Video || Census Call

[detectiveforhierophant]

Type: Video
Sender ID: detectiveforhierophant (Ryotaro Dojima)
To: General Public
Subject: Census Call
Warnings: None!


[ The screen would flick on, and man of Japanese origin would pop on screen, sitting at a desk that may look familiar to some. ]

Hey, this is Ryotaro Dojima, part of the Raiders of the Lost Arts.

[Ignore that Strabby with a pink bow walking around in the background behind him... ]

I've been here for a few months now, and I've noticed a few patterns talking to folks about where and when they're all from. Call me curious, but I'm interested in actually getting info of this, making a record-- a census, I guess.

So-- If you guys wouldn't mind telling me; where are you from-- town, country, planet even if you can, and what year?

If you don't feel comfortable posting your information publicly, feel free to private message me.

[ A pause as he thought, before continuing. ]

--To be fair, I can provide my own. I'm from a small rural town in Japan, Inaba, on the planet Earth. It was 2012 when I arrived here.

--Ah, one last thing. If you remember where someone who was here before but vanished is from, I'll take that info too.

[ Reaching to turn off the phone as he spoke-- ]

Dojima out.

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video; un: pinksidekicking

[pinksidekicking]

[ Ooo, a survey! ]

I'm Nimona. I come from the Kingdom. It doesn't have a name, and the world doesn't either. The year seems to be more advanced than most peoples! We have flying cars and laser weapons. Well... I guess I should say that I'm the only one here from my world.

My friend Kotori, she was from Japan, but I don't know where or the year.

[detectiveforhierophant]

[ Oh, he's seen this one around. Mischievous and always looking for... well, 'fun', he supposed?... Couldn't she also transform? He had a feeling he'd seen.. something like that? ]

Nice to meet you, Nimona.

[ He is taking notes. 'Kingdom' without a proper name or world... but a level of technology that sounded like it was from an anime. ]

--So you had some pretty high tech stuff... any magic to speak of?

[ He should've asked that too from the start, come to think of it. Well, he can do that in the responses. ...And make a note to ask no matter how mundane the person may seem. Looks can be deceiving. ]

And Kotori was from Japan... do you think the tech from her time was like it is here, or closer to yours? Did she mention anything about that?

--Thanks a lot for answering. I appreciate it.

Video | yuezun

[yuezun]

[Daqiang had been more than public with his own origins before, but since this was a formal request...]

This venerable one is from the Ninth Youxin County of Cangyanhai, in the Three Realms. This venerable one is uncertain if the year in Cangyanhai would matter for you as time in the mortal realm moves differently than in the immortal realms. Additionally, the mortals are known to change the measures of their time every few centuries.

[He's not actually sure what the mortal year would be at this point. And the immortal measure was... well, often measured by the span between big events.]

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[detectiveforhierophant]

[ Oh huh. Even The Captain was answering. He didn't expect that, but maybe it shouldn't be a surprise, since he was on a quest for knowledge as much as anyone on the ship was. ]

un: book2thehead

[book2thehead]

[Oh? Now this does sound pretty interesting.

And so Heizou replies in video, smiling politely at the camera with his chin in one hand. Besides the wine-red hair and green eyes, he does somehow look vaguely Japanese. There are even a few elements of his attire that appear to be reminiscent of traditional Japan.]

This sounds like a worthy endeavor, so- Sure, I'll pitch in~

My name is Shikanoin Heizou. I'm from the capital city of the nation of Inazuma, in the world of Teyvat. The last time I checked, it was the year- [REDACTED, WHO KNOWS, THIS IS GENSHIN]. I hope this helps your census~

[detectiveforhierophant]

[ Huh, playful looking guy this one. If he saw him back home, he'd assume he'd been from a mixed marriage... and that outfit... ]

Nice to meet you, Shikanion-san. So you're from Inazuma? I remember hearing that name before.

