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[ One minute, you're minding your own business in camp, enjoying your victories, and ignoring the impending doom that is becoming a constant cloud over your head, and the next, you're appearing in a mansion.

At first, Leo's ninety percent sure he's getting some weird dream vision from his dad again. Supposedly Zeus put a stop to those, so he's a little impressed with Hephaestus' tenacity, but after a hard pinch to the arm, he's sort of figuring out he's actually awake right now, and someone just transported him out of nowhere to somewhere else. Was it Gaea, or was it something else entirely? No one had ever been able to do this before, and there's something on his person that wasn't there before, like a little phone, so maybe it was his dad--

His mind is racing, to the point where his body is hot to the touch, and then there's no warning and he just lights up, flaring wild orange and red in the middle of the hallway. It's that that brings him back to the present, and Leo swears, loudly, and tries to calm himself down--by the time his fire's been put out, he's standing, butt naked, in the middle of the entrance hall.

Awesome.

The little device he found himself with, however, is unharmed. The demigod pretty much scrambles across the room to find a tapestry to duck behind, covering the important bits, then squints at the device, just laying there, innocently.

There's a moment of indecision before he dashes across the room, grabs it, and runs back. A little curious tinkering reveals the capabilities of the device, and Leo clicks record on the video setting. He looks a little singed, and is holding the device far enough away from his face so that you can just see the tapestry and part of his naked chest.]

So... Am I posting to some kind of kidnapee network? Uh, hi, my name's Leo, and I think I just got kidnapped too, and, uh...

[ He winces, and tries for a smile that might be sheepish. ] Can anybody bring me some clothes?

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[ oh. well. that's one way to appear in wonderland. though leo should probably be thankful he didn't end up in a pool. allison can speak from experience, even if she was clothed at the time.

and while she can see that there are going to be plenty of people jumping to his clothing-aid, allison feels more comfortable stepping in on the other side of things. ]

You know, for just getting here you pretty much summed up the network. [ have a friendly smile, it'll sort of help. ] But welcome to Wonderland anyway.

[ Leo is really starting to think that this place might not be so bad. I mean, getting kidnapped and separated from his half siblings and Jason and Piper? That's bad. Really bad. Separation generally does not end well for demigods.

But he's been separated to a place that is apparently full of gorgeous women so. You know. You win some, you lose some. ]

...Wonderland? [ Get your head back in the game, Leo, jfc. ] Wait, like--the kid's movie, Wonderland? Seriously?!

[ that's one way to look at it, leo. you win some, you lose a lot more. especially in a place like this. ]

More like the books than the movies, but yeah. Queen of Hearts, Cheshire Cat, Alice...

[ he's still focused on the fact that you're hot allison ]

Are you serious? Man, that is screwed up. [ He grimaces at the feed, and it's the classic "those crazy gods" face, a cross between horrified and amused, because this really does sound like some kind of trick. He can't help being on his guard, because we won the battle but we haven't won the war could not apply more to his situation back home.

Back home. That is already weird to say. ] I seriously just got done with a quest, and now someone's trynna plop me here? I don't think I'm dreaming, either.

[ A beat. ] I mean, I would totally dream about a girl as pretty as you, but, I think you're real.

[ leo plz. ]

It actually gets a lot worse. Because this place isn't exactly like Wonderland- it kidnaps people and keeps them here against their will. No way home, no way out, and then every couple of weeks they have...events. [ best word for it, sorry bro. ] Where the mansion changes and basically tries to kill you.

[ and that's your sparknotes version of wonderland! :D ]

A quest? [ and then she laughs a little, shaking her head. ] I feel pretty real, so I'm going to say you're not dreaming.

[ ...well that all sounded like it should have been in a dream.

Leo squints. If he could rewind the darn thing, he would, to try and get a better feel of what the heck she's even talking about. ] So...still trying to kill me.

[ so really, this isn't any different than home, is it. ] Okay. I can deal with that, I guess. Have you heard of... [ what's the name of the strawberry place again? ] Uh, nevermind. Are you from the same place I am? I think I'd probably remember seeing you, too.

[ TURNING THE FLIRT UP TO ELEVEN. Look at this hopeful grin. ]

Yes, definitely still trying to kill you.

[ should she be worried that he's coming from somewhere where something is trying to kill him? should she be worried that she's not worried? but her eyebrows just shoot up at his question, looking more than just a little confused. ]

Unless that place you're from is California? [ but that was cute, leo. ] I doubt it, since this place can take people from anywhere, and everywhere.

Awesome. [ well, what else is new? leo is starting to get way too acquainted with the idea of random suffering. demigod problems, man.

he shakes his head enough that his curls bounce. dang. leo was kind of hoping, because she looks his age--total demigod material. ] Nah, Houston. [ after a beat, he adds: ] Or, uh, Long Island, I guess.

[ ...you know ] ...There isn't anybody like...actually Greek, or Roman or anything like that here, is there? Like, especially if they look kind of normal but are probably out to kill anyone who looks at 'em funny?

Did you move around a lot?

[ does she maybe sound like she knows how that feels? because she does. a lot. but at the same time she's got a gut feeling that there's a little more going on when he answers with houston first.

and then she just pauses, eyebrows shooting up. ] You mean like...Greek descent? I don't know. I don't really ask people where they're from.

[ allison shrugs at that last bit, though. ]

That might apply to more people than you think, actually.

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