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[firestars]

[ the video clicks on with a flash of something bright and red and orange before it clears and there's a blonde-haired girl wearing a black bodysuit and looking very worried and confused. she's speaking, muttering to herself: ]

Is this on -- I think so... I can see myself, but I don't know if it's even pla -- Oh. Oh. I can see the like, little red -- oh god, that means they can --

[ she cuts herself off and yelps a little before putting a hand to her chest, taking slow deep breaths, furrowing her brows and trying to calm down. she's wigged out and she's scared and she wants out. ]

Oh my god. I -- uhm. [ gulp ] Hi. My name is Liz Allan. Lizzie, I guess. I'm -- I'm new. I have -- [ she counts on her fingers ] -- four questions.

One. Is this... like, computer thing fireproof? Two. Are we --- are we really, seriously on a turtle? I guess I saw since no one actually told me, but... There are no turtles that like, grow this big. Otherwise it'd be all over the news on something.

Three, has anyone seen -- er... two of my friends? Jea -- Karen Grant [ she still doesn't know which to refer to her as ] and Derek Morgan? Please let them know I'm here. [ not that Jean won't figure out herself if she's here too ]

And finally, this... has to be a dream, right? A hallucination? Because this is so crazy and unreal that it can't --

[ and the feed cuts ]

Comments

[firestars]

[ a measured pause ]

Sorry about like, wigging out on you.

[wallcrawler]

[She gets a sigh at that.]

You don't have to apologize for it. It's understandable. Getting kidnapped to another dimension and having this happen probably isn't something anyone can be prepared for.

And to be honest, I think I needed the yelling anyway. Especially for Liz. I got pulled her almost right after, so I never really had to face any consequences.

[And after eight months, he sort of managed to forget just how bad it was.]

[firestars]

I'm not gonna like, hate you for it. Or just hate you in general. I think... I mean, Peter was my friend.

[ a beat ]

And I know he's done some pretty stupid stuff too. I guess that's just like, a common trait all Peter's have.

[wallcrawler]

Well...hopefully yours gets here soon.

Nobody should have to be here alone, and a friendly face helps. Especially one from home.

[He'll be keeping his mouth shut on the perceived odds of that reunion happening, though.]

[firestars]

[ she pauses and frowns, trying not to get mad over a comment like that. ]

Yeah. I guess we'll see if the turtle can bring people back from the dead.

[wallcrawler]

...actually, it might. And not just because the kedan said it could.

Because it may have already happened. And I know it can do it for anyone who dies here, at least for now.

So, there's definitely reason to hope.

[firestars]

[ she rubs at her eyes ]

You don't get it -- it's not the same though.