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[ the video feed starts, and lydia's not paying attention; in fact, she'd been using the darkened screen of her device in order to check the status of her lip gloss and mascara. the latter is slightly smudged underneath one eye, as if she's recently been crying, but it's the only sign of any distress as she quickly plasters a different expression on, mouth pouting slightly. ]

I would like to state, for the record, that this is ridiculous. Absolutely, completely - ridiculous.

I mean, they say that the first part of debunking a hallucination is to acknowledge its total lack of infallibility.

Or something.

Besides, the whole 'waking up in Wonderland' cliché? So tired.

[ she pauses, eyes narrowing, and stares a little more intently at the camera, as if silently daring someone to challenge her.

and then she sighs, quietly, the camera panning to the rows and rows of books behind her - several of the titles in different languages - before the feed cuts out. ]

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[ cue lydia staring. a lot. because what she knows of erica and what she's seeing on the screen are two very different things. ]

Erica. You're here.

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[anticonvulsant]

[ Oh, and she is absolutely taking this the wrong way. Guess who doesn't know what the future has in store for her? ] Sorry to disappoint you.

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[ and meanwhile, lydia's not going to apologize for any way in which her tone might have been misinterpreted, because lydia doesn't do backpedaling.

but she's read enough to know that there are disastrous effects when someone knows too much about their own future. ]

I wouldn't call it disappointed. More like - briefly seized by an unexpected surprise.

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[ Oh. So we're going there, huh? Erica raises both her brows. ] Wow. Classy. I get why everyone drops their panties around you, now.

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[ and lydia will match that with a slight tilt of her head. ]

As opposed to what, exactly?

video; heaven or hell round one let's rock

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[ A shrug. ] A condescending bitch.

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Mmm. Well, it takes all kinds.

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And I'm sure you'd know all about that.

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[ insert a long-suffering sigh. ]

Was there anything else?

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Why don't you tell me?

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[ as delightful as this conversation has been, she's definitely not going to toss the news of 'hey, back home you're dead' into the ring.

contrary to popular belief, she does have her lines.

so she just presses her lips together and shakes her head slowly. ]

Be seeing you.

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[anticonvulsant]

Yeah, gonna have to go with hopefully not on that one.