn't sure what to make of them though. The only things that had such strange features were shadows, though she couldn't detect the presence of any, ultimately dashing that thought. She supposed there was only one way to find anything out.

Finally, Aigis took a step forward, though it was hesitantly. Was it okay for her to be here? Would Minato be alright? The sudden burst of questions in her head caused her to wonder if what she was doing was the right thing. What choice did she have though? She couldn't return to her leader unless she found answers on where she was. She had to do this.

Her hesitation faded as she found resolve in her actions and soon enough she approached Geode. Stepping in front of the older woman, Aigis gave a small wave of her hand in hopes of grabbing her attention before she spoke. That was something humans did, right? She was certain she had seen her teammates do it before. Either way it didn't matter. That's when she noticed the other way and heard the faint sound of music coming from her headphones. It was much how Minato was, well minus the "dancing". Would she even hear her then? Well, she had to try.

"Excuse me," she began as she stared down at Geode. "It seems I am l lost. Would you happen to know where we are?"

[Soup5]

Yggdrasil/OC/Nonbinary (they/them)/the front garden/tag: Lati, everyone
Yggdrasil noted that as long as they remained immobile, their presence will remain low. Now they just need to slowly inch away before any eyes fall on the large Animus. The path in front of Yggdrasil is only directed right towards that luxurious building. If the owner has not presented themself yet, Yggdrasil deduced that the owner is confident in their security; there are still bars around them to ensure Yggdrasil would stay on the path the owner has assigned. Trying to trap them again? Hmph. Yggdrasil will surely entertain them to their heart's content. After a bit more pondering, Yggdrasil believed they are ready to make their move. Before they could reopen their eye, they sensed a faint vibration on the ground gradually growing towards their direction. Their pupil rolled. This false sense of security again.

Yggdrasil endured and continue to ignore any inquiries. Is this also part of Yama's plan? That voice is determined to be a youth. Shoo, Kid! Yggdrasil instinctively thought for a while... well, their current appearance is questionable. There is nothing around this area with a similar appearance. Plan A failed; Yggdrasil prepared another plan. While this youth occupies their attention on Yggdrasil, Yggdrasil will find the right opportunity to strike them. If Yggdrasil opened their body, others will be drawn as well. Yama really brought anyone indiscriminately. Yggdrasil reopened their eye and finally peered down at the youth. Tch. It appears that this Youth won't leave any soon. Veins began to form around the cocoon and their scarves carefully unraveled, revealing their grotesque appearance. Both scarves split into a set of teeth.

"01001100 01100101 01100001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01101101 01100101 00100000 01100001 01101100 01101111 01101110 01100101 00101110 00101110 00101110" Their tone was soft, clearly holding back. However, Yggdrasil was losing their appetite just from looking at the youngster.

Thus, they begin to formulate a plan.

Yggdrasil began to rise enough height that they fully exposed themself. Their appendages began to open up their jaws and vacuum in the cool air. Yggdrasil eyes dilate before letting out their loudest shriek throughout the garden, purposely drawing all attention towards them. They scanned the area for a brief moment then turns their attention back to the youth. The frown on their face suddenly flipped to a devilish grin. Both of their appendages were now heading toward the youth's neck.

Come fetch your kid!

[Spiritstar3]

[quote="Spiritstar3"]Solstice- genderfluid, usually female pronouns- 28 y- bi; crush is Kail (hehe, I see that, Popper)- OC- could honestly be multi fandom- Ellis x Stella: (Solstice), Equinox, Eclipse and Moonrise- golden eyed gray wolf form, swift and agile- Tags: Kail (Ainz and Iduna mention, as well as Skybell and co)

The ashen blonde one -above-

Equinox- agender- 24 y- likes boys; Soma but also open- OC- could honestly be multi fandom- Ellis x Stella: Solstice, (Equinox), Eclipse and Moonrise- ambery eyed white toed black phase wolf, swift and agile- Tags: Soma, Skybell, Loch

The pretty and slender, dark haired one -above-


Touya- m- 18 y- Pokemon Black and White canon- N is his boyfriend- has six Pokemon with him (including Serperior or whatver the snake like Evolutionis, and Reshiram? The white Legendary)- Quick runner, sure footed- Has a way with Pokemon, probably transfers to animals here- Tags: open (mentions: Lati and Yggdrasil)

The brunette continued to walk along, looking around. The place was nice enough, so he decided to let Leaf out. The snake like creature glanced around, the plant typed one seeming happy. Leaf made a couple cries of sound, Pokemon noises. He didn't hiss or make snake noises. He had a specific cry, as all Pokemon had, and that's the noise he made now. He jerked a bit and glanced to Touya...They'd both heard the screech, and looked back to where it was coming from. There was a strange...creature there. The Pokemon child from earlier was in front of said creature. He shuddered, wondering if they should go over and help. He hesitated, looking around to see if anyone else was noticing this.

