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[exvampirate]

[ For a moment all that's heard is some grunting and probably a few obscene curses. He's still trying to figure the phone out, but that's because he's not familiar with it. Technology isn't Benny's strong suit in the slightest. He had a flip phone when him and Dean were talking, but he ditched that a long time ago. Getting anything fancier never really appealed to Benny. No need. This thing wasn't what he wanted to be shackled to at all.

Suddenly a fuzzy beard appears in frame and it's clearly speckled with spots of gray. There are a few more grunts as Benny finally arrives at the conclusion that this isn't just your run of the mill phone. Then again the only phones he's familiar with are the flip ones. This one's in a whole different league and dammit if it's not pissing him off.

He clears his throat quickly and finally becomes a little more visible on the screen. When he found this damn thing in his pocket he didn't know what to expect, but maybe he could get a hold of someone who could help him out. ] I don't think this damned thing is even workin', but if anyone's out there I could sure use a nudge in the right direction. A state would greatly appreciated. This house don't look too comfortin' and I'm itchin' to get the hell outta dodge.

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[lightgunhustler]

I had my reservations about the house, too, but it's a hell of a lot better than staying outside.

[Who knows what's out there in the woods. There was that recent werewolf incident...]

Welcome to Wonderland. I'm sure you've already had a whole bunch of people chime in and tell you about it by now. Hell, we've even got a brochure.

[exvampirate]

I dunno about that. Houses like this ain't all candy canes and rainbows, sweetheart. [ It's important to remember that his nicknames like sweetheart and darlin' are just his way. He isn't aiming to offend in any way. He's been slapped more than a few times because they're taken the wrong way.

There it is again. Wonderland. That just don't sound at all comforting in the slightest. This had to be some sorta joke or something. Nothing about this made sense. ] A brochure? This place must have some sorta mojo to pull me outta where I was.

[lightgunhustler]

[She'll have to learn to deal with it, but at the moment, she can't help wincing. She's been called way too many pet names by way too many drunk and patronizing hunters over the years for it to sit well with her.]

Got that right, at least. There's some serious magic going on here. And I'm not saying the mansion is perfect -- but nothing here is really entirely safe, from the sounds of it. I'm sure I'd like being stuck outside even less than dealing with any inconveniences the mansion might come up with.

[Although, Bandersnatch. That was a hell of a lot more than an 'inconvenience.']

[exvampirate]

[ He's not entirely sure if he feels more comfortable out here, but he doesn't know who's inside there. He's got more than his fair share of enemies since he got topside after Purgatory. He's got more hunters on his ass than he knows what to do with because of the incident with Martin and he still has a lot of vampire exposure. It's hard to be hunted by both groups. Neither one is really a shelter against the storm. ] I'm pretty sure safe is the last word I would use to describe this place. [ Then again he probably shouldn't throw stones. This place doesn't have monsters hunting him down to rip out his throat. ] How'd it get you?

[lightgunhustler]

I'm not exactly sure of the specifics. I died and wound up here. Not the afterlife I was expecting, that's for damn sure.

[She shrugs, offering him a grimace. She hates to sound flippant about it, but she's been here long enough that she has to face facts. She hadn't survived Carthage. She'd known she wasn't going to. It wasn't exactly a surprise.]