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[Amanda should be in shock. And she probably is. But she's running on autopilot, so to speak. She has the vague memory of what happened, or was going to happen, and she doesn't want to think on it. What she and Nick had been going to do if--

So, she's not. She's not thinking about feelings. She's going into scientist mode. Which means asking questions about everything except herself.

When she appears on the feed, the fingers of the hand not holding her device are notably curled in slightly and fidgeting a little, like she's not sure what to do with them. Which she's not. She looks a little dazed, but she's smiling nervously]

Ah. Hello...I'm... not really sure who I'm addressing, I'm sorry. [she laughs a little, biting her lip for just a moment before continuing] My name is Dr. Amanda Perry. I'm from Earth, which I'm going to hazard isn't where I am now. If anyone could tell me...[she hesitates; she should ask how she got here, but she's afraid she won't like the answer, given her last memory] where here is, exactly, I would appreciate it.

Also, if there's anyone from Destiny here--[another noticeable pause. Does she ask for Nick specifically? No. Not yet] I'm all right. I'm...me. Which you can see, obviously, but…[she cuts herself off, because this could get depressing fast if she goes into details about that]

Anyway, ah...I'll appreciate any information anyone can give me. Thank you.

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you're in wonderland. yeah like the story.

[As for the rest of her message, Tim's got...no clue what it means, honestly. Destiny isn't something he subscribes to as a concept, and I'm me can mean a vast, vast number of things. Things he generally doesn't think about.

Why is he doing this again?

Maybe because Jay would.

Ugh, god. He's not gonna go there.]

[Amanda expected a lot of answers here--she expected an alien planet--but this is...something else.

She's glad to switch off the video feed so she isn't seen gaping like a fish]

Wonderland. Well, a few years ago I would have said that's impossible and insane, but now I'm willing to believe it.

Do I dare ask how this is possible, though? I don't recall falling through any rabbit hole or looking glass.

[she doesn't want to say what she does last recall, but that's neither here nor there right now]

people just kinda end up here. i dont remember how it happened either just woke up and it was a thing that was happening

[Yes Tim, do shower her with your technical jargon.]

lots of people say the same

I suppose that's not terribly surprising. Blackouts or amnesia tend to be a common trend in most involuntary displacements like this.

How many people are there here?

[Ha ha amnesia boy that sure is a thing. A thing he definitely wouldn't know anything about no sir ha ha.]

hundred?? i don't know honestly it seems like people come and go.

few weeks ago this place was packed to the nines with people and then they all disappeared. most of them did anyway. i didn't and a few others didn't.

Wow. That's...both incredible and a little terrifying. Did anyone witness this mass exodus?

i was one of the people that showed up with the others. there wasn't any real rhyme or reason to it? everyone just kinda up and disappeared all on the same day

i don't even know why some of us stayed.

Well, I suppose expecting traditional reasoning from Wonderland would be a little ridiculous in and of itself

Would you rather not? I mean, the involuntary nature aside, is being here just bizarre or properly dangerous?

i mean within the first week of me coming here something like ten people died so yeah i'd say it can be pretty dangerous.

[What a reassuring statement!]

Oh.

[long pause. Of course, Amanda's genre savvy enough, she wouldn't have expected Wonderland to be entirely safe or even just benign in its tricks--she's heard enough of the darker retellings--but that's...something else]

Well. Thank you for that advance warning. I'll be as careful as I suppose someone can be in Wonderland.

[she doesn't want to bring up the fact the matter of dying might not matter now at all, nope, she's refusing to think about that]

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kinda sucks, yeah. i think that might've had more to do with how many people there were here though.

from the way everyone talked about it i don't think it was normal.

Well, one would assume that 'normal' is a very relative term in Wonderland, but I suppose that's a small comfort in a slightly disturbing manner.

Edited 2016-09-20 21:06 (UTC)

[...yeah, he supposes that isn't comforting at all, really. "People here die, but I've been reliably informed that this isn't a normal thing, so if your impromptu death strikes you at an inconvenient time, rest assured: this experience is highly atypical!"

He wouldn't find that comforting either. Then again, "comfort" as a concept is pretty far removed from what he's used to, just in general.]

well i also hear we can die multiples times.
so there's that fun little tidbit.

Oh.

[another noticeable pause here. She's not sure if that's comfort, considering her own situation. Or if she should mention it. She doesn't want to]

So do we know if we have a limit, the proverbial nine lives, so to speak, or could someone conceivably feel secure messing with questionable wiring and that sort of think indefinitely?

[not that she would do that now, but she's trying to make light. Trying being the key word]

everyone says after your fifth death something happens.
i dunno about you but i don't want to know what that something is because it can't be anything good.

[Not that it makes much of a difference to him. Death or not, he'll still be persisting in a world that's a step above the one he left.]

Yes, I can certainly agree with that.

...

Would you happen to know, offhand, if, theoretically, someone died before they came here, if that would count as one 'strike'?

[Sounds like someone sure had an experience prior to showing up here, huh? "Theoretically" his ass, especially with all that waffling about "I'm me" from her initial broadcast.]

sorry, no clue. one of the people who've been here longer could probably say for sure though.

[she's well aware of the implications of what she said. But she's not ready to face it yet, let alone admit it probably happened out loud. But she'll be erring on the side of caution regardless]

It's fine. Hopefully it won't be relevant to anyone. Thank you for what you have told me, though. You've been very helpful.

someone else could probably tell you better.
like i said, haven't been here that long.

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