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[themightyspazz]

So! bjornwilde is swamped from work and has asked me to fill in for him all this week. And that starts right now, about 35 minutes to midnight PST, with a DE from nocarename.

Moving! What universe or time would your pup(s) move to if they left their own and why? Would they have to go through the Door, or can they/would they make alternate arrangements?

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[a1enzo]

Dani's, obviously. I'd answer the rest but we've got plottish plans. ;-)

[ceitfianna]

This isn't something a lot of my pups would do as I tend to play characters that are tied to their place and don't work that well separated from them. I learned the truth of that when I tried playing a few of my characters in a game where they had no way back to their world and it didn't work. They all like visiting other worlds, but truly moving wouldn't happen.

For Will, there was a time when he spent a lot of time in Kate Bishop's Marvel world and they were trying to figure out how to make their lives work between worlds. In the end the relationship didn't hold together and I think that shift would have been difficult.

At this point, Charles can't imagine another world that he would want to go to. He's curious about Iris' world and would like to visit at some point, but he fits where he is.

Sameth is incredibly tied to his world and has no reason to consider going elsewhere.

William is another that would be hard pressed to find a reason to leave his world behind.

Demeter is an active part of her world, but if she could get to the world of Battlestar Galactica to make it be nicer to Hoshi and Gaeta, she would. She's not allowed to do that as she would mess with it far too much.

Moist is very much of the Disc, he likes the option of other worlds to mess around in, but he always needs to have his escape route.

The only reason Jane would leave her world would be if there was a way she could be with Tom, write and still have connections to her world. Then she would consider it, but everything would have to work.

Considering what Tumnus is, he'd have a hard time shifting to another world and he's a Narnian.

The Pirate King if given the chance of other seas to explore might consider another world, but hasn't found a reason yet.

[gorgonfondness]

Mia and the kids would go to Draco's era of Wizarding England, of course. It would mostly be going through the Door but Mia would have to make arrangements so Vane could go on without her.

Lucas is interested in worldhopping in general but I don't know where he'd move in.

The Knight isn't familiar with any other universe enough to make such a decision.

[acts_of_gord]

Gordon is not going ANYWHERE. He already got asked this question- by Alyx, not long after she first got here- and said no. Shephard has not been asked this by anyone, but feels much the same.

Ellen, similarly, refuses to even entertain the possibility of moving to a different universe. Mostly because if people don't try to make hers any better it won't ever get any better, but also out of basic spite, as Nicholas Angel asked her why everyone didn't just move to Canada or somewhere else easier to live within fifteen minutes of first speaking to her and she still very much resents everything about him.

Mordin's quite happy where he is, but if he had to move somewhere he'd love to get in on the science in the Star Trek universe. Unless some kind of travel accident could be arranged- which doesn't happen often in Mass Effect, they're not really prone to jumpgate anomalies the way other universes are- he'd have to do it by going through the Door with someone.

Ray prefers his native universe but would have no real problem at all moving to the Doctor Who universe with Romana. Granted, there's a Time War coming, but even so.

I'm not sure about Varric. He wants some more information on what's out there first.

[death_gone_mad]

Amascut, if she knew a bit more about it, and if she could be tempted away from her own world, would go for the Fallout world. No cats, destructive and disastrous technologies left laying about here and there, it's perfect! But, all she knows so far is that the place has giant scorpions. Maybe giant crabs too, I don't remember. Plus, she still has things to do in her own world, so it's not as if she would jump at the opportunity if she saw it.

It might take some effort to get her to come back if she visits, though. But since the Milliways front door is a possible plot device here, just one inconvenient door will cut her vacation short, like it did during her adventure in the Half-Life universe

[cameoflage]

Yeah there's giant crabs all right.

[minkhollow]

Cata would move to Medic's world. That one's easy.

I don't think Sam would move, now that his world is back to more normal ways of functioning (and, you know, he can do his job again). Pre-canon he might've considered somewhere else with assassins, like the Disc, but now? Now he's home and it's working like home ought again, so he's good.

Claudia would need a really compelling reason to move.

So would Apollo, but there are other considerations in place for him (you know, being a god and all).

Imp hasn't given it much thought, but he wouldn't really care so long as he could play music (that doesn't try to kill him) there.

