The Hidden Door-A Role Play (AKA The Most Dangerous Coffee Shop II)

[Rubysword]

"Not really sure," Blair answered, pushing her blue-brown curls out of her face. "They kind of just keep appearing." She glanced behind her at the others, raising a brow at them. "And not introducing themselves."

She nodded. "Is that what it was like the first time? I mean, in the coffee shop?" She asked, sucking in her breath as she began cleaning the cuts on her ribs.

Ciro hurried through the darkening streets of Mexico City, toting a steaming grocery bag with pride. His shirt was torn, he was missing a right shoe, his right hand was bleeding from embedded glass shards, and he hadn't slept in three days straight, but his heart was soaring.
Señor Ruiz at the market has just given him an unexpected bonus- a full turkey dinner, complete with sides and desserts.
Oh, he was beyond excited to come home with this feast. Mama, Gabriela, and Alicia hadn't had a magnificent meal like this since last year.
And he was going straight home. No diversions. Nope.
His eyes caught a bedraggled shape emerging from a passing alley. Ciro paused mid-skip to wave heartily. Of course, if there were any leftovers, he'd have to pay a visit to Señor Velez- where'd Ciro seen him last? Perhaps at the far end of Canal del Norte. There was a comfortable bench there that the elderly señor preferred for his bed. Or maybe he should go first to Señora Abalos, or even the Esteban twins, but those boys could get their own grub if they really wanted to---
Suddenly, the air seemed to spasm before him. He should've stopped then.
But then there was a shimmering hole that his blithe run carried him straight through.
He flailed desperately and reached for something, anything to hold him here.
But it was too late. His grappling hand found purchase, but it was around a vegetative frond that broke away in his grasp. Now it wasn't dark and there wasn't a manmade structure in sight.
Eyes wide, he spun a full circle. The only familiar element was, ironically enough, the air crackling behind him as the tear began to reseal itself. He reached for the closing gap to his world, but his trembling hand faltered mid-air. Various young people around this forest seemed to be going through similar throes as they were each removed from their own realities. "¿Que solo happened?" he blurted loudly, his breath coming hard and ragged with panic. "¿Dónde estoy? Who are you?"

Haddie looked up as a teen, homeless by the looks of him(no judgement, she wasn't that far away from her time as a runaway) fell out of the sky, carrying a grocery bag filled with-she sniffed- food. "I guess this is what you were talking about." She muttered.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Kylan glowered at Juliana, biting his lip. "You're the one who started screaming!" He snapped at her, watching as she suddenly fled from them towards the burly man and a scrawny girl with... A dog and chickens?
He looked back at Aella, relaxing slightly. "I really don't like that girl." He murmured, shooting Juliana a last withering glance.

Lilith shrugged, watching as he took the chick from her. You really wouldn't think it was nice if you saw the dump. "You're welcome, and yeah, I've seen several dogs and your chickens. Needless to mention--" She glanced around, eyeing the surrounding strangers. "--Most of the people here look like their barely more than kids." Like I'm not hardly one too, though.
She opened her mouth to give another light hearted joke as she turned back to Kevin, however a girl with purple hair stormed by them, snapping at them to get out of 'her' way as she jabbed her hand into Kevin's ribs. "Watch it." Lilith growled edgily, sensing her violent and distraught emotions, but still listening as Kevin tried to handle it peaceably.

Juliana bristled at his touch, she would have gone off on him, but the cool threatening voice of the girl next to him held her back. She stared up defiantly at her, unable to keep her self from responding with:
"Or what?"

Kevin held his hands between them, forgetting about the chickens he was holding. “Woah woah woah, vse normal'no, there’s no need to fight,” he looked between them, his eyes landing on Juliana. “Malyshka, it’s okay. You’re probably scared and confused, I understand. We all are, I think,” he glanced at Lilith, then back to Juliana. “Fighting won’t help, so... please, just, take a breath, okay? No one’s keeping you here, and leaving is completely your choice, but no one knows where we are. If you go through that- that... portal, you need to know what could happen, okay? Please just take a moment to think about it, okay Malyshka?” Kevin said softly, in a desperate attempt to de-escalate the situation.

