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Duo Maxwell ([personal profile] death_scythe) wrote in [community profile] farsickooc 2020-03-20 11:16 pm (UTC)

Duo Maxwell || Gundam Wing

Arrival:

He had been napping. They had just finished dealing with a rather large order that had left him more exhausted than expected. He had told Hilde he was going to rest his eyes for a bit, and he vaguely remembered thinking something about wondering if their scrap business would do well on Earth. Get off the colony for a bit. He missed the feel of actual wind on his face and real grass beneath his. He missed the view of the moon that you could only get from Earth. He wondered if Hilde would have joined him if he decided to go back for a quick trip.

When Duo woke up, he wasn't in his bed. There was blue sky above him, a slight wind blowing his bangs around, and the smell of fresh grass surrounded him. It was a bit of a shock, to be sure. Was he dreaming? Sitting up, near-violet eyes surveying his surroundings, the former Gundam pilot could only be reminded of Earth. There was a river nearby, mountains behind him, and a forest off in the distance to his left.

And a road leading towards a town that he could barely make out.

The sign pointing towards the town said "Gazin". Duo didn't recognize the name. He wondered if it was just a part of Earth he hadn't been to.

Inspection of himself found callouses on his hands he didn't remember having before he fell asleep. Some small scars on his arms that shouldn't have been there. A frown pulled down on his lips as he pushed himself to his feet. He felt...different. Slightly taller? Duo pulled his braid around and found it longer than before. It wasn't a big change, per se, but one that added his overall confusion and frustration.

"What the hell is going on?"

His eyes focused on the sign again, then looked to the town. Would someone at that place know? Maybe they could at least point him in the direction of a phone so he could call Hilde or one of the other pilots. One of them would surely give him a lift home. With a sigh, Duo shoved his hands into his jeans pockets and started on the path to Gazin.


Around Town:

His first day in Gazin had been spent looking for a phone. A port with a jet or some sort of spacecraft to send him home. A gun. The lack of technology had him reeling, and so when he was offered a room at some bar but not a bar, he holed himself up for a couple of days to gather his wits about him. To figure out a plan for how he was going to get out. For now, he'd have to adapt. Get a layout and overall feel of the town. After a bit of self-chastising (Get a grip, Maxwell!), Duo managed to convince himself to take a look around.

It wasn't nearly the size of the colony, but he still had to ask for directions multiple times before he made his way to what reminded him of an open-air market he remembered being at with Quatre. There were stalls with merchants selling all sorts of things, from food he didn't recognize to armor that looked very archaic. Like something you would see in a museum. He had managed to find a stall that sold daggers and other pointed weapons when he heard his stomach growl.

When was the last time he ate? Two days at the very least. He didn't ask for anything to eat while he was at that inn? Tavern? With a sigh and a shake of his head, Duo continued his meandering through the market. It wasn't like he could get anything now anyway. He didn't have the right currency. Or really any currency. All of that had been left back home, and he seriously doubted that they had a place to exchange his credits for the metal coins he had noticed being traded around.

"Wonder if anyone would miss a single piece of fruit?" he asked under his breath as his gaze fell upon a stall being run by an older woman with graying hair.


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