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[franciscoramon]

informal poll for you guys. if you had to choose, is this place more like:

a) fantasia, from the neverending story
b) oz, from the wizard of oz
c) wherever the hell it was with the muppets and stuff, from labyrinth
d) wonderland, from alice in wonderland

[ The question might seem like a frivolous one, but the answers should actually be pretty informative, and it's way more fun than just asking people to describe what this place is really like. ]

Comments

[bone_idle]

sure. who else would play corbin dallas?

[ What would the world be like, if all but a few things were nearly the same? Sans has been seeing a few interesting answers to that question around Riverview, day by day. ]

heh heh, that's ok.
that was a clever expository hook - it's meant for follow-up questions.
that'd be monsterkind, pal.

[franciscoramon]

don't get me wrong, i would totally love to hook you up, but i can't say i really watch the lotto regularly. or ever.

[franciscoramon]

yep. sounds like there are some other folks who are, too.
i'm not gonna lie i'm doing my best not to freak out over here.
elves don't exist where i'm from so it's totally dope to actually talk to one.
i hope that's not a weird thing to say. is that a weird thing to say?

oh yeah. definitely preferable to dying.

[ Not that he's speaking from experience or anything. Except he absolutely is. ]

[franciscoramon]

that's true. but it's also good to learn how to teach yourself, too.

you're not the only kid here, right? i mean if they've got a school they must have at least enough for a class or two.

[spellslots]

I mean, it's cool. This isn't all that different from meeting a fan and I always dig that so, yeah, we're good, my dude.

Glad that's a universal thing, not wanting to die. I'd be kinda worried if it wasn't.

[It's okay he's also speaking from experience ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ a dozen times was enough.]

[supersweet]

How many kids have you seen?

[ There are some around, but not like Jon. There are no superhero kids or special kids. Everyone's a lot older too. ]

[signifies]

Actually, neither do I. This works out.

My name is Clark, by the way.

[mannerism]

I fancy anything you make would be utterly astounding to me, Mr. Ramon.

I'm afraid that even for my own time, I am not entirely tech-savvy.

[franciscoramon]

[ Cisco's face is a perfect picture of [SCREAMING INTERNALLY], how are there so many people here from cool fantasy realms the likes of which his wildest middle school nerdy D&D playing heart couldn't have conjured? ]

Well... you had me at spirit dragon. Actually you had me way before that. We should definitely get a coffee someday 'cause I wanna hear all about your uh- plane. [ He'd been about to say 'universe' but decided at the last moment to mirror her word for it. ] They do have coffee here, right?

[firelogic]

Um, sure, except I don't exactly drink coffee. I tried it once and, um...

The coffee shop ended up on fire and my friend had a lot of new paperwork to do.

*And Jace didn't get his coffee!*

[franciscoramon]

and what does 'monster' mean where you're from?
it's not exactly the nicest thing to call someone in my world.

[franciscoramon]

you have fans?

[ It's taking him a moment to process that this person is an elf from a fantasy land who is using vernacular that Cisco would never have found in the nerdy books of his youth. Must be part of the translation process. ]

of course from what i've heard this place isn't totally safe, either.

[franciscoramon]

idk, i got here yesterday i haven't been counting.

[supersweet]

Big surprise.

Your alternate reality poll left out all the aliens, reality-warpers and evil clones too. Movies don't narrow that down.

[franciscoramon]

cisco ramon. nice to meet you and all.

they got you working as a reporter here, too?

[signifies]

Yes. What about you?

[franciscoramon]

hey, nothing wrong with that.

and i mean, correct me if i'm wrong cuz i'm not a history expert, but i imagine getting tech-savvy in 1946 is probably a lot harder than when i'm from. lotta guys more interested in keeping their old boy's club private and exclusive than in actual scientific progress.

[ He's... putting that politely, but he doesn't want to plainly say "scientists were mostly racist sexist old fucks" and alienate Peggy if she feels like an insult to her time period is somehow an insult to herself. ]

[franciscoramon]

[ YIKES. ]

Maaaaaaaybe you should stick to decaf. Unless it wasn't the caffeine that was the problem? I guess we could also just talk without beverages.

[mannerism]

A piece of history, am I?

[ more teasing than insulted. ]

Most men, yes.

I have a friend who despite his many faults does not share his tendency.

Unfortunately, genius as he is, I cannot for the life of me understand him most of the time.

You would like him, I wager. He is quite enthusiastic about innovating as well.

[ USUALLY FOR THE WORST BUT THAT'S #HOWARDSTARK FOR YOU. ]

[spellslots]

Of course I have fans, I didn't become a famous TV chef to not have fans.

[It isn't a translation thing, sorry Cisco]

Cause of the monsters and shit? They're really not that bad

(ooc: excuse obnoxious colors, background to increase readability)

[bone_idle]

eh, depends on who you ask. it's what i am. y'know, my species. to you, it's not exactly the nicest thing.

[snarkbark]

Ben :).

I'll definitely hit you up. I don't know how ethical it is to adopt a wild monster and then ride it for fun, but I guess you gotta do it at least once

[franciscoramon]

...are you saying there evil clones here?

[franciscoramon]

i'm the emergency services r&d lead

which basically means i'm an engineer designing fancy gear for the perimeter guard and police and firefighters. which is not super different from what i did back home.

[signifies]

Was that gear to protect them from hostile metahumans and aliens, by any chance?

[ Yes, he's coming straight out with it. Clark set the conversation to the private option before sending it. ]