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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[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."