006 - Video

[samantha_grey]

[Samantha is seated behind the counter of her shop. It looks considerably cleaner than it did the first time she put up footage of the place. Rows of herbs, cured and dried, can be seen in a variety of containers behind her. There's an old-fashioned cash register immediately to her left and clusters of garlic heads hang down behind her, along with some cured and dried leaves. There's a bottle of something to her right that has a label unreadable at this angle.

She doesn't seem to be paying direct attention to the network at first. She's fussing with what looks like a cigarette that she's rolling the old-fashioned way. It's particularly dark in color, and only about half of the leaves look like they're tobacco. A lick and the paper sticks into place. She gives it a tap and turns her attention to the network while lighting up. There's a trail of dark smoke that comes from her lips as she speaks.]

There's a few of you I still need to send personal apologies to for the other day. If you want to chat, give me a call. With two exceptions, [who she never expected to hear from again] I've spoken with everyone from the first incident. Otherwise, I will reach out to you and apologize properly in the next few days. This is never a very comfortable subject for obvious reasons. Ms. Hyde's a real bitch.

It's about my "other half" that I'm speaking to you as a city directly, Asgard. I'll answer questions if you're unaware, but I and at least one other person I've spoken to have gotten the idea we 'might' know when and how this is happening. It looks like my temporary bouts insanity, at least the part that's biological and not mystical in nature (The mystical, thank god, being out of the picture in this place), is fixed on a lunar cycle. Both of the last two times I went nuts, it was the new moon. This means that I expect it to happen again at around the same time. [she counted her fingers for a second.] That would be about... twenty five or twenty six days, roughly, from now.

I'm sick of apologizing, and I'm even more sick of hurting people when I go on a psychotic bender for a day. I've already got one person who's offered to help make sure I don't get loose, and she can take a hit, but I don't trust this place. The day before, I need to be locked up, and preferably shackled somewhere, probably around sunset and for about twenty-four to thirty hours to make sure I don't cause trouble. If any of you knows someone or is willing to help make sure that happens so that I'm not a danger to people, get in touch with me. One of the keys here, though, is trust. If I don't know you, or trust you, I'm not going to accept your help easily. I've... been fooled by one person here already who's gone, and I won't risk this getting botched if at all possible or getting abused in the process.

[And with that, looking less than comfortable, she cuts the feed and sighs, wondering which white knights, if any, would end up responding.]

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[trouser_chimp]

Miss Samantha...

[He's not even sure what to say.]

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[samantha_grey]

Don't you dare apologize for this, or I swear I'll hit you. You got that?

You alright? I know nobody was really physically hurt, thank god, but are you alright?

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[trouser_chimp]

I'm all right... I-it was just... very frightening...

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[samantha_grey]

I did try to warn you about that side of me once. That part of me's not nice at all. It's a good thing Merlin and Regina were there.

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[queenoftheforlornheart]

If it's a certainty that it'll happen during those times, it'll be much easier to contain then.

I can assist if you so wish, keeping you and others safe during the event when it happens should be a priority.

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[samantha_grey]

That was the general idea behind this message. Arousal's still an issue, but I might have a way around that.

As for the help, I don't think we've really spoken that much before. So, let's start with introductions even if we've had a little talk at some point. Name's Samantha. Who're you?

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[queenoftheforlornheart]

[Satellizer nodded, pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose some.]

We met briefly in the park a few days before all this happened... Well, I sort of fell on you, b-but that's beside the point!

I'm Satellizer L. Bridget.

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[samantha_grey]

Right. I'm not always ... You're Hisao's friend, aren't you? Yeah, I'll take his word on this. [It happened that Satellizer was friends with someone she actually trusted in the city, at least a little.] He's vouched for you. I'll call you if we think backup is needed or Eve can't handle it one of these days. Knowing a few people who can step in's a good thing.

...thanks.

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[venturesome]

My Lady.

[ A WILD PRINCE CHARMING APPEARS. ]

My name is James. You may not know me and thus you have no reason to trust me. But if you ever need another man, someone to guard you or do you any other service, I shall offer myself. I understand that I may not help at once; but I would do anything in my power to assist you if I shall gain your trust.

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[samantha_grey]

Christ. [You can practically hear the pinching of the nose.]

