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Rosa[linda] Ortecho ([personal profile] myfifthrodeo) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2021-12-08 11:55 am

J,GOB, Wednesday afternoon

Rosa had an appointment on the island to look at an apartment she'd found advertised on Craig's List, but the less time she spent in the MICA dorms with her perpetually stoned roommate, the better. So she got to the island a bit early, figuring she could get the lay of the land and figure out if it was actually a place she thought she could live.

It looked, to her admittedly limited experience, very European. And there was art everywhere. She'd spotted at least a few murals graffiti-ed onto buildings as she walked in from the causeway, and while there were two bars (one for locals, one for tourists, she assumed, or maybe one was LGBT and the other was for the straights?), there were also plenty of places to eat or grab a snack that didn't look like they catered too much to the drugs-and-booze crowd.

So, you know, her sponsor would approve, at least.

She decided to grab a seat in the little bakery she found, tucked in by the window where she could people-watch as she picked apart her cinnamon strudel muffin. And try once again to google "Baltimore neighborhoods Fandom" and find out a little more about this weird little place she was looking to move to.

[HELLO A NEWBIE IS IN TOWN! Considering the number of graffiti artists we've had on the island already, I figure there should be at least a few murals for my little graffiti artist to be impressed by.

So very open!]
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-08 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Huh. Didn't realize it was up for rent." Guess Duke spent all his time on his boat anyway. "Yeah, I like it. Fair warning, we cook all kinds of food there, so you might get the smells, but I'm pretty sure it's never bad. Don't know how much noise carries up, but hey - if it wakes you up in the morning, the coffee's right there. I'll even spot you a cup on Saturdays."
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-08 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Miguel laughed. "Uh-oh. My girlfriend's named Rosa, too. Expect her to be annoyed, but she's out of town right now. What's Crash Con?"
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-08 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Depends what kind of mood she's in," Miguel said.

He took a second to place "Roswell" and "Crash" with "conspiracy theorists" and realize what she meant.

"Aliens actually real in your world, or not?"
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-09 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
"I guess?" Miguel shrugged. "Some places have them, some don't. As far as I know, there's no aliens where I'm from, but...wait, did you know about the whole multiversal hub thing yet?"
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-09 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
"Right, so Fandom pulls in people from all kinds of worlds - different versions of Earth, different planets, different dimensions," Miguel explained. "My girlfriend's from early twenty-first century Earth, I'm from early twenty-second. It's 2021 now; not sure what it is where you're from. There's people from hundreds of years ago, one giant shark-looking guy from a place called Hyrule, a bunch of people from another galaxy.

"You think I'm insane yet, or should I keep going?"
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-09 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Miguel nodded, happy she was at least going to be nice about it. Even if she didn't believe him now, it might help later.

"So, aliens? Not a thing in my world, at least that I know of. Maybe they're just good at hiding or too smart to make contact. But I have met aliens in different worlds. So I was asking if your world has them. For that matter, got any magic, people with weird powers, other sentient species, or anything? Or just a weirdly normal baseline Earth? And what year was it when you came here?"
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-09 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hey, fair enough. You'll see a lot of shocking weird shit around here, so an open mind's the right way to go," Miguel said, shrugging. "At least you probably already know how to use the local tech.

"Beyond that, let's see. Caritas is the bar that lets in students and has karaoke, Devil's Nest is the one with the axe range and piano. Ordering delivery almost always gets you too much food. The bank in town'll get your money from anywhere and change it into anything. Portalocity'll get you anywhere you need to go. The big castle's a high school, so you'll probably see students around. And right now we're in December, so you get different weird shit every day; today is the pipes running eggnog instead of water. Tomorrow'll be something else."

He wouldn't lead with invasions just yet.
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-09 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Probably either the Perk - the coffee shop - or the park, if it's nice out," Miguel answered. "Or also the bar and they just don't drink. They've got a ton of really weird sodas and things too, if that's more your speed."
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-10 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Got it." Miguel nodded. "I don't know anyone here that's pushy, if you just say no. Everyone's got some issues. Maybe watch the taps this month, though. We've already had eggnog, but it's been known to do mulled wine, too. Morning radio's a good way of finding things out. Local station reports on everything from the day before and whatever's currently going on.

"Speaking of which..." He looked around, found a squirrel scribbling in a little notebook, and pointed at them. "Those are the reporters. Keep an eye out for them, and if you need privacy, they can be bribed with rum. Or maybe see if you can work out a non-alcoholic alternative if you don't want to keep that around."
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-10 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"He's reporting everything we do to the radio," Miguel agreed. "Welcome to Fandom."
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-10 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Miguel shrugged. "You get used to it."
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-10 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nah, they're harmless voyeurs," Miguel said. "Now if you see little green guys about this tall," he gestured, "those are gremlins. Hallucinogenic venom. Give them a wide berth and don't piss them off."
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[personal profile] what_the_shock 2021-12-10 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
It had been known to drive people to drink, yes.

Miguel shrugged. "It's still a good place to live. It's just got a few quirks."

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