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[a_london_goth]

[ The video feed clicks on; it reveals a young red-haired woman, probably in her mid-twenties or so. She bites her lip in concentration as she focuses the device, before speaking. ]

So, I'm...here.

[Her lips quirk.] ...Wherever here is. It's a city, but...one that looks like it's been through a war or something. I don't know. It's in a

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[a_london_goth]

[Jesse peers into the PCD; to her surprise - or maybe not - she sees a young woman wearing clothing that resembles feudal-era Japan.]

I'm - okay, I'm starting to realize that things are...not where they should be. It's really confusing.

Another world? [She glances around her, quickly.] How would I have gotten here, though?

How did you get here?

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[a_london_goth]

Animus controls everything?

[Jesse notices her reclining pose, and quickly glances at the wall not twenty feet away.]

You're not by this...Great Wall replica yourself, are you? Because I'm standing almost directly in front of it now.

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[agodintheopen]

Huh. The Animus have a pretty good sense of humor, sending you here.

Welcome to Adstringendum, Jesse.

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[a_london_goth]

[....uh.

...in a very, very small voice, nearly a whisper.] Lestat?

[She pauses, only for a second. Then, a determined: ]

- Where are you?

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[agodintheopen]

I'm living quite comfortable with a vampire slayer. Quite a fun choice, isn't it? [ He presses the coordinates button. ]

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[a_london_goth]

If this thing is correct, you're not far from me. [ She starts walking...hopefully in the correct direction. ]

Vampire...slayer?

What are you - what are we even doing in this place? You didn't bring us somewhere, did you? The last time I saw you, you were with Akasha.

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[reflectivedawn]

Careful. Even when you get an explanation, you probably won't like it.

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[a_london_goth]

[She speaks back into the receiver, curious about both his meaning and whom she might be talking to.]

I'm beginning to suspect that. But I'd still like to find out - knowing is better than not knowing.

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[reflectivedawn]

Right. You're in a place called Adstringendum.

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[a_london_goth]

Apparently this place has brought people - and architecture, of all things - together.

Where are you from? And - I'm sorry - I'm Jesse. Who am I speaking with?

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[bestestfurrend]

Ohhhh so that's what that wall is called!

But I'm afuraid that's not where we are at all, nuh uh.

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[a_london_goth]

[ ...Jesse sort of does a double-take, through the lens of the camera.

Are those cat ears? ]

Yes, I...I've been told as much.

Do you live close by, around here?

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[bestestfurrend]

[Nepeta would be flattered that Jesse thinks so, but really they're cat-ear-shaped horns poking through the kitty hood on her head.]

Oh yes I have a hive not too far away! You'll purrobably want to find one too to stay in until we find a way to get back.

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[a_london_goth]

A...hive? [ ...Interesting, she thinks, and wonders if that's code for something. ]

...Where would I find a hive? And why would I want to stay in it?

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[errersansbut]

[ Louis lets the feed linger for a moment before he actually speaks. Forgive him, he's starting to think this place is aiming to drive him mad. He is pleased to see Jesse, but her well being is first and foremost in his mind. ]

Are you safe?

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[a_london_goth]

[ She examines the pale man in the video feed carefully; his mannerisms seem a bit familiar to her, as well as his speech. Vaguely, he reminds her of someone she might have spent time with as a child...perhaps at the home of her Aunt Maharet.

It's telling that he would ask about her safety, too, before anything else.

Jesse looks at him through the camera in wonder. ]

I think I am, yes...at least, for the moment. It's very dark here, though.

...Do I know you?

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[errersansbut]

[ There's another pause on his end. He's heard of people suffering from memory loss here, but this seems different. He keeps his expression as neutral as possible, but he can't very well keep the relief from his voice. He would offer to come get her, but. ]

I'm glad to hear it. I must have forgotten my manners, I apologize. My name is Louis de Point du Lac. I am [ Another pause. He doesn't want to alarm her by bringing up Maharet... Eggshells. ] a friend of Lestat's.

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[a_london_goth]

...A friend. [ And a small voice inside her says, a vampire.

Something about the undisguised relief in his voice, combined with the fact that he knows Lestat, makes her insatiably curious. Her voice is gentle. ]

Please, don't apologize. [ His manners rival Lestat's. He must be at least centuries-old. ] My name's Jesse Reeves. I'm glad to meet you, Louis.

Is... [ Her voice is hesitant. ] ..is Lestat here? Is he alright?