No, I definitely don't know you. I tell people I know not to call me things like "My Lady" really fast. I don't care if you're from a time where they call ladies that, I am no lady, and I don't need a title.

And it's not guarding I'm asking people to give me. I can protect myself just fine. I'm asking people to guard other people from me by locking me in a room for a day.

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[venturesome]

Shall you give me your name so I may call you something else?

[ a hint of a smile before he will hum in thought. ]

Yet, are you certain the room would not need a guard? If something shall happen?

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[whatagoodgirl]

Did anyone get hurt?

[She doesn't trust herself to talk to Samantha right now. Not after seeing Karu in such a terrible state.]

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[samantha_grey]

[She coughed and looked around, sighing.]

Physically? I... used a few bums to hurt people. Nothing severe, though the faceless got hurt a lot worse. [One dead, but she didn't want to admit that.] Mentally and emotionally, I scared the hell out of a few people, tormented Karuika when Shou posted up his warning and did some really creepy talking to some friends.

It was blessedly less bad than it could have been. My first time here was worse. Is... Karuika ok?

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[whatagoodgirl]

I heard that. He'll recover.

[Even through text, that sounds curt. She hates to be so cold with Samantha, but she also never expected to get so close with Karu. How could she have known how much it'd hurt to see him completely break down?]

Will your bracelet be taken away when you're chained up?

[biifurcatiion]

you know a liittle warniing that you were goiing two go totally 2hiithiive2 miight have been niice.

[samantha_grey]

Hey, I did tell you I go completely psycho when I get attracted to somebody the normal way, and mentioned the whole 'these things end up with intestines spilling out.' I wasn't being cute or metaphorical when I said those things you know.

You just didn't believe that's what I was talking about, didja?

[biifurcatiion]

ii have two 2ay that ii diid not thiink you would fliip your 2hiit fly off the handle and a2k iif ii wanted two be mounted, no.
that wa2 defiiniitely not on my lii2t of expectatiion2.
you can apologiize at any tiime by the way.

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[fishdouche]

[Oh. Well... this is interesting.

He had known something had to be off with Sam when they talked before, but he thought it might have just been some heavy black flirting that she followed through with during their fight. But now, her behavior was making even less fucking sense.

And clearly everyone else knew about this... whatever it was. Once again, no one told Eridan fucking Ampora anything.

He realizes the video recording is on, laughing nervously.]

H-hey. Sam.

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[samantha_grey]

[Her features change, and there's a brief moment where she glances away from the viewing angle. She's actually still embarrassed by how things played out the other day, but at the same time she's also not regretful. Putting a hand to her mouth, she coughs once and gives him a good attempt at a self-satisfied smirk.]

Well, if it isn't Eridan Ampora, my favorite little problem child. I hope you've settled in somewhere nice and cozy. [She needs somewhere to stalk the troll and rifle through his things to figure him out better.]

To what do I owe the pleasure of this little chat, I wonder?

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[fishdouche]

[Eridan blinks, eyes wide for a moment before he covers his embarrassment with a similar smirk. He hadn't actually thought of anything to say to Sam. He had just meant to... well, stalk this little conversation and see if he could find any weaknesses to exploit in their next duel, but then he had realized that the bracelet was on and--

He shrugs, attempting to look nonchalant.]

I havve a place. In Baldr housin', but I'll probably find somewwhere on my owwn soon.

Also just thought I'd be generous an' check in to see if you wwere okay after our little tussle. I feel just fine, but I knoww you got the brunt a' my clawws a time or twwo.

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[doudemoe]

I'm willing to help. [Sincerely said, with no sense of irony.]

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[samantha_grey]

You again, is it? [She sighed and chuckled.] She was right, you know. We don't know each other well. I'm not saying no... but I'd like to know why you care this much.

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[pastahair]

Come to think of it... It truly was a new moon the day I first met you, though it was difficult to see with all the clouds that evening.

[A gentle smile.]

Remember what I said before, Samantha, I will be willing to help if you ask.

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[samantha_grey]

It was. Talk with Merlin and Conan if you're wanting to help, or Eve. There's a few others, I suppose, but those are some of the ones who've been organizing, and there's a few folks who just replied to me. Just knowing that there's backup's important.

Do you still want practice resisting powers like mine?

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[pastahair]

Oh, yes I do. Is now the best time to meet?