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[A young woman's face appears, framed by bright red hair, her green eyes both confused and tinted with anger as she starts to speak.]

Alright, first of all, to those of you that aren’t totally crazy, my name’s Clary, and I’m new around here. [She’s aware that she’s not the only person here against their will at least, so they should probably work together. She’s screwed if she doesn’t make some allies or friends.] If someone could let me in on what exactly is going on around here, I’d really appreciate it.

Second of all, this isn’t the first time I’ve had to deal with this alternate-dimension thing. [She’s trying to sound ultra-confident about this, and she’s mostly successful, though there’s still a sense that she’s agitated and confused.] So whoever’s responsible for this? I’m not just going to sit around and take it. You can’t keep me here, not when the people I love need me.

And third, if you think giving me a bunch of free clothes and a nice room is going to make everything okay, you’re out of your mind. [Her attempt at being intimidating falls slightly short, considering she doesn’t even know who exactly she’s supposed to be addressing in regards to all this.] This is still kidnapping, no matter how you try to spin it. I’m not about to thank you and turn into some Stockholm Syndrome case.

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[That makes her visibly flinch.]

So it can, what, read our minds? Create things out of nothing? Or is it bringing things here along with us?

[Either way, there's definitely a lot of nasties where she's from.]

Familiar faces? You mean people you already knew?

[She has so many questions ;;]

I can't say how they do it. I'm no mage, but it appears to be some kind of magic. Like none I've seen before.

[He knows the feeling. Wonderland has already seen some of it.]

Mm, yes and no. There are some people from Thedas here, but I do not know all of them.. and not all of them come from the same time as I.

Makes me wish Magnus was here.

[He might know what to do about this.]

But you know some of them. I'm not sure if it'd be a good or a bad thing if anyone I knew ended up here.

You will not find yourself alone in that opinion, either.

[He does, after all, dread to think what might happen if some people showed up here. His father, for instance. Or (Maker forbid) Corypheus.]

Magnus is a friend of yours?

That makes me feel better, honestly.

[She's mostly thinking about her friends being trapped too, with no escape, but if her father showed up?

No thank you.]

Yeah. He's the most powerful warlock in the city. If anyone would know about the magic that did this, it would be him.

[If Nathaniel had any notion of hashtags, this would be a good time for one. Hashtag father issues.

No thank you, indeed.]

There are enough mages here with no idea how Wonderland works, I don't know that he would have any more luck.

[Shitty dads are the worst.]

No kidding? [She lets out a huff.] Better that he's not here after all, then.

[She's finally starting to accept that there really might not be a quick solution to this. After all, everyone has said the same thing, and she can't imagine EVERYONE just giving up for no reason.]

I'm really stuck here, aren't I.

[Most of them don't give up, but fighting hard against this place is much like trying to kick your way out of a steel box. You end up exhausted, and the box suffers very little for your efforts.]

Unfortunately.

[He offers a faint smile. It's bad news, but better to come to that conclusion sooner rather than later.]

But don't make the mistake of thinking we have all become complacent simply because we are resigned to that fact.

Yeah, no. I get it. I guess there's nothing wrong with trying to make the best of a crappy situation.

At least people have been nice about it. Most, anyway.

Mm. Some will take it personally.

[The way Nathaniel sees it, they're all in the same boat, so why make it more difficult? He's no stranger to being aggressive in difficult situations, but there's a time and a place.]

I trust that others are at least trying to answer your questions.

For the most part. There's one or two that are clearly bored and trying to get a rise out of me.

But I know how bullies work. I've got it covered.