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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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[ well this conversation just got significantly awkward. ]

Well... [ chewing his lower lip. ] I don't remember seeing your corpse, and I usually remember the cases I investigate, so if you are a hallucination, I don't think you're someone I saw on a slab.

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Cases? What do you do, exactly?

[ notice how she's bypassed the whole death subject entirely. ]

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[designates]

[ yes he has and thank fuck for that ]

I'm a Special Agent. [ temporary. ] For the FBI. [ sort of. ]

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Impressive.

Well, that explains the corpse comment. Don't worry, my theory on that has very little supporting evidence.

oops i meant audio AUDIO FOREVER ok ok

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[ a heavy sigh. ] Not really. But yeah. I get paid to look at corpses. Usually horribly mutilated ones. [ another tight smile. ]

I hope your hypothesis is inaccurate. I hope mine is too.

video; fine will graham we see how it is

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So - do you have a name? Or am I just going to have to call you FBI?