entranceway | Video; early morning of 01/19

[The woman who pops onto the screen? She doesn't look at all pleased. She's disheveled and incredibly sore, but at least she's been able to have a shower since things have returned to normal. She'd woken up in her own bed, having muddied up the sheets -- so, okay, she's still pretty annoyed.

Still, it had occurred to her that she'd done something a little bit irresponsible the night before. It had been motivated by anger, certainly, but it isn't as if she'd killed the man -- still, she needs to get it off her chest and just make sure that he's -- you know, still alive.

She clears her throat.]

Uh, all right -- this message is especially for Alistair, or for anyone from his world -- now that this thing is working again.

I was attacked in the forest last night by someone accusing me of being a demon, so I thought that you guys might know him. I knocked him out and left him tied up outside the tavern, so I don't know where he'd be now.

[She scowls.]

And just to clear it up for anyone who might be wondering ... I'm not a demon.

[She motions to her hair.]

I mean, do you see a set of pointy horns? I have no interest in your immortal soul, okay? So further attempts to end me? Not going to be dealt with so gently.

[It's a bit of posturing since she's never actually killed anyone, but...they don't need to know that.]

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[ He knows her, right? "Knows" her. Thinks he does, anyway, one of Magneto's people, last time she was here. Pity that guy didn't make it back so far. Philip liked that guy. Enough to excuse the weird name, even.

...and speaking of names, Alistair rings a sword-wielding bell, too. ]

Not to worry, from my experience the most common denominator for demons in these parts seems to be a fancy suit, so you're perfectly in the clear.

[ Badum-chh. ]

Starting to think there should be warning signs around the forest though: ATTENTION NON-HUMAN PERSONNEL Crazy medieval demon hunters from this point on out. Proceed with caution and/or loaded guns.

[She'd be honestly surprised to hear that Alistair accused Philip of much the same thing that Cullen accused her of, but maybe he just had the misfortune of breaking Alistair in.]

All the more reason for me to not wear clothes. Great.

Maybe we could make some up and put them out. It doesn't seem like the worst idea.

Unless it's a t-shirt that says NOT A DEMON, you might get somewhere with that.

[ If it turns out successful he'll start a collection, and add his own NOT A MIND READER to the line. ]

At best it'll work out, at worst we've got conveniently placed signs to hit them over the head with if they try something again. Although I've found that most people are actually quite accepting here, at least once you've convinced them not to murder you on sight.

[ Which... Philip often found surprising, though perhaps he shouldn't. Not here, anyway. ]

I have a feeling that would just get me a whole lot of 'well, that's just what a demon would wear' reactions.

[She is sighing internally, Philip.]

Heh, yeah. I've noticed that. Maybe I let my guard down too much. I guess I won't make the same mistake again.

[ How much would reverse psychology do for her chances? 'DEMON 666' shirt, anybody? Philip decides not to ask. ]

I wanna say good luck with that. My personal advice? If they look like they're not ready for indoor plumbing yet, then they're probably not ready for us either.

[She might try it just to spite a certain someone, but now we'll never know.]

None of the women seemed bothered by it. Maybe they've just got better sense than the men where they're from. Can't say I'd be surprised.

At least I'll have a personal guard-dog for a while. A really big one.

See, I'm probably supposed to argue for my gender here, but my issue was some sword-wielding guy too, so I haven't even got the data to back it. Not that I've met the women yet, mind, so if they give me equal amounts of stabbing I'm coming back from the grave to argue that point.

[ A guard dog though? That reminds him, he did have a bit of an ulterior motive for writing her... ]

While we're on the subject of safety measures though, could you do me a bit of a favour? Could you do your thing, and show me what the guy who attacked you looks like? I'm a big fan of steadfast avoidance, and this would go a long way.

[ ...Should he have explained why he knows what her thing is? Ehhhhh, she's probably gotten the 'welcome back' spiel before. It'll be fine. Probably. ]

[In truth, she just assumes that he's seen her previous responses to the post and wants to make sure he gets a really good look at the guy. She flicks her screen on with a raised eyebrow and then clears her throat.

She flattens her hands on the table and lets herself melt into Cullen's form, clearing her throat.]

Hello, I'm something called a templar that likes to stab innocent women with buttons! Not at all pleased to meet you.

[ Huh. All right. So it's a righteous medieval blondes kind of thing. Noted. ]

I'm not even going to ask about the buttons, but cheers for the warning.

[ Soooooo... ]

Well, good luck staying safe then. My dog never quite got the hang of guarding business, so I hope yours does a better job.

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