001 ♑ video ♑ and the war came with a curse and a caterwaul.

[ex_stakes70]

[ At first ,all that's seen is dark. The occasional glint of light shining off of metal occurs, and the singing of the blade as it swings through the air can be heard quite clearly. There's a loud grunt, and a crunching, disgusting squelching sound. Another grunt, the distinct slicing of blade to hard flesh... And then a huge thud. There's a glass spider, laying dead now, in front of the NV. The click of heels on pavement approaches, and the owner of the NV picks it up and her face becomes clear.

There are some scratches, some bruising, and a bit of blood. Her hair is relatively unscathed though slightly more mussed than she would like to have kept it, and she's breathing heavily. The blonde peers curiously, and also with a very determined crease to her brow, into the NV. ]

Huh. [ She looks around for a second, then back to the feed. ] Safe to say I'm not in Manhattan anymore... So. [ There's a small thud as she plops down, sitting on the monster's carcass without much thought to it. She's not on a bloody oozy gooey part. No big deal. ]

What's a girl gotta do to find a decent dry cleaner's around here? [ Yep. Her clothes are all gross now and that's what matters. ] – And for that matter, some shoe-shine. I think some guts spattered on my -- my boots! Ooh, if I could kill another one of those I'd – do it... without my shoes on. [ Weird to say. ] – Okay, so, dry cleaning, good leather polish, and maybe a half-decent place to crash. Preferably fluffy bed? But a semi-squishy couch'll work in a pinch. Don't wanna get all cozy with the natives, cuddle-uppy and monster-vulnerable. And I am in serious need of a de-insomniatic napping attempt. Appreciate the neat phone-doohickey though! Nifty high-techish stuff. Way more expensive-looking than anything I had back home.

[ Wait. FOCUS. Focus, stop being distracted by shiny and new. ]

Soooooo… Anybody? Listening ears, big plus.

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[tinyvampiregod]

Listening to what?

[ex_stakes70]

Me? Y'know, with the talking, and the question-slash-favor asking...

[hejhej]

[Lisbeth is blown away by the footage. How was this woman--? What? She was annoyed and began echoing the people whom she first got in contact with on the network.]

Are you an idiot?

[ex_stakes70]

Very not, actually... [ What is your problem? ]

Action Yay Buffy!

[that_is_asecret]

[He's just seemed to appear out of nowhere on a window sill]

Oh my, you must really like spiders.

:D HELLO~ forever action.

[ex_stakes70]

Waugh! [ She spins rapidly and sees the source of the voice but JESUS CHRIST HASN'T ANYONE EVER TOLD YOU SNEAKING UP ON PEOPLE IS THE ANTI-OKAY? ] -

Wha-? No, big time no-likey, hence the killing. Any chance y'might be able to direct me to a non-spidery location? 'Cause more of those would be really opposite of what I want right now.

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[ace_attorney]

(That was a lot of banter to have with... yourself!)

Have you tried the... Tower Apartments already?

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[ex_stakes70]

[ Yep that is ... something she does. ]

Nope! But I will. Riiiight about now.

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[bloodthirsts]

Do you see a tall apartment building near you? That's a safe place for a newcomers to go. You should get there quickly.

[Video]

[ex_stakes70]

[ Squint squint squ-- ] I see it. I'll just mosey on that direction... [ Yep. Mosey. She ain't even mad bro. ] Thanks for the tip!

video; /breaks hiatus for you

[thequarterback]

[So that was... Oh. Not the type of face he was expecting to appear on the NV. Nope. Not that girls are totally capable too it's just that--]

Uh, are you okay?

video; oh you shouldn't have /touched!

[ex_stakes70]

Just another day on the job! No biggie. My jacket, however? Rest in peace.

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[defineshinky]

[Wendy offers the newcomer some applause.]

Dude, mad respect. That was awesome. Wish I could help with the clothes, but I'm new too. Sleeping wise, they should give you a room in the apartments.

