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Re: Xena's Drop Into Evelon (Self)

Postby Sarah » 12/23/2014 12:53 AM

Before Xena could ask any more questions the woman led her into what looked like the main building of the property. There were two reapers inside cleaning and cooking but they paid neither women any mind. The barn house had an old style that made the place feel warm and inviting. Xena wondered what this was all about. All around her there were reapers working with only this woman to watch over them. She was about to open her mouth when the woman suddenly turned to face her.
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“My name is Aster. The gods put me in this place to train reapers of all sorts. Right now you are under my protection and anything you do, right or wrong, is my responsibility,” she informed Xena. “I don’t know how much you’ve been told about anything but most things will be answered while you are here. I barely know you other than your name, rank, and...” Aster seemed to have to think of the word she was going to use. “And awakening,” she said at last. There was a short silence before she continued. “Anyway, this is the main building. Meals are served here though you probably won’t spend much time here.  I’ll get to that later it’s too late to explain,” Aster turned back towards the outside and indicated Xena should follow.
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Postby Sarah » 12/23/2014 12:55 AM

The sun was setting and the last lines of orange retreated across the sky to be replaced by cold blues. Aster stopped to look at it before moving on. She led Xena to one of the smaller houses and slipped inside. The entry way opened up to a small living area that had the same look as the barn house. “This is the place you’ll be staying. Your room number is two oh four,” Aster held out an ancient looking key which Xena took eagerly. “Two because it’s on the second floor, and oh four because it’s the fourth room from the stairs,” Aster instructed before leaving.
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Xena had nothing but the key and she wondered when exactly she had lost her hammer. Not only that but she had lost her reaper form as well. Not that she ever really had it to begin with considering she just appeared that way suddenly. With an exasperated sigh Xena trudged up the stairs. The door to her supposed room was marked with a simple 204. Her key clicked nicely into the lock and she opened the door tentatively. With a quick look around she found it empty and so she stepped in and closed the door softly behind her. She shoved her key into her pocket and locked the door behind her. She made a note to string her key into a necklace when she could.
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Postby Sarah » 12/23/2014 12:56 AM

Leaning against the door Xena looked around her room. There was a window across the room from her, an old heavy wardrobe on her left, and in the right corner next to the window was a small plain bed with a nightstand and alarm clock next to it. Otherwise the room was barren and felt oppressive and impersonal. Xena supposed the room was meant to be decorated by its owner, but with having nothing to her name and nothing in the room Xena felt like a hostage. “It’s your first day in this apparently alternate world where you know absolutely nothing and can’t escape,” she reminded herself coldly.
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Postby Sarah » 12/23/2014 12:57 AM

Xena opened the wardrobe and prayed it wouldn’t send her to Narnia because at this point she had decided anything was possible. Dream or not she was stuck here for now so she would have to go along for the ride. She wasn’t sure how she felt about the wardrobe being empty. Xena had hoped at the very least she’d have towels and a change of clothes. She gritted her teeth and tried her best not to slam the wardrobe shut. “So no shower, but what time is it?” she asked herself. The clock said it was seven so Xena slumped onto the bed and wondered what she’d do until it was a reasonable time to sleep. It was easy for her mind to slip away with all the questions overflowing her mind.
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Xena didn’t know how much time had passed before there was a knock on the door because she didn’t bother to glance at the clock. All she knew was that outside was significantly darker. Her mind was still working to decipher questions she didn’t have enough information to solve so her getting to the door was a bit slow. Xena wished she had a peep hole to look at who was there. Instead she was forced to unlock and then open her door. “Hello?” she asked the reaper who was standing outside. The reaper smiled and it was more haunting than reassuring.

“Hello there!” it said in a cheery but hollow tone, as if there was nothing inside its body. “I’m Madylin,” it introduced itself. “I live just down the hall and I have been dying to meet you,” Madylin proclaimed while jumping towards Xena for a hug.
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Postby Sarah » 12/23/2014 12:58 AM

“Uh. Nice to meet you too?” Xena said not returning the hug.

“Well Xena if there is anything you need you let me know,” the reaper said while grasping Xena’s arms.

“Okay. I need clothes and towels?” Xena asked and felt odd. The reaper had said that if she needed anything to ask after all.

