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the ACCIDENTAL EXTRADIMENSIONAL TOURIST meme
the ACCIDENTAL EXTRADIMENSIONAL TOURIST meme
Have you ever wanted to travel to another planet? Another REALITY? Even if this is something that has never crossed your mind, It's about to happen. For reals. A giant wormhole has opened up beneath you and dropped you elsewhere. You have no choice in what world you're heading to, or even where you'll be landing. Luckily (or unluckily) you'll be dropped near to a resident of the world who will have no choice but to play your tour guide and help you get to know your new home.
How it works 1. Post with your character. In the body include a little bit about where your character is, or what they are currently doing. You can write as little, or as much as you want! Just a simple sentence saying something like [John Doe is sitting in his office at the paper company goofing off and playing call of duty while his boss isn't looking.] is fine, or you could go into more detail and write a paragraph or two describing a key place in your world's canon to really set the scene for incoming tourists. Try not leave your initial comment blank. This meme will probably work best if you set up a scene, no matter how short.
2. Find someone else who's world you are invading and post dropping in on them. Maybe you just opened a door and found yourself there, maybe you fell into a worm hole. Either way you are not where you were a moment ago. optional: The wormhole might have handily provided you with the means to blend in to your new environment. If you find yourself hopping out into a school, you might be wearing an appropriate uniform, if you happen to fall out into a swords and sorcery type world you might find yourself sporting plate armor or wizard robes, and if you find yourself on an alien planet... well you might look just like the aliens who live there.
3. Remember that with this sort of meme it's probably best to tag outside of canonmates. But, either way, have fun and try not to kill the tourists!

Sahu | Wake Up Deadman
There are a couple handmade posters taped to the chain link fence to one side. A crudely drawn skull and a proclamation of a pop up concert with a date and time.
There's some movement on the rickety stage. It's a kid hauling an absolutely ancient amp up. Like it looks questionable whether or not it'd even WORK.
"Oh hey!" he turns, and as he does it's clearly evident that there are some notable... chunks missing from his face, "Concert's not starting for a few hours."
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Ben's previous experiences with the undead haven't been good, but this person isn't trying to rush him with a sharp object so he's going to play nice this time. He's not the kind of person who goes to concerts, but as the Earth saying goes when in Rome do as the Romans do. So he's decided he'll attend this one.
It looks like the kid's trying to move some kind of machine. It would be easy enough to use the Force and provide a little assistance.
"If you need things moved," he says, casually, "I can help you if you like. That thing looks heavy, but I've lifted heavier." He's sure he sticks out with his black clothes - nothing too flashy, and not as heavy as his old robes, though. "My name's Ben."
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He grins and in his glee fails to notice an errant cord and trips. Who put that there?! What kind of IDIOT just leaves that kind of thing all out in the middle of a stage where just anyone could trip over it? Spoilers: It was Sahu.
He stumbles, looses his grip on the amp, and it slams down on the stage. Or rather through it. It thunks alarmingly on the ground below.
Sahu just... stares at the hole in his stage.
"Well fuck."
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"A roadie? What do you...?" Ben's still picking up on Earth culture, but before he can ask further questions the amp falls through the stage. He hears it land on the ground. That doesn't sound good.
Well, it looks like he still isn't very good at helping. He looks into the hole, but it's too dark to get a good look at the amp or the kind of shape it's in. After a fall like that it'll need some repairs done.
"I can get it back," he tells Sahu. "We might need to fix it, though. Do you have any tools?"
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"Oh! Got one of these," he fishes around in his jacket pockets and produces an old worn out but still at least functional looking multitool, "This any good?"
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He concentrates, focusing on the amp's location underneath the stage. The broken amp rises from the abyss, Ben cautiously guiding it over to the floor and setting it down. It doesn't take too much out of him, but he wanted to make sure it didn't fall again.
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"Holy shit!" he finally declares anticlimactically. A moment later when he's ready to be more coherent he continues, "I always knew all goths were secretly witches! Skull totally owes me twenty bucks now..."
He trails off as he registers the thing Ben The Witch has actually said. Another world?!
"Gothic Alien Witch..." he sounds awed, "You're not gonna like turn me into a cow and abduct me, are you? I don't wanna be probed."
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Gothic Alien Witch. That actually gets a smile out of Ben. He's been called a lot of things in his life, but never a Gothic Alien Witch. He'll have to remember this one.
He has so many questions. Who is Skull? Why would meeting a "gothic alien witch" be some kind of strange bet?
"No, I won't turn you into a cow. And I won't probe you, either." Whatever that means. And I'm not sure I want to know, either. Ben wants to focus on fixing the machine, kneeling to examine it. He was infamous for breaking things, but he can fix them reasonably well, too. "It's damaged, but I don't think it's unfixable."