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[ex_stakes70]

[ If she hadn't seen the girl's face she'd think she was hearing Faith talk, the way she uses language. ]

Sure... Awesome's one word for it, I guess.

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[presspasskey]

Shoe-shine I can't help you with, but there's a few dry-cleaners around town which are worth it. There's one in Sector 3, a couple in Sector 4. The ones in Sector 4 are cheaper, but the one I like in 3's quicker, if you need to get that suit cleaned before an afternoon meeting.

Oh, and there's one in the Underground Mall, but it's not my favorite.

[ Headtilt ] You handle stuff like this a lot?

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[ex_stakes70]

You are officially my hero... ine.

[ to the other comment she laughs a bit ]

More or less, yep. Just another manic Monday, blah blah blah.

[showbizpanache]

[He gives the address of a decent dry cleaning place.]

They've always come through for me. Welcome to Siren's Port, by the way. I'll spare you the disclaimer, since you seem to be quite capable of handling yourself.

[ex_stakes70]

Ten tons of thank you! [ and she legitimately goes "phew" ]

Yeah, plus I've heard it like five times already.. So, y'know... That.

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[thelittlestbub]

... Welcome back Buffy.

[Video]

[ex_stakes70]

B...ack. Like I've been here before?

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[manofthenorth]

My, was he right about you.

[video] all my dreams are coming true in this moment.

[ex_stakes70]

He... who?

[voice]

[ergomaniac]

You've gotten to safety by now?

[voice]

[ex_stakes70]

Yep. Riding on the coattails of whoever funds free apartment central.

[jackedthename]

...Oh, I like the way you work, beautiful.

[ex_stakes70]

[ Beautiful, huh? Cue suddenly much more girly. She gives a playful but confident grin. ] More where that came from, too.

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[angel_of_death]

You look a right mess.

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[ex_stakes70]

Just what every girl likes to hear.

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[askedtobe]

You're from Manhattan?

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[ex_stakes70]

Not from, that's just where I was before, y'know. Big spider.

video; 1/2 privated all to hell

[slipperysoul]

[ .... he knows that voice. And there's almost a solid minute of staring because his life has been a particular hell hole the past couple weeks and he has no idea if this is a good thing or not.

But yeah, he's shocked. Give him a second. ]

video; privated all to hell

[slipperysoul]

Buffy?

[ ... eloquent. ]

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[youfartknocker]

Uh- hey, baby. Uh, huh huh.

[ex_stakes70]

[ Stare.


Stare.

Nose-wrinkle. ]

... Ew.

FFFU, video;

[athermercy]

I guess you've gotten directions about the flats. I won't suggest to use the tap water until the morning. The Darkness filters sometimes.

:D :D :D, video;

[ex_stakes70]

Okay, people keep talking about this Darkness thing - but nobody's said anything about the plumbing involving it. So, y'know. Explanations welcomed.

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[returnsmagic]

[ Aurican has little to no idea what she is talking about. ]

Shoe shining?

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[ex_stakes70]

[ You're a fucking dragon. ] -Yuh-huh... [ That's about all she'll give him right now because staring. D R A G O N. COOL. sort of. ]

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[leading3men]

You're right not to get cozy with the natives, especially the ones that associate with the companies.

But then that leaves you dealing with about twenty percent of the population, so good luck with that.

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[ex_stakes70]

Companies and natives and - wah. None of this is making sense! I mean, it does, but it doesn't - what's the point of this? All of it! And where can I get excedrin?

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[notadisneygirl]

Where in Manhattan are you from?

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[ex_stakes70]

Not from - just visiting. Formerly of Sunnydale, California.

video; so late

[whycantistay]

If you need a place, I'm running a hotel. But it's got regular apartment style rooms.

video; STILL LOVE YOU!

[ex_stakes70]

I'm at Tower right now, but I'd totally be okay with staying there once I actually have... Y'know. Money.

video; still late :|

[olderthanyourjesus]

You seem proficient enough in fighting to not worry about heels.

video; still love you~

[ex_stakes70]

Are you kidding? I don't fight without fashion.