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[It's early morning when Willow finally wakes up, blinking the sleep from her eyes. It takes her a few minutes to realize she's not in bed at Buffy's house, like she was last night when she fell asleep. Had she actually fallen asleep or had she dozed off for a little? The pile of clothes next to her says she merely dozed off before bed, but she can't imagine why she'd be wearing such a... weird hospital-type gown if she'd merely "dozed off." Then again, she has no idea why she wouldn't be in bed, either.

She sits up and looks around. The fountain is at her back - and it's a pretty one, too - but she's more than certain she's never seen it before in her life. What on earth is going on around here?

Something flips nervously in her stomach. Did someone use magic and transport her inter-dimensionally somehow? Or did she do it? Fantastic. Maybe it's just a dream. She's hoping so about now.

Sighing, she sits there for a few minutes to gather her thoughts before getting up to look around for a place to get changed. This gown is doing nothing at all for her. It's about then that she notices the open journal by her feet. She picks it up and looks at it, not noticing - yet - that it's on and recording.]

Hello? What is this thing...?

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[How fortunate for her. She just stares at the journal for a minute before sitting back down on the fountain ledge and figuring out how to work it. That voice sounds so very familiar.]

...Spike?

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[univalent.livejournal.com]

That'd be right, yeah. ...huh, thought they'd tossed you back into the world of the right and somewhat sane. Heard of cases of them pullin' people back in, but this is definitely a first.

[ pause. ]

I take it you don't recall having been here before?

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What are you talking about? [ Even for Spike, this is talking nonsense. ]

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[univalent.livejournal.com]

Well, then. That answers that question.

[ huff. irritation? perhaps. more so with luceti and the malnosso than anything else. ...with a touch of tired in there due to the obvious morning plus vampire combination. ]

Hate to be the bearer of news of the bad sort, but you've been in this place before. They sent you home, but seems like those off their rockers lab coats felt the need to bring you back, sans-recollection.

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[ Okay, that? That's unnerving. More than a little. ] Lab coats? Oh great, is this a new dimension the Initiative took over and now runs experiments on or something?

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[univalent.livejournal.com]

[ the vampire snorts. ]

Never thought I'd say this, but the Malnosso make Soldier Boy and his Initiative groupies look like cuddly puppies.

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[slayersidekick]

Oh... [ Well, that's... not such a nice thing to hear. ]

Worse than experiments or worse experiments than what the Initiative did? ... Is Adam here, too?

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[univalent.livejournal.com]

Bit of both, I'd say. The Initiative had guns and tools, chips and the backing of the United States' government. They were a different sort of power. The Malnosso aren't really bound to anything and their resources are unlimited; from attaching these wings to making you think you're someone else for a week without so much as layin' a finger on you.

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Oh... great. [ That kind of kills the hopeful optimism she'd been clinging to. ]

Don't tell me- there's no way out, right? [ sarcasm. ] At least the Initiative had an escape route.

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[univalent.livejournal.com]

...sorry, love. No way out. Not saying there isn't one, but people've been tryin' to escape this sodding place for bleedin' ever and the only way anyone ever leaves is if they decide it's your time to go. We're not in control. If there's a way out without getting their keys, then it's yet to be discovered.

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[ Hey, there's a goal for Willow to work towards! ] Guess I'll just have to join the research crew and see what I can find out. Is there a library around here?

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[univalent.livejournal.com]

Not really sure. That's more a question for Buffy. Sure there's something.

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I'll ask her, then. A-anything else I should know about this place?

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[univalent.livejournal.com]

Nothin' I can think of right off the bat. Well, other than some of the locals being none too the friendly, but that's pretty much a given for any new place.

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[slayersidekick]

Being in another dimension makes me more wary about everyone being not-so-friendly, so no worries on that from me!