Unfortunately for Jesper, it was going to happen -- and his life was about to turn super upside down with the freaks about to enter his life. The Matsuno sextuplets hadn't at all expected to be thrown back in history anywhere, but at this point, why the hell SHOULDN'T they have? They've gone to Hell before, and this is where they draw the line? Yeah, right! They should really stop being surprised with all the weird things that happen to them.
After all, it'd happened so suddenly -- one moment, they were all on a boat towards the arctic in search of that damned fruit.. And the next, they were suddenly in the worlds' foggiest mountains! After a bit of a strange brain haze, and a loose, itchy feeling that almost felt like phasing through jello despite nothing thick in sight to CAUSE this feeling … they'd found themselves in deeply unfamiliar scenery. The fog behind them had cleared a little, but it hadn't at ALL looked like … the weird, dilapidated place they were in now.
The only thing in sight was a shoddily made little dock station, and a rickety boat in the distance. Todomatsu was scared by this strange darkness already; he'd started to cling to Choromatsu's back, burying his face and only barely peeking around while his elder brother led him forward. None of the other brothers said a word about it; just exchanged a worried glance, is all.
Needless to say, they had no fucking clue where they were. And even less so when this boatman started talking to them all, just as baffled by their existence as they were about his. The sextuplets, with their clothes that didn't even REMOTELY look appropriate for both the weather or the time period, it wasn't exactly easy to miss the look of disbelief - and intrigue - on Mogen's face. After a little back and forth, and desperately trying to clarify that they were trying to look for the way back, that they'd definitely taken a wrong turn -- well, they didn't exactly have anything that could get them away from this seemingly neverending foggy landscape.
Despite groans and a bunch of indignant, displeased noises from the brothers, Mogens waved them off and told them to not worry. He said they could eventually leave if they could hunker down somewhere and waited out the fog spell, which would inevitably take a few weeks -- or maybe even months. Who knew with the kind of strange weather Smeerensburg was always susceptible to? The brothers said they didn't know a place where they COULD stay, they hadn't even meant to be here - but then, Mogens said he knew somewhere.
So, after a too-long and far too cold boat ride, along with a very unsettling ride through this town that looked like something out of silent hill, they arrived at a town center. There was a bell there, and everything was deathly silent; Mogens had encouraged them to ring the bell, and people would come out and greet them. Not a single one of them fell for it, though Jyushimatsu almost did -- but Choromatsu insisted that it was too shady, and Todomatsu, frightened, staunchly refused to move. So, Mogen's attempt to ring the battlebell fell flat.
They pressed forward towards the edge of town, once Mogens had realized they weren't going to ring it. No enjoyment to be found from tricking people here! There was only one place that the sextuplets could be dumped off at with little explanation, and from where Mogens could just scurry away from after making these boys no longer his problem.
It wasn't lost on the brothers how dilapidated the post office was, though; even moreso than the rest of town, this place didn't seem very structurally safe or welcoming, and before any of them could protest, Mogens ushered them in. One by one, each of the brothers filed in, stepping through the rickety doorway and forming a small gaggle. They were all FAR shorter than Jesper; in fact, all of them seemed to be relatively the same height, except for the one in pink who was noticably far shorter than the others. All of them stared at Jesper with a blank stare as Mogens prattled off about how they were new, and needed a place to stay. And then, that boatman was just.. gone.
Now they were left with a stranger they'd never seen before. The air in the room was uncomfortable, and as a draft blew by, the brothers each shivered. They, however, didn't immediately jump to introductions like they probably should have. Before they even got a chance, Osomatsu was the first to speak, having wandered over to where one of the many chickens were.
Poking its head a little too rough ( albeit unintentionally ), he'd loudly commented, "Man! This place looks terrible! Are these chickens supposed to be here?"
Choromatsu stepped forward, tugging at Osomatsu's shirt a little. Todomatsu followed close behind, though in the presence of this new person, his grip had slackened. He still looked uncomfortable as he tapped away at his phone, though.
"Hey now, have some tact! Clearly, this guy can't afford somewhere better.."
"Oh, damn! Good point. I didn't think about that."
"I know. You never think about anything."
"Hrrmghh.... Guuyyyyys .. I don't think there's any cell service here..."
"No shit. Did you even see the fog on the way here? I doubt they even have a cell tower anywhere near here.."
"Do you think they'd have a baseball field though?"
"Does this look like the kind of place that would?"
Jyushimatsu just kept smiling right through Choromatsu's retort, then. The kind of empty smile remniscent of a concrete object turning around. After a long moment of an uncomfortable stare, he waved his floppy sleeves in the air. "Ya, maybe! Never say never!!"
"But I say never all the time."
And as their conversation carried on, the only one who hadn't yet spoken a word was busy...... posing? Trying to look cool, giving Jesper a smug look as he thought, surely, this guy's opinion on how cool he is matters. After a long moment of trying to look cool and pretend to ignore him, he was the first to actually march forward and tug his sunglasses down, looking at Jesper with brown eyes that were far too sparkly and flirty for a first meeting.
"Heh. You know, anyone ever tell ya you're a real looker?"
All the brothers heads turned in unison to reprimand Karamatsu for that line.
"SERIOUSLY?" "Flirting?" "At a time like this?" "Have you no shame?!" "Uhh, are you forgetting who you're talking about? Guys, he's Karamatsu! He has no shame!"
... That seemed to deflate him, just a little. But still, he pressed onward.
"What's so wrong with it? It can't make things any worse!"
"Well it's not gonna make things any better, either!"
Poor Jesper. If he doesn't interrupt their conversation that's quickly spiralling into an argument, then he might never get a word in! These guys really are like bulls in a china shop, doing whatever the hell they wanted... where are their manners?!
( SIKE. they have little to none. )