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[blondehacker]

[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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[blondehacker]

[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?

[repentant]

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.

[blondehacker]

...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.

[repentant]

[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.]