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[sorta_cinderella]

 [At first, there's just a different voice. Slowly, you'll see her pale face.]

... Well. This is new.

[She could be talking about the device she's fiddling with in her hands. Or, this girl cloaked entirely in black - hair, fingernails, flowing dress and cape - could be talking about the fact she's sitting on a chair that's wobbling over a 'crack' between floating debris. She kicks a bit to see some bits of floor rise up.]

This may be the oddest dream I've ever had. Except when you are in a dream, you never acknowledge it is a dream. So either I'm not dreaming, or this is the most meta and bizarre dream I've ever had. Therefore, if it is a dream, I should have the power to bring forth anything I desire within the realms of my imagination.

[So she concentrates on the area in front of her - it looks like one of the hallways, perhaps on the upper floors. Concentrating... Concentrating... Why in the world is she saying all of this out loud...]

... No all you can eat banquet is appearing. This is disappointing and frightening.

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[sorta_cinderella]

We're fake Alices?

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[eatsyourscience]

Yeah. I guess that's a good way to put it.

[This conversation is surreal.]

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[sorta_cinderella]

[Welcome to a normal conversation with Saki Hanajima.]

I don't recall chasing a kitten or pushing myself into a mirror. Or are we going the Disney route?

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[eatsyourscience]

None of those. It's not quite like the books or the movies.

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[sorta_cinderella]

[head-tilt.]

So we're in the original, unedited version?

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[eatsyourscience]

If we are, it's a long, long version.

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[sorta_cinderella]

No happily ever in sight?

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[eatsyourscience]

Not on a broad scale.

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[sorta_cinderella]

This is upsetting.

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[eatsyourscience]

Being stuck here can be, yeah. But it's not forever.

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[sorta_cinderella]

Then you know of a way out?

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[eatsyourscience]

I don't. But everyone gets sent back eventually.

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[sorta_cinderella]

That's a discomforting vagueness.

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[eatsyourscience]

I know. I'm sorry I can't be more specific. Most people stay for a year or so, but I've been here almost three. So there aren't any real rules.

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[sorta_cinderella]

I don't blame you. This is something far out of our control.

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[eatsyourscience]

Thanks.

If you need any help, let me know. I can show you where things are.

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[sorta_cinderella]

I'll see what I can see for now. But I'll keep you in mind.

[In more ways than one.]

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[eatsyourscience]

Then take care, Hanajima.