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[tight_latex]

[because Laurie's wonderful with teleportation-travel, this post opens up to the sound of her...vomiting. yay.]

Hrrg-kk...ugh. Dammit Jon.

[a pause, followed by the clicking of heels as she walks closer to where her device is]

Jon? JON? Where the hell are you? You know I don't like being left alone when you just decide to teleport me on a...on a whim.

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[sword_boy]

No, this would be the City. WELCOME~!

[tight_latex]

[ASSUMING THIS IS VIDEO SHE JUST gives the video a look.]

...which city? Because this sure as hell isn't New York.

[sword_boy]

No... The City. This place is only known as the City.

We're kinda outside of time and space.... and maybe outside of all universes and realities but we're not exactly sure about that even.

[tight_latex]

No. No. I don't think you understand. What city? You know, Boston, San Francisco...it sure as hell better not be California...

...Tokyo? ...or--

[a pause]

Outside time and space...well. Shit. This is right up Jon's alley.

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[caughtthebullet]

[Because his expression is priceless and thus not something Laurie should see.]

I'm afraid Mars is far away from here.

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[tight_latex]

[because Laurie doesn't know how to work this stupid thing

and have a dumbstruck look. He'll probably enjoy that.]

...Adrian? What the hell are you doing here?

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[caughtthebullet]

If I had the answer to that I doubt I'd still be here.

[His amusement is subtle. Very subtle. She doesn't sound disgusted with him, that's worth noting. Then after a moment he switches the feed to video, to put his face to voice.]

Laurie. I assume you're alone, unless Jon's only temporarily wandered off.

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[tight_latex]

Right. You'd just get Jon to build you something, right?

[she only sounds bitter because she hates being confused, and Adrian isn't exactly her first choice of familiar faces to see in unfamiliar places...more like, third or fourth.]

If he did wander off, then I didn't see where he went. And it's pretty hard to miss him.

audio;

[cold_dry_pieces]

If you were trying for Mars, you've gone a little off course I'm afraid.

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[tight_latex]

Damn, I knew we should've stopped to ask for directions.

visual;

[cold_dry_pieces]

You must've taken a wrong turn at the edge of the universe. This is the City, apparently. And unfortunately, you're probably stuck.

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[tight_latex]

Just like men to think they know where they're going.

[a pause as she puts her joking aside to frown]

...not something I wanted to hear, but everyone's pretty much been saying the same thing. I'm sure...once I find Jon, I'll be able to go back.

...even though I hate teleporting.

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[mad_here]

You don't have to be so loud just because you're in a new dimension, you know. I think it's a bit unreasonable.

visual;

[tight_latex]

I'll keep it in mind to whisper next time. Just for you. Because God knows I don't want to be unreasonable.

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[mad_here]

I didn't mean it like that.

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[tight_latex]

Then what did you mean? I'm not a mind reader, y'know. Female intuition only gets me so far.

[withmybeararms]

Mars? No, it's just called the City, I'm afraid.

[tight_latex]

And once again, I'm forced to ask...what city?

[withmybeararms]

Afraid that's the only name I've heard it go by.

[tight_latex]

...you sure?

Because knowing I'm in "the City" isn't exactly helpful. But thanks, I appreciate the effort.