Rings: 001 [Action, Accidental Video]

[itdoesntmatter]

[So, Luceti. All's quiet this cold afternoon in the village and in the forest, right?

Well, it probably isn't anymore. In the forest, trees can be seen being bent and the leafless branches sway as something blasts by at high speed. Those with sharp eyes can catch a blue streak dashing along the ground, wind wrapping around it at its point, looking almost like a comet. A comet that leaps over every obstruction in its path without hesitation, and even bounces from tree to tree to clear any gaps... until it comes across one of the streams.

The blue blur doesn't hesitate, and instead begins following the river downstream, running along its surface, sending water flying back behind it in a wave... until it finds its way into the village.

Here the streak slows down enough that the wind surrounding it dissipates. Sonic takes his run through the village slower so he doesn't hit anyone, but he does take needlessly roundabout paths, bounding along the roofs of houses, off the sides of community buildings and along the tops of lamp posts until he makes it into the square. Here he finally stops, kicking up a large cloud of dust as he does so.

He pauses and takes a look around the square, his journal under his arm, unaware it started recording. With a casual scratch of his head, he then shakes his head, his blue quills gently swaying as he does so.]

Yup, definitely looks like I'm not in Kansas anymore. [He shrugs, then runs a finger along one of his wings, somewhat annoyed.] Not that I was there to begin with.

[Sonic then turns to anyone else in the square.]

Hey! Can anyone give me directions outta "Now-I-Have-Wings Land?" Can't really say I'm a fan...

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[itdoesntmatter]

...That just makes me even more confused. How could I have been here before? What is this place, anyway?

[His wings twitch a bit, and he turns around and glares at them a bit. Still, he turns back to Rydia and gives her a smile.]

...Anyway, nice to meet you, Rydia. Guess you already know my name, so we can skip that step.

[mistlegacy]

[She smiles back, nodding.]

Right. And I'll explain what I can, but would you rather get away from the cold, first? There's cocoa, cider and tea inside.

[She gestures to the small building that's the nexus for all things New Feather.]

[itdoesntmatter]

That's a good idea. Wouldn't want either of us to catch cold... and some cocoa sounds pretty good right now!

[Sonic, taking everything in stride. He'll follow alongside Rydia as they head into the Welcome Center.]

[mistlegacy]

[Rydia smiles and does so. At least Sonic is behaving like she always knew him, even if his memories aren't intact. That's something, at least. She holds the door open for him, then heads straight for the kitchen.]

Have a seat anywhere you like. I'll be right back.

[itdoesntmatter]

You got it.

[Sonic glances around the room for a decent chair, and then quickly hops into one that's at a table. He turns the chair sideways to keep his legs free, though. Never really liked feeling confined.]

[mistlegacy]

[She's rather efficient, taking only a moment to pour some cocoa for him and tea for herself. Upon returning, she offers the mug to him before sitting down.]

You arrived right in the center of Luceti, didn't you? That's fortunate; some people find themselves in the middle of the forest or beyond, and not at all clad for the winter. The Malnosso can be so inconsiderate.

[itdoesntmatter]

Actually, they dumped me out in the woods somewhere. I just ran around until I found the village.

[He chuckles as he takes a sip of cocoa.]

Didn't take long. Hey, this is good, thanks!

[mistlegacy]

You're welcome!

[She smiles and takes a sip of her tea.]

And I'm sorry to hear that, but at least you found your way here without issue. It sounds as though you're as fast as ever.

[Her smile grows apologetic.]

...sorry. I'm sure it must be weird to have people know you that you don't remember.

[itdoesntmatter]

[He waves a finger a little.]

Nah, it's not that weird. Trust me, there's a lot weirder things out there than someone knowing your name and claim to fame.

But I wouldn't mind knowing when I was actually here, considering there might be others who remember me.

[mistlegacy]

Hm...you left a bit over a year ago. I think that's when I heard the announcement. But until then, you were around for a good while. You seemed to have friends all over. I don't know how many of those are still around, but it's likely that you'll find some.

[itdoesntmatter]

Well, guess I'll have to get started looking, then. Don't suppose Tails or Knuckles are around, huh?

[mistlegacy]

[Rydia shakes her head.]

I don't think so, not any longer. The names are a little familiar, but I'm pretty sure they aren't here now. You can check the guest book, though? There might be a message from them.

[She points to its location, taking another sip while doing so.]

[itdoesntmatter]

[He nods and quickly gets up to go get a look. He flips through the pages very fast, looking through them at an impressive speed. After a moment, he shuts the book and sighs.]

Nope, nothing I could find. Might be better this way. Can't help but feel like this is going to be some kind of wild ride.

[mistlegacy]

[She nods, sympathetic.]

It will be, for better and worse. The Malnosso -those who keep us in this barrier and gave us all wings- see us as their cannon fodder and test subjects. At least once a month, usually in the latter part, they subject the entire town to an experiment. It varies widely, but has caused extreme transformations, personality changes, people to remember their entire life history differently, and so on. At the end of the experiment, everything goes back to normal, as much as it can. But that doesn't mean people are unaffected by what they do.

[itdoesntmatter]

Yeah, it's not like things snapping back to the way they were fixes everything.

Sounds like a real lame set-up. And I'm guessing no one's found a way to escape these experiment things yet.

[mistlegacy]

No, not exactly. Sometimes people aren't affected, but that doesn't seem to be something they can chose for themselves, and it's usually not the same people who are immune, anyway.

[She then pauses, looking thoughtful.]

However, I might have found a loophole, of sorts. Recently, they implemented a mission system, where we can choose to take on various tasks for them, and we're given rewards as a result. It's still manipulative, but if you time it just right...you might be lucky enough to escape what happens here, at least.

[itdoesntmatter]

So our options are get experimented on by the man, or work for the man.

I think I'll take my chances with the enclosure. Or chilling out in a cave somewhere.

[mistlegacy]

[A wry smile forms.]

My husband and I have tried the cave option. It's worked sometimes.

[itdoesntmatter]

Good to know there's some options at least.

[mistlegacy]

A few, yes. And I have a housing list if you want a look, but you're also welcome to crash here until you sort things out. We have available bedspace, if you don't mind the scarce privacy to be had.