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[stalking_horse]

[And somewhere in the jungle, there is a wandering detective in a drab tan suit, currently following something that might be a path, and might be a game trail, but should at least go somewhere sooner or later. His current mission: See if there's signs of other human life!
He may have been wandering off the beaten path for a while now.]

[While he can do quite a bit if he finds tracks in the trail itself ... wilderness tracking is not his strong suit; city boy is a city boy.]

[Besides that, he's weathering it rather well, if coping via resigned indignation.]

[Disturb/flag down/attempt to stalk/get tracked, stumbled across, or found?]

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[reiner-rubin.livejournal.com]

[You may be passing by what seems to be a little girl in fancy clothing reading a book under a tree-- She seems small even for a young looking girl though :|a]

[stalking_horse]

[......Stopping and politely waiting to be noticed.

Of course that's the whole reason to stop quietly for a minute... not studying for clues to just what sort of situation he's stumbled into.]

[reiner-rubin.livejournal.com]

[It takes a minute or two, but she finally notices you]

Ah. Is there something you need human?

[stalking_horse]

[...using human in third person. That's - interesting.] I seem to be lost.

...Very lost.

[reiner-rubin.livejournal.com]

[sighing and shutting her book up.]

Another arrival I take it?

[stalking_horse]

Apparently, yes.

[reiner-rubin.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the Island then. You won't be escaping anytime soon I'm sure.

[stalking_horse]

That's a bleak way to put it. I haven't even had a chance to try.

[reiner-rubin.livejournal.com]

It may take a human like you to comprehend this, but there is an invisible barrier around the island that doesn't allow you to go out of bounds. Communicating with the outside is impossible.

[stalking_horse]

That just sounds like a challenge.

[pause] And you're not human? [This doesn't seem to be as much of a surprise as it probably should be, with where he's from.]

[reiner-rubin.livejournal.com]

If there was a way to escape someone would have fond out by now. Many people have come and gone, meaning the only way to leave is if the island itself wills it.

No. I'm a doll.

[stalking_horse]

[...Score one for the slightly obvious answer.] Has anyone found a way to communicate with it, or test what its will is?

[reiner-rubin.livejournal.com]

It'll talk when it wants to.

[stalking_horse]

Well, I suppose that just means it'll take time to unravel this place, then.

[reiner-rubin.livejournal.com]

You could ask the island for something, but the results may vary.