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[Action] Second Clue - Abandoned Hotel

[Here, have what looks like a dilapidated, abandoned hotel. Everything is black and white, bearing a resemblance to traditional film noir. The walls are crumbling, the wallpaper is peeling, and an eerie green fog permeates everything. The sickly fog is the only splash of color around. The wooden floor creaks with nearly every footstep, and the ceiling is leaking mysterious liquid in places as well.

Absolutely no one seems to be around. Places of interest may include a comprehensive library with books old enough to become dust at the slightest touch, and a secret laboratory littered with rusted, pointy, dangerous-looking instruments.]

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[When the music starts, Paprika nearly jumps, though not without some back part of her mind noting that this would make a freaking awesome movie.]

Yeah, that'd be the creepy music like in Psycho in the shower that means someone's about to get offed, so we should probably get the hell outta here like right now!

Y-Yes, that sounds like a good plan...

[Naoto doesn't want to seem unrefined even in his dream, but when walking quickly only results in the chilling music getting louder, he starts to run down the hallway, not entirely sure of where he's going.]

[The buzzing sound gets louder, and soon, a large pitch black shadow can be seen on the wall. The shadow is shaped like a human.... a human holding a chainsaw, that is.]

[Paprika is right behind him, paying no heed at all to the crescendoing sound in light of the shadow on the wall. Briefly, she wonders if their Pokemon would do any good, but that surprisingly decent idea is quickly overtaken by panic. When she talks, she's still whispering, for all that will do.]

Look for, like, a door or something! Any kind!

R-Right! [They've already passed plenty of doors, but Naoto is fairly certain that none of them lead outside. At least, as certain as one could be when they were in a panic. Which isn't very certain, actually.]

This way! [He chooses a door that looks a bit different, skidding to a stop and jiggling its doorknob. It takes a few tries, but soon enough, the door swings open.]

[At this point, she doesn't really care where the door leads, so long as it doesn't involve any more slasher flick villains. She ushers Naoto inside and slams the door shut behind her, which in turn causes the music to abruptly cut off. Breathing hard and wishing that she was better suited to running, Paprika surveys their new surroundings.]

Okay, cool... I think... I think we lost him, 'cause the music stopped.

[They are now in an elegant room crammed with bookshelves on nearly every wall. The shelves are filled to the brim with various texts. On the odd wall out there are two tall, arched windows that let in the warm sunlight. In the center of the room is a table surrounded by luxurious plush armchairs, and on the table itself stands an incongruous looking action figure. All in all, it's a very calming scene.]

Yes... [Naoto seems to recognize the room, or at least elements of it.]

...Yeah, that's better.

[Looking at Naoto, it seems like he recognizes the place.]

So is this, like, your place or something?

[Naoto briefly considers the possible consequences of answering that.]

Yes, I often spent my days here as a child. [He keeps his face neutral as he browses the bookshelves. Apparently he doesn't consider himself a child anymore, despite the fact that he's not even old enough to be out of high school yet. The oversize lab coat dwarfing Naoto doesn't help to support this image either.]

Seems like a pretty nice place.

[Definitely better than a certain castle she's also visited. Danger apparently gone, Paprika slips easily back into her usual casual demeanor.]

So, uh, where're you from?

I am from a town called Yamatocho. [Not that the name would mean much to anyone here, but the simple yet tastefully elegant room indicates wealth. His family was most likely one of the more affluent ones in the town, if Paprika is observant enough to tell.]

What about you, Paprika-san? [Naoto is a believer in receiving information in return for any that he may give.]

Yamawhatnow?

[To her credit, she's good at pronouncing things in French. Unlike English and pretty much every other language. In retrospect, though, it probably should've occurred to her that Naoto's foreign.]

I'm from--well, it's in kinda the right-middlish bit of America, but nobody's ever heard of it. Like, it's not even on maps 'cause it's technically part of a big city.

Yamatocho. [Naoto glances up at the mention of 'America.']

There is an America in my world. [Is it possible that they came from the same world...? He decides to fish for more information.] My town can be found in Japan.

Yep, we got a Japan, too.

[She's not thinking as in-depth as he is, but considering she has yet to meet anyone else but Thomas from the "real world", this is pretty cool.]

Hey, so what if we were both, like, from the same Earth, only we never knew it 'cause we live so far apart?

That is a distinct possibility. [It doesn't seem relevant at the moment, but is definitely information with the potential to be useful in the future. And Naoto does like to be prepared.]

What is your America like? [He knows a passable amount about the one in his own world from reading news and from speaking with colleagues.]

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[Action] Second Clue - Abandoned Hotel

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Fun to watch but not fun to be in.

I myself actually cannot sit through horror movies. xD

Me neither omg what are we doing here then XD Also do with this what you will B)

getting out of the creepy horror setting. xD

Cheater :B Feel free to do some crazy dream hijacking too

ssssh I think they've had enough freaky things for one dream uwu

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Awkward this was never revealed QUICKLY MAKING SOMETHING UP

jfhfgeh OOPS gj me

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Knowledge of America: Funny colored food and always wanting to be the hero. jkjk