{Second lease on life ¤ 005 ¤ Video

[wontbeused]

[The bloke on the video is smirking in far too an amused fashion for a new arrival in Wonderland. For anyone that's ever been here more than once, and with their memories of it in tact when they got back, it may almost seem obvious he must be a return, except... he doesn't look like anyone that had gone missing recently at all, does he? Hmm. Curiouser and curiouser.

Kol can't help taking the moment to poke some fun at things. He has this wildly unique opportunity to meet his friends for the first time all over again-- it's far too fun not to goad them.]

Can't say that I recall ingesting any Ayahuasca, but this is one mad trip.

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[emojis]

'Mad' is certainly one word for it.

[Who are you new face? Aren't you curious indeed.]

'Trip' also isn't entirely wrong either.

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[persevere]

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Bless you?

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[beautifullies]

[ The video grabs her attention because who mentions psychoactive drinks in their first address to the community at large? ]

While I'm sure you've certainly hallucinated things if drinking that in the past, I regret to inform you this isn't a 'trip.' It's real, but there are people here who won't mind helping you along.

[ Claire included, and she smiles in a mix of sympathy and true good will. ]

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[wontbeused]

What, never drank any shamanistic elixirs for kicks, luv?

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[wontbeused]

[Oh, Claire. Now that he remembers you, he's missed you. A lot. He might need you soon, actually, but for entirely different reasons than what he's speaking of just yet, here.] Isn't it, though? I'm sure I heard something about dimensional travel.

[wontbeused]

Perhaps the best words to describe it, even, hm? [He has no idea who this bird is. But he'll take it.] What words would you use, though?

[emojis]

[Oh there are so many words she could use, but she decides to go with the most accurate.]

Depressingly familiar.

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[beautifullies]

Alright, you've got me there. Not a 'trip' so far as Ayahuasca takes you, but one nonetheless, I suppose.

[ She's sitting in a room lit by candlelight and if he squints, Jamie's in the background reading. ]

My name is Claire Fraser, and I run the medical clinic here. I'm happy to help with any questions you might have. It can all be a bit overwhelming.

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[persevere]

[luv, huh? it would be a dead giveaway if she were expecting it.]

So you're talking about what exactly? Drugs? I thought maybe it was some kind of venereal disease with nasty side effects.

{She's not being serious. About the last part, anyway. She definitely had no idea what he was talking about.]

[wontbeused]

Well, aren't you peachy?

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[wontbeused]

The unenlightened may call it a drug. It's mostly just a drink mixed from a few different herbs and vines. Tends to have some psychoactive effects.

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[wontbeused]

A woman who knows her herbs! I think I like you already.

[He grins, this big, cheeky thing that almost feels familiar, somehow...]

Oh, I've found the paper-y bits lying around explaining the main parts. Seems straight forward enough, I s'pose.

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[persevere]

Sounds kind of like peyote to me.

[At least she's heard of that.]

I've always preferred drinking to smoking though. Smoking is gross.

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[alsoagirl]

[ Jessica is squinting hard. For some weird ass reason, she's getting a sense of deja vu. It's uncool.

For that reason, fuck him. ]

You already seem like a piece of work.

[ And she is not jealous because someone can get high and she can't. ]

Stay off my floor.

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[shslliar]

[Uuuuuuh... New face, who dis?

Eh, Kokichi's just gonna turn on the anon feature.]

yeeeeesh better lay off the drugs man

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[wontbeused]

[Wow, harsh, Jess!] I've certainly been called worse in my day. [A smirk.] And which floor might that be, luv?

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[wontbeused]

[He shrugs a little.] Sort've. But it is a drink though. So, does that mean you might give it a chance?

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[wontbeused]

Or perhaps you should open your mind a bit more, mate.

[emojis]

This isn't Wonderland I've had experience with. And given that it draws on our memories and uses them to torture us, I feel it's accurate.

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[persevere]

I dunno, maybe. It probably can't hurt me. Unless one of those herbs happens to be vervain.

[shslliar]

KY
you say that and I'm like
my mind's plenty open! I accept anyone, no matter what they think they are
its just that when you start getting bad trips and probably worse stuff then maybe drugs are a bad idea

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[beautifullies]

I'm a bit of an amateur botanist, I suppose. Herbal remedies are my main interest in terms of plants.

[ But that's not why they're here, and she smiles at his big grin. Something about him is so adoptable. ]

It sounds straight forward but every now and then it likes to throw a curveball at us. Having others, friends, people you can rely on is what truly helps a bit.

[wontbeused]

By all accounts, this isn't that at all, and is, in fact, a new dimension. Or something.

And since that's decidedly not the drugs, I s'pose I'll be just fine with my hallucinogenics.

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[wontbeused]

None of that, now. I'm not looking to hurt pretty vampires. [Especially not ones rather closely attached to his brother.]

[wontbeused]

Fair enough. [Although. Back up a tic.] You're familiar with another version of Wonderland? Why do I get the feeling you don't mean storybooks?