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homeless (and maybe looking in the distant future); canon is the Nancy Drew computer games

Another world?

Iiiiiii don't know if I buy that. It sounds... um, interesting, but I'd rather stick with reality for now. Why don't I focus on Scotland instead? The ticket's already paid for and I wouldn't want it to go to waste.

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Other worlds are reality. You know. Multiverse theory?

[OOC: If I ever apped her somewhere I'd have to at least read synopses of the games I never played...]

I've heard of it.

[She just doesn't believe it can be used to send her to another universe at will.]

Are you a scientist?

[ooc: yeahhh I hear ya. playing a comic book character is kinda like that, too. so many wiki pages . . .]

You could say that. I'm Amadeus Cho, the seventh smartest person on Earth. And I'm telling ya there are tons of universes out there, just waiting for you to explore. I'm a bit of an expert on the subject.

Okay. Who are the six smartest people on Earth?

Y'know . . . good question! [he shrugs] I haven't met 'em yet. Just a buncha people who say they're smarter than me--until I prove 'em wrong.

... Right.

[She sounds roughtly 0% convinced.]

So what kind of scientist are you?

[he rolls his eyes at the total confidence, there]

Technically, since I calculate everything faster than I could ever make a hypothesis, I'm actually not a scientist. Nothing to test. I'm kind of a jack-of-all-nerds, but my thing's usually physics and mathematics. Quantum physics is my fave, since y'know--coolest.

Basically, if you need someone to make predictions of the very-soon future, I'm your guy. I also do birthday parties.

I think I get it. Are you a magician?

[Because this sounds more like magic tricks than anything real to her. Even savants aren't that good!]

[he barks a good-natured laugh]

No. Just a dude with an over-active brain. You wouldn't believe how many calories I burn. Great for the figure, but I need so much junk food.

[... Maybe he is a savant. A really arrogant one.]

That sounds amazing. You could do a lot of good for the world.

[arrogant, definitely yes. but he also knows what he's doing. he stuffs his hands in his suit pant pockets and shrugs. he looks a little uncomfortable]

Yeah. Long as big, corrupted military corporations stop trying to enlist me. When you show you're useful, everyone jumps up to use you.

[not his favorite topic, so he switches gears]

I didn't catch your name.

I'm Nancy Drew.

. . . No way. You're kidding, right?

No. Why would I be?

[She knows she's kind of well-known in some circles, so she supposes the reaction isn't much of a surprise.]

You wouldn't. Because you're actually telling the truth. Wow, okay. Does that make me Frank Hardy?

[he grins. oh my god this is so awesome. either this girl is crazy, or this nexus has a greater reach than he thought. kid's detective novels, who knew?]

You know Frank? Do you guys work together?

Yeah, yeah kinda. I help from the sidelines. He probably wouldn't remember me.

[Choose Your Own Adventures count, right? right. because yeah Cho, let's not tell her she's got a fictional version of herself]

I'm sure he would. He has a great memory.

[smiles and shrugs! he is but a humble genius]

Yeah, but dimensional travel, time shenanigans--you never know!

You work with Frank and Joe often?

Sometimes. We're old friends.

What do you mean, dimensional travel?

[twirls a finger in a circle, gesturing to the weirdo place they're in right now]

This place is a nexus--a crossroads for other universes. Could be we're from parallel worlds, and the Hardy boys you know might not have the same memories as mine. Just warnin' ya!

[She laughs.]

Okay, I give up. What's the joke?

Man, I wish it was a joke. I just came back from pulling my best friend out of the multiverse, because his sister trapped him there. That was a pain in the @$$.

Did Joe put you up to this?

Not this time!

It seems a lot like him.

Yeah, it does, doesn't it? [drops the smile] But I'm serious. You're a smart girl, Nancy. Look at my face and tell me I'm lying.

I've met some pretty good liars.

[okay he is a good liar but details. he sighs dramatically]

I guess I can't exactly prove the existence of the multiverse--

Oh wait. Yes I can.

