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[swedge]

[Good day Asgard. I hope it has been well, because if you're seeing this message, chances are it's not going to get better. Not if Jo's current state of really freaking pissed off spreads any. Which, really, she doesn't have a lot of reasons to be so angry. It's more of one thing happened, and from then on even the smallest things continued to worsen her mood, until she's just this little ball of 'I am going to kill everything'.

Perfect time to address the network, right?]

For one, I did not take off my freaking bracelet. So don't even say it. I'm not stupid. I know what happens. And I didn't lose it either, so don't even try with that-

[Jo shakes her head, pausing a moment because the movement doesn't help a whole hell of a lot with her gigantic headache. Ugh. First time going grey? I think so.]

Two - I'm going to assume that the Roadhouse wasn't robbed, and that Ash was dumb and did something equally dumb like offerred a lot of free stuff. Which, I'd like to clear up by saying, [Oh hey Glare of Death directed toward Ash.] that is never happening again.

So yeah, that free alcohol thing? Not actually a thing. You wanna come back you're gonna pay for it, if I even manage to restock this place... [She takes a moment to sigh and massage the bridge of her nose. Ugh. Of all the things to worry about, why does it have to be this.]

Nothing big happened while I was gone, right? No 'off to fight the giants' or huge flying dragons dropping death and destruction on the city? [That should have been titled a 'three', but Jo doesn't really care. She's absolute exhausted, still trying to regain her color and feeling and just. Everything she never wanted to lose in the first place. There's also something else there, something slightly haunting - a loss of something else she didn't think she'd have to worry about, but she's not about to address the network with it. Not now.

She's got herself under a little more control than that.]

Guess that's that. [And off goes the feed.]


Video; filtered to: Dean and Ash
What the hell is going on? Where is everyone? [This is where the real exhaustion comes in. The exhaustion, and the panic, because she checked the bracelet when she woke up and the fact that these two names were the only ones she found...yeah, panic is definitely the right word.] You are here, right? The bracelet isn't lying to me?

[Because she can't really deal with them being gone too. Gone, or grey, or whatever. She needs to see them and it needs to be soon. She's already desperately grasping at straws at this point, with the loss of what feels like everyone...well. It's not like any of them need help when it comes to losing their mind in a place like this.]

Text; filtered to: Merlin, though it's possible she accidentally sent it to all of New Camelot
The Roadhouse is spotless. Please tell me you weren't the one who cleaned it.

Text; filtered to: Jackson
If you are grey I swear to God I will go and find you in the masses of creepy grey people and punch you in the face. Please tell me you're here.

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[verybigpheasants]

[ Ah, well, that's life. You win some free tavern nights and you lose some. ]

I'll be happy to make efforts towards repayment and restocking, milady. In cases such as these, I prefer not to leave a debt built up. [ Cases such as pretty ladies and being honourable and all that, you know how it is. ]

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[swedge]

[Milady. Jo narrows her eyes a little.]

You're one of Arthur's knights that just showed up, aren't you?

[Which technically means she's already promised you free alcohol for life. Technically. But she hasn't made the official meeting so she can deny that much for now. Who is Jo Harvelle if she's going to turn down some free labor?]

I could come up with some work for you to do, for sure. [Even if...Jo looks around. The Roadhouse is fairly clean, and it's going to take a few days for the new shipments to come in from Utgard. She turns back to the feed.] It won't be for a few days, though, but I'll need someone to pick up the boxes of drinks when they come in.

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[verybigpheasants]

Name's Gwaine. [ Man, seems like all the ladies in these parts know knights when they see them. Makes things interesting. If a little less fun at the same time, somehow. ]

Not to worry, though, I'll be available when needed. Nowhere I'd rather be.

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[swedge]

So you're the guy Merlin warned would drink me out of business?

[Yeah well, she's heard about you. Only in the context that you'd drink all her alcohol if it was free. But hey, these two? Will probably get to know each other very well.]

Good to know. [Actually very good to know. Especially if she's going to need anyone to do some heavy lifting - seeing as Ash is completely worthless on that front.] I'm Jo, by the way.

