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[saviormaiden]

[ The video feed cuts on to show a very irritated looking girl. She seems to be in her late teens, and her thick lips are pursed tightly. The look might be a slightly familiar one for some residents, or ones that have seen the other Hale around. ]

Look, I feel really bad for this place and all. [ The sarcasm drips off of every word. ] My heart bleeds, really. But I don't have time for this, I have my own 'battles' to fight.

[ She's Not Pleased, capitalization included. She's frustrated that she's been taken against her will, taken so soon after she had been down and out for so long. The people weren't even clear if her brother was here.

She hopes it's not the Alpha pack. ] Derek, are you here? We need to figure out a plan to get home. I'm not twiddling my thumbs in this place any longer than I have to, this isn't my war to fight.

[ Cora is very adamant about this. She also might be thinking of a way to tell the emperor to sit and spin. ]

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[garou]

[ Wait, what? He knows that voice, knows that face, and the last time he saw her, she was all but dead. Derek opens his mouth and closes it again, realizing he doesn't care how, she's here, she's fine, and while he's upset that she's here, it is, for now, probably safer than being at home.

Although with the Emperor dead, the fact she's here at all is a miracle. Maybe something is finally going right. ] Cora. There is no way home.

[saviormaiden]

Derek—! [ Her annoyed face brightens for a moment, then it sours again. ] What? We just got here, how can you be so sure?

[garou]

I've been here for at least two months. Our only way home was murdered a few weeks ago. I don't even know how you got here—where are you?

[saviormaiden]

[ Now she's just confused. ] What? That's ridiculous, I was just with you! You were resting after you healed me—

[ It's probably better to discuss this in person anyway. If this network was like the Internet back home, who knows who could be listening in. What if the Alphas were here? ] I'm in my 'suite' or whatever. It's like a stupid tree house for adults.

[ She's grumpy, big brother, apologies in advance. ]

[garou]

Give me the address.

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[watcheslanterns]

[Rapunzel is pretty doe-eyed today as she looks at the console. Said doe-eyes are also looking red, like she may have been crying recently.]

You know Derek?

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[saviormaiden]

[ Well she looks like a wide eyed mess, doesn't she? ]

He's my older brother.

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[watcheslanterns]

[yes. yes she does. But she manages just a little smile. She'd promised to be welcoming for new people, after all.]

It's nice to meet you. I've...well, talked with Derek a few times.

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[saviormaiden]

I see.

[ She's tempted to roll her eyes and hang up, but she's still trying to get info about this place. And the poor girl looks like she's gonna start crying at the drop of a hat or something. ]

He's not the greatest conversationalist. I'm Cora.

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[6collegecredits]

Yeah. I'm pretty sure you're not the first person here to want out. Probably not the last either, but hey.

You might want to take it down a notch though, because I don't think anyone's close to finding a way out yet.

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[saviormaiden]

Then they aren't trying hard enough.

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[6collegecredits]

I wouldn't go around saying that to their faces. I doubt most people would take that very well.

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[saviormaiden]

I don't take getting kidnapped very well either.

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[andaway]

[He was visiting his father at the moment, so it's Superman Cora gets.]

Do tell us if you manage to find a mysterious way out, a lot of us have things to do back at home. [Those poor kittens, stuck in trees.] Meanwhile, how about if you tell us if you have any questions related to how to live in this place while we're stuck here?

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[saviormaiden]

[ Cora just thinks he's some comic book convention nerd taking it too seriously for now. ] If I get really curious you'll be the first I'll ask.

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[andaway]

[Most people do at first.]

You'd be the first person I know to get kidnapped into another dimension and not be curious.

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[saviormaiden]

Curiosity killed the cat, as the saying goes. [ And she's so not a cat. ]

[andallbite]

Least somebody around here thinks the same.

[ Granted, he hasn't exactly come across enough people to really know how they generally feel about having to fight someone else's war—but details. ]

But I think all you're gonna hear is talk about how there's no way out of here.

[saviormaiden]

That's disappointing. Nothing changes if you just sit around a wait.

[andallbite]

I know that. Tell that to everyone else, too.

[saviormaiden]

If they want 'soldiers,' they're not doing a very good job of it.

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[werethatgood]

Hi, um. I'm Cassie. Just wanted to say that I don't think the time you spend here matters, when it comes to your battles. You... don't miss any time, anyway.

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[saviormaiden]

[ Well that's interesting. She still looks skeptical though. ] Have you got any proof?

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[werethatgood]

Indirect? But one of my friends here is from a few days earlier than I am. And, since we spent those few days looking for his mom, his disappearance would have, you know. Been noticed. But he was there, and he wasn't missing for the months that he's been here.

Does this help?

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[saviormaiden]

[ She does have a point there. And when she thinks about it, Derek was from before she got healed but he was still there for her back home. Hm. ]

That does make sense. Same sort of thing with my brother. [ She purses her lips. ] Thanks. That's at least promising.