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[dontfeartheme]

You’ve got to be shitting me. Once wasn’t enough? I’ve got to be uprooted from my life and shoved into some place with people in charge who are claiming it’s for my own good but really they don’t give a fuck twice? Or is this actually the place people go when they’ve been ‘rehabilitated’? Because I’ve gotta say, I prefer the facility. At least

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[spellsdeadwrong]

[...that is a lot of ranting.

Asuka listens, growing more and more bewildered by the moment, until she finally comes to a stop.

His first, immediate response is, "No, there's not, and -thank the Maiden- for that." Luckily, it's said before he activates his own journal. So.]

So I'm guessing you're feeling some anger, now, is that right?

[Having time to think about what he's going to say doesn't make him any less of a derp, no.]

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[dontfeartheme]

[This might be audio, but Ryn is still making a face at the journal.]

Really? How could you tell? I can't imagine why getting carted off to some mysterious ancient ass castle in the middle of the night would make anyone angry.

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[spellsdeadwrong]

Oh, you know. Intuition. It was pretty hard, let me tell you--I don't think you used enough sarcasm. Or curses! More curses might've helped get your point across, too.

[Nod, nod!]

You've really gotta work on broadcasting that more if you want to be sure people hear it!

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[dontfeartheme]

[...oh, awesome. This is exactly what she needs right now. Someone like Dean, who thinks he's funny.]

Yeah, you're right. Forgot I'd likely be broadcasting to a fair number of idiots. Here, let me fix that.

[And now she switches to Irish Gaelic, because cursing in that is more fun. Of course, she's not counting on her words being translated via text.]

To hell with you, and may the cat eat you, and the devil be eaten by the cat.

[agentknockknock]

[She is dying of laughter by the end of Ryn rant. She's gotten more composed by then end but only just.]

What is it with people making a habit out of getting kidnapped?

Be ready for another rant, cause the rest of this place is just as old school. And there's no ocean, but there's a lake.

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[dontfeartheme]

Two times doesn't make a habit. It makes for really shitty luck.

[The first time wasn't kidnapping, anyway. It was more of a prison sentence.]

God fucking damn it, that's exactly what people told me the last time. It's not the same.

And of course it is. Wouldn't be wanting to have my way of making a living available to me. That would be too easy.

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[agentknockknock]

Yeah yeah yeah, it has to happen three time to make a trend. Still twice is high. Was the last one a duke or whatever too?

[she shrugs]

It's wet, ruins electronics, and you can swim in it. What else do you need? We can trow some salt in.

At least everything we need is here. We don't have to plow fields or spin wool.

What kinda work did you do?

[Please say tech, please say tech!]

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[dontfeartheme]

No. The last one was the Core.

[Of course, there's a good chance this one is, too. No one else would be powerful enough, not without the Core knowing about it.]

It's missing a little thing called the tide. Anyway, you try to put a boat in a lake, and where're you going to go? Just moving in circles, like a fucking goldfish.

[It's better than nothing, but still.]

We don't? So, what, it's just all free?

And I'm a mechanic.

[helluvachin]

[Yeah he wasn't listening to most of that. One thing did catch his attention though.]

You've got a shop?

[dontfeartheme]

Yeah. Took me forever to actually be able afford the damn thing, and now it's probably going to get run into the ground because the Core decided I needed to be elsewhere.

[In a medieval castle. With no cars. Awesome. She worked hard for that shop, damn it.]

[helluvachin]

I kinda know how you feel. Ran a workshop back home. Everyone must be going nuts without me there.

[That last bit she said was kind of interesting.]

The Core?

[dontfeartheme]

[And she brightens a bit at that. Because misery loves company, or whatever.]

Yeah? Nuts is a good way to describe it. The only one of 'em there who can make decisions on his own will probably make the wrong ones just to spite me. Or because he's an idiot.

[All right, not really. She's just cranky. She grimaces slightly at his question.]

I know there's no mention of them anywhere, but there's no way they don't have a hand in this. Nothing happens without them knowing about it, we should all know that by now.