I don't think Regulus could move, unless it was to one of the dozen or so other Potterverses available through the bar. Magic and his ability to use it is such a part of who he is. (I did write a fic once where he ended up in London Below and decided to stick with it, but I don't think that'll be necessary in Millicanon.)

If Red had to consider leaving the Enchanted Forest under her own power... well, first off, she'd try to get Snow (and Charming, later) out of there with her. She can't leave her best friend behind. It's unlikely those two would want to leave, though, and she's sticking with them no matter what.
Second, it'd have to be somewhere she either wasn't affected by the werewolf thing or that she could use it without too many problems. She'd probably ask Charles, honestly; it'd be easy enough to explain as a mutation instead of a curse.

[ceitfianna]

Red in Marvel would be interesting. I could see her working out there and now kind of want to poke at fic stuff.

[innerbrat]

Dinah canonically ups and moves across the country to follow her boyfriend. She honestly would have no problem doing the same if she fell in love with someone from a different world. She might not admit it, because JUSTICE LEAGUE, but at this time in her life, she really would.

Renee has zero strong attachments to her world. Well, one. But if Helena and she were to say, suddenly be retconned out of existence, she'd be a gung-ho about "let's just find somewhere new to live!"

You know, hypothetically.

Actually, if she could find a place where a police officer and a teacher could live without finding the urge to get dressed in stupid outfits and fight superpowered criminals, she'd jump at it. She's not actually sure Helena would, though.

Teresa will go anywhere Clare is. If it's a place that a) doesn't have the Organization and b) won't hate and fear Clare them for being what they are, so much the better. I actually imagine Teresa would flourish in a Superhero universe, if a friendly team of heroes would morality-manage her.

Death would never leave his universe. Duty. Will can't leave his duty. He'd also never leave Elizabeth and li'l Will.

Mel - ditto, actually. Though it makes her uncomfortable to admit it. Really, she has a ridiculous attachment to her city and would hate to leave it without a Slayer.

Marguerite would never ever leave Percy's side.

Mac - Mac'd go anywhere if he had to. He'd complain about the power dynamics wherever he went, but he'd have a great time doing it. Personally, I think he'd be right at home on the Discworld.

Well, until Vetinari had him quietly disposed of for spreading dangerous ideas.

....whaaaa my paid account ran out.

[baptizemyself]

Helena could probably be persuaded to move to a new universe, but Renee would probably have to pry the cape from her cold, dead hands.

[silveraspen]

Moiraine actually did, as a result of her desperate act of weaving the threads of all her known lives in all the worlds into a patch for the Pattern to help stabilize the Bore until Rand al'Thor was ready to fight the Dark one at Tarmon Gai'don (the Last Battle). She did not expect to survive.

However, Raven brought the one remaining unwoven thread of her life, created by her experiences and time at Milliways, back to Milliways itself, which is how she survived, albeit as an exile from her 'home' world.

She currently lives in a small house in Twin Peaks.

(However, the Wheel of Time continues to turn, and the wind is rising once again....)

[mnt_mike]

Raph, for all intents and purposes, has moved to Olau to live with Abigail. Though...the first time he returns to New York it's going to be very very difficult to get him to give it up entirely.

There's something about medieval fantasy that really suits him. I think it's the sheer number of opportunities to hit things with other things.

Mike isn't so sure about anything anymore. New York will always be home for him, but he really should travel more.
People should really offer to let him visit.

Splinter considers home to be where ever his family is, and right now that's Milliways.

Aang belongs in his native time/place...or at very least the Spirit world. He could travel to other places, I suppose, but his responsibility is to the world and as much as he hates having that responsibility he can't just leave it entirely.

Run away from it, sure. But leave it? Never.

Bumi has a duty to protect his family, and that means being where his family is. But if he knew they were safe you can bet your sweet bippy that he'd go anywhere that'd let him in.

Ida's seen the multiverse. She wasn't all that impressed by it, so...she'll stay where she is, thank you very much. It's just easier.

The Loompas have dreams of returning to Loompa Land, but not the real one. The one in their memories, because the real one was razed by Wonka.

[themightyspazz]

Vive la revolucion, dear Loompas.

[silveraspen]

Mike isn't so sure about anything anymore. New York will always be home for him, but he really should travel more. People should really offer to let him visit.

See icon.

