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You know, when the Powers that Be told me it was my offramp, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind. It's got an old fashioned sort of feel here, kind of like Pylea, but no one has tried to enslave me or call me Cow yet so I'm guess it's not that much like Pylea. Which I should probably be grateful for even if it means hey, no one will be making me
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[He knows people come in as abruptly as they leave. He knows that. And to be honest, he was kind of expecting it - or hoping for it. But he still sounds hesitant.]
Cordelia. You're here?
[what is his life even]
...you're here.
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It's me, Angel.
The one and only.
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I wasn't sure you'd come here. You know, your timing's be a little-- uh, wait, I can...
[he switches to video, but it takes him a moment. HE'S OLD OKAY.]
There, that's... working? Is it working?
[he's waving a couple of fingers because that is the universal sign for "is this thing on?"]
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[But then it was suddenly a video of Angel and after a minute she switched hers to do the same.
She couldn't help but laugh a little. Figures that even in a strange new place, Angel sucked at technology.
At least some things didn't change.]
It's working, dork.
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I just... was making sure. These things are a lot more complicated than phones.
[luckily he also remembers he shouldn't be tapping on them too much, either. in mid-tap, of course.]
Anyway, I guess you heard about Wesley. He would've been happy to see you, but... looks like I'll have to be happy for him.
Are you-- did you just- ...What do you remember?
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[She nods a little]
It would have been nice to see him too, but I think I can settle for you.
[At his question she pauses for a moment.]
I was in your office at Wolfram and Hart, right as the phone began to ring...
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[Shouldn't be here. Like Wesley had been. Wasn't that what he told Spike? That if one of them showed up, surely the others had a chance...?]
[For a second, Angel seems to be having trouble deciding between relief that she's here, alive, and grief over the memory itself. He opts for somewhere in between.]
You're here.
...I said that already. Sorry, it's just been a really weird week. This place is crazy even for a hell dimension. Or... whatever it is.
It takes some getting used to.
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Just what scale of crazy are we talking about here? Anything in particular I need to be wary about?
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Still, it's not exactly the first time I've seen someone come back from the dead.
[...ugh, vampire humor. anyway.]
It's not... bad weird. Seeing you. It's just that there's a lot going on and... Well, Buffy turned into a fifteen year old for a while. It wasn't just her memory, either. She changed. Apparently that's the kind of thing that happens around here. Aside from the angry mobs and big tentacle monsters.
It's probably better you missed that, actually.
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Can't say I'm sad I missed all of that. And probably for the best I wasn't around so I could be reverted to a fifteen year old. No one needs that again. I was kind of a bitch back then.
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