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Ciro hurried through the darkening streets of Mexico City, toting a steaming grocery bag with pride. His shirt was torn, he was missing a right shoe, his right hand was bleeding from embedded glass shards, and he hadn't slept in three days straight, but his heart was soaring.
Señor Ruiz at the market has just given him an unexpected bonus- a full turkey dinner, complete with sides and desserts.
Oh, he was beyond excited to come home with this feast. Mama, Gabriela, and Alicia hadn't had a magnificent meal like this since last year.
And he was going straight home. No diversions. Nope.
His eyes caught a bedraggled shape emerging from a passing alley. Ciro paused mid-skip to wave heartily. Of course, if there were any leftovers, he'd have to pay a visit to Señor Velez- where'd Ciro seen him last? Perhaps at the far end of Canal del Norte. There was a comfortable bench there that the elderly señor preferred for his bed. Or maybe he should go first to Señora Abalos, or even the Esteban twins, but those boys could get their own grub if they really wanted to---
Suddenly, the air seemed to spasm before him. He should've stopped then.
But then there was a shimmering hole that his blithe run carried him straight through.
He flailed desperately and reached for something, anything to hold him here.
But it was too late. His grappling hand found purchase, but it was around a vegetative frond that broke away in his grasp. Now it wasn't dark and there wasn't a manmade structure in sight.
Eyes wide, he spun a full circle. The only familiar element was, ironically enough, the air crackling behind him as the tear began to reseal itself. He reached for the closing gap to his world, but his trembling hand faltered mid-air. Various young people around this forest seemed to be going through similar throes as they were each removed from their own realities. "¿Que solo happened?" he blurted loudly, his breath coming hard and ragged with panic. "¿Dónde estoy? Who are you?"

Okay, so that's her power. Kylan nodded, not able to help stop several sparks of electricity to hiss and pop from his finger tips. "We're all as lost and confused as her. If we're going to figure out what to do, she's going to need to calm down." He murmured, glancing around once again to see if he could spot Torin in the growing crowd.

Lilith's hands curled into fists, quickly switching Tru's leash to her flesh hand so that if they got into a full on fight, she could use her metal hand to pack a nasty punch if need be. "Here's a little info, you're not the only person in existence, so if I were you, I'd not shove and act like that towards people. People who you're currently trapped with, might I add." She said silkily, both trying to defuse and threaten the girl at the same time.

"Don't think that's happening." Aella turned at the sudden, panicked voice behind her, speaking in a mixture of Spanish and English. Her face twisted in confusion. What is he saying...? Can't remember Spanish that great...
"¿Quién...eres tú?" Using her little knowledge of the Spanish language, her question was rather defensive, even if it wasn't quite confident.

 

[Yowza Wowza]

She nodded. "Is that what it was like the first time? I mean, in the coffee shop?" She asked, sucking in her breath as she began cleaning the cuts on her ribs.

Haddie looked up as a teen, homeless by the looks of him(no judgement, she wasn't that far away from her time as a runaway) fell out of the sky, carrying a grocery bag filled with-she sniffed- food. "I guess this is what you were talking about." She muttered.

Take had a grimace on his face when he came over to Haddie, Blair, and Kit. He rubbed the back of his neck, messing with his long hair, “Yeah but they’re already threatening and yelling at one another, it’s mad annoying.” He muttered coldly, watching Haddie tend to her cuts. He stuffed his hands into his jogger pants, “Maybe it was because of the younger kids that kept the peace or something..” he gaze looking out towards the trees.

 

[Rose Quartz]

Okay, so that's her power. Kylan nodded, not able to help stop several sparks of electricity to hiss and pop from his finger tips. "We're all as lost and confused as her. If we're going to figure out what to do, she's going to need to calm down." He murmured, glancing around once again to see if he could spot Torin in the growing crowd.

Lilith's hands curled into fists, quickly switching Tru's leash to her flesh hand so that if they got into a full on fight, she could use her metal hand to pack a nasty punch if need be. "Here's a little info, you're not the only person in existence, so if I were you, I'd not shove and act like that towards people. People who you're currently trapped with, might I add." She said silkily, both trying to defuse and threaten the girl at the same time.

Juliana noticed her switch the leash to her left hand, deducing she was likely right handed, and preparing for a fight. She normally wouldn't let someones height deter her from starting a fight, but going up against two people who were a full foot taller than her was just plain stupid.

Kevin held his hands between them, forgetting about the chickens he was holding. “Woah woah woah, vse normal'no, there’s no need to fight,” he looked between them, his eyes landing on Juliana. “Malyshka, it’s okay. You’re probably scared and confused, I understand. We all are, I think,” he glanced at Lilith, then back to Juliana. “Fighting won’t help, so... please, just, take a breath, okay? No one’s keeping you here, and leaving is completely your choice, but no one knows where we are. If you go through that- that... portal, you need to know what could happen, okay? Please just take a moment to think about it, okay Malyshka?” Kevin said softly, in a desperate attempt to de-escalate the situation.

