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[wolf_faerie]

[Aisling wakes up this morning to the shrill ringing of a phone--though she doesn't remember ever falling asleep--to find herself in an unfamiliar place.

...wait, why is this happening again? She bolts out of bed and prowls around the room, her eyes wild.]

Another strange place...what is this...?

[She races around the new house, noticing how

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[best_papa_evar]

[Hey! It's Hughes, pacing over to you with a worried look on his face; he's hardly as happy to look at in those gray clothes.]

Aisling! Are you okay??

[wolf_faerie]

Hughes...? I'm alright, but are you?

[Oh man, this can't be good if this place has gotten Hughes too.]

[best_papa_evar]

Oh, I'm fine, I'm fine. Don't worry about me.

[He pats her shoulder, looking around this wasteland of a place while speaking in a low, worried voice.]

Damn... Sorry Aisling, but this would be a punishment... some of the people here had been planning to attack City Hall, and now this...

[wolf_faerie]

Attacking City Hall? Really? [She'd heard snatches of conversations about doing that over the phone. Guess they never went through with it.]

This town really doesn't like people causing trouble, does it...?

[best_papa_evar]

Yeah. But I'm afraid they caught wind of it--wouldn't have taken them too long, I guess... [He smiles at her calmly.] Listen. You need to try and do whatever you can to keep safe. Don't say or do anything to upset whoever's a drone, okay? I know it's hard, but be patient...

You weren't assigned to do anything, were you?

[wolf_faerie]

[Nod.] A-alright. I think I'm supposed to go to school, like in Mayfield. But it's a lot earlier than when I'm supposed to go.

[best_papa_evar]

[He nods, addressing her very carefully.]

All right--you have to go. Get there right when you need to, and pretend like you're listening to every word they say, okay? Don't doodle or wander off in thought. This will keep you safe.

[wolf_faerie]

[Another nod.]

I will.

What kind of job did they give you?

[best_papa_evar]

[He swatted the air with his hand.]

Aaaah, I'm just a factory worker! A lot of us ended up in that job slot.

[Yeah, he knows it'll probably be horrendous, but there's no reason to act like it!]

[wolf_faerie]

A factory worker...what are you supposed to do?

[best_papa_evar]

Aaah, well... I tend to the machines and help them make stuff! That sort of thing.

[wolf_faerie]

A machine? Is it dangerous?

[Hearing the word "machine" makes her think of Russia's tank, and she doesn't like that thing.]

[best_papa_evar]

Don't worry about a thing! Even if they can be a little dangerous, as long as you're careful and you're not goofing around, it'll be fine!

[wolf_faerie]

Alright. But be careful. You've told me to be careful, so now I'm telling you.

[Her face is pretty much the one in the icon. She's dead srs here.]

[best_papa_evar]

I'll be very, very careful, and I'll do my best.

[wolf_faerie]

Good. I'll be careful too.