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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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[Terra's walking by, nibbling on a muffin and carrying a bakery bag. She's just taking a relaxing morning walk before heading home to share her bakery finds with Setzer, but the woman at the fountain catches her attention.

Pausing abruptly, the green-haired woman stares intently...then her eyes widen.]

You're new?!

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[Willow turns her head at the sound of an unfamiliar voice and promptly closes the journal, holding it and her clothes close to her chest.]

New? I-I don't remember falling asleep outside or in a hospital gown.

[Which is the long version of "yes."]

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[Terra shakes her head slowly, incredulous.]

Wow. We haven't had new people here in...months.

[Trying to shake herself out of that startled state, she tries to smile, though it's apologetic. She hates giving bad news.]

My name is Terra and this is Luceti. I'm a captive, too, and so is everyone here. I'm sorry....

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[Willow stares for a minute. What is this girl talking about?]

I'm Willow. [Pause.] Okay, where is here, this Luceti place? This isn't some new city or a demon dimension I got randomly sucked into while I wasn't looking. [...Pleading look.] I-is it?

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Some demons are nice.

[Said a little defensively. But she knows that's a tangent.]

Um...well, it's like this; a lot of people from a lot of different worlds and times are taken to this one. The people responsible are called the Malnosso, and they say they're scientists. They want to use us to figure out how to travel between worlds or go home or something like that...and because of that, they sometimes throw bizarre experiments at us.

[Minor twitch when she talks about experiments; not her favorite subject.]

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I never said they weren't! [Also defensively. Can't really blame her.] I-I was just wondering which one I'm in, that's all.

[But she falls quiet to listen, frowning. For all she knows, the demon spawn Buffy helped kill disrupted something in the dimensions somewhere. Also, green hair makes her wonder... but she'll ignore it for now.]

...S-so it is another dimension... [She notices a twitch, but doesn't comment on it.] Do you know someone named Buffy Summers? Blonde hair, stronger than a person should be?

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[Terra perks up a bit and nods.]

I don't know her well -we haven't interacted that much- but I know she's in town. You're from her world?

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[Willow nods and relaxes ever so slightly.] Yeah. We've been best friends for four and a half years. [She glances down at the journal.] Maybe I'll just... wait for her here.

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[She follows Willow's gaze.]

You can probably reach her through the journal. It's enchanted somehow, so that people can communicate over long distances. Everyone has them...and the wings.

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...This is the weirdest dimension I've heard of, but I guess I should be happy that at least I'm not a vampire in this one.

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A...vampire?

Um, I think I've heard of a couple of people in this town who are vampires, but everyone arrives as they are. You don't turn into something else...unless there's an experiment for that.

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Yeah, the nightcrawlers who make with the pointy teeth and the neck biting.

Oh... Um... are any of them named Spike, Drusilla, Harmony, or Angel? [If so, there might be problems. Well, not so much for Harmony. But the other three... BIG problems. Any other vampire is pretty much fair staking game in her book.]

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[Terra frowns in thought, for a moment. Her tone is a little hesitant, since it's not as though she hangs around the Luceti vampire population. But being here for a while means she's picked up a few things.]

Angel...he was here, but I think he was sent back a while ago. I heard of Drusilla too, but I don't know if she's still here or not. I don't know anyone named Harmony, though Spike sounds a little familiar.....

I'm sorry I can't be more accurate.

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[Willow waits patiently, curious and worried at the same time.]

Angel? You're sure it was Angel and not... Angelus? [Same person, different personality. HUGE difference. At the mention of Drusilla, she winces, though.] If Drusilla's here, we'll have to watch out for her. She's definitely not stable enough to be left alone. And Spike is... [Sigh.] Watch out for him, too.

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I'll let the Blue Rogues know.

...they're a group dedicated to the defense of the people here.

[She thinks for a moment, then shakes her head.]

No, I don't remember the name Angelus. I don't think he was ever listed as a threat, either.

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Spike's not really bad anymore, as far as vampires go, but he's not quite harmless. I mean, he can't hurt humans, but he's still a vampire.

Good. [Relief again.] You'd know if he'd been here. Well... technically Angelus is Angel without his soul and he likes to torture people.

[Action] I need to stop doing that. >.<

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[Terra grimaces at that.]

Angelus sounds like he would get along well with Kefka...someone with a similar personality from my world. But Kefka left not too long ago, fortunately.

...there are still some other people who are dangerous, though. A man named Yuber has been mentioned a lot. I think I heard that he's a demon--um, obviously not the kind I meant, earlier.

[Action] It's easy to do |D; at least you caught it?

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Angelus was Drusilla's sire, actually. He tried to kill us for a long time when he lost his soul. [And actually, that reminds her of when he killed her teacher. So uh... subject change!]

So there's good and bad demons here, too?

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[Terra's quick to nod to that.]

Oh, yes. Most people here are human, but there's plenty who aren't. Some are more noticeable than others. It's not just humans and demons, either; there's a lot of different people. Like that wolf god in the woods...who isn't evil so much as she really doesn't like humans.

But most people here aren't trying to cause trouble. They're just living what life they can get from this place until we can return home.

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A wolf god? [She looks incredulous.] The last time I saw an actual god, she almost ended the world. Made the averted apocalypse count rise to four or so.

That makes sense. I-I guess it's all anyone can do.

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[Terra grimaces.]

I've only seen one apocalypse...but that was really enough.

There was a massive earthquake just over three weeks ago, but that's the closest this place has come to one, I think. And as you see, the damage is fixed, now.

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We never actually had a real one, but we had near misses. Really near misses.

...An earthquake? That usually tends to signal end of the world times for Sunnydale.

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...I'm glad you missed it, then. Afterwards, it was pretty chaotic--on top of the mess, we had an influx of confused and angry summons who were brought here. They vanished, a few days later...but then, one of those experiments happened and everyone remembered their pasts differently. The past few days has probably been the quietest we've had in a while.

[Her expression is apologetic.]

I know that sounds awful, but it's usually pretty peaceful around here. Experiments happen maybe once a month, for a few days. The rest of the time, we're left to ourselves.

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Sounds just like the Hellmouth. Just like home. Don't worry. I'm used to this sort of thing. Can't be any worse than seeing half of what we've seen in Sunnydale.

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[Terra smiles wryly.]

That sounds a lot like me, when I first arrived. I'm sorry you're used to this, but it ought to help.

[She glances down to her neglected muffin and bakery bag. Well, she shouldn't be rude.]

Do you want a muffin?