[ It was actually one of the places he was interested in, since there seemed to be quite a few people from the world that country was located in...Teyvat, right. ]

Yeah, that helps a lot. Two more questions though-- for where you lived, how advanced was the technology compared to this world, and did you have magic?

[ He could guess what it was, based on what Kaveh had, but... ]

text | un: astudyinviolet

[astudyinviolet]

London, England. Earth. 1882
London, England. Earth. 1873
London, England. Earth. 1873

[ Sherlock thinks it's obvious which year belongs to him, the one that doesn't fit. ]

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[detectiveforhierophant]

[ It took a moment for him to figure it out, but...

Ah. Right. He'd mark down all three. ]

Thanks a lot, Sherlock-san. I'll note all of that down.

[ To give the guy the respect he was owed, even if he could be a brat at times. ]

Do you mind me asking, since we've established already time is a bit strange here-- is the level of tech from your London more advanced than here, and was there any magic at all?

--And yeah, I know that's illogical to ask, but. I really can't be sure of anything 'logical' right now with how this place works.

[ Him typing this while Ichigo the Strabby was just... crawling over his note book. Freaking bugsnaxs...]

Text, UN: 🖕nunya🖕

[telepathicignorance]

Los Diablos, California, Free Economic Zone, planet Earth, early 2020's.

(So like, Earth, but a weird alternate Earth. Also yeah, they really do have that as their username.)

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[detectiveforhierophant]

[ Los... Diablos? He wished he could look up if that was an actual place on his Earth. California he recognized at least, though not the 'Free Economic Zone'. So... was that a part of the USA?

...That sure was a username. Judging from what he remembered in reading the warning post Turo put up, this was Chris. ]

[ ...He was hesistant to ask the guy about his worlds... tech, judging by the guy's body markings and Turo's reaction to his... powers, but. A Detective had to be thorough. ]

Thanks, I appreciate it. Do you mind me asking how the tech level of your world compares to this one? And any Magic Powers to speak of?

video; un: paradisea

[empyrean_mirror]

Oh, this is interesting.

[hello, the twink who is definitely not at all yosuke-like is back!] We're from the nation of Sumeru, in Teyvat. The year is [Hoyo Please Give Us Dates], and when I arrived it was the middle of summer, back home.

Is there anything else you need?

[detectiveforhierophant]

Oh, Kaveh-san. Hope you're doing good.

[ Considering his... escapades. And his boyfriend. Fiancé? When he saw that post about romance/sex he just. Immediately closed his shellphone and went to read a book. ]

Thanks again for all your help before. And I'll note that down for you and Alhaitham, right?

[ Noting it down... ]

--Might as well as specifics. I know you have some tech considering your little robot friend, but if you could give info with comparing it to this world, and the magic abilities from your world too, I'd appreciate it a lot.

video; un: xiaolanhua

[xiaolanhua]

[ This is... Orchid hesitates over answering immediately. ]

I was raised in Arbiter Hall, Shuiyuntian, in the Three Realms. I was taken to live in Cangyanhai with Daqiang. The Mortal Realm moves faster than the other two, but there are many things in this world that I never saw when I was there.

[detectiveforhierophant]

[ Ah... right. This young woman was the one Moon Supreme was... inlove with? Loyal to? Followed around protectively like a guard dog and a lost puppy?

He'd seen her in the garden quite often and around the ship, but didn't really intrude on her day to day. ]

Hello there, thanks for the information.

Do you mind telling me what exactly are the 'Three Realms'? I'm guessing they're different worlds or spaces you can pass through with some effort, but specifics would be great if you can provide.

Voice; UN: gr1m

[gr1m]

Los Angelas, California. Earth, around the mid 2070's.

[Because honestly, why not. Hardly mattered that much here.]

-->Voice Private

[detectiveforhierophant]

[ --That voice. He definitely recognized that voice...! ]

Reaper-san, it's you, right?

