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[The video clicks on to reveal a small, slender, nervous-looking redhead. She has a frilly white blouse on covered with a leather bomber jacket, more stylish than functional, and she's fidgeting in her seat.

She takes a visible breath and says, somewhat stilted,] Hi. Willow. --That's me, Willow, my name, and. You should call me that. And you should email me?

Wait, sorry, I'm doing this in the wrong order. [She looks embarrassed, but then shakes her head and starts over, calmer now that she's getting into the rhythm.]

I'm Willow Rosenberg and I'm the official Darstone liaison to the newcomers. That means you, cause, if you're on this network, you're a newcomer-- a dimensional kidnap-ee. It's probably not government approved to say kidnap-ee, but that's okay because I work for them so I'm allowed to be especially disgruntled. Actually, even though I work for them, I'm in more or less the same position as you, I just got here earlier. When they needed someone for the job about a month ago I said yes.

Anyway... [Pause as she tries to recover her conversational thread.] Being the liaison means you should come to me if you have problems settling into the city, or if you need to talk to someone official and don't know how to reach them. I can get you in touch. I'm not responsible for deciding who gets to go home, so don't bug me about that or you'll make me cranky and mildly disapproving, and I don't like to be cranky.

But you really should email me if you need something. That's what I'm here for. I also do emergency response sometimes if something goes wrong with one of us, and trust me, I can handle it. So don't cause problems or you'll have to deal with me. [This is half bluffing and half honest confidence.] That means whoever sent those shadow things around during the festival, I better not see that happen again or I'm going to track you down, and there will be consequences.

[Her eyebrows go up in open evaluation.] Got it? Oh, and whoever's sending out the spying snakes, that's just creepy, but not illegal. So keep it not illegal or I'll sic the police chief on you, and she's scary.

... Any questions? About me or about what's going on? It's really mostly answered in the guide on your mirror, but I am answer girl if you have something else.

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Older and no glasses. Also, in my opinion, devastatingly handsome, and much less of a jerk. But you're his kismesis on his world so I think you'd probably still get the jerkness, even if you're not really him.

Edited 2012-09-11 17:27 (UTC)

yeah ii got 2ome of that when he me22aged me.
2tiill can't 2ay ii 2ee the appeal.

That's okay, I'm not sure you're supposed to.

Have you been settling in okay? Can I help you with anything? We don't have to talk about my love life.

II'm 2ettliing iin fiine.
IIt'2... iit feel2 very laiid back here.

That happened to me, too. It was pretty intense where I was before-- and the place before that. Everybody's just kind of living their life here.

IIt'2 niice.

You planning on doing that, too? That whole nicely living your life thing?

Well there'2 not much el2e two do, and that alway2 2ort of wa2 part of the plan before the a22a22iin2.

That's what I've been doing. Not that I had assassins, but there were plenty of things trying to kill me, or my friends, or destroy the world, blah blah.

It's a little weird to get used to just, being normal. Even magic is considered normal, and they won't think too much of you being a seadweller, either. Honestly you probably look more like a native than I do.

II gue22 II 2hould be grateful for thii2 peace at lea2t.
II... am worriied about my friiend2 who aren't here though.
And Ampere...

Time stops while you're here. I mean, it stops back home. When I got sick they sent me back and it was like I'd never left at all. Kind of freaky, but also, comforting.

Who's Ampere?

II 2tiill... feel bad.
II left at a really horriible tiime.

He'2 my lu2u2.

Oh. I'm sorry. It's really hard, maybe especially since we can't do anything. I feel awful about leaving my friends and the world's not even ending anymore.

I don't know if it's possible not to feel badly about it.

Edited 2012-09-15 03:03 (UTC)

Yeah.
The world kiind of WA2 endiing when II left.

Ouch. Did anyone come through with you? Are you by yourself?

Ju2t Tavro2.
II wii2h Kana wa2 here.
Or even Karkat.
...
Maybe Ju2t Kana.

But you have someone, named Tavros? I haven't seen anyone from home since the last time I went back there, and I couldn't remember this at all while I was there.

Sorry-- I try not to whine about it, but I still miss them.

II'm pretty 2ure II would have culled 2omeone already iif Tavro2 wa2n't here.
2o ye2 II'm glad he ii2n't here.
2orry about your friiend2 though.

Edited 2012-09-15 21:14 (UTC)

I'm glad he's here, too. I'm not really a fan of culling, and also it's illegal, so if you could refrain even if he's not here then I'd appreciate it. Aside from the whole killing badness, you seem nice.

Thanks, though. I'm sort of getting used to it, but I think that's the worst part.

IIt'2 habiit, 2orry.

Culling is habit? Think you could work on that while you're here?

II am.
II haven't done anythiing liike that 2iince.
II'd really rather not do iit, hone2tly.
Kiind of ii2 contrary two tryiing two 2pread peace.
2iigh.

Oh. Yeah, it is a little contrary.

But if you need help while you're here, if you get in any trouble or anything, you don't have to kill them. I'll try to help, at least. You could ask.

... IIt'2 more a reflex.
IIt'2 not liike II want two.
But no.
II'm good at 2elf-re2traiint.

Sorry, I just got worried. You never know what someone's gonna be like.

I was serious, though, I'll try to help if I can. That's what I'm here for, helping. And you said your moirail's here, so, it'll be alright.

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