Who are you again?

[ragingbeauty]

[Raven doesn't know why she's suddenly in a plain white room, when just a minute ago she swore she was facing up against Snake. Or rather, she had been in white room anyway and posing for him as he snapped off pictures. But it had been more like an endless space. They were two different things, last time Raven checked.]

Huh...

[She clenches her fists

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[by_anothername]

[Rose blinked in confusion as she stood in a strange white room, wearing rather plain clothes. She was supposed to be dressed up to go meet Jack Brannigan for the first time. So why was she here? And more importantly... where was here?]

[Confused she turned around and wandered into the hallway.]

[finebehind]

Hey, Rose.

[He was leaning against the wall near a room, inspecting a gun.]

I found a new tranquilizer.

[Flashes it to her.]

[by_anothername]

Who-

[Her heart jumped into her throat as she saw what was in the strange man's hand. Oh god she didn't know where she was and there was a man with a gun.]

W-w-what do you want?

[She froze, pressed up against the wall, trying to not look scared.]

[finebehind]

Huh? [He looked at her, confused.]

What's wrong?

[by_anothername]

You're walking around a building with a gun and you're asking me what's wrong?

[She moved her eyes from the gun to what she perceived as her assailant, if she had a description to tell the police later...]

If you want money then you're out of luck.

[finebehind]

...It's just a tranquilizer.

Rose, it's me? [He pushes off from the wall, stepping over to her.]

You remember, right?

[by_anothername]

[She tried to back up more, but she was already pressed up against the wall.]

I don't know who you are. How do you know my name?

[finebehind]

...

[Jack could feel the sinking in his chest.]

You're my girlfriend.

[Well, more or less.]

[by_anothername]

[Was this guy crazy?]

Maybe you're confusing me for someone else but I already said I don't know who you are.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have somewhere I need to be.

[Although she had no idea where she was now, she figured once she left the building she could find her way to Federal Hall. In any case, she turned and started to walk away from the crazy man.]

[finebehind]

Wait--! Rose! [He jogged over, catching up to her within a few steps.]

You really don't remember...? Did you walk into a room?

[He couldn't bear to be just brushed off, forgotten like this.]

[by_anothername]

[Her pace quickened slightly.]

Remember what? I don't remember anyone like you!

[But she started to slow. Trying to remember things, and finding a lot of blanks, it was scaring her. And this man did seem like he knew something she didn't know.]

...I don't remember how I got in this building. Where am I?

[finebehind]

[He stayed just a step behind her, relieved when she seemed to be rethinking it.]

It's the Nexus, Rose...nobody knows how we got here. Try to remember...

[by_anothername]

The Nexus?

[She shook her head again. Why was everything such a blur?]

...Who are you?

[finebehind]

Yeah. We're stuck here...along with a lot of other people.

[He sighed.] I'm Jack.

[by_anothername]

Jack?

[Now that made her stare. Jack was a common name but he said he was her boyfriend and... it was just too much of a coincidence.]

Jack Brannigan?

[finebehind]

[He brightened up, actually smiling a little.]

Yeah, you remember now?