Atreus | God of War
The ground is mostly covered in dust, though there are disturbances here and there. Some of them lead to a rather prominent carving in the wall. While carved in runes you can somehow read it anyway.
We forsee Midgard's fate - overrun, a second Hel. Neither Odin nor his dead may reach Jotunheim. The ways must be shut. The serpent and the guardian remained. They alone shall keep our hope. When doom befalls the indestructible, only then shall the guardian return.
Until then we await a better world - one without fear, without greed, without war. We wait for deliverance, and justice. We wait for a champion. We will wait for word that gods grow good.
Besides that the halls are covered in carvings. Images and words, events from the past and future. There's one very odd one. An image carved onto a mostly crumbled wall. It looks an awful lot like you.
There's a new noise. A low growl. Three enormous spectral wolves crackling with magical energy have stalked up behind you.
"How did you get here?" a voice asks, a young voice, probably hidden behind one of the many statues. Though the echoing makes it hard to tell precisely where.
As far as Atreus knows, there's only one way into Jotunheim, and he's the only one who knows the Black Rune to get here. And his father by default, obviously.
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But the runes are right, there'll be a war. If there's going to be a war, well, he's promised one of the other Lokis he's met that he'll protect Atreus. Atreus has his father to look after him, but, well, when you're fighting gods you'll need all the help you can get. He knows which side to pick. He's spent time as an oppressor, and it's something he works to atone for. But gods are a harder prospect than draugrs or cannibals.
He is kneeling to examine the strange carving when his ears catch the growling of wolves, and is about to draw his lightsaber in self-defense when he hears a familiar voice.
"It's all right, Atreus, it's just me - I don't know how I got here, either. Must've stumbled through the wrong portal." Ben stands to his full height. "Those wolves of yours are a good trick - gave me a fright. What is this place?"
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He signals to the wolves and they leave, paws padding softly on the dusty floors, continuing their patrol since it seemed like their summoner didn't think this a threat. Atreus was here alone, the dwarf brothers were set up right outside the gateway in Midgard and there was nothing in the place that could be a threat. With this in mind his father had, albeit begrudgingly, allowed him to come here unattended to study the carvings. There are secrets here, he just knows it. And he could use all the help he can get.
"They probably would have given you a good bite on top of that fright if I wasn't so close by," and he's heard that a bite from a spirit isn't exactly the most pleasant experience. Some say it feels as if your soul is screaming. He's... gonna keep that bit to himself though, "This is Jotunheim, the realm of the Giants."
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The anti-violence field's protection doesn't exist here. Midgard is inhabited by strange, terrible creatures he's only gotten a glimpse of. There are far worse things than draugrs, like whatever monsters drove away or wiped out the Giants who once lived here. They're gone, only their art left. He brushes a hand over the strange carving, clearing away dust - and confirming his suspicions.
"Jotunheim. It looks abandoned, and I can't imagine it was under good circumstances. I can feel the death in this place." Ben gestures to the carvings, inviting Atreus to join him. "I was just looking at this. You might want to see. I thought one of these carved figures looked a little like me, but you're the expert."
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"The people that came here were the only survivors that escaped Thor... But Jotunheim isn't exactly a very fertile realm and with the path to Midgard and trade there closed..." he trails off. Ben can figure out the pieces. A broken downtrodden people, supplies very short in order... There probably aren't many survivors left, if any.
He shakes his head, death indeed. He can hear their whispers here too.
"Let's see your figure though," He crouches down to examine it, "It does look like you. Probably is to be honest. The giants that lived here had the gift of Prophecy. That's what made Odin so jealous of them. Everything in this hall, and others like it, are all prophecy, some have already happened some are still far far into the future."
He carefully brushes dirt and dust off the relief, "Hundreds of years ago a giant probably saw you appear here. I think a stranger popping in from nowhere would interest them enough to record it," he traces some runes below the figure that the dirt has crumbled off of, "Your name's not here but it refers to you as the son of þúsund and Himinioðurr. The 'Thousand' and the 'Sky'."
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From the sound of it the Giants who lived in this hall were wiped out. "Someone who can see the future is likely to attract attention. For better...and for worse." This is coming from somebody who doesn't usually put stock in prophecies or fate. Even if he doesn't, other people do. And he just might have been convinced about these particular prophets by what he found.
It's honestly a little spooky. And it makes Ben feel a little like an alien - he frankly is an alien here, armed with tools and abilities this world hasn't seen before. That's an advantage.
"Well, I suppose I'm part of this world, too, now. I don't know what role I'm supposed to play. But if you ever need help, I promised a mutual friend I'd watch your back if you ever need me. A person named Loki, the same one who gave me the wolf flask you've seen." Ben doesn't know whether he's up for anything on the level of Odin, but a promise is a promise.
He looks over the carvings, curious. "Are there any of these Giants left, or did Thor and Odin wipe them all out?"