Look around you, dude. We're not exactly in Kansas anymore. This is proof of at least one other universe other than your own.

It looks like a normal airport concourse to me.

[Yeah, she totally thinks she's waiting for a plane to Scotland.]

[. . . facepalms]

Oh my god. It works like freakin' Erebus--

[he throws his arms out in a tossed shrug] Fine, wev, don't believe me. But if you do go to a game, I reserve the right to say, "I told you so."

Erebus... that's something from Greek mythology, isn't it?

That's right! It's the borders of the Underworld, Hades' domain, and the darkness that surrounds it. Erebus is kinda like the waiting room for dead people. Souls there are in a quantum superposition like Schrödinger's cat, living and dead, until forced in one direction or the other.

It'd be kinda cool, if it wasn't totally depressing.

So you're saying this place reminds you of a waiting room for the dead?

[She sounds a little incredulous.]

Why?

Because the dead saw the place however they wanted to. Heaven, Hell, Nirvana-- People see only what they want to see. In life and death.

This place is the same. Because I definitely don't see an airport terminal. Superimposed over something else, faintly, sure. Like a gloss or a projected image on fog. But underneath . . . [he sweeps a hand at the room around them]

Is Pluto's casino. Or in this case . . .

Are you trying to tell me I'm dead?

No no no, definitely not. Well, probably not. I'd have to check your vitals, but you look pretty alive to me, chica. No worries.

No, we're not in the Underworld. I just mean whatever gizmo's working this place works similarly. 'Cause y'know what I see? Under all the haze?

A big, white, creepy room.

[Okay, she'll humor him: she'll really try to look. But because she doesn't really believe him, the illusion still holds up.]

Iiiii don't see it. Sorry.

[he sighs, then shrugs]

Well, thanks for trying. You probably don't see it 'cause you don't want to. Or you think I'm totally bonkers. Me, though, I'm used to this kinda stuff.

I'm just not the kind of person to see things that aren't real.

Yeah, alright, Nancy. Sure.

[he reaches into his pants pocket and pulls out a classic Gameboy Micro. AKA a first gen Nintendo Gameboy, very slightly modified]

Then keep your eyes peeled for the real deal.

[he hits a few buttons, and a blue glow builds around Amadeus' form. it rolls over him like the scrolling lines of an old television. Amadeus tips her a two-fingered salute. then--BWOOP, he's gone]

[Paaaaause.

Then she claps.]

... You are a magician! That's really impressive!

[there's a displacement of air behind her, and a sigh]

Thank youuu, thank youuu, I'll be here ad infinitum. [a swooping, mock bow]

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homeless (and maybe looking in the distant future); canon is the Nancy Drew computer games

holy crap my childhood. <3333 the wolf one scared me to death

which one, The White Wolf of Icicle Creek? I barely even remember it 8(

oh man idek, there were ghost dogs that attacked the house door at one point

OH YES that one; that intro was definitely one of the scariest

RIGHT?! I couldn't go out to explore after that I was too scared

ad then later on the game made you walk through the woods at night; TORTURE

YESSSS. sobbing 12 yo me forever. & the one in Japan with Ring-like girl?

I played that one for the first time a few months ago and ngl I had to pause it a couple times

ugh right?? yeah I never finished it, Ring- and Grudge-like things paralyze me /cries softly

I can handle scary movies/TV no problem, but scary games are so much scarier to me

YES that's it exactly! b/c you're IN the situation. like you're there!

yesss you have to *make* the character walk into the creepy room, you don't just watch it

YEP and then when you die B/C YOU WILL it's because /you messed up/ ahh zombie games are the worst

I really want to play Amnesia but I don't think I could do it at night

yeah I'd need ppl to scream with me to make me feel better. focus on their pain

playing games with other people is awesome in general

true, true. except when they're cheaters. Mario Kart with CHEATERS. /huffs

LOL

it was my gf too. I WAS SO BETRAYED.

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yesss you have to make the character walk into the creepy room, you don't just watch it