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[shinybaldhead]

[ It's not fair to say that Gunn is in a panic, exactly, but he certainly doesn't seem well: he's tired, his jaw tense, and there's an aggression in his tone that isn't always there. ]

Whatever this is going on? It's fucked up. I've had enough of it - the nightmares, the apocalyptic visions, the whatever. I'm sick of seeing L.A. burn, yeah? Because - Jesus, we've got the message, loud and clear.

[ He pauses, then reins in his irritation, just because he has no choice. ]

If this is just gonna keep gettin' worse, we need to figure out something to do. Sitting on my ass is about to drive me up the wall, and I know I can't be the only one feelin' that way right now.

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[madvaporskillz]

You might not be. But then again, you might be, and saying it is only part of what needs to be done.

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[shinybaldhead]

You don't seem too bothered either way.

[ not quite accusatory... but close ]

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[torchwoodteaboy]

Agreed. I saw Cardiff destroyed enough times when I lived there and could do something about it as it is...

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[shinybaldhead]

You got some experience with that, too?

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[torchwoodteaboy]

[Ianto raises an eyebrow at the 'too'.]

I'm beginning to sense it's a rather common theme, here.

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[shinybaldhead]

Not really the sort of disaster I'm used to stopping? [ He considers for a moment, then adds: ] But this whole 'other world or dimension thing or whatever' concept isn't exactly a new one.

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[torchwoodteaboy]

...you're not telling me that there's a rift in Los Angeles as well, are you?

[The look on his face right now...]

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[shinybaldhead]

Might need to tell me what your definition of "rift" is. California's got a Hellmouth, but it's over in Sunnydale.

[ The look on his face is hilarious to Gunn. Sorry. ]

[fredless]

[It appears during the rare moment Fred allows herself to go take a shower. Everything's felt so...unsettled. Too much of the unknown for a girl to possibly feel at ease in her own skin. But sooner or later the skin starts to protest.

Which means a shower.

Her short, kimono robe is belted tight and her hair still damp as she softly approaches Charles. She doesn't want to startle him]

...hey.

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[torchwoodteaboy]

A Hellmouth. [Really?]

We've got a rift in space and time that runs through the center of Cardiff. I wouldn't exactly call it a Hellmouth but. It can certainly be a challenge, at times.

[shinybaldhead]

[ There's a split second of tension on his face before it resolves by force, and he shuts the bracelet off as he turns to look at her. His face might be relaxed, but there's a stiff discomfort in his shoulders, as if he doesn't know how to hold them correctly anymore. ]

How was your shower?

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[shinybaldhead]

Yeah. Crazy shit, isn't it.

[ It's not in quite a deadpan, but there's a flat, taut tension in his tone. ]

So, what? You get demons, vampires?

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[torchwoodteaboy]

Ehm. Aliens, actually.

[Yeah he's seen some crazy shit too okay, just some different crazy shit than yours.]

[fredless]

Fine. [She replies briskly. Almost too quickly. Because really her head had been too many places at once to really pay attention to the shower itself. Fred is quiet for a second longer as she grasps for any other memory that might be relevant] Hot. It was hot.

[And then her attention returns to Charles]

Do you want to talk about it?

[Him. Not her shower]

[shinybaldhead]

[ No - he doesn't want to talk about it, so he'll take this chance to be deliberately obtuse. ]

Your shower? Wouldn't mind that.

[video]

[shinybaldhead]

--thankful every day we haven't had to deal with any of those yet. You get the little green men or something more sinister?

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[torchwoodteaboy]

[Ianto lets out a short and abrupt laugh. He should have expected that question. He's out of practice, clearly.]

I mean the kind that will rip your throat out if you give them the time of day. Or your brain to put in a metal suit and convert you into one of them.

[fredless]

[Softly. Firmly]

Charles.

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[selfmadman]

Something.

You'll have to be more specific if you want to beat out sleep.

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[madvaporskillz]

I have only just arrived.

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[shinybaldhead]

Yikes.

[ Gunn definitely seems interested in that answer, but he's not reacting in anything like shock or disbelief. No, that's not too far from a lot of the stuff that he's seen. ]

Sounds a lot like some of the creepy-crawlies I've run up against. Except none of ours are aliens.

[ He pauses, and then - okay, he'll attempt a joke, and he lifts both eyebrows. ]

Never had to worry about probes, have you?

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[shinybaldhead]

Consider yourself lucky.

[ A little more bitter than usual, considering Gunn doesn't typically have problems with this place. ]

How you settling in?

[shinybaldhead]

[ He resists, then frowns, mostly to himself. ]

Don't know what there is to talk about.

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[shinybaldhead]

meaning your actually able to catch some shut-eye?

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[selfmadman]

Meaning it's all I can think about.