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[tothethief]

[The video starts abruptly, fuzzing in off-center on a man's face. The details are pretty common--Caucasian skin, sharp nose, mouth downturned in a frown, a five o'clock shadow that's creeping well on towards six or seven o'clock--but the one eye that's visible is startling, all glowing red iris on black sclera. The camera's angle is realigned a

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[apocalypsewench]

...Remy? Welcome back.

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[tothethief]

...Lorna Dane? Well now, if dat don't beat all.

See, now, dat's a funny t'ing to be sayin' to a man in a situation like mine, 'welcome back'. I been here b'fore?

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[apocalypsewench]

Yeah, you were here for awhile. Sometimes people are ported out and come back not remebering.

This is The City.

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[tothethief]

Guess dat's what we call a kick in de pants. Jeez. Dat's jus' downright unsettlin'.

People keep sayin' dat, like it's all Big T, Big C. It don't got any ot'er name?

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[apocalypsewench]

No. It's basically an alternate New York, though.

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[tothethief]

Jus' when I t'ought New York couldn' get fuller of itself, it goes an' gives itself a name like 'De City'. Tch.

So I guess next t'ing I gotta ask is what else I gone an' forgot, if I can't r'member bein' here b'fore.

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[apocalypsewench]

Well. Rogue's here.

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[tothethief]

Bien sur, 'course she is. I don' figure you coul' help a homme out, peut-etre? Shoul' I be expectin' to get smacked?

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[apocalypsewench]

I think you might be alright.

But. Well. You were ported out before you could take her to prom.

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[tothethief]

P...rom.

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[apocalypsewench]

The institute held one.

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[tothethief]

Which is all very nice an' all, I'd jus' t'ought of m'self as sorta...beyond de prom years, hien?

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[apocalypsewench]

It was for everyone. I didn't go, but a lot of people did.