A few teenagers pointed at Gentaro and laughed at his limp, not seeming to realize he might be in pain. A girl came out of the crowd to get in front of him so he couldn't get past her. "Hey there!" she said in a sing-song voice. She held a stack of pamphlets in her hand and moved to hand one to Gentaro. "Have you considered joining the Vortex Club?" she asked.
The pamphlet was brightly colored in purple tones. There was a stylized vortex on the front, with details for a club meeting and a party later that night.
Meanwhile, Elliot was grunting as Nathan fell on to him a second time over. He struggled to hold the other young man up. "What's wrong with you?" he asked a bit sharply, though he was worried something had happened to Nathan on the transition to this place. "Are you okay?"
"Nathan," said a male voice from behind the pair. Elliot quickly helped position Nathan so that he was standing instead of resting on him and eyed the man. He seemed old enough to be a teacher here, wearing glasses and business-casual attire.
"What have I told you about roughhousing?"
There was a definite edge to the man's words. Elliot gave Emily a confused look.
"Um, uh..." he stammered, unsure what to make of this weird scenario.
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Billy could only give Lucifer an incredulous sidelong look in response to what he said.
"Let's just check this out," he said.
As he and the others approached, they saw a young girl beckoning them, talking about sweets. It took Billy a moment, but he definitely recognized her.
"You were one of those two that were lost," he said, not even realizing he spoke out loud.
The rabbit, apparently named Usami, was sitting at the table as well. She was beckoning the others alongside the girl dressed in red.
The girl they had been chasing sat plainly across from the girl in red.
"Ruby," she said, apparently knowing the girl's name.
"I'm Jennifer. You and I, we are--"
"It's so wonderful to see more friends join us for our tea party!" Usami interrupted.
"I was so worried I'd be late!"
There were others seated at the table. The man at the head, for just a moment, appeared to be a young man in his twenties with short, black hair and a blue dress shirt with a myriad of symbols on it. However, his image shifted to an older, balding man.
"I... can't say I've ever been to a tea party," the man said. He sounded almost as if he wasn't sure where he was.
There was a girl next to Ruby, one who had short blonde hair and a designer shirt, but she too shifted into a red-head with neon blue streaks.
"Ruby, pass me some of the treats too!" said the girl excitedly.
The man across from her and next to Jennifer appeared to be short man with a big nose and a long, white beard. On his head was a tattered prospector's hat. He transformed suddenly into a much different man.
"Now, Usami, this is a real nice spread you got here," drawled the man. He looked almost entranced, licking his lips.
Two others sat opposite each other, looking like red-head twins. They were quite familiar.
"What a quaint little party," said the woman.
"Perhaps too quaint, yes?" the man replied.
"That clearly was already implied. In any case, so glad to see old friends, isn't it?"
"Perhaps not, considering the situation."
Billy's mind was reeling. He at least was familiar with some of the people here. He gripped at the table, feeling a sudden onset of anxiety wash over him.
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As the group entered the tent to get out of the rain, they suddenly came upon a very eccentric looking man. If one looked past his outlandish attire, they would find he looked quite upset.
"Ugh!" he sneered.
"You are dragging mud into the tent. Not only that, but you are all completely soaking wet! Do you know how many rules you all are breaking already?!"
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