01 >> Arrival [Holo]
This was not her home. She glanced up, squinting into the silver ring above her. "What the hell.. ?" It had been a very long time since something had surprised her, and this particular surprise was unpleasant at best. She'd had a lot of time to differentiate between dreams and reality, but if she hadn't she'd have sworn this was a dream. It was too surreal, even for her, to be anything different.
With a hiss her hand came to slap on her wrist. There was a bit of metal there fused to her skin. It looked like silver but seeing as how she wasn't writhing in agony it couldn't have been the real thing. It weighed like a brand, like the bonds her keepers used to use on her to ensure she wouldn't escape. To keep her from--
She shook her head. "Pull it together, Queenie," she muttered to herself, glancing around. "Being disoriented is no excuse for being stupid."
There was a small tablet on a table nearby. She took a few cautious, measured steps towards it, lifting it lightly from where it rested, turning it over in her hands before narrowing her eyes. She wasn't as up to date with technology as some in her society were, but Sophie-Ann was fairly sure that this was a significant step above what modern humans could pull off. Or vampires for that matter.
Pressing a button experimentally, it was only years of keeping a well-trained grip on her nerves that kept her from jumping back as a small map appeared to project itself above the tablet. There were several small moving dots throughout it, several bearing names she didn't recognize.
Some names, however, were all too familiar. She smiled, flipping the tablet closed and tucking it carefully at her side. "At least we're not alone here. It looks like I'll be in good company."
With a hiss her hand came to slap on her wrist. There was a bit of metal there fused to her skin. It looked like silver but seeing as how she wasn't writhing in agony it couldn't have been the real thing. It weighed like a brand, like the bonds her keepers used to use on her to ensure she wouldn't escape. To keep her from--
She shook her head. "Pull it together, Queenie," she muttered to herself, glancing around. "Being disoriented is no excuse for being stupid."
There was a small tablet on a table nearby. She took a few cautious, measured steps towards it, lifting it lightly from where it rested, turning it over in her hands before narrowing her eyes. She wasn't as up to date with technology as some in her society were, but Sophie-Ann was fairly sure that this was a significant step above what modern humans could pull off. Or vampires for that matter.
Pressing a button experimentally, it was only years of keeping a well-trained grip on her nerves that kept her from jumping back as a small map appeared to project itself above the tablet. There were several small moving dots throughout it, several bearing names she didn't recognize.
Some names, however, were all too familiar. She smiled, flipping the tablet closed and tucking it carefully at her side. "At least we're not alone here. It looks like I'll be in good company."