Crash Landing- Betty's Debut

[hulk_whisperer]

The floor shook beneath Betty's feet and everyone stumbled from side to side uneasily as they tried to claw their way around the inside of the helicopter. Her light blue eyes were wide as she watched the two massive men hanging from the aircraft's base struggling against each other. Another shake brought her to her knees with a small shriek and she

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[whoneedsadream]

Anatoly was starting to wonder if the Island was trying to tell him something. He'd only been here for a few weeks, yet he seemed destined to come across new arrivals every few days or so.

"They call this place Tabula Rasa," he answered as soothingly as he could. "Are you alright?"

[hulk_whisperer]

Betty stumbled to her feet, her mouth open as she tried to collect herself, but failed. She had been in New York just a minute ago, and now... what happened? With nothing else to cling to, she turned to the voice and found a man approaching very slowly.

"I--" she wasn't sure how to answer that. She'd just crash landed, hadn't she? "I think so."

Shock wasn't allowing her to feel much at the moment. Nothing except the constant sinking feeling that plagued her stomach.

[whoneedsadream]

Anatoly held a hand out to her, in case she needed the assistance. "I know it's overwhelming. I felt the same way when I arrived."

[hulk_whisperer]

"This isn't New York," she said simply, taking his hand and still managing to stumble as she got to her feet.

[whoneedsadream]

"No, I'm afraid it isn't. I'm sorry." He winced as she stumbled and brought her other hand out to steady her.

[hulk_whisperer]

She takes his hand and mutters a thanks, while trying to figure out what had happened, "I just crash landed in a helicopter... on top of a building."

Betty's mind seemed incapable of working this out logically, and being a devout scientist, it was giving her one hell of a headache.

[whoneedsadream]

"I was on a plane to the Soviet Union," Anatoly murmured, hoping his experience would help to calm her. "I know it makes no sense that you should be brought here, but well, here you are."

[hulk_whisperer]

Betty simply nods and trudges a couple feet on shakey legs, sand slipping into her shoes, making walking not so comfortable, "Where is this place?"

[whoneedsadream]

"No one seems to know." Anatoly hated feeling helpless, but there was so little he knew. "I wish I could tell you more, but I've only recently arrived myself."

[hulk_whisperer]

"I see." Running a hand through her bangs to push them out of her eyes, Betty says, "Well, thank you for your help just the same."

She shrugs, (because, well, what can you really do about it?) and holds out her hand to him, mustering an awkward smile, "I'm Elizabeth Ross."

[whoneedsadream]

He smiled at her. "You're very welcome. I'm glad I was able to help, at least a little."

He shook her hand firmly. "I'm Anatoly Sergievesky."