[ladyiapetus]

Dani, if it ever came down to it, would move to Enzo's world without any hesitation. Ordinarily she would have to be digitized first before going in through the Door, just like every other time she visits him. But, like Enzo-mun said, plottish plans ;)

Rue, being dead and all probably can't move to any other universe. After the LJ to DW migration there was a bit of plot involving Rue going to London Below and the House of Arch, but it didn't quite get off the ground. If she could I think she'd probably pick Sallie Reynolds', mainly due to her relationship with the older woman.

Munch would just as soon stay in his universe and not visit/move to any others, thank you.

Even if I do think it would be funny as hell to see him in Ellen Park's homeworld.

Malu, also being dead, is pretty tied to Milliways. The only other place I ever foresee her going is to her world's Spirit World.

Rennes is the same story, dead and tied to Milliways.

Jinora hasn't met that many people in Milliways to be interested in traveling to any one specific world, though she is curious about the prospect.

[herr_bookman]

Depending on where Autor is in relation to his canon, he may just end up as a permanent fixture in the library at Milliways. Like a desk.

[biggerstingers]

How is an Autor like a writing desk?


Doesn't really work. Anyone else want to take a stab at it?

[kd7sov]

I did have something rather too long typed up for Felix - most of which amounted to "I dunno" - but then Chrome ate it. So I'll just say that it may be time to put "Around the Worlds in Eighty Days" (which has been sitting in my head for years) in motion.

[genarti]

Trowa... oh lordy I don't even know. He's pretty strongly tied to his own, for reasons of personal history if nothing else. And because that's where he knows all the workings of the machinery and important recent history and all.

If he had to, I guess probably X's world. Or Cass's Gotham.

River is also pretty tightly tied to her own world. It's where her duty lies, and it's where she has a home.

But she could be contented in any world where she could have a) close friends, b) the ability to fight evil, c) adequate medication, d) a life without manual labor (and ideally with fairly advanced computers), and e) a door to Milliways. Gundam Wingverse is probably the easiest contender, but there are others.

Regan doesn't have as many close friends in-bar as a lot of mine, so nothing is springing right to mind. She's pretty adaptable as long as the society is more or less on a par with hers in terms of technology and politeness level and stuff. If you told her she had to move universes next week she would just stare blankly at you, though.

Clare would move to Milliways. (Which she sort of halfway has, although she'll have to go back eventually to take care of the kid who adopted her.) Assuming that that's not allowed... as Debi said, any universe that will take both her and Teresa. She'd probably ask Ambriel for advice. Ambriel has already kind of offered, in the angel-and-half-demon equivalent of "HEY IF YOU EVER BREAK UP WITH YOUR EVIL ORGANIZATION MY COUCH IS YOURS FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT, SERIOUSLY ANY TIME."

Thor is the only one of mine who could possibly make his own arrangements, rather than going through the Door. He's very, very tightly tied to his own universe -- he's the heir to ruling a planetoid or whatever the heck Asgard counts as -- but he also has a long enough lifespan that it'd be possible for him to move somewhere else for most of a human lifetime and still count it the equivalent of studying abroad for a year. (See also: his stint with the Avengers, I suspect, depending on how movie canon handles this in Avengers 2 and onwards.) I dunno where exactly he'd go, though. X's version of the Marvelverse? Diana's world if she offered? He's pretty adaptable and good at falling on his feet, if only by virtue of being charming when hapless, but he hasn't spent enough time in any other universe to have ties to any yet.

--I lie; Uzura also has the power to leave her universe, probably. In her case, by blithely wandering behind the fourth wall. Neither I nor she has any particular world to be a destination, so she'd just wander about and poke her head into other canons and watch the results with great interest.

[inlovewithwords]

If by Diana you mean Wonder Woman, my meta!Lois is laughing hysterically and cheers this thought on.

[bjornwilde]

There is no way Ben Grimm would ever leave his reality behind. Period. If it weren't his family, it'd be Yancy Street keeping him there.

Jessica Drew might be tempted but she doesn't trust any other reality to get guacamole right. Plus she can't function without her BFF. She's tried it and it ends badly.

Val von Doom has had this idea thrust upon her thanks to canon. She had thought Milliways was her home, but after the Allpocolyps, she doesn't feel so safe here anymore. Plans are in works for her to move to Enzo's world if I ever have the time and inspiration to move the plot along. This will involve the Door at Milliways though she could in theory find her own way there.

