[VOICE to VIDEO]

[diana_abel]

[It starts with the sound of someone trying to dial a number. A voice then comes up on the phone, female with an American accent, almost valley girl, but not quite.]

Liam? Liam? I only went outside for a minute, Liam. I just needed some air. Knock it off with the silent treatment. Please!

[A pause. Her voice gets quieter, gentler. She's

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[isaywe_party]

[there's a bit of a pause, as Buffy looks her over with a bit of concern at all the bite marks. Yep, she definitely knows those bite marks]

Nobody named Liam.

[a beat]

Well, there is, but he doesn't really go by Liam anymore, so I don't think he's the guy you're looking for. Although if old and kinda funny names are your thing, we've got an Alaric?

[though the similarities are kind of scary. The trying-to-be-upbeat face fades though, and she sighs]

Look, I know this isn't easy to take but the guy on the video isn't wrong. I'm sorry.

[diana_abel]

...Eve?

[Diana blinks, looking down at the screen.]

Sorry. No. Who are you?

[isaywe_party]

[Buffy's been called a lot of things in her time, but Eve is a first.]

My name's Buffy. I've been stuck here about three months now.

[diana_abel]

So it's true. People are really just being...

...kidnapped.

[Diana runs a shaky hand through her hair. This has not been a very good day.]

Why?

[isaywe_party]

We haven't figured that out yet. I mean, we could have been brought here for a purpose, or we could have just fallen through holes between dimensions. No one's really got any answers on that or how to get back, but we're working on it.

[diana_abel]

Oh, God...

I can't stay here. I have to go back to LA.

[isaywe_party]

We all have places we need to go back to, but ... that's kind of a nonstarter right now. We're just .... trying to survive at this point.

[diana_abel]

I can't go through this again...

[isaywe_party]

Can't ... go through what, if you don't mind my asking?