Terre Haute

[paradisamods]

[Today, our intrepid explorers have finally made it to Terre Haute. It’s mostly grassland, and on the outskirts small spotted lions, about the size of leopards prowl around. They seem to be more interested in the strange antelope running around than in any people, however. Towards the edge, lies a cliff face, looking out to sea, on occasion giant whales can be seen breaching the water.

Of the weird thing they came to look for, in the distance is a cylindrical shape, lying on its side. But between them and it is a strange village. One made up of excessively tall wooden huts, all of which have electric lights, turned on, though how they’re creating such power is a mystery, they are still very much inside the dead zone.

The residents of this off little village are wandering around, going about their buisess. The residents being a group of bemused looking giraffes. Perhaps you will even see some familiar non-giraffe faces milling about.

Welcome to Terre Haute]

[[GRASSLANDS AND CLIFFS | TOWN SQUARE | JUICE BAR | DANCE HALL | THE ESCALATOR | MIRROR CONTROL ROOM ]]

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JUICE BAR

[paradisamods]

[There’s a very tall tiki hut, where one giraffe seems to be busy mixing delicious fruit juices. Pineapple, boysenberry, mango-lemon in particular seem to be hot favourites]

[kindnessing]

[ A tween in a horrible maroon v-neck and a pair of workout slacks sits on a bench off to the side of the juice bar, sipping cautiously at green juice from a glass.

Most importantly, he absolutely does not look like a crazy giraffe, although he's getting there. Once he sees people trickling into the city - not just the two or three acquaintances he's seen over the last few days, a cascade of people - he freezes stock still. ]

Am I... Seeing things?

[wizard_redfive]

[Out of the cascade, a younger girl with red hair spots him sitting there. A person! And he's not one of the group--she would have noticed him by now. Breaking away from the group, she walks over, smiling in a friendly way.]

Hello! I am on errantry, and I greet you.

[cyan_maid]

[This may not be someone familiar, but it is someone who is very curious, and eager to talk to someone who isn't a giraffe. Like a giraffe could actually answer her questions. Jane cautiously approaches.]

Excuse me! I'm sorry to bother you, but could I ask you some questions?

[encryptedlock]

[For his part, York doesn't beat around the bush. As soon as he looks around the juice bar, he sees someone who looks surprisingly familiar. There are people here that didn't come on the expedition?]

What the--Ken? Ken Ichijouji?

[peacockherald]

In this world? A dream is the least likely of things you are to come by.

_{[ What? It's a simple truth, admit it. Half the crazy things that happen here are to crazy to be dreams anyways. ]}

[paradisamods]

I know what you are seeing. You are seeing an empty glass! You need more juice! Yay!

[A hoof extends to just. Take that glass. Maybe. It's inching toward it. So close. Getting there.]

[gentleidealist]

[Lloyd is trying to figure out how the giraffes do all of this with hooves. He missed the MLP plot, okay.]

[wolfchild]

Are you thirsty?

[ Because you're staring a lot. ]

[wilder]

[After dealing with the mirror control room girafee? Zelos is already sick of these people. And clearly once he spots Lloyd he'll show his dismay but invading his bud's space and slumping on his shoulder dramatically]

Man, am I already sick of this place!

[paradisamods]

[Watch and be amazed! It picks up a glass with no fingers at all.

It explains nothing!]

Can I get you some juice? Pleeeeeeeeaaaaaaase?

[save_the_souls]

[The moment Allen saw those lions outside the village, Allen decided he needed to be awaaay from that part of the expedition. So he's found his way into the juice bar where- wow they are making drinks. But at least the juices look kinda delicious...]

I didn't know giraffes drank juice...

[heliotroping]

[Allen...]

This is what surprises you the most?

[paradisamods]

[DID SOMEONE SAY JUICE]

Are you kidding? We love juice! It's the best! It's a part of us! We are nothing without juice! [Little giraffe's voice turns quite sing-songy.] Juice, juice, juice.

[panicswitched]

[ so many questions, so little time. so many mental gymnastics. what questions would her mother ask?

how are they doing this with hooves, are they actually capable of intelligent thought, can they talk, how do they communicate, what is this place? ]

[paradisamods]

[Little giraffe pops up from seemingly nowhere. Whoa!]

You look like you could use some juice! Say you want juice. Say it!

JUICE BAR

[yay_heiress]

[London is apparently very tired after that long trek all the way from the grasslands. A part of her wishes she knew where all the giant hyenas came from, but her mind is preoccupied with trying to figure out where she is. And why everything seems to be in black and white.]

Wow. This doesn't look like a mango-lemon smoothie, but it tastes amazing! Thanks, mister super-tall hyena!

[psych0p0mps]

[Well Aradia could go for some juice too, but she sees somebody who looks kind of familiar. And also not like a giraffe. Once she has her own smoothie, she comes over to say hi.]

Hey, do you mind if I sit here?

[paradisamods]

[That's the power of standing on boxes! At least for little giraffe here.]

You're welcome! But I'm not a hyena. That's just silly! Hyena's couldn't possibly make juice this good!

[last_rat_standing]

[Oh look, a bar!


Oh wait, it's a juice bar.


Oh well. He steps up and just... stares at the bartender for a minute as he tries to figure out whether or not he'd trust a drink made by someone with hooves.]

[hellshaped]

[Wow, what do you have against hooves????

Hellboy is just leaning against the bar, gazing steadily at the menu.]

This isn't even the strangest thing I've seen today.

[paradisamods]

[Yay, a customer! The giraffe looks at him very excitedly.]

Hi! Do you want some juice, too? Any kind of juice you want!

[yay_heiress]

[London can't help but notice the suave looking man with the apprehensive look.]

Oh, don't worry! The smoothies are really good!

[greatesthitman]

[...That's totally a giraffe mixing drinks isn't it? It is. Why is he surprised by this? Shifting his shoulders some until he feels better and then tilting his hat back, he approaches the giraffe mixing juices.]

Do you have cranberry juice?

[He is so taking this as casually as possible, even if he is keeping a hand near a weapon at all times.]

[paradisamods]

[Ahh! This giraffe's face lights up with excitement. This is a creature that knows what kind of juice it wants!]

Totally! We have cranberry juice, cranberry apple juice, cranberry grape juice, cranberry peach juice, cranberry strawberry juice, white cranberry juice, white cranberry strawberry juice, white cranberry peach juice, white cranberry grape juice, white cranberry apple juice...

[This list will go on until Reborn speaks up]