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[uranophobe]

[It's very jarring, to wake up in a somewhat normal-styled house when you are absolutely certain you last fell asleep in an insane asylum. But, whatever, let's just roll with it. This situation could be one of many things: Jervis creating a new mind-control simulation and deciding once again that "odd semi-friendship" means "I can use you as a

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[crazyclownwoman]

[Also walking down the street. Not dressed in her clown costume.

Hey, wait a second.]

......Professor Crane!

[uranophobe]

Harleen? [Now this is a legitimate surprise.]

[crazyclownwoman]

That's me!

When did you get here?

[uranophobe]

Hardly a few hours ago. I take it you've been here longer?

[crazyclownwoman]

Yup! Almost two years now!

[uranophobe]

Two years? I could've sworn I'd seen you after that time-- or read about your exploits in the paper, at least.

[crazyclownwoman]

Probably.

....Time doesn't really work right here.

Lots of things don't really.

[uranophobe]

Such as...?

[crazyclownwoman]

Um, death, the laws of physics....or whatever it is when you try to leave town and then just loop back.

[uranophobe]

The laws of reality itself, then. I assumed as much.

Death is a bit surprising, however. Are we immortals, now?

[crazyclownwoman]

Nope!....Kinda?

When you die you just wake up in bed the next day.

It still really hurts though.

[uranophobe]

Really? Are there any side-effects to this? Besides, of course, the initial pain? [I SMELL AN EXPERIMENT!]

[crazyclownwoman]

Nope!

[uranophobe]

How cheap. This certainly is a strange little town. Do they normally assign you a job on your first day here?

[crazyclownwoman]

Oh! You got a job already? Usually it take em' a while.

What did you get? What did you get?

[uranophobe]

They've made me a doctor at some hospital here. [He grins slightly.] Obviously our captors aren't as omnipotent as some here are led to believe.