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[veggie_wolf]

Yeah, I don't believe Mr. Lordy Face for a second. This is all the stupid Core's fault. I really don't get why they sent me here though. Is this what happens when you are rehabilitated? Is this punishment? I was just trying to have a simple sleepover and then I get uprooted and...

[Her grumbling, which sounds like a displeased puppy, trails off

Comments

[onehellofaparty]

[video]

If it's not his fault, I'll be pretty surprised. I haven't found anything here that proves it's not.

[veggie_wolf]

[audio]

I don't know. Maybe he could be working for the Core. They have to be behind it somehow.

[onehellofaparty]

What's this core thing?

[veggie_wolf]

The Core? The government?

[There is clear confusion in her voice. She doesn't get the from different worlds thing yet, and she can't understand how someone doesn't know who the government is.]

[needsnobottle]

[audio]

Somehow I doubt the Core, whoever that is, had anything to do with this. You can thank Lord D-bag for your one-way ticket here.

[veggie_wolf]

You don't know who the Core is?

[...How can she not know who the Core is? Has she been living in a cave?]

Lord D-Bag. I like that. Has a nice ring to it.

[needsnobottle]

Well, I know that the planet has a core, and so do apples. But you're talking like the Core is a person, or group of persons, and I don't know anything about that.

[Naw, just a dorm room! Above ground, even!]

Yeah, suits him pretty well too.

[veggie_wolf]

You...don't...? They're the government.

[Tahlia is not convinced!]

Have you met him in person?

[dontfeartheme]

[Audio]

[Ryn normally would've bypassed this completely, but this is the first time she's heard someone other than herself use 'the Core.' Suddenly, she's incredibly fucking interested.]

Are you from a facility?

[veggie_wolf]

Yeah, you too? Or are you from the outside?

What is this place really? What are we doing here?

[She doesn't mean to sound as frantic as she does. She's just already had too much taken away from her.]

[dontfeartheme]

Yeah. Haven't been from the outside in over fucking ten years.

[There's some cautious relief here. Because oh, man, if this is someone else that actually knows who the fuck the Core are...]

I don't know. People keep insisting the Core aren't behind it. In fact, you're the first damn person here that's even heard of them.

[veggie_wolf]

I've never been outside.

[She sounds a little embarrassed. She remembers some of the looks people would give her when they found out she was born in a facility.]

Who else could it be? The first person? How can they not know who the government is?

[agentknockknock]

[Video}

[Claudia has a admit she's amused by Tahlia.]

Mister Lordy face has a lair face.

[Amusement is replaced with sympathy and a little frustration.]

And nope, no rehabilitation here. We're just stuck in no mans land.

[veggie_wolf]

[audio]

He does! I'm glad someone else agrees.

So this place isn't for...anything?

[There is a pause and a sigh. Just great.]

I guess it is just switching one prison for another. I can deal.

[There is some bitterness in her voice, but some spunk has returned as well.]

[agentknockknock]

[Video]

I've been going with, it's here to annoy me. But basically? Yeah.

[What what was that? She's not freaked out, just surprised. Care to explain?]

Sooooo, prison?

[veggie_wolf]

I guess it doesn't seem too bad?

[It comes out as a question because she really doesn't know how bad this place is. For all she knows there could be demon clowns popping up around every corner.]

Yup, I was born in a facility.

[Tahlia says it like Claudia should know what a facility is, but Tahlia is starting to learn that most people don't know what the heck she is talking about so she adds more detail.]

A facility is where the government put people when they thought people were disturbing the peace.

[allthesame2me]

[Video]

[Alex's face pops up on 'camera'; Tahlia, you had him at 'smells weird'. Have a lovely androgynous person on your journal page, Tahlia!]

Well, you might consider it a punishment and would be far from alone in the grand scheme of things... but, as you've heard by now, you're definitely not where you came from and the possibility of going back is pretty minimal; at least for a while.

[And Alex isn't just going to straight up and ask her about the smell remark, because if she is a shifter of some kind, she might not want to broadcast it all over the place.]

I'm Alex.

[veggie_wolf]

[audio]

Yup, I've heard.

[She's starting to come to terms about being stuck here, so she's not sounding as grumpy.]

It can't be too bad, right? I guess I might as well make the best of it.

I'm Tahlia, nice to meet you.

[Tahlia's tone is chipper with her introduction. She has to remember her manners and doesn't want to sound rude.]

[allthesame2me]

[Alex's smile is reassuring and not very strained at all. In fact, he looks pretty cool about the whole situation as he nods in agreement.]

Believe me, it can be far worse most of the time.

[At her introduction, his expression warms and he dips his head slightly in acknowledgment.]

The pleasure is all mine, Tahlia... You have any questions about this place?

[veggie_wolf]

[Alex's smile makes Tahlia feel better, and she finds herself nodding along with him. She realizes he can't see her though, so she makes sure she says something as well.]

Yup, there are definitely worse places we could be.

A million billion.

[Tahlia has a ton of questions, but, from experience, she knows most of them can't be answered. She tries to settle on one that will have an answer.]

Are there any packs here?

[She had a large pack and then a small pack back at the facility, but it was always there. She's not sure what she would do if she didn't have one here. Her poor wolf side would get very lonely.]