sirenspull | 001 [Video]: Oh, Canada.

[The NV turns on, showing a very sleek-looking dark-haired man with sharp cheekbones and sunglasses smirking at the camera. Even over the NV, one can tell that this is a person who knows he's better than everyone else around him- there is no uncertainty in his features, just full-on arrogance. When he finally speaks, his English accent is so smooth one can practically roll a carpet on it.]

Well, let's see here. You know, I've been going through this thing's previous posts and such, and wow, all the entries from people who have just arrived really share a lot in common. You'd think that there's some kind of checklist that we have to get through once we arrive. Like, number one, you must certainly, without a doubt, ask "where am I?" or "what is going on?" or "why have I been dragged across time and space itself to the wretched wannabe of a place that is Canada?" Because finding out things by asking people who might lie to your face instead of quietly gathering information by your lonesome is clearly the way to go.

[A pause as he lets that sink in.]

Second, you must ask where your friends or family or dog or beloved garden gnome is in this place. Which, most of the time, results in nothing but statements like "No, I haven't seen your gnome" to "Oh, yes, your gnome was here before, but I'm not sure where he's gone off to now, sorry about that".So why bother asking? No, I'm going to skip that part entirely- I've already checked the NV for the people I know and they're not here, so, just look at all the time I saved.

Third, you may either a), mention that you "can't stay here because you have something important to go back to" or b), basically give your whole life story to people because you can. I'm not doing the first option because, frankly, I'd rather not repeat the Apocalypse all over again, thank you, and I'm not doing the second one because, honestly, I'd rather keep all of you in the dark. Why in the world should I reveal who I am or what I do without knowing exactly who lives in this place?

[He grins widely.]

What I can tell you is that the name's Crowley. [He pronounces it like it rhymes with "holy".] Anthony J. Crowley. And I do not need your pats on the back or your offers to be my best friend ever or your little cheerful fake welcomes. All I need is information about the darkness at night and how this city works and other such things.

Do be nice and provide it to me. I'm sure a few of you have the collective brain to do so.

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Ah, I see. Oh, corporations. Always wanting to tie up everything they see with red tape and such.

Any idea how long this cold war has been going on?

About 40 years, if you can believe it.

[Several seconds later.]

Drat! I mean 90 years. 94, specifically. Sorry, I keep forgetting it's supposed to be 2012 here.

Edited 2012-03-21 21:57 (UTC)

2012? Huh. So this is like the future.

...Kind of shabby. No flying cars, either.

But one hundred years? That's quite the cold war.

No kidding, right?

So what year are you from?

1990.

You?

1965.

Since we're on the subject - got any future info on how long the actual Cold War lasted? If you're from a world where that happened, I guess.

It was pretty much winding down the time I left, so that should tell you how long it was.

How?

I mean. 'Winding down' kind of implies a lack of massive thermonuclear kaboomery, so I guess everybody managed to avoid that?

Oh, yeah, there was the big threat, but in the end, no one really did anything. They pretty much threw up their arms and were like "welp, guess we can't do much here" and now there are peace talks and stuff going on back home.

Though the world almost did end in a nasty nuclear explosion which was unrelated to that.

[You can't hear because it's text, but she's giggling like crazy.]

La plus ça change, I suppose.

Exactly. History never fails to repeat itself, really. So many people don't realize that.

It's kind of obvious. Occasional transdimensional kidnappings notwithstanding.

Well, of course, that's something you can't see coming.

By the way, didn't catch your name.

I'm Madeleine. Just Maddy's fine, though. Hi, by the way!

Maddy, then. And hello back, I suppose.

Madeleine...are you French?

Swiss, actually.

Swiss, huh? Not a bad country, I guess. Been there a few times over the years.

Which part are you from?

Up in the high alps of the the Valais.

Or down in the Valais, if you're operating on latitude instead of altitude. Pretty close to the Italian border.

I remember being there a couple times. Pretty place.

I already kind of miss the mountains. But there's plenty to see here.

Really, like what? Illuminate me as to the unseen wonders of Canada, since I was pretty sure there were none.

I don't know if it would impress anyone else, but I've never seen the sea before. I love the library and the crazy bars and even the Darkness monsters, a little. I mean, as horrifying as they are when they're trying to eat you, kitten-scorpion monsters? Actually pretty awesome.

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