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"Loki huh? He's kind of weird... I don't know how I feel about him being the 'God of Mischief' to be perfectly honest. But, I'd be honored to have your help though. After everything we've done together you're... well I feel like you're the brother I've never had," he smiles, honestly. He's only knows bits and pieces of the older man's past, and he knows is dark... but the Ben he knows is someone striving to be the kind of person who does right, who delivers justice. After his father there's no one he'd rather fight beside.
"There might be a few more in hiding but there are only a handfu; I know of. The great serpent Jormungandr, and the two wolf-giants that chase the sun and moon. Thor himself is half giant, and..." he pauses momentarily, considering his next words carefully. Finally he shrugs and continues, "And me, I'm half as well."
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Ben has encountered or heard about a fair few people in the Nexus who remind him of who he doesn't want to be again, whether through rage or barely restrained violence. He can understand that anger better than most, but also understands that sometimes people won't listen and have to be stopped. That doesn't mean he'd enjoy it. It sounds like his instincts surrounding the big man were correct.
"It's good that there's some left. You mentioned that Jormungandr - the giant snake - is one of your friends. I...wouldn't mind meeting him sometime." Ben's not especially intimidated by the idea of talking to a massive snake, especially one who's a friend of a friend. "You're half giant? I've never met a giant before from any world - but I suppose I'm your first Force-user."
skekSa the Mariner | The Dark Crystal
There's a thump as something heavy approaches, fast and agile despite a massive size and build.
A vast birdlike creature wearing a feathered cap looks down on you, red eyes sharp. She wears a heavy red coat, breeches, and gold glints off her earrings. Her hand is on a heavy cutlass. She doesn't attack, though, instead questioning you, tail twining as she watches closely.
"You took me by surprise. Who may you be? And how did you wash up on the Sifan shores?"
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She wants to answer the creature but at first all that comes out is dry croak. She had managed to crawl above the water line-- though the tide is currently lapping at her heels-- but no further. At least the stranger had come upon her after she had finished coughing up what felt like half the sea water in all the known oceans, so at least some shred of her dignity might remain. Finally, she croaks out, lips cracked with salt:
"F-fucking...portal." She rolls her green eyes up to the three suns that have been burning her fair skin since she crawled up onto the sand. "Terrible mistake." She had thought it had simply been the portal dumping her into the sea but it had become extremely apparent that she wasn't anywhere she was supposed to be at all. She looks up at the stranger. Perhaps I am dead, she thinks. And this strange creature some psychopomp to lead me off to whatever hell awaits me.
"My name is Crow." She says, not lifting her head from the sand. It is not her true name, but it is never wise to give strange creatures that kind of knowledge.
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"Crow. Hm. You aren't from this planet, are you? The Three Brothers have burned your skin." skekSa kneels to get a closer look at Crow. She's never seen this kind of person before - the closes "You said you came here through a portal, so you washed up here by mistake. If you wish, I can escort you to my Sifa and we'll get you back on your feet again. You look a sight. Some food and fresh water might help you feel a bit better. We have healing plants, if you need those."
Also, if she can, she wants to learn more about Crow and where she came from. Her species is alien to Thra. The Mariner is always curious and it's not often that she encounters a being whose origins, like hers, are from offworld. Skeksis and their urRu counterparts are both aliens. She's intrigued by the mention of a portal that seemingly dropped Crow from her native world and onto Thra, none too comfortably from the looks of it.
"I should introduce myself, lass." She offers a clawed hand, both in greeting and to help get Crow to her feet if she accepts. "I am skekSa the Mariner, but you may call me Captain skekSa. You are on the planet of Thra, in the territory of the Sifan gelflings."
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She's about as tall as skekSa, thin and brittle as a reed and dressed for for war in light leather armor that is clearly not meant for up-close combat. Indeed, even in ranged combat it seems to have failed her, the hollow where she had been laying in the sand stained the color of dark red wine. The movement to rise causes pain to lance through her body and she finds a wound just beneath her arm. Not mortal, but a near miss. Some kind of missile, which clearly she had torn from her flesh in a fit of rage. That had been the impetus of her flight, a terrible wound that had emphasized a turn in the tide. They had been losing and she refused to die like all those she felt had failed her with their incompetence; her loyalty is a fragile one. But there had been some kind of terrible explosion at the moment of her casting, one of a magical nature: probably her counterpart across the field. It must have interfered with her spell, thrown her somewhere unimaginably foreign. A different planet entirely...
"I do not think I am in a position to refuse your hospitality, Captain." She says, with a sardonic little laugh. "Lead on."
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skekSa has no true loyalty to the Skeksis who rule at the Castle of the Crystal, deeper inland. While she deals with them when she must, she takes no particular enjoyment in it. They're a wasteful, wanton lot, thinking only of immortality, petty infighting, and feasting. There are a few she respects or at least finds useful - skekTek's intelligence and skekZok's knowledge of court rules. The Ritual-Master always knows which way the winds are blowing at court - if only because he moves them himself.