She stared up at him surprised by his non-english words. And snorted dismissively,
"I'm not scared." She lied, "I just don't like being tricked. That crazy girl totally tricked me in to coming here." She said pointing at Aella.

 

[RiverStorm]

Kevin held his hands between them, forgetting about the chickens he was holding. “Woah woah woah, vse normal'no, there’s no need to fight,” he looked between them, his eyes landing on Juliana. “Malyshka, it’s okay. You’re probably scared and confused, I understand. We all are, I think,” he glanced at Lilith, then back to Juliana. “Fighting won’t help, so... please, just, take a breath, okay? No one’s keeping you here, and leaving is completely your choice, but no one knows where we are. If you go through that- that... portal, you need to know what could happen, okay? Please just take a moment to think about it, okay Malyshka?” Kevin said softly, in a desperate attempt to de-escalate the situation.

Juliana noticed her switch the leash to her left hand, deducing she was likely right handed, and preparing for a fight. She normally wouldn't let someones height deter her from starting a fight, but going up against two people who were a full foot taller than her was just plain stupid.



She stared up at him surprised by his non-english words. And snorted dismissively,
"I'm not scared." She lied, "I just don't like being tricked. That crazy girl totally tricked me in to coming here." She said pointing at Aella.

Lilith gave Kevin a respectful nod, before turning back to Juliana, watching her jerk away from them, and automatically knew that she had deduced that one smaller girl up against herself and Kevin was rather a bad idea. "That's more like it." She muttered, relaxing slightly.
Her eyes focused on Kevin's hands, and had to stop herself from laughing. A small chick still was snuggled in it, peeping quietly. She tore her eyes away from it, glancing between the two other people before her eyes landed on Juliana. "Right, okay, yeah totally." She murmured, quietly deciding not to trust this girl.

Ciro hurried through the darkening streets of Mexico City, toting a steaming grocery bag with pride. His shirt was torn, he was missing a right shoe, his right hand was bleeding from embedded glass shards, and he hadn't slept in three days straight, but his heart was soaring.
Señor Ruiz at the market has just given him an unexpected bonus- a full turkey dinner, complete with sides and desserts.
Oh, he was beyond excited to come home with this feast. Mama, Gabriela, and Alicia hadn't had a magnificent meal like this since last year.
And he was going straight home. No diversions. Nope.
His eyes caught a bedraggled shape emerging from a passing alley. Ciro paused mid-skip to wave heartily. Of course, if there were any leftovers, he'd have to pay a visit to Señor Velez- where'd Ciro seen him last? Perhaps at the far end of Canal del Norte. There was a comfortable bench there that the elderly señor preferred for his bed. Or maybe he should go first to Señora Abalos, or even the Esteban twins, but those boys could get their own grub if they really wanted to---
Suddenly, the air seemed to spasm before him. He should've stopped then.
But then there was a shimmering hole that his blithe run carried him straight through.
He flailed desperately and reached for something, anything to hold him here.
But it was too late. His grappling hand found purchase, but it was around a vegetative frond that broke away in his grasp. Now it wasn't dark and there wasn't a manmade structure in sight.
Eyes wide, he spun a full circle. The only familiar element was, ironically enough, the air crackling behind him as the tear began to reseal itself. He reached for the closing gap to his world, but his trembling hand faltered mid-air. Various young people around this forest seemed to be going through similar throes as they were each removed from their own realities. "¿Que solo happened?" he blurted loudly, his breath coming hard and ragged with panic. "¿Dónde estoy? Who are you?"

"Don't think that's happening." Aella turned at the sudden, panicked voice behind her, speaking in a mixture of Spanish and English. Her face twisted in confusion. What is he saying...? Can't remember Spanish that great...
"¿Quién...eres tú?" Using her little knowledge of the Spanish language, her question was rather defensive, even if it wasn't quite confident.

Kylan nodded. "Unfortunately, I think you're right." He said, before also turning to see who Ciro was. "Uh...¡Hola!" He said awkwardly, knowing he wasn't very good at Spanish. Why do I have to be so awkward all the time?

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

She nodded. "Is that what it was like the first time? I mean, in the coffee shop?" She asked, sucking in her breath as she began cleaning the cuts on her ribs.

Haddie looked up as a teen, homeless by the looks of him(no judgement, she wasn't that far away from her time as a runaway) fell out of the sky, carrying a grocery bag filled with-she sniffed- food. "I guess this is what you were talking about." She muttered.

