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[bitch_is_back]

[The video feed turns on and the picture if filled with the face of a woman with alabaster white skin and dark brows and eyes. One eye quirks upward and her lips tug into an annoyed frown.]

Crowley, what is this, some kind of joke? Threaten me, capture me, and then throw me in the middle of some futuristic looking game with a netbook and a weapon? If Schwarzenegger shows up, I swear I'm going to take this knife and gut him.

And this little home make-over you did of hell while I was gone is not at all what I expected. I thought you had class.

[Meg waits for that smarmy demon’s response but hears none, which just puzzles her more. Now she’s getting a bit nervous. Was this his intention? Throw her off her game?]

Fine. You know what? Screw you. I know you won't be able to resist showing your face sooner or later. You're too much of an egotistical bastard not to.

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[healplz]

I have yet to hear of a Crowley here, although I may simply have missed him. I take it is he is not a friend.

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[stonefaith]

I doubt that your Crowley had anything to do with you showing up here.

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[bitch_is_back]

You wouldn't have missed it. He wouldn't let you.

[She smiles.]

Friend? I dunno, depends on how you treat your friends. Unless torture is a kink of yours, you probably wouldn't call him a friend either.

[text]

[bitch_is_back]

Is that so mysterious texter? I am so inclined to believe you.

[She wonders if the sarcasm is dripping through her text or not.]

[stonefaith]

[ nope :C not for this guy ]

Why is that?

[bitch_is_back]

I don't know you. I can't even see you. Why should I believe you?

[healplz]

I'm-- inclined to agree. If he is as visible as you claim, then I can promise you he is not here.

[bitch_is_back]

I admit, this isn't really his style at all. His taste is modern or classic, not.. Blade Runner.

So all that stuff I was told is true? Little hard to swallow.

[stonefaith]

[ OH. now he gets the sarcasm. ]

No reason, I suppose. But I have no cause to mislead you. You will have to take my word on that, or convince yourself of it.

[bitch_is_back]

Yeah, that's not good enough. You wanna at least tell me your name?

[healplz]

As far as we know, it is entirely true. While those who bring us here have not yet proven their trustworthiness, we have no claims to dispute theirs.

[ clearing his throat kind of... awkwardly ] I'm sorry to present such bad news at your arrival.

[stonefaith]

Bariyan. May I have yours in return?

[bitch_is_back]

I've had worse land on my back.

Name's Meg. What's yours?

[bitch_is_back]

Meg. So, is there anything you think I should know about this place?

[healplz]

Ashraf Salib. [ tiny little smile goes here! ] Welcome to the Initiative, Meg. I'm sure they are quite pleased to have you.

[bitch_is_back]

I'm sure they won't be pleased for long.

[She laughs.]

[healplz]

[ uuuh kinda ominious? or maybe just weird. the jury's still out. ]

Why is that?

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[stonefaith]

Yes. You were pulled here by the Initiative. You're here to fight their wars, willingly or not. There is no way of returning back home unless the Initiative wants you to.

They are also not entirely trustworthy.

[bitch_is_back]

I'm not really the kind of person you invite over for tea and cookies. I don't always play well with others.

[text / private]

[bitch_is_back]

My kidnappers aren't trustworthy? Say it ain't so.

Did they do something to you?

[healplz]

I see. With some luck you may find some here you do play well with, then. I've found that being thrust into unplesant common circumstances makes for unusual allies.

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[stonefaith]

Hard to believe, I know.

Not to me specifically, no. Though they've tried to poison the transports as a whole before. And at this point, I am nearly fully convinced that their biggest problem may be incompetence.

[bitch_is_back]

I've experienced that back where I come from.

[She's had to make some surprising allies in her world because of common circumstances.]

So what do people do around here? Surf hover boards?

[text / private]

[bitch_is_back]

Why would they poison people they brought here to fight their war?

[Doesn't make much sense to her.]

And what do you mean incompetence?

[healplz]

I'm—afraid not. [ wtf is a hover board ] Aside from a recent and unfortunate experience with technology, life seems to go on as it did before.