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[bywiseguidance]

[Johto, have an intensely displeased (one might even say pissed off) and rumpled looking woman (is that a piece of ceiling tile caught in her hair...?)--glaring daggers at the door that has just been slammed in her face, because that's what you do.

She hadn't even finished asking her questions. Rude, not!Mom. Very rude. At least the strange-looking creature that had been shoved out the door with her was helpful enough to find in the spilled contents of her backpack and hand her this device that looks a lot like a very odd cell phone. It's already on and everything, not that Ziva's noticed, wound up as she is. Her voice is slightly hysterical when she speaks--and definitely agitated, because dammit she has a lot to be agitated about.]

This is absurd! I would think that this was a dream, that I hit my head in the explosion and for some reason I imagine this place instead of somewhere that would make sense...!

[Yup, too agitated to speak English properly it would seem. At least, that doesn't sound like a complete sentence, more like she trailed off mid-thought.]

I cannot believe this. And you...

[She glances down at the Pokemon by her side--though in confusion and not in anger, that seems to have mostly blown out of her.]

You look like something from one of McGee's computer games. [To herself:] Oh...I hope that he is all right.

Comments

[Video]

[rooster_shout]

Hey, Lady! There no need to be mad you're just in Johto.

[Hopefully she can handle oddly dressed children right now.]

[Video]

[bywiseguidance]

[Ziva can take a lot of things in stride.]

Which is not where I should be.

[but sorry kid she's still angry. someone's messed with the momma wolf's pack and she's not there to chase them down and bite the shit out of them.]

[Video]

[rooster_shout]

It would be really hard to get you to where you should be. No one can leave on their own but if you were doing something important before it should be fine.

Since time works funny here.

[Video]

[bywiseguidance]

[after a moment to consider that, she starts to switch from anger mode to investigate mode.]

And what do you mean by that?

[Video]

[subtlecoruscate]

...you're right about the game...

[Video]

[bywiseguidance]

[That at least gives pause to her rage tirade.]

...that is ridiculous.

[Video]

[su6tlecoruscate]

A lot of people say that at first. [Her included...]

[Video]

[bywiseguidance]

I am sure. How many people are here, would you say?

video;

[worktodo]

[...What is this

can it be

someone who is actually as raegfurious about landing here as he was on his first day

...well then.]

Explosion? What the hell happened to you?

[Because spoilers: you look like crap.]

video;

[bywiseguidance]

[She's covered in dust and debris, so yeah, looking like crap is probably an adequate descriptor. She violently yanks that bit of ceiling tile out of her hair and lets it fall--her Mawile picks it up, though. No littering. :|]

My office was the site of a terrorist attack.

[yup she's just as furious as you were. you can be fury buddies.]

video;

[worktodo]

[Oh. Well, that's kind of — you know what, forget the welcome wagon for a minute, that makes for a slightly more pressing issue to attend to first.]

Hold the camera up to your face, as steady as you can. You remember anything hitting your head before you got here, debris that might've gotten in your eyes, anything sharp you landed on or heavy that landed on you?

[Because granted, she looks at least reasonably okay in the physical sense — the hysteria is a separate matter — but there's a lot he can't see over a video feed, and it might be pure adrenaline that's keeping her on her feet as opposed to an actual state of wellness.]

video;

[bywiseguidance]

[after a brief pause during which she feels faintly incredulous--she's fine dammit :|--she realizes the wisdom of having an outside opinion on that and does as requested. There's no sign of concussion in her eyes, and no blood to be seen--and her hand is very steady.]

I do not.

[voice]

[captainash]

[Oh, good, he isn't the only one wondering what's going on right now.]

I don't know if this will make you feel better or worse, but I know I didn't hit my head before I woke up here.

[Voice]

[bywiseguidance]

[That you are not. Ziva wasn't really aware of the function of the Gear, but now that she hears voices coming out of it she can pick it up fast enough. She still sounds irate.]

It does not change the way I feel at all.

[Voice]

[captainash]

I guess it wouldn't. We're still in some sort of unknown village, no matter how it happened. But that does make the possibility of brain damage slightly less likely.

[That's his theory and he's sticking to it.]

[Voice]

[bywiseguidance]

[well she doesn't feel brain damaged.]

...you are in this town as well?

[Obviously from her tone she considers 'town' to be...a bit generous of a term.]

video

[frozenloyalty]

That's how I felt when I first game here. Too bad this isn't a dream or anything like that and there's no way back.

video

[bywiseguidance]

...if there is a way here, wherever that may be, surely there is a way back. It just needs to be found.

video

[frozenloyalty]

People do leave, but not because they do so themselves. You arrive here at random and you leave at random.

[Audio]

[leftinbasketforfbi]

An explosion?

[Oh, that could be a serious problem.]

Has--has anyone checked you for a concussion? Th-that should come first. If you need it, there's a local hospital--the medical technology here isn't the best, but they should be able to give you a basic physical. [He normally wouldn't approach someone he doesn't know, but seriously. Explosions. You should see a doctor.] I-if you like, I can try to explain things, but it's going to sound really strange.

[Audio]

[bywiseguidance]

[Clipped:]

Yes.

[She considers that--it doesn't look like there's a hospital around here. Nothing more than a few houses. Luckily, she knows the signs of a concussion, and doesn't feel odd at all.]

I am fine, thank you for your concern. I would rather know what is going on.

[And if her team is alright, but she doubts she's gonna be able to find that one out for a while. Unless they're here as well.]

[Audio]

[leftinbasketforfbi]

If... you're sure...

[She's a grown woman. He's not going to badger her about her health.]

Well, uh. First of all, you're going to need to understand that there are a lot of things that won't make sense. We're still trying to understand why we're here, but so far, all we know is that this is a place called Johto, and people here come from all different kinds of worlds. It's a nexus.

[video]

[newberktown]

Laila, I just got her to sleep, what are you--

[As he nears, he can see why Momowl had been so excitable. Because oh, that was a familiar face.]

...Ziva...?

[video] :C Hiccup let me hug you

[bywiseguidance]

[Ziva blinks--this child knows her? She can't say it goes both ways. And she's very good at recognizing faces.]

...yes?

[video]

[newberktown]

[He smiles at first, because omg ziva you're BACK this is amazing and unexpected, but it quickly falls as he realizes that there's zero recognition in her eyes.]

You don't... You don't remember me, do you? Or Laila?

[The Noctowl scuffles closer to the screen, even pushing her little viking son out of the way so she can be more visible, and hoots a soft greeting.]