onejump | First Night: A Whole New Whole New World?

[Action- Locked to Beast and Belle]

[The bed seems off somehow. It's dark, but somehow the feel of it is off.

His hand stretches out and brushes against something furry. Abu must have fallen asleep on his bed again. He quickly pulls his hand back to avoid waking him, then pushes himself up off the bed. This is definitely not his bed.

He tries to crawl out of the bed... and his hand hits warm fur. A lot of it. Attached to something... big.

Very, very big.

So, he, being the stalwart hero he is, does what any brave, calm, resolute hero does. He yelps and jumps out of that bed like it was on fire.]

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[Later in the day, Aladdin can be found wandering around the village, staring in awe at everything he finds and generally looking as much like a new feather as one possibly can. Feel free to chat, or if you're feeling more malicious, feel free to test your deviousness.

Alternatively, there is a certain tiny thieving monkey running around, and Aladdin hasn't been united with him juuuuust yet. He may or may not grab anything shiny.]

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[Aladdin might have at first considered himself lucky that this very big furry thing is a fairly deep sleeper, and thus could not notice the few paddings he received from his unwanted companion.

But such luck runs dry when you decide to scream and make violent movements in said furry thing's sleeping quarters. And of course, as common sense would allow it, Beast is startled awake and jumps out of bed in a flail, a movement made much more magnificent in the consequential swoosh of his bedsheet as it is inadvertently pulled off the mattress.

As it is dark in his room, it takes his eyes some time to adjust - but he knows there is someone in there with him. It better not be a droid.]

Who's there? Show yourself!

[As luck would have it, Belle is moving past Beast's room while all of this commotion is going on. It's enough noise to make her pause in her steps and consider knocking to make sure Beast is alright.

But then she hears Beast shout, clearly talking to someone. Someone who should not be in there with him. Without stopping to consider, or even giving thought to the fact that she's still in her night gown, Belle rushes to his door and opens it, switching on the light as she steps inside.]

Beast? Are you alright? [She doesn't see the newcomer right away. Not until she catches motion out of the corner of her eye.] Oh my...Who are you?

"What?"

[Wow. You're a, uh. You're a big, big hairy thing, aren't you?]

"I'm, uh. I'm Aladdin."

[He flinches and covers his eyes as the room fills with light, but quickly lowers his arm when he realises he can see the trespasser now. It is not a droid... just a person. Somehow this angers him even more as he has forgotten in his rude awakening that it is that time of year for New Feathers.

He has yet to notice who turned on the light.]

What are you doing in my room?!

[Belle, fortunately, does recall that it is the right time for New Feathers to begin rolling in. Although this is the first time she's ever seen one appear in someones house. Or their house for that matter.]

Beast, please calm down. I don't believe he meant to wake up here. [She turns her attention back to Aladdin.]

It's very nice to meet you, Aladdin. I'm Belle and this...is Beast.

"No, I didn't. I, uh..."

[He grins sheepishly.]

"I don't even know how I got here. And what happened to my clothes."

[... Seriously, compared to well-worn scrap pants or the tailored luxury of his palace attire, these tight cheaply-manufactured pants chafed something awful.]

[He darts his head over to finally see Belle standing in the doorway... in... just a... no! Concentrate, she's talking to you!]

But he was in my... my...!

[Huff huff. Fine, he maybe didn't mean to, but who ends up there of all places?!]

[Just as she thought. He's a New Feather.]

It's quite a strange story. But I would be happy to answer any questions you may have. As for your clothes, I'm sure you'll be able to find them at the clothes shop. That's usually where items you from home show up.

[She raises a brow at Beast.]

I understand your frustration, but it's not his fault.

"What happened to me?"

[He glances at the large, irritable beast... named Beast... and adds,]

"And, uh... he's not going to hurt me, is he?"

[He stares at the intruder defensively, still with his teeth clenched, but Belle's reprimanding starts to calm him down. After a couple more minutes, he huffs once more and then gradually relaxes his stance.] Fine.

[He moves over to stand closer to his housemate, looking back at the stranger, who he guesses is named "Al-add-in". What a strange name.]

[She gives Beast a small, approving smile before answering Aladdin.]

No, he won't harm you. He's simply not a fan of surprises so early in the morning.

As for what's happened to you...that's a bit harder to explain. You are currently in the village of Luceti. It's run by people called the Malnosso who are in the habit of kidnapping people from other worlds.

"Kidnapping? Oh, I don't think so."

[He cups his hands to his mouth and yells, suddenly and without warning,]

"GENIE!"

[With a slightly lowered head he gives Belle a soft smile in appreciation, listening more calmly to the explanation she gives to the-wait what why is he yelling?!

He covers his ears with an exasperated groan and gives Aladdin an annoyed look.] Wh-what are you doing?!

[Did she not just say he doesn't like surprises in the morning?]

[She covers her ears as well, quite surprised by his reaction.]

Who are you calling for?

[Aladdin frowns and looks around him. Nothing. Maybe he was just too far away.]

"I was hoping my friend Genie was nearby. He'd get me back home in no time."

[Unless he'd been kidnapped too. It wasn't easy to capture a genie, but Mozenrath had done it a couple times. Maybe whoever brought him here had done it too.]

No one can get anyone back home. We're all prisoners here.

[He's a little bitter about the rude awakening and the loud noise, but it's still the truth. Beast is pretty blunt about the state of Luceti anyway.]

[She grimaces a little in the face of Beast's bluntness. But what he said is nonetheless true.]

He's right, Aladdin. There is no way home. At least not any way that we can find on our own. Only the Malnosso have the power to send us back.

"... So Genie can't save me?"

[His face falls slightly.]

"Then... what should I do?"

[He droops a little at that look from Belle and finally drops to a more gentle tone towards the stranger.]

There's... nothing you can do. Except stay here. And wait.

It's not as horrible as it sounds. Really. There are many kind people here who will help you settle in.

You can even chose where you wish to live.

"Oh. Yeah."

[After a minute, he adds-]

"It's just that I don't really have any... uh... money."