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[ceiling_cat]

You guys usually have weather like this? Nothin' but rain and sleet... it's enough to get anybody down. [He looks back at the video feed, grinning.]

That said, since the weather's keepin' me in, thought I'd bug ya all with a question or two.

First, I'm tryin' ta fix up a place to stay. This place doesn't happen to've dragged in a hardware store or somethin', does it? Anyplace I could pick up some tools? Be nice ta get my hands on a bit of paint an' plaster, too.

Second thing is I've been hearin' a lot about what happened last week, and somebody told me weird things happen every other week 'round this joint. Anybody willin' to tell me stories about what they've seen when? You never know, maybe we can figure out what's comin' if we look at what's happened before.

Comments

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

First thing that happened when I got here was altered timelines. At some point we all make a choice, right? It affects who we become. A lot of people here turned away from bad choices, and the Animus reversed that.

I've got the knife and hammer, plaster is a bit harder to come by.

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

... That's interestin'. Was it like they replaced people with somebody who'd made different choices, or did they all remember bein' here even with their life changed?

Yeah, so I hear. I'm startin' to wonder if I should just rip some drywall out an' cook it till it falls apart again. Haven't got the kiln for it, though.

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

They remembered this place. When they returned to normal, they remembered who they were in the other life too.

Yeah, but we can make a Kiln or at least a makeshift one.

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Fancy stuff. [Well; the spirits here have proved they can alter memories -- it's more reasonable to think they'd done that than that they'd pulled in replacements for all of their prisoners and screwed with their memories. But where are they getting the power?] Anythin' else? I've got the last couple months' worth down already, so don't worry about those.

True enough. Wouldn't wanna waste too much charcoal on it, though -- or firewood, if that's all we've got.

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they clamped down on everyone with power a bit back reducing them all to human levels. For two whole weeks and we're talking about people like the devil, and so on were powerless.

Well there's always seeing what the dragons The Wastes might be able to do for it. If they have some means to keep things hot, we could use that.

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Two weeks, huh? I thought most of these things just lasted the one.

... and ya know, that's not a bad idea. Hadn't heard about this place havin' dragons. [Noise drakes, or something more mythological? Well -- he hasn't seen any Noise around here yet. Probably the firebreathing sort.]

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

That was the interesting part of that one. Heard about the time the filters were failing, even for the Animus?

They're out in the Wastes. Tough and hard to track but once you do, they're there.

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Haven't heard about that one yet. Did it happen on the same schedule?

[Eyebrows up.] Anybody managed to talk to 'em, or are they just animals?

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

Right around it, if I remember right.

Seems like they're just animals. I haven't heard a word out of them and I did try to talk first. [Banter really but still counts.]

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Huh. [Are the strange events not driven by the Animus? Why would they cause their own devices to malfunction?]

Might not speak the same language. [He wonders if imprinting would work.] Well, it's gonna be hard gettin' them to heat up the right pile of drywall if I can't communicate.

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure what caused it but if I remember right, they were trying to reach those that trapped them here. So it drained the systems or something like that.

Might not. But they do have nests.

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Hmm. [Every time he thinks he's got a handle on something, it gets more confusing. He represses a sigh.] Somebody else trapped 'em, huh? Anyone know who those guys are?

... ya mean the nests are like ovens, huh?

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

We know they're scientists and they were screwing around with things they shouldn't have.

Exactly. And if we can't swing that there's always baiting them to set fire to a certain area we set up.

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

So they trapped the Anima and the Anima are busy makin' our lives hell while they try to get at those guys. There's a karmatic misfire if I ever heard a one.

[Shaking his head, and going back to the more cheerful topic of dragons.] Sounds like you're the expert on those critters. Can ya give me any pointers on trackin' em?

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

Well you know what they say about crap, it rolls down hill.

First thing is you look for scorched earth. If you can find it, there's a hunting ground around there somewhere. Enough critters in the area and you know they'll come back to it.

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Ain't that the truth. [Laughing.]

So these dragons, they're the fire-breathin' kind with the big claws and wings, huh?

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

Pretty much. I haven't seen any signs of shapeshifting so at least you'll know them when you see'em.

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Thanks -- you got a name?

Re: [Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

Name's Dean Winchester. Yours?

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Sanae Hanekoma.

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you. Listen if you need any help with the dragons, I can go out with you or scout it out first.

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Nice ta meetcha too. Might take ya up on that when I head out... I'll get myself some materials together first, though. No point in chasin' down a dragon if I'm not all ready for the kiln, huh?

[Video]

[fairymicrowaver.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a plan. Good luck.

[Video]

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Thanks. See ya round. [A casual wave, and he cuts the feed.]