Lati- m but sometimes f- Canon technically but also could be OC, Pokemon- Yggdrasil (he's a Pokemon so he doesn't age like humans, and I'm not sure Yggdrasil does either)- twin sister- flight, speed, agility, maybe his moveset- Tags: Yggdrasil (Touya is also watching but doesn't know if he should approach)

The small, teal and white haired one stared with golden or ambery eyes at the cocoon. They tilted their head as they did so. They made a small sound, a hum of thought. They shook their head a couple times, and let out a small sigh. They noticed when an eye opened there. They stared into the eye, and watched the...creature, this was a creature. They wondered if this was like a Caskoon, or Metapod. Seemed to be more like a Caskoon or such. They jumped a bit as they saw scarves with teeth...They then focused on the creature, as they seemed to speak binary code. Being a Pokemon/child, Lati didn't really speak code. They tilted their head as they did notice the tone seemed soft though.

Thus it came as a surprise when the creature shrieked...and then seemed to want to attack them. He jumped a bit and covered his human ears. He had both human ears and the...ear things, tufts, whatever. He whimpered a bit and shook his head. He watched as said creature had also sucked in air. Well, they'd done that before letting out the shriek. He looked to the creature again. He asked "Why...why are you attacking me?" after ducking away from the appendages. They hadn't done anything to the creature...They didn't understand why they were being attacked. They sighed and stepped back a couple more steps. Seemed better to make some distance, though they could fight if they needed to do so.

[bigwig.]

➹ ── 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 ！
❝ 𝙿𝙰𝚁𝚃 𝙸𝙸𝙸 ❞ male • human • hannibal • tags: dante

Will was a bit surprised to be approached; he had thus far been so enraptured in the world of his own internal turmoil that he hadn't even really been thinking about talking to anyone else and possibly even asking them what was going on. His self-preservation instincts told him to be afraid of these strangers, that they were not normal, and that what he did not understand was worth fearing. The sound of this man's voice was like a splash of icy water on his face, shocking Will back into being human rather than merely a panicked animal trapped in a cage. He took a moment to scrutinize the newcomer - the way he spoke and the little nod of his head seemed quite casual, as if he was entirely unfettered by being here. However, if he had only just arrived, then he had not seen what Will had seen before. The skeletal figure and the armored woman had already disappeared inside. Although, it wasn't like everyone else out here looked completely normal, either. Maybe, rather than not finding any of it odd, the stranger had simply not yet realized just how odd things were here.

It was also possible that he was simply trying to appear confident. It was a common pattern of behavior; to show fear was to show weakness, which made one vulnerable - and to be seen as vulnerable could easily be dangerous. A predator picks out the prey it thinks will easiest to kill, after all. If nothing else, though, Will was slightly reassured by the fact that this man looked relatively normal, at least by his standards. If Will had to guess, the man was probably around his age, with shaggy hair that was a pale silvery color. That didn't seem all that unusual to Will, though, who simply assumed that was not its natural color. He was carrying a large object on his back, which looked like a case for a guitar. A musician? He certainly seemed to have the brash style and attitude Will would have associated with that sort, but there was also something...different about him. Will couldn't quite put his finger on it, but had some sort of innate feeling that this guy wasn't all that he appeared on the surface. Because of this, he wasn't sure how much he wanted to trust him - but Will was also acutely aware that he had very few options.

Oh, yeah - the guy had asked him a question. Staying in the moment, taking one thing at a time. Will blinked several times, his eyelashes fluttering rapidly as he scrambled to think. He had decided already, or rather had decided instinctively, that he needed to play his cards close to his chest. He did not know this man, he did not know this place, and he had seen already that it existed somewhere outside his understanding of the world. He gave a little almost-chuckle at the stranger's proposition; though he was unsure of whether or not it was actually meant to be a joke, his utterance was more one of incredulity than amusement. He didn't want him to take offense to it, as he didn't like the sound of a fight, but reasoned the chances of that were (hopefully) still low. "I guess you could call it a party." Commented Will, shaking his head as he spoke. "But, uhh, I'm not throwing it."

Hopefully he would understand what that was supposed to mean. "Wish I knew who was." Will remarked, though he didn't suspect the other man would be forthcoming with any information in that regard. He had made it clear enough he didn't know what was going on, or at least wasn't willing to admit that he did. But, if there was anything he knew that Will did not, he was determined to fish it out of him. He didn't seem difficult to deduce, with his gruff mannerisms, but Will could not dismiss that almost eerie feeling he still had that the other was not what he seemed. That was part of why Will suspected he might know more than he was letting on - but as of right now, only time would tell.