"Very well. I can provide you with some healing salves for that wound of yours." The Mariner notices the blood. "Come with me." She walks across the sand. "I'll escort you to the nearest village. Is there any way you can get back to your home?"
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The elf does her best to move entirely under her own power, unable to bear further affront to her dignity than what she had already suffered in such an incalculable error in her casting, as well as having been found looking like a drowned cat thrown up upon the shore. But she is very grateful to see the village.
"I don't think I had quiet entertained the concept of 'offworld'." She admits. "Other planes, yes, but not whole other worlds. Lesson learned." She laughs and then coughs, tasting salt. Ugh...
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A few members of the Sifa clan are home from voyages, eyeing skekSa and the newcomer as they come out. They're small, elflike creatures, smaller than both Crow and skekSa, with pointy ears, four-fingered hands, and dark brown robes.
The Mariner leads Crow into the village. "Now, I'll have a talk with the Sifa here and let them know you're with me. Are there any other materials you need? Those wounds aren't anything a healing salve and bandaging won't clean up, and we'll provide you with fresh water."
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"Water is all I can think about at the moment." She confesses. "Water and medical supplies will suit me fine. Thank you, Captain." She eyes the unfamiliar gelflings. They remind her of fairies, almost, but less menacing. She smiles thinly, hoping to show she's not a threat, keeping her hand well away from her knife. It's better served bracing her wounded side anyway. She sits to await further instruction and turns over the things she's learned so far from skekSa. So her people rule this place, interesting and with such low numbers it seems likely that firstly, they must be on the brink of extinction and secondly, they are probably all related, which makes skekSa's warning very interesting.
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When the Captain returns, she's carrying a canteen of water, offering it to Crow. One of the Sifa leaves a pouch of herbs, healing plants that are known to treat bleeding. "For you," the elflike creature explains. "Rub the leaves on the injury and it'll help. There are bandages, too, if you need them." They're clearly curious about her - it's not often they see visitors from such distant shores - but they keep a polite distance from the stranger..
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"Thank you." She says, when she has to force herself to stop. "It is very kind of you to help a stranger. Both you," She says to the gelfling. "And you, Captain." She glances at skekSa with something like a grateful smile, even if it has a hard edge to it. But everything she does seems to have an edge to it, it is simply in her nature. "I will do my best to be gone as soon as my body allows it."
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"Strangers are rare, and it is Sifan custom to be welcoming to strangers on our shores," says skekSa. "It's a good thing you washed up on our territory. There are places in Thra that are less welcoming, and this place isn't free of predators." She's thinking of wild animals, and her own fellow Skeksis - skekMal the Hunter in particular.
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"I owe you my life, Captain." She says, taking another sip of water. "Is there somewhere I can tend to my wounds? I shouldn't like to just strip down to my smalls in front of strangers without knowing the local customs." She jokes.
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Jurek Kiler looks around, masking his freakout with his curiosity, or the other way 'round, God only knows, or king Chrobry, fuck.
Seriously, though, where the fuck is he?? Right now?? Geez louise. From one to another... he's a magnet for trouble, officially, huh? Huh? Huh?
That was a rhetorical question.
Samuel Solomon / Y the Mystic ✨ Superhero OC
It starts as a black horizontal line in the air, like a slice in space. But the line grows into a circle, filled with wavering colours and pulsing power with only a second vertical column of black down the centre still and colourless, giving it the look of a great serpent's eye. The slitted pupil at first seems to widen, but that's merely an optical illusion. It's growing closer, racing through he uncountable space between worlds, an extending tunnel which converts concepts into distance. The sound that accompanies it is words echoing in reverse, the reverb quiet and growing louder. Unclear words, until the speaker catches up to the sound.
"I've made it!" He shouts as he's ejected from the tunnel of dimensions with some force. He handles it gracefully, grasping his blue cloak in one hand, the other bracing himself as he lands in an agile crouch. He's disorientated however, having to shake his head and rapidly blink his eye. "But to where? And what lies in store for me now that I've arrived?"
This sort of thing happens all the time.
B: not accidental- inviting
Devoted as he is to the cosmic order as Sam is, there are always battles to be fought and tasks to be completed. Including some which require assistance. In this case the almighty Oshtur has given him a responsibility which came with a recommendation. Someone else, from another universe entirely.
That was why a stranger in another dimension heard his voice in their mind, as he contacted them through the Orb of Eternal Sight. Y's was physically inside of his sanctum, a hand on the crystal and all his concentration focused on the target.
Stranger! I am Y the Mystic! I call upon you to assist me in fighting for order and justice!
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That was how he justified most of the constant eating he took part in.