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[hellofashot]

[ If there ever was a time Tim Gutterson thought he had reason to doubt his own sanity, this would be it. Sure, he’d had a bit to drink last night, but not nearly enough to give him a bad hangover this morning. He’d felt fine, and he had been on his way to the office after leaving his house at half past seven. He had stopped by for a quick takeout

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[marshal_art]

[Well, shit. Just...shit. Art's apologies, Tim, but you've stepped in it now, right up to your eyeballs]

Tim, it's Art.

[hellofashot]

Let me guess. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone.

[marshal_art]

...You remember?

[Please tell Art you remember, Tim. It would make his day go so much easier]

[hellofashot]

Not a thing, sir. I'm only going by whatever these folks are telling me. Which isn't all that much. I was hoping you'd help to clear things up. [ Meaning, please tell him this is all one big joke somehow. ]

voice;

[cortexiphaned]

You're in a city called Bete Noire, but I have a feeling someone already told you that. [ Brief pause. ] According to everyone I've talked to, you're stuck here indefinitely. Just like the rest of us. [ Though being told that isn't going to keep her from trying to find a way back. ]

voice;

[hellofashot]

Am I right to assume that we're being held hostage by a yet to be identified perpetrator?

[ voice ]

[polarisation]

[ Incredibly mopey teenager is mopey and emotionally steamrolled right now... but that voice is enough to get him to reply. It's probably one of the only ones that could have garnered a reaction at all. The only problem is that the voice isn't accompanied by a feeling he wants to expect. ]

... Tim?

[ voice ]

[hellofashot]

[ Tim doesn't recognize the voice, but he doesn't give it much thought and simply responds with a quick: ] Yes?

[ voice ]

[polarisation]

Y-you're... back?

[ voice ]

[hellofashot]

[ Well, that's the third person so far who seems to think he's been here before. ] Nope. Sorry to say, I just got here.

Who is this?

[video]

[maybebatman]

Deputy Gutterson. Nice to have you back.

[video]

[hellofashot]

Funny you say that. I don't recall ever being here.

I see you've managed to get your phone to work.

[video]

[maybebatman]

[ ...sigh. ]

Yeah. Looks that way.

Better let Art fill you in on the situation. He'll do a better job at explaining than I would.

[ Or rather, Tim is more likely to trust his boss rather than an ex-con who happens to inhabit his fellow Marshal's body. ]

[video]

[hellofashot]

[ Just sort of cants his head to the side. ] I got you the first time, Raylan. Art's on his way right now.