Mistake 001 ⇒ Video

[ichoosefight]

[ Stephanie frowns at the camera, obviously a bit disheveled and quite frustrated. ] So I can talk to people on this thing, right? Is there some reason I’m supposed to? I mean, video chat is cool and all, but what’s the point? This isn’t my world. I got all the pamphlets and whatever. What do I do now? Obviously "how do I get home" is a dumb

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[Video]

[punchlikeagirl]

STEPH!

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[ichoosefight]

...Kara!?

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[punchlikeagirl]

You're back!

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[ichoosefight]

Back?

...

Do I want to know?

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[redlyreflecting]

[ Oh hey it's Tim. ... Well, it's Talon, but that's. Sufficiently Tim-like, right? He inclines his head with a smile. ]

Hi, Stephanie. You want the basics all at once?

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[ichoosefight]

[ Actually no, she wants to stare at you for a minute first.

...

Okay, done. ]

Um, yeah. That'd be nice, thanks.

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[redlyreflecting]

[ For a few seconds there, unsure of why she's staring, Talon goes through a paranoid, inwardly twitchy phase. He grew out his hair specifically to look more like the other Tim. Does he look weird? :( ]

All right, so you see Supergirl there, but there's also Bruce and Damian in Seattle. And, uh, the other Tim. We're from different universes. [ Zen shrug! ] It's a thing. The date is January 1, 2011, the chip really hurts, cape killers are skeezy... I think I have everything.

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[ichoosefight]

[ It's the way he said "Stephanie". It just seemed... off. ]

There's two Tims. [ Oh god what is the world coming to that is all she can focus on right now. ]

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[behisgirlfriday]

Hi, Stephanie. The welcome wagon around here is a little bit lacking, isn't it? The way I see it, if you don't get thrown out of a public building or incarcerated on your first day here, you're doing fairly well as far as coping goes.

I'm Pepper---Pepper Potts. The bad news is, you're stuck here for the time being. The good news is, you're not alone.

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[ichoosefight]

I'm not terribly traumatized, except apparently there's a chip in my arm and I can't help but feel like Big Brother is watching me, but I'm sure you get over that eventually.

Anyway, it's nice to meet you Pepper. How exactly not alone am I?

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[behisgirlfriday]

It gets far, far more Big-Brother-y than the chip. Believe me. The Capekillers---oh, excuse me, "S.C.Y.T.H.E."---are the epitome of "always watching".

It depends on the month, but we have somewhere between one and two hundred people on this network. I've been here since the beginning of June. Some people are here longer, some only a few weeks. There's absolutely no rhyme or reason to it.

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[ichoosefight]

[ CAPE KILLERS WHAT CRAP. ] Er, why?

And it's only the... "imports" that are on the network, or is it sort of random?

[notyourchauffer]

I'm sure you've been given the regular introduction, however I may be able to answer any lingering questions you may have. My name is Skyfire, alternately you may call me Charlie if you prefer.

[ichoosefight]

...If your name is Skyfire, why would I call you Charlie?

[notyourchauffer]

It's what some people call me here. Some people have an issue with the whole- well. It sounds like you don't really, so it's a rather moot point.

[ichoosefight]

It just seems like an odd nickname for "Skyfire". Is that your real name?

[operationfail]

WHAT SORT OF HELP?

[ichoosefight]

"What's the meaning of life" sort of help, I guess... I don't know. My head hurts.

[operationfail]

YOU WOULD NOT ENJOY MY RESPONSE.
RECOMMENDATION: WALK IT OFF.

[ichoosefight]

Not a bad idea, but now I have to know. Why wouldn't I enjoy your response?