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[goneonenight]

[The feed turns on to a pair of large golden eyes. They pull back just far enough to reveal a dark-skinned face framed in black hair--a woman who looks to be in her mid to late twenties. A large bowl--about the size of a mixing bowl--rests on the seat next to her, the tips of a pair of chopsticks barely visible over the rim; she’d wasted no time raiding the fridge after her arrival]

[Frowning, she reaches out to hit a key on the netbook, clearly not yet at ease with her new communication device.]

They could have better explained how to use this... [She mutters, giving the computer a narrow look as she decides whether or not it’s actually working. Finally, she shrugs, figuring she might as well try.]

I assume everyone got the same story upon arrival. I can’t help but wonder at the fact that people with the power to pull us from our homes without warning aren’t capable of winning a war without our help.

[Her voice is even, with a clear sardonic edge that suggests she’s not quite ready to jump in and be a team player just yet. Still, she’s not rushing to judgment just yet, preferring to gauge the attitudes of others presumably in her situation.]

So, tell me--assuming you all cooperate with our [abductors] hosts--how did they convince you to do so?

[pauses]

And on the off chance there’s anyone here from Seireitei or Karakura, I’d appreciate you contacting me.

[Frowns again, and reaches out to tap the screen.]

Shit, this thing isn’t on, is it?

[She sighs and stands up; might as well go out in her cat form and gather information that way, until she can figure out how to work this stupid thing.]

[That decided, she hooks her thumbs into her waistband and draws her pants off in one smooth motion.]

[Luckily for those more squeamish, her shirt hits the tops of her thighs, keeping this PG-13]

Comments

[bratworth]

Indeed. It was in a broadcast several months ago. And by worlds I mean the many disparate realities that we all come from.

[goneonenight]

So...

[She frowns in thought]

This isn't just a time in the future, it's a different reality altogether?

[If that's the case...it's going to make it significantly more difficult to get home. To say the least.]

[bratworth]

There are some people here for whom this place is not a viable future for any of their reality.

[goneonenight]

[She looks a bit puzzled]

How do you mean?

[bratworth]

There are people here from worlds that no longer have any presence of humanity by the year 3312.

[goneonenight]

None? On more than one world?

[bratworth]

There was at least one, and the use of the word 'person' was misleading, I apologize. It was an artificial intelligence. I remember hearing of at least one other situation where at the time the individual was taken, the future prospects of humanity was dire, but the former example is what sticks in the mind.

[goneonenight]

Still, point taken. It would make sense for people to fight here if they thought they were defending their homes from a greater threat.

[Yoruichi's still not convinced, but it's something worth thinking about.]

[bratworth]

Indeed. Otherwise, there's simply not enough incentive.