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[mulletrock]

Awesome.

[When the camera pans around at first all you see is jeans and boots before he's got it up and focused on his face. Dean flashes the receiver an unimpressed look, whatever this was he didn't want to be in on the joke.]

As far as abduction sequences go, the digs are nice. I'll give you that. Don't get me wrong, I'm flattered, but I so don't do Stockholm.

[Zachariah might want him to sign up and put his body on layaway for the apocalypse but he didn't have any plans to go belly up. As far as he was concerned, there was still a shot, and he'd only consent to Michael if he didn't have any other choice. He was a lot of things, but letting someone else do his dirty work wasn't his style.]

Whatever sick twisted things you had planned, I don't go that way. ...No matter what you've heard.

[Dean takes a minute to scratch the side of his cheek, and then sets his jaw and squares his shoulders. The usual off-the-cuff sarcasm is still as confident as ever, but he's over the showmanship. Broadcasting wasn't his bag.]

And anybody else that wants to feed me another line of crap about mirrors and royalty, don't waste your time. The creep I'm looking for has Fifty Shades of Douche written all over him.

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[lightgunhustler]

So which creep is it you're looking for this time?

[Not the most delicate way to say hello, but Jo has seen Dean come and go so many times that the best way to test the waters is to jump right in-- see what he remembers, see how long it's been since they've talked to one another. This time, he looks a lot closer to the age she remembers him being back home, and that's enough to make her curious.]

Abduction aside-- you okay? No injuries?

[Might as well get that out of the way.]

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[mulletrock]

Jo?

[Dean hasn't really followed up with either Harvelle since they took down War. It's hard to keep in touch when the world is about to be incinerated, but he's got faith they're okay. If not he'd be getting calls in every direction, and Bobby would be the first to blow up the lines.]

I'm fine. Fresh off a job, and not really interested in playing fairy tale. Please tell me you have some intel on how to make the trip back home.

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[littledhampir]

[Anyone who shows up making it clear that they don't plan to drink the koolaid, is exactly the kind of person that Rose bothers to turn on her device for.]

You might wanna get used to it cause at least half the people around here have the, Why Wonderland isn't so bad speech, memorized.

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[mulletrock]

Yeah, because being brought anywhere against your will is a good thing.

[There's no hiding it when he rolls his eyes. He's had to go toe to toe with places like this before, but this time, he's not interested. He needs to get back, there's too much going on.]

I've never been the kind of person that just bends over and takes it. There's gotta be a way out of here.

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[ofletters]

[ And the revolving door keeps on spinning. ]

Mind telling me where you are so we can play 20 questions about what you know?

[ Sam speaks easily enough, doesn't seem to have his guard up, exactly, but there's a strain to his voice. One Dean, two Deans, ten Deans. What does this one remember and how likely is he to try and kill his brother? ]

Uh, also? Nobody wants to hear about your kinks, man.

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[mulletrock]

Sam? Jesus. This place must have a real hard-on for hunters.

[Not that he cares. Whatever the hell was going on here, wherever he was, bringing in a cache of people fully prepared to go to blows usually worked to the advantage.]

Excuse me? The mansion, or whatever. And last time I checked you're the one with FetLife account.

[Rim shot.]

[endingpoint]

[Jane really hasn't decided yet where she falls on the merits of this place. The mirror thing that...yeah, that got to her. She wants out, but then she knows what's waiting for her when she gets there, so maybe not?

She's conflicted.]

Everyone I've talked to has said there's no way out. And from what I've been able to explore it doesn't seem like they're lying.

[mulletrock]

Same old song and dance. I guarantee if someone applied the right kind of pressure, we'd all be home free.

[There's no room for rolling over when it comes to what he does for a living. No way in hell Dean's just gonna accept that this is something he has to deal with. Not without exhausting every other alternative.]

[failedparenting]

Jesus christ.

[John will find time to be furious about his child being pulled back and forth through this place like some kind of human yoyo, but right now he's just tired. So much emotional energy has already been wasted on arrivals, departures, and everything in between. At least this time Dean seems to have his old smartass spark, so John's emotional fatige is soothed.

Hopefully this one isn't murder-y.]

Whoever you're looking for, probably not here.

[mulletrock]

[This is the last person he's expecting to see. It shows on his face for all of two seconds before that look settles into something between anger and disgust.]

Real cute. Whatever load of crap you're selling, I'm not buying.

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[ladysunshines]

[Bethany has seen just enough of this network to understand that she can watch a video post and its replies before replying herself, so she knows this much: this man knows Sam, and he's new -- or at least, he doesn't remember being here. That's enough to pique her interest.

She feels the need to comment about the 'crap' thing, though.]

I assure you that people here are not misleading you. Whomever you were dealing with before you arrived here, they -- aren't likely to have come with you. Or to have caused this.

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[mulletrock]

Really? 'Cuz this whole thing reeks of pipe dream and peyote. I'm not saying you're lying, but I'm also not saying that any of this makes sense.

[Where he showed up was nice enough, at least compared to what he was used to, but that only made him more skeptical. Things this nice didn't really happen to him. The whole thing has him looking for solutions and a way out.]

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[graphis]

I said the same thing when I got here. About Stockholm, I mean.