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[dragonspeak]

[His customary "you're back!" greeting kind of get pushed aside in the face of Jo's text.]

You automatically think of me when your place has been cleaned up? Not sure if I should be flattered or not.

[Which basically means "yes".]

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[swedge]

Seeing as I know no one else who would do this?

[you're getting a. look. right now.]

Yeah. Thanks, by the way, but you really shouldn't have. I would have preferred to have a reason to strange Ash.

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[dragonspeak]

Could have been someone else.

[Going for a nonchalant shrug--and failing when all he manages is a sheepish smile.]

Something was...burning when I went in for a visit. I don't think your friend knows how to cook.

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[swedge]

Like who.

[No really, Jo would like to know if there was anyone else who could have possibly done this so she can ring their necks too.

But then she's going to make the biggest UGH face ever.]

Oh god he found the kitchen. [Just gonna...massage the bridge of her nose, now. Ash. Ash why.] I'm surprised this place is still standing, then.

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[helps]

[ angel's still not good at this whole "social interaction" stuff, so using the network is always a somewhat harrowing prospect. all the same, he'll give it a shot. ]

You seem... stressed.

[ no one ever said it'd be a particularly good shot. ]

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[swedge]

[Stressed?

Jo kind of frowns at him for a minutes.]

And you're...new.

[Not even a question.]

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[helps]

I'm glad we got that established.

[ cue long silence as he has no idea what to say. ]

The Roadhouse... it's a bar?

[ that could be useful to know somewhere down the road. ]

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[swedge]

[Oh geez. But Jo nods.]

Traveler-run and owned, by me. And a certain good for nothing genius [She hopes you hear this Ash!!!!], but he just gives out my alcohol for free so he doesn't count.

[Nose scrunch, but right. Back to business.]

Thor district, open most days and nights. [Nevermind the fact she'll probably live here from now on. Going back home to an almost empty house isn't really on her top list of things to do.]

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[seventeenpills]

Ah. I did take Ash... Um. Doctor Badass. Up on his offer. I'll be happy to pay for the drinks I had. I didn't realize there was a problem. I apologize.

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[swedge]

[Snort.]

Ash. Yeah. [But then Jo shakes her head.] I'm not gonna make y'all do that if it was Ash's fault. Just come back and pay for a drink another time, it's fine.

[fuckton]

I wasn't fucking here before, but I'll be glad to come over and have a beer or two and fill up your coffers.

[swedge]

We don't discriminate newbies from the rest of us as long as you're a paying customer. Only have a couple of beers hanging around, though, so you might need to wait till next week for me to get a new shipment in.

[fuckton]

So what do you got?

[When in doubt, bar.]

[swedge]

Now? Beer. I think there might be an eighth of a Jack Daniels around here somewhere, but most of my good stuff is gone. On a normal day? Just about anything you can drink or mix. I don't have a lot of that fancy shit, but I can see what I can come up with.

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[mullets]

Hey, check out what the gods dragged back in. [ And he doesn't even sound the least bit sorry about the free alcohol thing. ] How was the 'It's a Small World' chorus? Sorry you missed out on the party.

As for everybody else, you're gonna have to ask the lone Winchester. All I know is Sam took off. The angel's off the list too.

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[swedge]

[You're lucky she's so relieved you're actually here or else you would feel the hate-waves from this death-glare through the computer screen.

She hasn't been mad in years, Ash, be scared. You can probably see Ellen in that look.]

The party?

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[mullets]

[ He definitely sees Ellen in that look, and it takes him down a peg. ]

Oh. Man. It's the Ellen face. Just turned my blood cold right there. I've got goosebumps.

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[swedge]

You do realize that I had to pay for all that, right?

With my money? That I saved up?

text; (pretend this isn't mega late)

[sonofabitch]

gone

text; (pfft what is late)

[swedge]

You mean like back home?

Where are you? What about the house?

[sonofabitch]

yeah
all disappeared at once
same time you went grey

at the house
we're gonna have new roommates