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[thebloodyend]

[Waking up soaking wet?  Check.  Waking up someplace he's never seen before?  Also check.  What the hell even is this starfish thing?  Triple check.  One very annoyed and also still hung over English vampire?  Yup, all yours Vatheon, aren't you all lucky.  He also hasn't noticed the mark yet, but you'll all be hearing about that when he does, of course.]

What the bloody hell is going on?

[He's not sure what he's annoyed about more.  Being soaking wet-because ugh, his coat-or the fact that he has no idea where he is.  He was supposed to be on his way to win back Drusilla, dammit.]

Someone better have answers.  Now.

[Yeah, he...he doesn't ask when he's in a bad mood.  He demands.  Well...he usually demands anyway even if he's not in a bad mood.]

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[aim_exorable]

You have been kidnapped to be used as a guinea pig, I believe is the human expression, in this underwater city where the coral you are no doubt near is worshipped as a god but isn't and may just be used as a conduit to bring us here. It certainly plays an important role, of that there is no doubt.

You will need to touch it as least weekly to keep up your energy.

Anything else?

[Darkleer is tired and used to the drill, so forgive the deadpan tone of voice, Spike.]

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[thebloodyend]

[It's better than being told the same thing by someone who sounds way too cheerful. That would just increase his desire to throttle them. This is marginally better though.]

Right. They picked the wrong guinea pig this time.

[Is it too early to desire to fuck shit up already?]

Just one other thing. Has anyone figured out how to get out of here?

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[aim_exorable]

[Considering the reactions of some people upon arrival, it is apparently never too early to have a desire to fuck shit up.]

Hmmm, if we had, then that would have been among the first things I would have told you.

Others have left this city to return to their own worlds, but that is something none of us can control. You may either be here for only a month, or perhaps even a full year. No one quite knows for certain how it operates, at least not yet.

[replicatedcourage]

Oh, did you just get here?

[Have a curious looking Hylian on your screen, Spike!]

You're in an underwater city called Vatheon. It likes to suck people in randomly but it's a nice place to live anyway. I'm Sola, what's your name?

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[thebloodyend]

[Have a very unamused look.]

Well it's not like I just decided to take a swim.

I don't give a damn if it's nice, I don't want to be here.

[He's not even going to introduce himself right now, he's not in the mood for the whole 'hi, nice to meet you' thing.]

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[replicatedcourage]

Sorry but you're kinda stuck. Everyone is. Nobody knows how to get out even if a bunch of people are working on it. I'm sure they'll let everyone know when they figure it out, though, so don't worry.

[Sola doesn't seem very concerned about it though. He doesn't want to leave, even if he knows the vast majority of people here do.]

Um, I asked you your name, if you forgot. Do you have one? It's okay if you don't. I didn't have one at first either.

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[shotarcana]

I think those answers probably cover it. But don't get too upset-- it's not that bad here, at least so far for me, though I'm new here too.

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[thebloodyend]

[Frustrated sigh.]

Well that's good for you, but I'll get as upset as I damned well please.

Everyone else can go be happy worshiping the bloody coral, but I'm getting out of here.

[Uhm, yeah. Good luck with that, Spike...]

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[shotarcana]

Right... Well, that's understandable, but I'm afraid it won't really help. At least... You can go outside and see for yourself.

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[closedcircuit]

I'm sorry to say that you've been...kidnapped, sort of.

This city is named Vatheon.

[Ky offers a polite nod.]

What else can I help with?

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[thebloodyend]

Sort of? How can you be kidnapped sort of? [You either are or you aren't 8|]

Since it seems no one knows how to get out of here, don't think you can help with anything.

[He's too proud and stubborn to ask for help on anything...not where anything is in the city or where he can stay or...anything.]

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[closedcircuit]

Well, you have freedom to move about within the city freely, so it's certainly a different kind of containment than otherwise.

All right. But I will say that almost everything is free here, and there are towels on a bar a little ways to your east.

[reaper2die4]

[Oh looky a cute one! And Grell might even get to have at least a little fun?]

Oh darling, welcome to the bubble known as Vatheon. We're not all completely sure why we're brought here, only that we are as some sort of experiment I suppose.

And before you start to ask, everything here is free except for items in one shop.

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[thebloodyend]

[He doesn't think he can remember the last time-if ever-anyone's called him darling. It's certainly not something Dru calls him. He raises an eyebrow.]

So I've heard from the rest of the welcoming committee.

And I wasn't going to ask. [No, really, he wasn't. He was just planning on taking whatever he wanted or needed. But if everything's free, well, that makes things less of a hassle then.]

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[reaper2die4]

[She smiles at him.]

I know. It just makes everything so much easier doesn't it, love? You don't have to have a job if you don't want one, but several people take one just to feel useful.

Others of us who have worked for so long and hard with no break finally get a bit of a vacation while here.

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[whereyoulead]

Yeah, it fucking sucks. Surprise, you just won an all-expenses paid vacation to Atlantis.

[Ken, hasn't anyone told you not to poke vampires with sticks?]

The welcome wagon's usually pretty quick, so I'll skip that bullshit and just ask if you have any other burning questions.

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[thebloodyend]

[Well, it's mildly better than what everyone else has greeted him with, so far. And at least he doesn't have to hear the same things repeated yet again.

Well, since all of his other questions have been met with unsatisfactory answers, he has had a little time to think about other things.]

Yeah. Since I'm apparently stuck here, where am I supposed to live? [That's the one thing no one has told him about yet.]

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[whereyoulead]

[He aims to please.]

Anywhere you like. Housing's free like everything else.

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[not_heavens_adam]

[Johnny's supposed to be on his way back to the Lower District when he's hit with the overwhelming smell and sense of another vampire; a different vampire than the ones he already knew about.

That smell had him changing courses and heading to the Plaza where the true blood finds the man easily enough. And smirks. Well, this would be interesting~

He comes closer, only a few feet away when he speaks.]

My my, so demanding~ Don't you think you'd rather get dry first~?

Your answers aren't going anywhere, after all~

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[thebloodyend]

[He merely watches the other man approach, not saying a word for the moment. Personal space isn't something he really cares all that much about, usually, but when it's a stranger in an unfamiliar place, it keeps him on guard. He's not sure what, exactly, to expect in this place, after all.]

No, the answers aren't, but my patience is.

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[not_heavens_adam]

Mmm~ I suppose. You're in an underwater city called Vatheon, you can't get out unless you want to go to the uninhabited island above, everything here is free, including housing and to move in you just pick a place and move there~

[He never liked breaking down the facts slowly so he just threw them all at once at people.]

Ah~ And you can find blood packs in the super market, it's quite useful~

[Have a wink.]

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[gorges]

[She's grinning into the feed.]

Someone's a little pissed, huh?

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[thebloodyend]

[He glares.]

Your ability to state the obvious is impressive.

[Except no, no it's not.]

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[beauchevalier]

[Spike will here a very British sounding gentleman over the network, since he's not the only Englishman in town.]

Since most everyone has answered your questions already, I'll say welcome and enjoy your stay here in Vatheon.

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[thebloodyend]

[Sigh. Why do people keep welcoming him. He doesn't want to enjoy his stay here, he wants to get out of here. More people welcoming him isn't going to change his mind, either. Killing some people might, though.]

Right. Thanks.

[Maybe that'll be better than arguing again that he'd rather not be here.]