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[mulletrock]

How can you not? That's exactly what this is. How else do you explain so many people just being cool with it?

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[rosswood]

oh jesus not you again
how many of you are there

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[mulletrock]

come again?
what the hell are you talking about

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[howkickassiam]

Let me guess, they brought you here, but they took something important too.

[ That's how it went for York, anyway. ]

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[mulletrock]

Besides ripping me away from what I was doing, no. Nothing's been taken.

[Not that he knows of. The guy's got his interest, though, and maybe just maybe he has more to say than the rest of these clowns.]

Why? What'd you lose?

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[nascensibility]

[Evelyn has heard it all.

The frustration and wonder in equal measure, demands to be returned, requests for information on leaving. None of those inquiries make much headway for obvious reasons: she's living(?) proof of a near-permanent resident.

After how poorly her last meeting with Dean - not this one, but a Dean - had gone, Evelyn almost doesn't want to respond. It is therefore with a heavy heart that she swallows her pride for the sake of edifying new arrivals, and for the sake of greeting another old friend who no longer recognises her. (As far as introductions go, it's never been a surprise that Dean has made threats at the network. He is a hair-trigger, volatile person when he feels threatened and it's mildly reassuring that this is a constant.)

A crisp, English accent addresses him, clearly unimpressed with the display of machismo but not unfriendly.]

Are you finished?

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[mulletrock]

[Normally Dean isn't about being talked to like that, but this is a lady in the streets and a boss in the sheets. It's not like she's being a bitch about anything, just having a normal response to the announcement. At least someone's all business.]

For now? Sure. At least until I come around to some more information. Let me guess, you won't be any help with that either.

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[punful]

[Boy, of all the times for newcomers to show up...]

hate to break it to you but the mirrors and royalty thing ends up being pretty important.

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[mulletrock]

Okay, well so far I haven't got any explanations. So maybe you'll be the one that elaborates.

[All threats, and ominous undertones and no actual evidence isn't something that makes him thrilled to be around. It feels like another hunt, just a lame-ass poorly decorated one.]

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[krmvgivv]

And whoever or whatever brought you here isn't listening. [Dipper's met the previous Deans before, and he knows enough that there's more than a little wariness in his eyes. He remembers when Dean was a demon. Until he knows for sure this one isn't, he's not gonna trust him too much.] Just the other people who are lucky enough to be trapped here.

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[mulletrock]

What're you ten? [That's a pretty bleak outlook for a kid, and as much as Dean wants to actually treat him like he's worth his salt he's more blindsided by the fact that this place ropes kids into its mess too.] You're talking like a seasoned vet. How long have you been here?

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[therapize]

Unfortunately, the "crap" is about all you're going to get. Even if the guy you're looking for is here, he's not responsible.

[No, this is a fresh round of Wonderland's mess, which has apparently seen fit to bring back Dean with no memories for a third time. Even Cami's hit the point of being over it, and she can only imagine how Jo or Sam must feel.]

So who is it? The one you're looking for.

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[mulletrock]

Okay. Sure. [There might be a huff of laughter somewhere in his throat but it sure as hell isn't sincere. It doesn't take much to realize that more people knew him here than the other way around. Might as well throw her a bone.]

Somebody that wants me to sign onto something I'm not interested in. This kind of thing? Totally his motif. If you get what I'm saying. So maybe he's not here, but that doesn't mean I should be okay with the fact that I am.

[memory_unlocked]

Because that's a good description of whoever it is you're looking for. That describes basically half of everyone I know.

[Use your goddamn adjectives, asshole.]

[mulletrock]

Might wanna look into other social options, pal. Cuz you're running with the wrong crowd if that's true.

[Sam would've told him already if Zachariah was here, so it's safe to say he isn't. There's no point in describing the guy, and he doesn't know anyone who'd want to.]

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[was_a_hunter]

You don't remember anything?

[The previous Dean never told her of their relationship, too scared perhaps, so Dean is almost like a stranger to her.]

I'm new too, it's a bit...disconcerting.

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[mulletrock]

... Mom?

[With his dad here, Sam, and everything else it's a lot to take in. Dean's instantly on guard, even though he wants so much for this to be real. True. For it to be her after so long spent without. There's a pause while Dean thinks of something else to say, anything. So far he's been wrong about this place every time he's made any judgments, so eventually, his mouth snaps shut. What do you say to somebody you spent your whole life trying to avenge? It's not like he ever thought it through.]

Video - I am so sorry this is so late.

[pottershotter]

[Dean has come through Wonderland so many times that James is honestly starting to lose count. Is this Dean number four? Number five? For Merlin's sake!

He rolls his eyes a little at the message, but at least he knows better than to immediately launch into friendship.]

Whichever "creep" you're looking for probably isn't here, but apparently Wonderland's got a sick sense of humour. I'm going to hazard a guess you don't remember anything about this place at all?

[He's still hopeful enough to ask at least.]

video. (you're cool bb c:)

[mulletrock]

Hit the nail on the head there, pal.

[In case it wasn't obvious by the way he addressed the comms. After meeting some people in person and talking to the rest on comms Dean's resigned himself to just not giving a shit about the specifics. It's bad enough he's got a lifetime of shit he doesn't remember here to contend with.]