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[blissimmunity]

Friday morning meant clinic duty for Carolyn and clinic duty for Joshua later in the evening. He's had a house guest for a couple of days and he has been a most gracious host. After breakfast, Carolyn heads off for her shift and Joshua decides to stay in the Compound until his shift. He could find another book to peruse and avoid another lecture

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[blondieburke]

At least Joshua is a little more prepared than Juliet. She's just out of the shower, wrapped in a towel. Her hair is dripping wet around her neck, and when she picks up her tank top and shorts she's suddenly in the jungle.

She blinks a little and turns around, clutching her clothes against her chest as she tries to figure out what happened. Backing up, she turns and has no damn idea where she is. She's only been on the island a few days but she tries to stay calm. Maybe she's not as far away from things as she thought.

"Hello? Anyone?" And she's still holding onto her clothes, hoping the huts are close.

[polly_okeefe]

I had been with Zell when it happened. One moment, I was taking a break from the Children's Office, the next I was out here. In the jungle. In the rain.

The rain suggested I was still on the Island. I'd simply shifted places. Hopefully not times. But where was I? And how would I get back to the Compound? Zell must be frantic by now! Poor Zell--

It dawns on me that this part of the jungle is wilder than what I'm used to. I see no paths, no lights, no callboxes. In fact, other the rain and the cries of animals, it's utterly silent--

"Hello? Anyone?"

I turn towards the voice. I have to admit that I'm spooked, and I can really use some human company, right now. "I'm here!" I shout. "I'm coming--"

I stumble upon a woman, wrapped in a towel, her clothes -- growing wet by the second -- limp in her hands.

For a moment, I gape. I suppose there are worse moments to be snatched in such fashion.

"Sorry," I said, pulling myself together. "Are you okay? The Island snatched me too."

[blissimmunity]

Joshua hears what is either a bird or what he hopes are the sound of human voices. He turns in that direction and hopes it's not just a bird.

"Hello?" he calls out and then he sees two women coming into focus. One of them looks an awful lot like his house guest, Juliet. The other looks like a young woman that he may have seen around the compound. He jogs over, careful not to trip over all of the vegetation.

"Juliet?"

[blondieburke]

"I'm okay, just a little..." She blinks through the rain and down at her state of undress. "A little wet." Then she hears Joshua, and really it couldn't get any better.

"I'm okay," she says softly to him, swallowing a little with an embarrassed smile. "I'm just going to..." She clears her throat and turns away from the two of them to move behind a tree. Pulling the shorts on under the towel, it's a little hard because the clothes are wet and clinging, but she finally manages to get the tank top on, too.

Coming back out, she's still holding onto the towel as she looks at the two of them. "So. What happened?"