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[The video starts up with an image of one of the battered barricades, then turns to show Beiste's vaguely confused expression.]

So...that's still around. And I got a stack of rifles in my room, 'cause the closets don't seem to be back to normal either.

Does this feel weird to anyone? All that action and then nothing's happening but the stuff's still here? Almost like it didn't shut off all the way or somethin'.

Anybody notice anything else weird? I hear folks've got their powers back, so at least if those things show up again we're a little better off than before. Still feels off, though.

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Normal is relative, especially here.

Well, yeah. But we do have, y'know. Down-time, usually. And this isn't quite that, yet, but it's...awful quiet.

Perhaps Wonderland doesn't want us to grow complacent.

I guess. It'd be hard to do that, though. Even with downtime.

...It's still weird, thinking this place has thoughts and stuff. Even after all this time.

... That's probably for the best. The more we get 'used' to being here... I don't think that's a good sign.

Yeah. Honestly, with how long I've been here, it's surprising I haven't just gotten used to it. That's how it worked every time I moved to a new town or something.

Helps that this place is so, uh, eventful.

[ Harry hadn't really thought it was strange, but then again, he hasn't really been around long enough to tell. ]

Do things that show up during events usually disappear after everything's through?

[She'd seen Harry show up earlier, but she figured she'd let James get him settled in before she said hi. Far as she can remember, this is the youngest he's ever been here. At least that'll probably make it more likely that James'll want to keep him out of trouble. Maybe.]

Usually. Sometimes stuff sticks around, but that's usually only if we sorta want it to? But even that's not all that common.

[ Harry nods and considers that, though his limited knowledge about Wonderland prevents him from drawing any definite conclusions. ]

So is it bad, that things are still around? Did something go wrong, somewhere?

I don't know. Could just be we're waiting on another wave with those titans. Kinda hopin' it ain't that, but it might be.

I really hope that's not the reason. I don't think anyone's up for another round, they seemed pretty tough.

Might just be more for the look of things, then?

[Although as she says that, it sounds really silly.]

I wouldn't mind if the defences decided to stick around. Feels more like home.

I dunno. Makes me nervous that we might still need them, y'know?

I'd rather have them and not need them than the other way around. And I think most places could do with extra fortifications. You can never have too many.

I suppose.

What kinda place are you from? Were you at war or something?

[Because, uh. Lima, Ohio doesn't need fortifications.]

Kind of? Zombie apocalypse. And we did get attacked by another settlement a few months back.

Oh. Geez. Okay, yeah, can see how barricadin' up sounds like a good idea.

It's just that some events have us up against things in here, y'know? So maybe being locked in isn't any better.

You either have to barricadeup or never stop moving and I had my fill of sleeping in bins to be honest.

Maybe, but it's usually easier to get out of barricades than to get in.

Well, that's good to know. The few times we've done that sorta thing, it's been inside the mansion itself. Guess I might just be a little claustrophobic, thinking of not being able to go outside at all.

Man, I sure hope those titan-guys are gone for good.

It does get claustrophobic. There are times at home when I would love to just... go outside the walls. But it's too dangerous.

Hopefully they are.

Well, maybe you'll get used to feeling safer between events, then. Kinda...compartmentalize all the feeling scared into when there's a reason to feel scared?

[Okay maybe that's not helpful.]

Maybe. This place is already so much safer, but some habits die hard. You can't go back after that kind of trauma.

[And it was trauma, he wasn't going to pretend otherwise.]

But losing the hairtrigger response helps.

[She nods.]

There's folks you can talk to. I dunno about that Hannibal guy, but I think someone else was offering therapy or somethin'. Might be worth it.

Hannibal... [Yeah, he's just going to not trust someone with that name on principle. Call him paranoid. Which he is. Very.]

Maybe. On the other hand, paranoia and hairtrigger reflexes is a survival trait these days. Things get weird enough round here.

It doesn't really bode very well if Wonderland can't go by it's own messed up timetables. My closet is still throwing those things out too, I'm not even sure where to put them anymore.

Edited 2015-01-14 19:47 (UTC)

Well, if things do go back to normal eventually, that stuff should just disappear.

Here's hoping it's not sticking around to prepare us for a second wave.

[Or permanent titan attacks.]

Normal for Wonderland at any rate. If they don't disappear then at least we can't complain we're undefended. There's probably enough firearms in this mansion right now to last a year or two.

[Permanent titan attacks. Does not compute.]

Yeah...not that that does us much good for food. Although I guess we could try hunting. Dunno if we'd manage enough for everyone that way, though.

...Wonder if Wonderland didn't give us anything like that 'cause it figured most of us wouldn't make it through that anyway.

Weird...you mean beyond the giant fleshy monsters that were trying to eat everyone? I'd say that was pretty weird. And I've seen some fleshy demons before.

Well, it's just that usually we don't get a lot of time where the action's ended but the stuff from the action's still here. Those guys were weird, yeah, but they were definitely part of the event. Having the stuff we fought them with still here but they're not is...weirder.

So...it's possible that they may come back? Or that we're going to have something else we need to use these things against?

Maybe. Never happened that way before, though. Just...gonna have to wait, I guess.

Well..crap! That means we should be holding onto everything, right? I so don't want to deal with an 80-foot medical mishap again.

We're pretty set, I think. The folks from the world these titans are coming from really know their stuff. I wouldn't be too worried, uh...

Sorry, I don't think I've caught your name.

Yeah, but they were still a big hassle. Literally.

[ BIG, big hassle. 80-foot hassle, if she needs to reiterate. ]

Cordelia. Cordelia Chase.

Shannon Beiste. Some folks call me Coach.

As scary as this is-- and don't get me wrong, it is scary as an oak chair playing with lightbulbs --it does seem like we got folks here who can handle it. Sort of an odd one out, as events go, so I'm kinda liking it.

Coach? Are you a coach?

[ She didn't really remind Cordelia of her cheerleading coach, but she could definitely see the whole P.E. teacher vibe. ]

Do these "events" usually involve crazed monsters? Because I heard there was one stomping around right before I showed up.

...Yeah? I coached football back home. I guess it's hard to say I'm one here, really, but it's what I'm used to being called.

[Does Cordelia think she's lying?]

And, uh. Occasionally. It's based on who's here, though. We don't have many events that come out of nothing. Usually someone'll recognize it and tell us what to expect. Or, as much as they know we should expect.

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