[ Just... from what he got from the guy, he seemed to want to keep on the downlow. Unless people talked about Pizza, anyway-- ]

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[misstellaron]

Dunno, dunno, dunno, uhhhh I think it was Trailblaze Year-- [ Insert a six-digit figure starting with 2 here, thanks Hoyo for NEVER PUTTING A SINGLE DATE IN TRAILBLAZE YEARS. ] And it just became 2158th Amber Era if that matters.

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[detectiveforhierophant]

[ ...

Give him a sec to let him get his annoyance and incredulousness under control.

Okay. He was going to have to be a bit more prying with this one.

Deeeeep breaths. ]

video; un:catsgothistongue

[catsgothistongue]

[Squinting hard at the crew name because why does that sound vaguely familiar????

Another survey? One that doesn't dwell into their personal lives... Their REALLY personal lives that should only be kept to their bedrooms cough cough alhaitham cough cough. Ranma doesn't see why he shouldn't answer and try to help out.

He turned his video feed on, currently sitting atop one of the buildings in Eltrut — he was busy doing some jogs and roofhopping by the time Dojima made his census. His end showcased a raven-haired braided-pigtailed teen of Japanese origin, even if the blue eyes and his attire — a red silk tangzhuang — might lead one to believe otherwise.]

The name's Ranma Saotome. Currently, before I ended up in this place, I'm living in the Nerima ward of Tokyo, Japan. That's on Earth too, though can't say I've ever visited or even heard of Inaba before. Unless it got established later down the line, cause it was 1994 when I got here.

[So either there's time-travel shenanigans going on, or alternate universe shenanigans going on. Either way, that's bound to be a confusing quandary.]

[detectiveforhierophant]

[ Well, at least all of this was familiar. Looked like the kid was... on a roof top and some kind of martial artist.

He'd definitely read the guy's posts before. ]

Thank's for the info, Ranma. I appreciate it.

[ Making notes. Brushing away the Strabby with the bow that had come into view and was getting onto his notebook gently-- ]

Mm, Inaba's an old town, but it's also pretty rural, so either you didn't hear about it, it doesn't exist... or it got named something else.

[ Who knew, really? ]

Mind if I ask about the tech level in your version of Tokyo, and if there was any magic to speak of?

[ He had lived through 1994, after all, so he knew the tech level that should be from that era, but always good to check. ]

Video | un:legendofthelion

[legendofthelion]

A census, huh... well I'm from Sumeru, Teyvat. Don't really have a hometown there but I was in Caravan Ribat before I ended up here. The year is [Same one Heizou and Kaveh gave because we don't have a canon one, help.]

What do you need this for?

[detectiveforhierophant]

[ Huh, a fierce looking young woman. ]

So you, Kaveh and Alhaitham are all from the same country then.

[ Notes taking... ]

[ As for her question, he paused, his brow creasing in thought. How exactly to answer... ]

Part of it is pure curiosity, admittedly. Wanting to understand the differences between where we're all from.

[ But glancing back up from his notes, into the camera-- ]

--Another part of it is to see if there's any patterns in how we end up here. Is the Rift that takes us here truly random, or is there something more to it we can use to predict things?

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[fullgauntlet]

Ah, hello! My name is Izuku Midoriya. I was born in Musutafu, Japan. On the planet Earth. And the year was 2154 before I woke up here. [Approximately. The series starts about 140 years after the first Quirk appeared in humans which was 2014.]

Which ... Is a bit surprising to me as I'm more than one hundred years later from you...

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[detectiveforhierophant]

It's good to meet you, Izuku-kun.

[ Seemed like a polite kid, probably the most polite teenager so far. Wonder what he was doing here... ]

I don't recognize the name of that town, unfortunately-- do you remember the prefecture it was--

[seasaltkeys]

Uh, I'm Roxas, from the Plus Ultra Crew.

I'm from...[he has to think for a moment.] Twilight Town. I don't know what year it was.

