anita_hero | First Spell // Action

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[Anita wakes up halfway and considers staying that way until she comes to the realizations that A) she seems to have fallen asleep sitting up, B) she managed to do so outside, and C) her back is killing her. At this point, she jerks to full consciousness and flinches when her back grinds into the surface behind her.

Oh. That...isn't right.

What follows is a panicked flailing at the vicinity of her back that probably looks hilarious to any observers and ends when she catches a handful of feathers and yelps in pain. She scrambles to her feet and looks around wildly, and...oh. Fountain. She was sitting next to a fountain. The sky is gray, but the water is still enough to see her reflection in, and...

Oh. Oh. That definitely isn't right.

Caught between a mild state of shock at her wings and a slightly more pronounced one at the fact that she's in public and someone took her clothes and replaced them with a dress she's never seen before, it takes Anita a moment to notice the book at her feet. It has her name on it, which is disturbing, but at least it's something to go on.

She picks it up, resumes her seat at the base of the fountain (taking care of her inexplicable new appendages), and cracks open the journal.]

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Okay...I'd be lying if I said this was the first time I woke up on a strange world with my clothes missing - unfortunately - but this a little too much, mon. For one thing, there was usually someone around that I knew... I don't suppose there's anyone here who knows me?

My name's Anita Fite, but if you're from Earth, you might know me as Empress. [No harm in revealing her secret identity if she doesn't have family here to protect, although, shockingly, knowing that they're not here doesn't make her feel much better.] If you do know me and you want to find me, I'm in this place called Seventh Heaven, because it was a little chilly outside considering - well, I hate to sound like a broken record about the missing clothes.

I'll be the girl in the corner with the white dress. I would have worn a corsage, but I thought it was a little much for a first date.

[She closes the journal halfway before a tiny flutter of hope compels her to say one last thing:]

And, by the way...does anyone know of absolutely any way at all I could get some kind of message back home? I just...want my parents to know I'm okay.

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Sure, I don't see why not. [He jumps? That explains the landing.]

Alright. Get the bubble ready then. I'm gonna just jump you there.

[And with that he finally stands up, getting ready for the super jump that's about to occur in a second.]

[When Hulk actually stands up again, Anita starts having second thoughts. But she makes the bubble anyway - it's purple, glowing, and when it surrounds her, it hovers about a foot off the ground. Linking it up isn't visible; just a matter of concentration.]

Okay, I'm ready.

[As she'll ever be.]

Let's go.

[And with a loud growl he's going to do a very high and long jump, soaring across the landscape until his body comes crashing down in a loud thud, breaking the ground beneath his feet. BUT! They are in front of the clothing shop now!]

There. We're here. Whatever you were wearing last, that's what's going to be in there.

[Anita is used to sudden take-offs, but the rollercoaster effect of sailing through the air and then making an alarmingly sharp retreat back down requires...restraint, which is performed by slapping a hand over her mouth.

However, when she has her feet back on the ground and can therefore collect herself enough to dissipate the hex bubble, she has to admit...]

That was kinda fun! Thanks, mon!

Yeah, yeah.

[In other words, you're welcome!]

Anyway. Like I was saying the place is called Luceti. Apparently there's these Malnosso guys that kidnap people from other worlds. They got a barrier that keeps everyone in town, but good luck getting through it. It's tough.

[Her mood immediately sobers at that, but between the guide and what Hulk tells her, she already has the basic idea.]

It must be. But I have to try, right? I'm sure everyone tries.

Yeah. They do. I tried too. Piece of crap didn't even budge.

[Which... was definitely a little surprising to say the least.]

And it makes me angry when there's things I can't smash.

[It is kind of disheartening that a guy that size can't break it down, but she tries not to show that.]

Hmm...well, maybe smashing isn't the answer. Or only part of the answer.

Smashing is always the answer.

[Duh.]

But I guess you could try to use your brain to get out like Banner. Probably still won't do ya much good.

Who's Banner?

[Apparently someone brainy!]

I'm going to try to use magic. I just...hope the gods can hear me here.

A scientist I know. One who specializes in making bombs for a living.

[Ya know a swell guy!]

The gods? You could be in a whole different dimension now. You sure we even got the same gods here?

O-oh. Well, I don't plan on making any...bombs.

[Different dimension. Hoo boy. She frowns, but draws herself up.]

My gods can always hear me. It's whether they can grant my requests from here that I'm worried about.

Good.

[Hmm. Even if he is a giant raging Hulk monster, he can't help but get a little curious about how the whole gods thing work. But eh. Unlike Banner he just shrugs off the feeling.]

Why don'tcha just try it then? If it works, maybe you can make 'em smash on the barrier for a while. [He wonders if gods will be enough tot ake the barrier down. Even Thor was here at one point, and to his knowledge he never made a dent in it either.]

My gods don't really smash, at least physically. But if I do the right things, sometimes they grant me favors. They can help me...smash.

[Among other things. But Hulk seems fixated on the smashing, so that seems the best way to explain it.]

I will try it. I'll need to get some things together first, but I will.

Hmm. Think I get it then.

[And hey that does help him to get it better, so good call on that one!]

...what kinda things? [Can't you just talk to them telepathically or something.]

[What kind of things? He doesn't seem like the type to be phased by much, but...]

A possession of those who trapped us here. I'll have to build a fire, and I need certain herbs for the smoke.

[Her own blood. Possibly a live chicken, depending.]

...A few other things.

Seems like a lot of trouble just to talk to some stupid gods.

[A possession of those who trapped everyone here huh? THAT might be hard to come by.]

[Stupid? She glares up at him, no longer caring how huge and green he is.]

They are not stupid. If you were responsible for the whole of creation, wouldn't you appreciate it if one of your millions of believers went the extra mile in asking for your help? It's not like they have time to sit around by the phone all day, you know.

Don't know. Never thought about it. Never been that big on gods either.

[...]

If you check you could probably find most of what you need here. Good luck on finding a possession though. Barely anyone's even seen the Malnosso.

[Ah, right. Back to the Malnosso. She sighs.]

Well, it can't hurt to try, right? ...And thanks for taking me here. ...Sorry I snapped at you.

Yeah, yeah.

[He says with a wave of his hand. He just... wasn't all that great at social interactions apparently.]

You gonna be able to manage from here? [Because if you got everything handled he's probably going to jump off soon! =|a]

Yeah, I'll be fine. [She has decided, against all odds, that she kinda likes the Hulk here. She's got a soft spot for huge grumpy people.] Thanks.

Hmph.

[And then he's going to start walking away, only pausing before he does another gigantic leap.]

See ya. [And then he's going to jump away with a massive jump like before!]

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