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[color=gold]"Thomas? Is that you?"[/color]

As soon as Ellen spoke, the image of a burning skull faded away from the cowboy and was replaced by a pale, red-eyed, human face under a mop of wild black hair. Thomas perked up at the sound of his name and turned to see Princess Sitra standing before him. Only... it wasn't Sitra's face. It was a face he recognized from their meetups at conventions and tournaments over the last few years.

[color=silver]"Ellen? What are you doing here? And... what's with the Sitra cos-"[/color] As he began to walk towards her, Thomas finally noticed that he wasn't wearing his own clothes anymore. Looking down, he saw his everyday clothes - as well as his favorite jacket - had been replaced with a long jacket, heavy riding pants, and cowboy boots. In addition, he noticed the two pistols hanging from his belt and felt the weight of a certain Winchester rifle on his back. His eyes widening with the realization, Thomas turned his attention back to Ellen, [color=silver]"I guess you popped in your copy of Rift Warriors X too huh?"[/color] Thomas scratched his chin as she nodded, [color=silver]"Well I guess that means we won't be alone for very long."[/color]

As if on cue, two pillars of light appeared in the Hall of the Messenger, and two new figures stepped out. One was a young woman dressed in a suit of armor and wielding a halberd while the other was a half-naked man in Spartan attire. Much like Ellen and Thomas, both of them had slightly different facial features than the characters they were dressed as. As the two new arrivals admired their newfound appearances, Thomas and Ellen strode up to them. 

[color=silver]"Sorry to interrupt,"[/color] said Thomas, [color=silver]"But if you both have a moment, I was wondering if you guys happened to open a copy of Rift Warriors X only to be greeted by a blank character portrait?"[/color] As all the eyes focused on Thomas he smiled, [color=silver]"I'm sorry, I guess I should have introduced myself first. I'm Thomas or you may know my screen name HellfireRider. Based on your outfits, I can only assume you are ForTheRedQueen, and you..."[/color] Thomas narrowed his eyes as he looked Danny over, [color=silver]"You must be that rookie player who came out of nowhere in the last few months? Sorry if I can't remember your screen name. Rather impressive feat regardless. So if four of us are here, that can only mean we're waiting on one last player to arrive."[/color]