Hank McCoy is another I can't see leaving his reality. He just has too many hopes invested.

Thalia Grace might if her friends came along as well but then again her oath to Artemis doesn't give her the option.

Andrea Nash wouldn't and is insulted that I asked. As messed up as her world is, it is hers and she is not giving it up without a fight.

[cameoflage]

Neither Thurlow nor Aradia has really made friends in-Bar yet, so picking a specific world for comparison is kinda difficult.

Aradia's fairly tied to her world; she's basically the only one who can serve as a guide to the dream bubbles, for one thing. And given the sorry state of the Homestuck universe, it'd be irresponsible to leave.

Thurlow would be bored stiff in a mundane universe, that's why they came down to Fallen London in the first place. They need some supernatural mysteries (aliens would work too) to poke with a stick and if they get burned in the process that's just the price of admission. However, a universe where day-to-day life is substantially harder or a lot more likely to get you squished would not be an appealing choice. (And, closer to home, a society less flexible about gender than Fallen London would be immensely frustrating.) What springs to mind first is the Young Wizards universe, that might satisfy them. Really, though, Thurlow's not so much tied to their universe as molded to the shape of it; there's nothing actually stopping them from leaving but I think they'd be happiest where they are. Even if it does mean they occasionally die or go insane.

[inlovewithwords]

Henry would probably move to a superhero universe, most likely Marvel (because Disney), Invincible, or PS238. Maybe Young Wizards, it's right up his alley. In my Milliways-AU Jason Lane and Henry Are BFFs fic, it would be SR!DCU. He'd enjoy visiting anywhere, though!

Lois I'm not sure about. Not Marvel or another DCU. Maybe Tommy Gavin's (she thinks he's pretty cool), Transformers, some shooter video game, or Star Wars, she'd love that. She might like Firefly or Young Wizards, but she doesn't know about them.

Tavi wouldn't. He has serious wanderlust, is curious about ancient Rome and20th/21st century Earth, and frankly he could fit in Tortall, Abhorsen, any Eddings fantasy, or Young Wizards, but only if he accidentally survived the destruction of his universe. And that is astronomically unlikely.

[minkhollow]

Perhaps at some point Henry should visit the Warehouse. Claudia is at least interested in putting a little research-fu toward the curse (not that she's likely to find anything, but research is what she does!). Visits aren't necessary to that end but it could still be fun.

[mighty_avenger]

I'm going to assume that they're forced to move somewhere else, because otherwise both of mine would stick at home. Mary because she's really, really attached to Downton Abbey and Carol because she feels needed in her own universe and she hates time travel.

Carol would go to Tortall. Of all the people she's met at Milliways so far, she likes Alan best, and he did offer her sword lessons. Maybe she could even learn to ride a horse. Although flying around with a sword would be pretty badass.

Mary would go to Hogwarts and marry Harry Potter and have lots of wizard babies. Okay, not really. Mary's tough. So far she's met quite a few people, but not really made any strong personal connections that might sway her towards a certain universe. I think she'd choose a world with a social structure not too different from her own, but in which women have more power/agency. Hmm.

[newredshoes]

...ask me again after Shrewsbury.

[jjprobert]

Jack: Possibly. Depends if he had a good enough reason, he's perfectly happy with his world, though.

Max: No chance. His world needs him.

Bean: You what? Maybe. When he gets older, he'd want a place with impeccable medical ethics, and the possibility of a cure for his condition, before he considers it.

Erik: Not unless there's as much interesting stuff to investigate. (And, sorry, Fury's just trumped you all on that count).

Alfred: No, other people (Read: Bruce) depend on him.

[thekidfrombrooklyn]

Merlin would love the Wizarding World. An entire society built on magic? Yes please!

Bilbo Baggins is such a creature of the Shire... yeah, he'd just want to go home the entire time he was anywhere else, unless it was also idyllic and beautiful, like the Shire.

Lydia Martin is adaptable. We'll have to see as her plot develops in-bar, though.

Steve Rogers would love to visit other worlds, but he'll always want to return home, or at least a place where he's needed and useful.

[kd7sov]

I don't know why, but I suddenly want to inject Bilbo into any given Stuido Ghibli movie.

Okay, that's kind of a lie, Ghibli!Howl's Moving Castle wouldn't be a good fit. And I haven't seen Grave of the Fireflies. But apart from that.