1st Jump; Action/Text

[limitedrun]

[Siren's Port. Canada. Different world. No leaving. Monsters.]

And I should believe you because...?

[The conversation with the "Greeter" is terse and short-lived. Throughout it, Griffin wasn't even paying that much attention. He was just trying to Jump home. Jump to his Lair. Jump to damn Chechnya, anywhere that wasn't this stupid, weird field.

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[video]

[deservesabone]

You should believe him mostly 'cause he's tellin' the truth.

[audio]

[limitedrun]

[Oooh, neat, there's video too. But Griffin isn't comfortable with showing his face quite yet, so he goes with the audio setting.]

You heard that? How long has this thing been on?

[video]

[deservesabone]

First thing I heard. Don't think it was playin' any more past that. I wouldn't feel bad about it though, the NV's take some gettin' use to.

[audio]

[limitedrun]

Does everyone here have one?

[text]

[nolucklightning]

Check the network.

[text]

[limitedrun]

Where's that?

[text]

[nolucklightning]

This is it. If you skim back on older posts you can check for the people youre looking for. Names dont ring a bell tho, sory.

[text]

[limitedrun]

Oh. But what if they didn't use it?

video;

[precogging]

Wish I could help you, man - but everything the guy said, much as I hate to admit it, is kinda... true. [ SAM WANTS TO LEAVE TOO. 8( ]

audio;

[limitedrun]

[This is after Griffin has tried to Jump back home about a hundred times. He's starting to get it.]

Right. Course it is. You live here?

audio;

[precogging]

Unfortunately, yeah. I do.

Showed up here just like you did.

audio;

[limitedrun]

With the field and all? [Fffuuu-- He hadn't meant to say that. He just gave away his location over some public device.

... It's still sinking in that the people he was running from are no longer an issue. In fact, somewhere in his mind, Griffin is sure that his Paladins are somehow involved in this mess.]

How long you been here?

voice;

[imstillbaking]

Life, death, and all of the things sandwiched between them are pretty much null and void here. Welcome to Hell Lite.

[ Pause. ]

Probably a good idea to get inside somewhere, pretty soon.

Long story short? Surprise, you were kidnapped! Sorry. No door prize.

[ She's not great at this. :/ ]

voice;

[limitedrun]

[Griffin appreciates bluntness as much as the next emotionally-underdeveloped, tactless person, but even that needs a moment to sink in.]

What if I want my money back?

[Translation: Who can I throttle and maybe kill so I can go home?]

voice;

[imstillbaking]

[ Buffy's actually trying to lighten the mood. She's just not doing it very well. She's pretty new to this stupid crap, herself. 8( It's a sad day. ]

The Port has a strict no-refund policy. Like Bel-Air shopping.

[ A pause. Like... Long. Long enough for him to maybe say something. Or start, at least. ]

I'm sorry you're trapped, though. Not that... it'll make you feel any better.

voice;

[limitedrun]

[That's okay, Buffy. You could have been the Three Stooges and Griffin's mood would not have been lightened. ... Okay, maybe if you were the Three Stooges, but you get the drift.]

But there's--

[Sympathy? Bwha? Griffin hasn't gotten sympathy from someone since... well, he can't remember, but it was a damn long time ago. Just as well, he's not really good with that sort of thing. He might have even snarked at her for showing it, except she sounds hot.]

Oh. Well. Yeah. It won't. [awkward throat clearing]

But look, there's someone I can complain to, yeah? Hell's customer service, if we're sticking with this metaphor.

video

[slains]

Doubt you'll be finding any of those people. Unless they got pulled through too.

audio

[limitedrun]

People keep saying that. Who's doing the pulling?

video

[slains]

Well, if I knew that I wouldn't be here. [ Because he would have kicked their ass into getting him out of that. ] I think they explained it. Something about the city or somethin'.

audio

[limitedrun]

Cities don't-- [huff]

Fine. Maybe they do. So, what, you were pulled here too?