Guess that doesn't help much. Sorry.

[detectiveforhierophant]

Nice to meet you, Roxas-kun.

[ ...How do you spell that, he wondered...? Rocass...? No, no way someone would call a kid that. He'd ask Turo for his thoughts after. ]

Twilight Town, I see. Thanks for the information.

--Do you mind me asking about how advanced the technology was, or if there was magic around where you lived?

[ Seemed like the kid was a bit... lacking in confidence. He and Izuku were the quietest teens so far ]

» video | un: tilfrosset

[tilfrosset]

I was born in the Northern Territories, but later became a ward of the Grand Duchy in neighboring Rosaria, all in the land of Valisthea.

[She's absolutely skipping over the time she spent in the Iron Kingdom. We don't count those years for good reason.]

The year was 878.

[detectiveforhierophant]

[ Huh. What an... elegant young woman. Dojima felt himself straighten up slightly in her presence. You couldn't miss the nobility in her voice and posture. ]

The Land of Valisthea in 878... Alright.

[ He's making notes, but-- ]

Do you mind telling me if you know the name of the full world or planet you were on, or is it called Valisthea, miss...?

voice | un: makoglow

[makoglow]

The planet's called Gaia and the year is 0009. Not sure how that translates, but it is what it is. When I got here I was living in a town called Edge, but I'm from a small town called Nibelheim.

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[crystalrepose]

Greetings. I'm called Miriam.

I'm from England, 1783-
1793, rather.

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[scooba]

It's nice to meet you, Mr. Dojima. My name is Freminet and I come from a world called Teyvat. As for what country I'm from, I'm from Fontaine.

[vermilloci]

i'm from the Dominion of Rubrum, and our world is called Orience. the month was Caelusmens, year 832, when I was brought here.

I don't know if this matters, but our clocks in Orience have thirteen hours on them, even if our days are only twenty-four hours.

are you compiling this info just because? it's a neat project!

un: historiology

[historiology]

I'm Sorey. I'm from a village called Elysia. That is, uh, on a continent named Glenwood. I'm not sure how much this helps? I think besides Eizen I'm the only one from home and even then, he's from potentially hundreds of years before me.

[emet-sulk] voice

[emet_sulk]

Hmm... Only two millennia? How surprising.

I am from Amaurot, of the star of Etheirys. A city that has since been lost to time. The star is far older than even the memory of my people. I couldn't begin to give you a figure.

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[standingonmyneck]

Fair enough of a survey. Consider this the world's most formal introduction to the crew too.

Daria Morgendorffer born in Highland, Texas and soon Lawndale of the same state. USA. Planet Earth (though that seems redundant), 2006.

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[latentpower]

Ah, you're from Earth too! That's awesome!

[In a strange world full of people from other worlds, it was a small relief to hear someone bring up Earth.

Though... That location is unfamiliar to Gohan. But a lot of places are unfamiliar to Gohan, sheltered boy that he is. And that year? Is this guy from the far future?!]

I'm from the Mount Paozu area. It was... [The smallest of pauses, as he thinks about the passage of time.] Age 767 when I got here?

video | un: steinbeck

[recluserose]

[Dojima's origin sounds familiar enough to Amelia and after scanning through the public responses, she provides her own.]

I'm from the United States, specifically Blackgale, California. It's the late 2010s for me.

[There's a pause and then she shrugs. She's not subject to the rules of her world here.]

What would distinguish it slightly from other places is the presence of magic, espers, and other paranormal and supernatural phenomenon.

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[trustfallen]

[Therion almost doesn't reply, because honestly this is none of anyone's business, but... at the same time, he can't help but think if anyone else from his and Alfyn's world has turned up here, it might be nice to find out even if they don't know each other. So maybe having a record wouldn't hurt.]

The continent of Orsterra. 1619.

[As far as he knows, they just call their world..... the world? So he doesn't feel a need to specify.]