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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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[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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[bestestfurrend]

A house! It's the same thing. And purrobably beclaws if you sleep outside at night things will try and eat you here. There's lots of empty ones to pick furom.

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[a_london_goth]

[ Oh, she's familiar with things that might eat her, all right. Especially things that roam in the dark.

She cocks her head through the camera, curious. ]

These things that might eat us...what are they? Do you know?

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[bestestfurrend]

Well not purrcisely. Some of them are creatures all mixed up and some I've nefur seen befur!

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[a_london_goth]

[ That's like the pot calling the kettle black, to Jesse, anyway. She's never seen one quite like you, either. ]

All mixed up ...it sounds as though you're referring to hybrids. I'd be really surprised to see such a thing, seeing as the genetics aspects aren't always compatible.

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[bestestfurrend]

Yes, exactly like that! I know it's not suppawsed to always work that way but a lot of things work in weird ways here so it might just be pawsibble!

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[a_london_goth]

...Pawsibble. Yes.

Kind of like magic?

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[bestestfurrend]

Yes, purrcisely like magic!

...well maybe not purrcisely but close enough!

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[a_london_goth]

...Then I guess this place isn't such an unfortunate place for me to end up in.

I've had a lot of things you could consider magical happen to me, over the last few weeks.

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[bestestfurrend]

Ohhh really?? Those are pawsibbly the most interesting kind of things than can happen to someone I think!

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[a_london_goth]

[ Grins, now, unabashedly. This creature is kind of fun. ]

I agree. What's your name?

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[bestestfurrend]

I'm Nepeta! Nepeta Leijon. Hi!

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[a_london_goth]

Nepeta, it's nice to meet you. I'm Jesse.

Can you possibly point me toward some of these empty, um...hives? I probably do need a place to stay while I figure things out.