024 - 4th wall

[tapestodiane]

[AUDIO - and this isn't Cooper speaking. It's a strange, stilted voice you don't recognise.]

You are heere an thereis no place to g o ... BUT HOME!!

[After that, have some laughter. Again, not Cooper.]

[ACTION ANYWHERE: A lot of you know Cooper, but none of you know exactly how bizarre his life actually is. If you run into him today - anywhere, because any one step in a 4th wall is a treacherous one - you might find him accompanied by a Little Man, clad entirely in red, with secretive eyes. He carries a ring. Coop looks ... troubled.]

[You might find yourself in a Red Room, actually. With the Little Man, the Ring, and perhaps other things. Cooper may or may not be there.]

[Or that might not happen at all. In which case just feel free to bother Coop with having your true form/powers back/your very presence. Nevermind the Little Man, he has no business with you.]

(ooc: might do some tagging with reddrapes! the Red Room is basically a place that screws with your mind, so if you want me to mess with your characters just let me know. COME AT ME BROS)

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[tapestodiane]

_{[Yes, with all right. Coop looks a little shaken himself, but probably nowhere near as bad, and that's the reason he offers a few words - after a moment of quietly observing the other.]}

Are you alright?

[cardinal-cage.livejournal.com]

I-- yes [he presses, clearing his throat. he swallows] T-thank you [he then adds. for asking, that is]

[tapestodiane]

_{[He nods, frowns a little at the other. Nervous guy. Very pale.]}

Do you need help?

[cardinal-cage.livejournal.com]

[nervous? oh, cooper, you have no idea]

Yes [he says, perhaps a bit too quickly] Where am I? Exactly? [he adds, shifting uncomfortably, his voice breaking]

[tapestodiane]

I don't know. All we do know is that it a place called Johto and looks to be a different world.

_{[..yes, he is getting an idea. Very nervous. Everything practically screams nervous about him, so Coop tries to be gentle in breaking these news.]}

[cardinal-cage.livejournal.com]

[he visibly pales -- if that's actually possible]

Dif-- different world? [he chokes. this is absurd. what happened to america?]

[tapestodiane]

Yes.

You should return to your own sooner rather than later.

_{[At least if things keep up the pattern they've had the last few times.]}

[cardinal-cage.livejournal.com]

[he frowns. he's silent for a while, thinking. then he looks at cooper again]

So I shall remain here... until then?[he asks]

[and what about that other place with the curtains...]

[tapestodiane]

I don't think you have much of a choice.

_{[It's matter of fact, but with a gentle edge. This guy looks like he needs it - and he gives him a hint of a smile to go with his next few words.]}

It's not a bad place, just a little strange.

[cardinal-cage.livejournal.com]

That is what I feared. Still [he adds as an afterthought] this area seems less... intimidating than the previous...

[tapestodiane]

What area was that?

_{[He asks with curiosity - he didn't see Ichabod emerge from the drapes, see. He only saw him appear the way so many others did.]}