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[A burst of static, and a rough picture flickers across the screen. A blob of a face forms, and seems to be waving at the screen.] Um, hi. Okay. No, wait-- [And she frowns, tapping out something beneath the screen, and suddenly the picture sharpens into perfect clarity.] There! Sorry, the camera wasn't fully reconnected.

...Um. [And she clears her throat.] Hi. I ... already said that, nevermind. Hi, I'm Felicity Smoaks, from Starling City. [And then her expression pinches together like she wishes she could bang her head into a wall, but she refrains.] ...I promise I won't say it again. I'm just... just seeing if there's anyone else out there I could recognize. Since apparently I'm in an alternate dimension and some people aren't even from earth. [There's a vague tone of anxiety in her voice, even fear, but it's mostly filled with wonder-- like part of her can't believe it, and yet the other part, the slightly nerdy part that made it impossible for her to get a date in college, is almost giddy at the possibilities.

If she could just get over the completely scary aspects of being transported out of her home and into this place against her will, she'd be just dandy.]

And, um... look, I know I'm probably the thousandth person to ask this, but it's only my second day and even though I found the pamphlet and understand what it seems to be saying-- [A shake of her head.] I'm just-- just checking. [A small swallow.] Is it true that no one's ever really gotten out of here?

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[Oliver stands there and waits for her to finish. There is a hint of that unimpressed impatience he sports when she goes off on her tangents but he does feel a tug of fondness. She's still the same Felicity and it's nice to have another piece of home here. Having someone in on his secret is always a plus. He wouldn't have wished Wonderland on her, but now that she's here he finds himself relaxing a little more.]

I'm in my room. Where are you? Do you need my assistance?

Thanks, that is completely helpful and not vague at all, considering there are like a thousand and more rooms in this place. [Don't blame her for being snippy, Ollie, she doesn't really mean it ;;

She shakes her head at his image, then adds,] I am also in my room. More specifically... [She taps a few things on her tablet somewhere out of view of the camera.] I'm on the seventh floor, room 55. ...I tried to go exploring a little bit. Also, hey, not bad with the encoding. Not great, but... not bad. [She is scanning the privacy settings on this and nodding approval.]

[He's frowning at you rn Felicity. God how dense are you?]

I'd rather we talk about all of this in private about this place. Do you want to meet in my room or yours?

[Why is he frowning at her she hasn't even done anything-- oh God, has she said something? What did she just say? Was it bad?]

Look, I am all for meeting you in private for some one-on-one time. [...] ...To talk. About things. Just talk! I just-- need to know where. Or you can come to my room, if you don't want to tell me. [She exhales, sighing. Not exactly how she imagined first inviting a man up to her room, but, well. A girl can't be picky in situations like this.]

[He stares at the screen for a second before sighing.] My room is down in the basement. I can walk you down here if you'd like. There are probably a few things I can show you that you haven't seen yet.

[Her eyebrows raise. The basement?] The basement? They stuck you in the basement? Isn't that kind of cold? [But she stands, heading for her own door. There's a brief pause as she reaches for the door handle, body freezing a moment before she forces it to comply. Yes, this is still weird and scary, but she could deal with stepping outside.] How about I meet you?

You know you could choose where your room was, right? It's not like they gave you a key and said here's where you're staying.

[Hint for: he wanted to be down there, okay? Easier to hide the arrow cave. He raises an eyebrow at her remark.]

I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs. They don't have room numbers down here.

...Yeah. Sure. [She's kinda just picked hers randomly, and when the closet had given her something from home she'd assumed it was meant to be hers.] You picked the basement. Of course you did, it's probably big and dark just like you like... Foot of the stairs. Got it.

[He's there waiting when she finds her way there. He touches a hand to the small of her back and steers her towards his room.] My room's this way, Felicity.

[He never said he was good at greetings.]

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