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[notquitegeisha]

[The feed starts, and it's apparent that the woman who is holding the device has no idea that it's turned on. It's caught her in the middle of a string of mandarin - and her tone would very much make it seem as though she is less than happy

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[yearrounder]

[...she was here once before, wasn't she? But it was during some...event or other and Annabeth hadn't really had time to chat. Or maybe she was making it all up. Hard to tell, sometimes, around here.]

You're a friend of the captain?

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[notquitegeisha]

[Inara's eyebrows raise a little. Just a little. She truly had not expected someone to actually know Mal. Maybe it was another captain the woman spoke of.]

You mean Captain Malcolm Reynolds? If you did, I wouldn't word it that way, exactly.

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[yearrounder]

...why, how would you word it? [Read as: did he do something stupid again?]

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[notquitegeisha]

[She smirks slightly. Oh there are so many ways she could answer that. Better to stay on the safe side.] To be honest, I wouldn't rightly know. I rent one of the shuttles from his ship.

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[playsforkeeps]

[Now ain't this a classy lady. Those red eyes of his are sparkling, and he's smiling amicably enough, even though he's got some bad news.]

Oui, chere, dis a communications device. Wish I could get dem answers fo' you, but we be fresh out of dem most of de time 'round here, most days, ourselves. [Brief pause.] De name is Gambit, and dis place is de Underworld. If you know anything about Earth, you on de right track.

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[notquitegeisha]

[Truly she's thinking she's been dropped on some sort of pyschiatric colony, because he was talking complete nonsense. Underworld and Earth? Truly now. But she's refined and smart enough not to straight out call him on his talk. She does flash him a placating smile though.]

Nǐhǎo, Gambit. I'm Inara Serra. [She pauses for a moment, picking her next words carefully.] You are aware that Earth-that-was has been abandoned for quite some time now...?

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[playsforkeeps]

Earth-dat-was? Chere, I think we dealin' with a time deficit here. Ain't de first time, believe me. [A short pause.] You need a hand gettin' to town?

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[notquitegeisha]

[Oh, she's pretty convinced she's dealing with a pychiatric patient, not a time deficit. She does need help, and if the patients are allowed to roam free... Well it would mean that they were overall harmless... Right?]

That would be most kind of you, thank you. You can take me to who is charge of this place?

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[hellsbellsharry]

[Have a scruffy albeit friendly looking wizard. Hi.]

Sorry to say this isn't a planet and you won't be going anywhere for a while.

Sorry.

You know Mal?

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[notquitegeisha]

[Hey friendly looks all around! Friendly looking wizard, meet friendly looking Companion.]

Is this an asteroid then?

[Not really believing the whole Underworld thing yet.]

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[hellsbellsharry]

Pfft, I wish.

How much have you been told?

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[notquitegeisha]

Told about this place or about Mal?

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[tereteindahouse]

Malcolm Reynolds? Heeey, so that's Mal's full name! Heh, awesome.

[He grins at the woman on the device.]

Haven't you been here before? Uh... I forgot you're name though. Any way, you're in the Underworld. There's not really a planet and city involved. Sorry.

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[notquitegeisha]

[Her eyebrows furrow the slightest bit, and truly her training is about the only thing that's keeping her from staring at him like he's crazy --- which she is most certain he is.]

You know Mal? [Very wrily now:] How surprising.

I'm Inara Serra, though I have not been to this place before. You must have me mistaken for someone else.

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[tereteindahouse]

No, I'm pretty sure you were here before. Not very long, but... You know what, forget it. Sorry, people tend to leave and come back here a lot. I'm Junpei, it's nice to meet you, Inara. Uh. Mal should be around here somewhere. I think some of your other friends were here too but they went home recently.

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[notquitegeisha]

I'm quite certain I would remember being here and I do not. [She give him a look of complete disbelief. Mal is going to be doing a lot of talking, whether he wants to or not.] Which of my friends were supposedly here?

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[suaveleather]

[A smirking elf is shown on screen and one eyebrow is raised. The Underworld brings such pretty people.]

You would be correct in that assumption, my friend. I am sure you have already been informed that you are in the Underworld, yes? You were brought here by either Hades or Hecate.

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[notquitegeisha]

[She's seen a great many things in her life. Though this is the first time she's seen a man with... pointy ears. She's pretty much speechless for a couple of minutes.]

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Xièxiè.... Um, yes. Yes, I have. [She clears her throat, composing herself.] Why would they bring me to this place? For what purpose?

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[suaveleather]

[He smirks. Oh, he knows that look quite well!]

Something about us being pawns in some sort of war between the two. There is less war-like fighting and more daily fighting to survive the things which this place does to us. If you are looking for Mal, I suggest you find him, and safety, soon. I would hate to see such a beautiful face among Hades' dead.

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[notquitegeisha]

A war? I have no desire to be apart of any war. [She gets enough fighting at home, okay?] I plan on it, though I wouldn't know where to begin looking for him in a place such as this.