[kptn_sparrow]

As to the last, if you find it, please by all means, let me know.

You have arrived at the Keep of one Lord Deior and while he has supplied us with a lake as to which to swim in, I would not suggest it.

[There, he was nice. Helpful even.]

Now to other matters! This has happened to you once before?

[dontfeartheme]

If I do find one, you'll probably hear me shouting from where ever you are. It'd be a damn miracle at this point.

[Because obviously, the karma gods hate her enough to have her get carted off against her will twice, and neither time to a place on the coast.]

There was a lake at the facility, too. It's still not the same. But why not?

[Just her luck the damn thing would be polluted, or something.]

Yeah. Wait, it hasn't to you? Are they screwing with people outside of the facilities now?

SOLATE D:

[kptn_sparrow]

[That got him to smile and for that he just might be feeling helpful.]

I'd not suggest it for there is a beast and it's master, residing somewhere within it's depths of that body of water, that happen to be a cranky lot and have already taken one life. Least of which they nearly took my own.

[See? Helpful!]

Unfortunately, I do not think you realize that you are not where you think you are Miss- ?

/LOVES ANYWAY

[dontfeartheme]

[Very helpful, Jack. Unfortunately, also very depressing.]

I'd ask if you were serious, but at this point, I'm not even surprised. Only way to go, isn't it? Last place had no ocean, but a lake, this place has no ocean, and a lake with a pissed off beastie in it.

[God damn it. That's even crueler than no lake at all.]

How cranky are we talking? Is it only likely to go after swimmers, or will it capsize boats? [There's a pause.] Are there even boats here?

[And then she frowns at that.]

Ryn. And what d'you mean, I'm not where I think I am? I'm thinking I'm in a castle, taken here against my will and away from where I should be.

[ghostly_stutter]

Facility?

Wh-wh-what facility? H-have you heard of a group called the Edison Group, then? Or--or a St. Cloud cabal?

[Was this person from Chloe's world? The whole breaking the law bit doesn't put Chloe at ease, however. Neither does the bit about Wrath. Capitalized. A name? Group? What?]

Th-there's no ocean, but there's a lake here. Not that it's particularly safe.

[Still. Worried and paranoid Chloe is very worried and paranoid.]

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[dontfeartheme]

The Edison Group?

[She frowns, thinking about that.]

No. The Cabal, though, yeah, and they're just as annoying as they've always been. Dunno what you mean by St. Cloud, though, unless they've a new leader I've not heard of. Which I suppose is fucking possible, with them.

[Fucking Cabals, trying to be one of the major players, when everyone knew they'd never even be bigger than the Suits.]

Of course there's a lake here. Never a god damn coastline, but a fucking lake, and everyone assumes that makes it all better. What d'you mean, not safe?

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[ghostly_stutter]

[The little bit of assurance Chloe feels evaporates at the stranger's next words. She knew of cabals. Shit. Now to find out if this woman was friend or foe. Chloe finds it hard to breathe, and tries to calm herself before she speaks. She doesn't want her stutter to get the better of her, after all.]

So... you know the Cabal? Have you worked with them, personally?

[Yeah, this might take some digging. What could Chloe say to get this woman to talk, though?]

There's a giant killer octopus in the lake. It--it killed one of my friends.

[Chloe didn't delve directly into the dead never staying dead bit. Not yet. It'd be too much, too fast. Besides, Chloe wanted to talk for a while.]

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[dontfeartheme]

[And there's a snort of amusement there.]

Shit, no. They're not the sort I'd be willingly associating with. Worked against them, maybe, though never that entirely intentionally, so don't you be freaking out at me if you're one of them.

[Though Ryn figures if she was, she would've already jumped at that comment about the Cabal being annoying. They were sensitive like that.

...and she's going to raise an eyebrow at her journal here.]

Forgive me for not properly expressing my sympathy over your loss for the moment, but a fucking giant killer octopus? Are you taking the piss?