Untimely Arrival

“Okay, which dimension is this?” Stepping through the portal, Naomi Epona would glance around at the cloud of encircling fog. She waved her hand in front of her face, as if that would somehow make the issue vanish. It didn’t. She let out a frustrated sigh, “And just when I thought this was all over. Of course there would be one more rift.” Her voice was filled with exasperation. She almost didn’t notice that she wasn’t the only one there. Once she did, however, her face would turn crimson and flush with heat, “Oh. I’m sorry.” She looked past the girl to see another rift like the one she had just ventured through, “So… coming here from somewhere else or returning home?” It hadn’t been that long since she dealt with her own issues in Azores, so this was like smalltalk to her, “I’m Naomi by the way.” She adjusted the fake glasses and cat ears she wore. She could probably ditch them, but she may never get them back if she left them now.

Though she did not mention it right away, she did notice the looming presence of a giant building and the creature just sort of… existing there, looking terrifying and ominous. She didn;t like to dwell on the negative. Though, she would need to address that sooner rather than later. She pointed at the sight, “Hate to ask, but do you have any idea what that is? It looks like the thing in movies that the protagonists are supposed to defeat, but I could be wrong.” Heavens know she’s been wrong before. You’re world tends to go haywire after defeating your inner fears and doubts manifested into the shape of those you love, the potential destruction of your world, and a god that is basically the mother of humanity.

Naomi moved to touch the cat ears atop her head when the girl pointed at them. Just to show off, she concentrated and made one of the ears flick on its own, “There’s a costume shop on my home island. They sell really cool things like this.” She, of course, used a costume shop as a normal clothing store, but she could leave that part out. She would have to nod in agreement with Naie, “Yeah, I’m not so sure what’s happening either. I would have assumed this was the work of the Mother or an Angel, but I’m pretty sure they’re all gone.” She knew firsthand that the Mother was no longer an issue, “I just saw another rift opening and thought it would lead me somewhere. This isn’t exactly where I thought it would lead, but it looks like this world may still need some help.” All the red and feeling of evil made that clear.

When the woman explained Limbo, Naomi would have to shake her head, [color=#ffcc00]“Sorry, never heard of it. I never heard of this ‘Limbo’ or of the deity behind it. I’ve been dealing with alternate realities and a bunch of Primordials, Angels, a Father, and a Mother for the last year.” Which resulted in a semi-happy ending, “But if this place reminds you of Limbo, maybe it is Limbo. Like, another reality where all of this,” she pointed around herself toward the… everything that was there, “happened instead.” She’d been dealing with alternate worlds long enough to know it was possible.

She held up three fingers to respond to Naie’s question, “All ready and willing, should we need them.” She didn’t know any Ms. Elegor, but that was besides the point, “For now, the best plan of action seems to be getting ourselves unlost. Usually, that means getting clues and asking questions.” She cocked her hip to the side and looked around, “If you say you and your friends defeated this in your world, and my theory about this being an alternate version of your own is correct, what are the chances they would sit by and let this happen now?” She hoped the answer was zero, “Even if this isn’t an alternate world, someone is probably fighting it, right We just need to find them and get some answers. And if we can’t, we just do what Persona Users do.” She shrugged. It seemed pretty clear to her, “So, let’s get on it so we can get home. We don't want our friends and family to worry about us.” She winked with a smile. It felt strangely good to be back in action, although she didn't like what it was for.

Naomi groaned at the mention of another her, “Oh please no. Last time I fought my Shadow, she was a real jerk. I mean, we came to an understanding in the end and I got Tommie- one of my Persona- out of it, but still…” She shrugged, “Still, if there are alternate versions of ourselves here, at least we now we can rely on them… Unless this is a world where we’re evil… But I doubt it.” It was all a tossup, really. They had no idea what this world was actually like. Sure, Naie could have an idea, since it seemed similar to her own, but that didn’t mean it was identical.

She would nod toward the girl as a wide grin crossed her face, “That’s the spirit. There must be someone around here, or some clue, so let’s go!” She punched her fist into the air and looked around for any sign of people. There was always some sign that someone was there if you just paid attention, “I think we should go this way. Come on.” Some sign like chatter in the distance was all she really needed, so she went toward the direction that seemed less quiet. Random trail to follow, but it should work, "Tell me when and if you see people."

((EDIT: Leaving and heading for the "World Around Us" topic. Meet you there~))