BWI Airport Portalocity Lounge, Saturday Morning

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

There was a crackle of energy before reality split and portal opened up into the Portalocity Lounge. A few seconds later a figure popped through the portal wearing what appeared to be an environmental suit attached to an air supply hose going back into the portal. He then pulled out a tablet device and took some readings before stripping off the environmental suit revealing the teenager known as Barry Ween.

"Okay, Jeremy. I'm here and the atmosphere is breathable. Send the rest of my shit through," Barry said into his comm headset. "No. Just push it into the portal and pull back the suit. Jesus Christ! How fucking hard is it to push it through numb-nuts? Just fucking push it!"

Three suitcases and a large crate appeared through the portal. "About fucking time. Okay, now press the button to close the portal. Which one? The big fucking button that has a label on it that says 'PRESS THIS FUCKING BUTTON AND NOTHING ELSE.' Are you fucking kidding me? No. No. No! Just fucking forget it! Don't touch anything I'll shut it down remotely."

A couple of taps on his pad and the portal disappeared with a "plip." "All right it's done. Don't touch any of my fucking stuff while I'm gone, Jeremy. You hear me? All right. I'll check in with you later."

Barry looked up at the glittery sign bearing the name 'Fandom High' and grunted before going back to his tablet and taking further readings; muttering to himself occasionally when he found something of interest.

[Woo! Newbie Shuttle!]

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[not_every_mage]

The boy in the ankle-length robe trimmed with fur and embroidery? The one with the long staff strapped to his back?

That would be Anders. And if his clothes didn't make him conspicuous enough, the fact he'd stumbled through a glowing portal and promptly gone to vomit in the nearest potted plant probably would.

He was pale and weak as he sank onto the first bench at hand, too dazed from his mode of transport to notice much about where he was.

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[justwantedfriends]

Wooow, that was some kind of entrance, and Kira probably would have flailed about it more if it wasn't for the vomiting.

"Um. Are you okay?"

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[not_every_mage]

Anders took a moment more to try to pull himself together.

"I .. think so," he said, sounding surprised by the fact. "Sorry about the puke. I promise that's not how I normally enter a room."

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[justwantedfriends]

"Do you want some water? I've got an extra bottle in my bag," she said. "It might not be cold anymore but maybe it'll help? That was a really cool entrance, even with the yuck."

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[not_every_mage]

"I'd love that," Anders nodded. "Thank you."

He pushed his hair off his face and looked around a little more. Absolutely nothing about this place was familiar. Karl's potion had done its job.

"And -- I know this sounds absurd, but where are we?"

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[justwantedfriends]

Yeah, that did sound strange, and Kira was grateful to be digging into her bag for that spare water bottle so she could try to school her expression. "BWI? We're waiting for a school shuttle here," she said, offering him the bottle. "Were you... um, looking for somewhere else?"

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[not_every_mage]

Anders took a swig of the water, the texture of the bottle unfamiliar beneath his fingers.

Water, at least, was the same.

"I was just looking to get away," he said. "Which it seems like I did, so there's something good. And I don't know what a BWI is."

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[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

Well, he was earning a few looks from the girl in the bodice and petticoat, at least. And not just because of his clothes, though that would come in a second.

"Oh no! Are you all right?" Disoriented though Rapunzel may have been, the instinct to help was strong with this one.

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[not_every_mage]

Anders muttered something that sounded like "That'll be the last time I travel by potion" and then managed a weak smile. "I'll be fine once the world stops wobbling, promise. I just didn't expect things to go quite that way. But thank you for asking."

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[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"You're welcome," Rapunzel said, and from her, it actually sounded genuine and not just the automatic response. She wandered over, looking concerned and letting her hair drag on the floor behind her. "Um, are you looking for...Baltimore, at least? Because that's where you ended up." It would be horrible to be sick and lost, she thought.

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[not_every_mage]

"Baltimore," Anders repeated, trying it on. The girl's hair was impressive, but it made for a secondary concern at the moment.

It wasn't at all familiar.

"Where in Andraste's name is Baltimore? Am I in Orlais?"

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[likes-ducklings.livejournal.com]

"Nuh-uh," Rapunzel said, her shoulders sagging a little in sympathy. "I don't know where Orlais is. Sorry. To be fair I also don't know where Baltimore is, really, but that's where we are. I'm here by accident, too. Where were you trying to go?"

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[not_every_mage]

Anders thought about lying for a split second, but between the robe and the staff, it wasn't as though anyone with half a brain would miss the fact he was a mage. Besides, it wasn't as though he shouldbe ashamed of having been born with magic.

"Away from the Circle," he said briefly. "Which it sounds as though I managed, so that's good. Where were you trying to get?"

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[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

Barry watched the boy puking and sighed. He reached into his pack and pulled something out of it.

"Breath mint?"

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[not_every_mage]

"Thank you," Anders said sheepishly. "And here I was hoping I managed to do that quietly."

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[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

"Don't worry about it. Portals can be a real fucking pain in the ass," Barry said genially. "You here for Fandom High?"

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[not_every_mage]

"Never heard of it," Anders admitted. "Is that what the rest of you are here for?"

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[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

Barry jabbed his thumb in direction of the banner. "Yeah, that's the place we're all heading too. Don't worry I don't think you're the first person who mysteriously showed up here with no explanation."

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[not_every_mage]

"Good. At least I can get lost in a crowd," Anders said lightly, then leaned back against his bench. "I'm Anders, by the way. From Ferelden."

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[notamascot]

"I see you like portals about as well as I do."

Kaylin couldn't help but glance back at her own potted plant.

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[not_every_mage]

"Definitely not how I'll take my next journey," Anders agreed wryly. "Hi, I'm Anders. Are you coming from Thedas too?"

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[notamascot]

"No, Elantra," Kaylin said. "I never heard of Thedas."

She looked at his robes and had a terrible thought. "You're not a mage, are you?"

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[not_every_mage]

Anders had hoped he'd escaped that tone of voice.

"You shouldn't assume things just because a man likes wearing skirts," he said. "Are you going to start screaming for the Templars if I say yes?"

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[notamascot]

"I don't know who the Templars are and even if I did I'm not the sort to run screaming for anyone." She really wasn't.

"But magic hurts and most mages are power mad idiots - " She cut herself off and looked around nervously. "Not that you heard me say that."

And belatedly, just in case. "Um. Sorry?"

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[not_every_mage]

Anders looked half-offended and half-surprised. "Did you really just call me a power-mad idiot and then promptly apologize?" he asked. "Not that I haven't heard both before, just usually not quite so close together."