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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.

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[ That makes her feel a bit better. She shifts a bit like she's settling down for a long while and clasps her hands. ]

Okay, tell me more about yourself. Or something. I think if I know more I might get better at this.

Uhh... I'm not really used to talking about myself. What do you want to know?

Hmm... Can you do anything cool? Any special [ wavy jazzhand fingers go here ] things you can do as the Spirit of Winter?

Oh, I can do everything "cool".

[ He folds his hands together and creates a few butterflies of ice and snow that lift off and flutter around the screen. ]

[ She stares at them, fascinated and a little weirded out at the same time. They look really cool and pretty, but she's used to that sort of thing being more bad than good. ]

Are those... ice butterflies?

Yes.

[ a beat, and then: ]

But if you don't like butterflies, I can make something else.

[ No wait that's totally cool enough but- ]

Anything?

Why not? I like a challenge.

[ Thinking... ]

How about a zeppelin.

[ Jack considers that for a moment, running his hands across the desk in front of the console, "sketching" out a framework in frost and tiny icicles to get his bearings. ]

That's something I haven't seen in a lot of years.

[ Under his touch it grows slowly; if her zeppelins are like the ones in his world, she might recognize it as an early, pre-war model. ]

[ She watches with a sort of awe as it takes form. ]

That's a vintage model there. I wasn't even born when those were in use.

[ The more she thinks about it, the more she realizes that there's no way just anyone could make something like that. And sure enough, he pops into view again. That gets a grin. ]

Well, Mister Spirit of Winter, you're certainly looking sprightly. Isn't winter usually depicted as some old person and summer gets to be all young and youthful?

[ Jack grins at her, realizing he's visible again though there's a faint tightness at the question around the corners of his eyes, before he shakes it off. ]

Nah, that was the last guy. The Spirit of Summer is about the same age as me though.

Well I think you look fantastic anyway, and that was pretty cool.

[ Pun so intended. ]

[ and she gets a beaming grin for that ]

Thanks! But now I'm curious, why a zeppelin?

Oh, we have them back home. It's a common method of transport. I'm sure it'll be a little while longer until I'm used to looking up and not seeing one.

[ This she knows from experience. And even then she'll still glance up and some part of her brain will be surprised to not see one in the sky, even though she knows perfectly well they don't exist here. That's how it was when she was in the parallel universe. ]

[ Jack's smile said as much as his words did. ]

Then I'm glad I could remind you of something you liked from home.

[ Man, what a cute kid... spirit person thing. ]

If I ever get a craving to see one, I'll call on you again.

Now that you know how to find me, we'll try that some day!

You got it, I won't let you forget.

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