[ Voice and such ]

[of_frell]

--t is this?

[ The NV apparently is recording, though only Ella's sleepy voice at the moment. ] Ow my head. [ Silence follows for a few minutes. ]

This isn't... Hello? ... Mandy? [ There's no way someone can fake the confusion in this voice. ] Benny? Slannen

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[Voice]

[dresden4hire]

[Yeeeaaahhh, guess who has two thumbs and is pretty sure he caused this.]

Ella? Hell's Bells. Ella, this is Harry Dresden.

[Voice]

[of_frell]

[ There is a muffled squeak of surprise, and then the THUD of the NV hitting the floor. ]

Who said -- Benny, is that you? [ It didn't sound like Benny... ] Who's Harry?

Re: [Voice; Private]

[dresden4hire]

Ella, I'm a friend. A wizard, named Harry Dresden. You're suffering a case of memory loss.

[Voice; Private]

[of_frell]

[ She laughs lightly at that - not taking that statement seriously at first. ]

No -- No, I can't be suffering memory loss. I remember clearly leaving home with Benny, meeting Slannen, and I was going to with him to his village for dinner.

And instead I find myself ... what must be leagues away from anywhere near Frell or the Elf Village. Besides, I haven't hit my head.

[video TO MAKE YOU FEEL WORSE]

[deceptive_lulz]

[The confusion (and concern) is written all over Sarina's face here.]

Ella...? Eeheehee...? Did something happen?

[video OHGOD ;o;]

[of_frell]

[ Hearing voices coming from her book is not a surprise - a FEMALE voice on the other hand... Ella turns her book around a few times, until she pulls it open. There is a frown on her face as she peers at the image of the girl for a few minutes. ]

... .... who are you?

[video]

[deceptive_lulz]

[Sarina's tossing you a straaaaange look, girl.]

Are you drunk?

[video]

[of_frell]

[ She'd find that question pretty funny in other circumstances. ]

No, but I'm beginning to wonder if this all isn't a bizarre dream.

[video]

[surgicalshot]

Ella? Ella, are you okay? What happened to your head? [A friend and a doctor right now.]

[video]

[of_frell]

[ Where are these strange people getting her name? ]

I um... [ THere's no tactful way of saying this. ] .. how do you know my name?

[video]

[surgicalshot]

...Ella, we're friends. I'm Doctor Kenzo Tenma, I've been teaching you how to speak German for weeks now.

[Pauses.] I'm also your doctor. Did you hit your head?

[video]

[of_frell]

Everyone's been saying that, and I've never met anyone here before in my life. And I don't know German. [ Kenzo's also the second person to ask her that! ]

No, I didn't hit my head. [ As far as she knew. ]

[action]

[limitedrun]

[Griffin's playing one of his video games. He only catches the tail-end of Ella's muttering, and the distress doesn't quite register with him. Games are serious business, okay? He doesn't even look at her as he says:]

Right here, Ell.

[action]

[of_frell]

[ OH WHAT THE CRAP, Ella stops short at the voice, following it to where someone is nonchalantly ... well she's not sure what he's doing beyond paying her little mind. Lacking a weapon, she grips the NV in her hands defensively - it was a thick book okay, it could work if she had to throw it or something. ]

Who are you? [ HOW DID HE KNOW HER NAME? ] Where is - how did I get - Who are you? [ one question at a time, okay? ]

[action]

[limitedrun]

[Now he's noticing that all isn't well. Griffin pauses his game and turns in his chair to face her.]

... Ella. It's Griffin. You know, that charming rake you live with? What's up with you?

[action]

[of_frell]

[ She doesn't budge from her spot, aside from tensing a little. ] I've never seen you before in my life.

Where is this? I need to get back to - back home.

video;

[quackery]

Ella, what's the matter?

video;

[of_frell]

Wha - I don't - how does everyone in this place know who I am? [ Have a confused frown sent your way Ahiru. ] I'm sorry, who are you?

video;

[quackery]

We just talked a few days ago!

video;

[of_frell]

...that's... not possible.