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[getsthecredit]

[This place doesn't make any sense, as far as Arthur is concerned. And while interrogating what faculty he could taught him a little more about this whole school thing, it took a great deal of calm on his part not to draw his sword on them as his kidnappers. The fact that they were so congenial about the whole thing is the main reason he hasn't threatened anyone. Yet.

It wasn't until after a humbling talk with the headmaster that he calmed down and really began to look at his situation. After which he began wandering Balamb Garden, feeling unusually lost in more ways than one. A king without his kingdom, his people, was nothing more than a man. The only consolation he had was Excalibur, sheathed at his side. A small comfort, but a comfort nonetheless.

So that leaves one (1) King of Camelot, in full chainmail, a bright red cape, and a crown, wandering around exploring the place. And occasionally asking questions, because displacement aside, he's not exactly up to date on the modern technology.]

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it's cool!

[getsthecredit]

Thank you for the offer, but I think it's best I see a bit more for myself, first. Another time, perhaps.

[He couldn't expect the people here to do everything for him, after all. Best to figure some things out on his own.

Although...]

But maybe you could tell me more about yourself. Were you brought here by the sorceress as well?

[endscenterstage]

[She nods.] A few years ago. I tried to fit in out there [she gestures in the vague direction of the exit, meaning the world outside Garden] for a while [a year], and it was stuff like the history and the politics that tripped me up and made it really clear I wasn't native, so I came back here to catch up on it all.

[getsthecredit]

A few years? And there's still no way for you to return home? [His heart sank like a stone to hear that. He'd anticipated he might be here a while, but actually seeing proof of how long it could be was more than a little unsettling.]

[hotpinkwhirlwind]

[Sharpay Evans, destroyer of hope.] Not...on purpose. People disappear from this world sometimes: We think it's back to their worlds, and a few have been back here afterwards to say so. And I had a short trip back home at one point, but that was to my past, and I obviously wasn't able to stay. [Apologetically, because she does hate to be the destroyer of hope:] It's random.

[getsthecredit]

So it's entirely up to chance. [Once again, the aftereffects of magic continued to never be good news. He nodded.]

Thank you; at the least, it's good to know it's not impossible to go home.

[hotpinkwhirlwind]

You're welcome.

... For what it's worth, if you do get stuck here a while, it's not that bad around here. A lot of us are in the same boat, and you learn to roll with all the differences between worlds that come up.

[getsthecredit]

Yes, I... can see that there's a lot I'll have to get used to. [Understatement of the century.] But I'm sure I'll manage, in time.

[hotpinkwhirlwind]

If I can do it [and it took her a number of months], you can. [She offers an encouraging smile.]