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[ The feed pops on to show a redhead with a smile on her face as if she's not really sure why she's playing along with people on drugs or something, but is doing it anyway. Sort of amused and wtf at the same time. ]
This is really cute. Sort of like giant Disney World. [ Her smile widens a bit like she's enjoying her own joke. ]
So. The "in between of life, dreaming, and death," is it? Really hope I'm in the life part, death isn't really my thing and I was in the middle of doing something so I hope I'm not dreaming. Do we get a ticket or something here? "Welcome to the In Between, guest number seventy-five! You're part of the Alive Group, have a great stay." [ Clearly joking; funny voice, air quotes, and all. And a tiny bit of an eye roll. She obviously thinks this is ridiculous. ]
I'm Fringe Agent Olivia Dunham so I'm not completely... unfamiliar with this sort of thing. If you don't have Fringe Division here, or don't know you do, we deal with events which are out of the ordinary. I'd say this counts. Of course I don't have a solution for this particular problem, but at least I'm not going to fly into hysterics. [ Actually, the thought of her in hysterics is funny. Olivia gives a small snort of laughter and seems to be about to end her feed when a thought comes up and she visibly straightens and lights up with the question. ]
If this is an alternate universe, do you have coffee? I'll drink almost anything, but I have a Starbucks rewards card.
This is really cute. Sort of like giant Disney World. [ Her smile widens a bit like she's enjoying her own joke. ]
So. The "in between of life, dreaming, and death," is it? Really hope I'm in the life part, death isn't really my thing and I was in the middle of doing something so I hope I'm not dreaming. Do we get a ticket or something here? "Welcome to the In Between, guest number seventy-five! You're part of the Alive Group, have a great stay." [ Clearly joking; funny voice, air quotes, and all. And a tiny bit of an eye roll. She obviously thinks this is ridiculous. ]
I'm Fringe Agent Olivia Dunham so I'm not completely... unfamiliar with this sort of thing. If you don't have Fringe Division here, or don't know you do, we deal with events which are out of the ordinary. I'd say this counts. Of course I don't have a solution for this particular problem, but at least I'm not going to fly into hysterics. [ Actually, the thought of her in hysterics is funny. Olivia gives a small snort of laughter and seems to be about to end her feed when a thought comes up and she visibly straightens and lights up with the question. ]
If this is an alternate universe, do you have coffee? I'll drink almost anything, but I have a Starbucks rewards card.
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A bear. Definitely a bear.
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A bear? Really? You can't just jump straight to bear status.
[ She shifts and resettles. ]
What kind of bear?
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I didn't actually think that far.
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Bear status denied.
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I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do.
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Oh no! Whatever shall I do! She is immune to my secret weapon!
[And then he looks back at the screen, grinning wickedly.]
I will break out the adorable hat collection.
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Yeah? Let's see it.
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Exhibit 1!
[Then he cycles through a few more: a cowboy hat, a top hat, and then a floppy sun hat. All of them look ridiculous. He doesn't seem to care.]
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Okay, okay. I concede the status of "baby polar bear" to you.
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[He spins around in his chair idly, before he picks up a map and sticks it to the side of the screen.]
Anyway, you're going to need this. I made one for Astrid: these buildings with crosses on them are places that have coffee.
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That's the best news I've seen all day, Kyle.
[ Well, best news besides Lincoln. ]
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Get settled in, and we can catch up. I've filled in Captain Lee about a lot of stuff, but it couldn't hurt to have a second opinion.
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Thanks.
Also, you talked about knowing Olivia in the past tense but Astrid in the present tense?
[ She hasn't been filled in yet about people leaving. ]
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[Something about his tone suggests a very serious topic.]
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I don't have much doing right now, when are you free?
[ She keeps up on her people. And as strained as her relationship with Olivia has been in the past, she likes her other self quite a bit. And Astrid goes without saying, she's really one of Olivia's people. ]
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I'm a little tied up right now - our clinic just got badly damaged - but you can come by, everyone here is trustworthy. WA-1A.
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[ She doesn't even stop to get coffee on the way, that's how important she's treating this.
Olivia shows up and knocks on the door after pausing to glance around and make sure there's nothing overtly suspicious is going on. Not that she'd necessarily be able to recognize what that is in this strange place. She left her big gun hidden in her apartment, but her pistol is definitely (and obviously) in the holster at the back of her waist. ]
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Hey Olivia. Great timing. Come in, I'm almost done with today's patients.
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She walks inside and closes the door behind her, stepping aside and looking around. She's a Fringe agent, she's been trained. Checking exits, places where someone might be hiding to get the jump on her. Granted, she did arrive here in the middle of a sniper battle and it's making her a bit more paranoid and cautious than she might be. ]
Don't worry, do what you need. I'm not going anywhere.
[ Probably. ]
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We can talk here. [Firm, but not overbearing. She's not one of his, he doesn't need to give orders.] Any spies, my ring will take care of it.
[A beat, and then he takes out a notebook. It's sealed with a forcefield, which he taps, and it disappears. He hands it over.]
This is the most detailed map anyone has of Keeliai. I haven't gotten to the palace yet, but everything else: it's all there.
[He sits back, lets her study it until she's satisfied, then he'll continue.]
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Still looking at the map: ] You said Astrid is here? Has she seen this? [ At this point she looks up from the map to see him respond. ]
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So you're saying that Astrid might not be Astrid.
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I've scanned her. Genetically, she's exactly the same as she was when I first met her here. But [he shrugs, and looks helpless] I have no way to confirm. Clones are generally bad news, where I'm from. Even us, we could have some... programming or whatever.
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