"Kind of, but...less chaotic. Kyle knew what was happening and diffused our worry pretty quickly, but..." Blair looked back to Haddie, grimacing at the wound. She didn't care about blood, but looked painful. As a thump sounded behind her, and she glanced over her shoulder, she nodded. "Yep. They just keep falling out of the sky."

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Juliana noticed her switch the leash to her left hand, deducing she was likely right handed, and preparing for a fight. She normally wouldn't let someones height deter her from starting a fight, but going up against two people who were a full foot taller than her was just plain stupid.



She stared up at him surprised by his non-english words. And snorted dismissively,
"I'm not scared." She lied, "I just don't like being tricked. That crazy girl totally tricked me in to coming here." She said pointing at Aella.

Lilith gave Kevin a respectful nod, before turning back to Juliana, watching her jerk away from them, and automatically knew that she had deduced that one smaller girl up against herself and Kevin was rather a bad idea. "That's more like it." She muttered, relaxing slightly.
Her eyes focused on Kevin's hands, and had to stop herself from laughing. A small chick still was snuggled in it, peeping quietly. She tore her eyes away from it, glancing between the two other people before her eyes landed on Juliana. "Right, okay, yeah totally." She murmured, quietly deciding not to trust this girl.


Kylan nodded. "Unfortunately, I think you're right." He said, before also turning to see who Ciro was. "Uh...¡Hola!" He said awkwardly, knowing he wasn't very good at Spanish. Why do I have to be so awkward all the time?

"Tricked?!" Aella's gaze quickly diverted from Ciro to Juliana. "I fell off a building! A building! I don't even know who you are!" Both of her hand instantly bust into flames, threatening to launch themselves at the girl. "Come over here and tell me I'm crazy to my face, why don't you?"

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Juliana noticed her switch the leash to her left hand, deducing she was likely right handed, and preparing for a fight. She normally wouldn't let someones height deter her from starting a fight, but going up against two people who were a full foot taller than her was just plain stupid.



She stared up at him surprised by his non-english words. And snorted dismissively,
"I'm not scared." She lied, "I just don't like being tricked. That crazy girl totally tricked me in to coming here." She said pointing at Aella.

Lilith gave Kevin a respectful nod, before turning back to Juliana, watching her jerk away from them, and automatically knew that she had deduced that one smaller girl up against herself and Kevin was rather a bad idea. "That's more like it." She muttered, relaxing slightly.
Her eyes focused on Kevin's hands, and had to stop herself from laughing. A small chick still was snuggled in it, peeping quietly. She tore her eyes away from it, glancing between the two other people before her eyes landed on Juliana. "Right, okay, yeah totally." She murmured, quietly deciding not to trust this girl.


Kylan nodded. "Unfortunately, I think you're right." He said, before also turning to see who Ciro was. "Uh...¡Hola!" He said awkwardly, knowing he wasn't very good at Spanish. Why do I have to be so awkward all the time?

Kevin looked between them, noticing Lilith look down at his hands. He grimaced, realizing how difficult everything would be with six very fragile chickens.
Once he was sure they weren’t going to attack each other, he moved his hands closer to his body, relaxing. “That’s good. I’m sorry you were tricked, maybe it wasn’t on purpose?” Kevin said, keeping his voice calm and quiet.

 

[RiverStorm]

She stared up at him surprised by his non-english words. And snorted dismissively,
"I'm not scared." She lied, "I just don't like being tricked. That crazy girl totally tricked me in to coming here." She said pointing at Aella.

"Tricked?!" Aella's gaze quickly diverted from Ciro to Juliana. "I fell off a building! A building! I don't even know who you are!" Both of her hand instantly bust into flames, threatening to launch themselves at the girl. "Come over here and tell me I'm crazy to my face, why don't you?"

Kevin looked between them, noticing Lilith look down at his hands. He grimaced, realizing how difficult everything would be with six very fragile chickens.
Once he was sure they weren’t going to attack each other, he moved his hands closer to his body, relaxing. “That’s good. I’m sorry you were tricked, maybe it wasn’t on purpose?” Kevin said, keeping his voice calm and quiet.

Kylan had barely heard the girl call Aella crazy, but he shot her another cold glare. "You're the one whose acting crazy!"

Lilith raised an eyebrow at Juliana. "Seems the other girl has a different story." She snorted, shaking her head slowly. Just like I said. Strangers trapped together in a forest doesn't mix.
"Wait, Lilith?"
She turned, searching for whoever had said her name, and paled when she saw her childhood friend standing beside the alleged 'crazy' girl. Oh crud. "Uh, hey, Kylan."