“Of course! I forgot you came without anything,” the reaper sounded as if it was scolding her. “There’ll be an indebted coming soon to deliver you a few things. Your best bet is to sleep and everything will be arranged in the morning,” Madylin added before skipping back down the hallway.
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Postby Sarah » 12/29/2014 3:53 AM

“It wasn’t my choice to come here empty handed,” Xena growled and closed the door again. She was all alone and dirty and come morning she wouldn’t even know where the shower was. Apparently she wasn’t allowed to have one in her room and she had no idea if there was even one in the house she was in. Xena felt drained and defeated. The clock struck nine as she crawled into bed. It was surprisingly comfortable. The sheets were fluffy and clean and the mattress and pillow were both made of down. It wasn’t long before Xena was sleeping soundly.
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Morning came all too quickly and Xena felt like she hadn’t slept at all. Slowly she opened her eyes and stared at the wood ceiling. She couldn’t hear anything from inside her room although there was something happening outside for sure. She decided she didn’t care enough to look out the window and instead sat up to rest her head in her hands. Her comforter was still nice enough to keep her in bed so she sat with her legs crossed as she looked about the room. Parallel to her bed was another door and Xena was absolutely certain it hadn’t been there the night before. There was a note on her wardrobe too and she hoped it said she had a change of clothes.
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Carefully she got up and walked to the wardrobe. She tried to stay away from the new door. There wasn’t anything about it that felt menacing but she didn’t want to take any chances. The note told her exactly what she had expected. She opened the wardrobe and inside was a change of plain looking clothes and bath towels. Xena grinned and took the towels. Now all she had to do was open the new door. It looked exactly like the one that led into the hallway except it wasn’t. It opened smoothly and silently even though it looked like a very old door. Inside was tiled and there was a shower, toilet, and sink placed at different corners. So she did get her own bathroom. That fact made Xena so much happier. She had dreaded having to share a bathroom and shower with all the other reapers. Still she didn’t care that the new room had appeared magically.
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The tile was cold which matched the chill of the farm house. Xena frowned and clicked the lights on. She looked at herself in the mirror and sighed her hair was disheveled and she looked like she had rolled around in mud for a few hours. She found a brush in one of the drawers and untangled her short hair. Xena couldn’t remember what she did to be so dirty. She pondered it as she turned the shower on. The shower had a touch pad with an on/off button and a touchscreen. She pressed on and the shower started shoving out water. Xena was grateful that the touchpad was outside of the shower or else she and her clothes would be soaked. The touchpad asked her some questions about how she’d like her shower. Some questions asked her temperature and shampoo type and what she assumed were basic shower questions. When Xena had satisfied the touchpad she locked the door and stripped. The morning air nipped at her skin and she was eager to be covered in warm water.
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Xena showered until her fingers were wrinkled and her body was clean of dirt and hair. Everything about the shower was expensive from the soaps to the razors. The water never varied one degree from what she had put in even after thirty minutes had passed. She had some trouble finding everything she needed after her shower was done. She was able to turn off the water and towel herself dry but she had no idea if she had a blow dryer or flat iron. Luckily the sink was set into a counter that had drawers under it. She found it stocked with some assorted hair products as well as a curling iron, blow dryer, and flat iron. She styled her hair into its normal short and sharp bob.
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She glanced around the bathroom once again and cursed herself for forgetting to bring a new change of clothes in with her. There was little she could do but go out into her open bedroom and change in front of her wardrobe. In theory nothing bad should befall her but somehow she sensed she’d have some unfortunate happening. Sure enough once she opened the door she saw two women sitting politely on her bed.

“Hello,” one of them said hesitantly.

“Hello,” Xena replied trying to sound cheery. She turned sharply to the wardrobe and grabbed what she needed. The women said there quietly and she could feel their eyes watching her. With gritted teeth Xena allowed the towel to fall as she put on her new clothes. She could hear as one of the women gasped but they didn’t say anything about her brief nudity. Not that they could considering they had barged in without Xena knowing.
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Postby Sarah » 12/29/2014 4:04 AM

Xena was shocked with how well everything fit her, but she supposed magic was used to make her clothing so why wouldn’t it fit? She turned to the ladies in her room finally and smiled at them. “What can I do for you?” she asked hoping they’d leave her be so she could explore on her own. Xena needed time to herself in order to think things over, plus she was contemplating running away completely. The women smiled back at her and then exchanged glances before speaking.

“We’re here to answer your questions. At least to the best of our ability. Then we’ll show you back to Aster and she’ll set you up here for training and such,” The one on the right said.
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