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[bassriff]

[ there's a grey-skinned young woman with very big hair and very sharp teeth on screen. and very creepy spooky eyes. she's in a red flannel shirt sitting in what... looks like a half-unpacked living room with concert and horror movie posters across the walls. marceline's also got a small muppety shih tsu/poodle mix dog in her lap, and there are boxes all around her. her comm is being held up by... something, while she tunes... an axe? ]

Hey, boys and girls. Remember me? ... Probably not. Whatever. I'm Marceline. [ marceline blows a stray lock of hair out of her face. ] It's been two years and the locals didn't blow themselves up, it's a flippin' Thanksgiving miracle or something. But I'm back. Been back for a couple weeks, actually. Skipped the swear-in, those things are usually crazy boring and... [ she waves a hand, before she starts plucking out a bass line. ] Glad I missed all that. That biz sounded like nasty times.

And the music scene sucks way less now, when'd that happen? And hey, speaking of--

[ she attaches an image. some graphic designed-up thing.

Mᴀʀᴄᴇʟɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ Qᴜᴇᴇɴs
Eᴀsᴛ Cᴏᴀsᴛ Tᴏᴜʀ Dᴇ Cᴏʀᴘsᴇ

12/1 - Sᴀʟᴇᴍ, MA - Aʙsᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ Tᴀᴠᴇʀɴ
12/2 - Nᴇᴡ Yᴏʀᴋ, NY - Vɪᴛᴀᴇ Lᴏᴜɴɢᴇ
12/3 - Mᴀᴜʀᴛɪᴀ Fᴀʟʟs, PA - Bᴀʀ Sɪɴɪsᴛᴇʀ
12/4 - Wᴀsʜɪɴɢᴛᴏɴ, DC - Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ Pᴀʀᴋ
12/5 - Dᴇ Cʜɪᴍᴀ, VA - Tʜᴇ Wɪᴛᴄʜᴇʀʏ
12/6 - Nᴏɴᴀʜ, NC - Sᴘɪʀᴀʟ
12/7 - Cʜᴀʀʟᴇsᴛᴏɴ, SC - Tʜᴇ Eʏᴇ
12/8 - Aᴛʟᴀɴᴛᴀ, GA - Eɪᴅᴇᴛɪᴄ
12/9 - Sᴀᴠᴀɴɴᴀʜ, GA - Asᴄᴇɴsɪᴏɴ
12/10 - Hᴇʀᴏᴘᴀ, FL - Dᴇʟɪʀɪᴜᴍ
12/11 - Mɪᴀᴍɪ, FL - Tʜᴏʀɴ Cᴇɴᴛᴇʀ

bam.]

Might as well get my return started off right, y'know? New album's done recording and everything. [ she grins, wide and sharp.] So. Enough plugs. What've I missed? Who's new here, who's not boring?

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[bindsthedead]

[It's probably a good thing Sabriel's never heard of vampires.]

You were here before, And you were brought back?

[bassriff]

[ well, she manages to hold back her initial kneejerk response. but there's a bit of recognition, eyes wide for just a second. sabriel obviously doesn't remember her, so. she won't push it. ]

Uh, yeah. It's happened to me a couple of times, but never for that long. Once I was gone for a few weeks and three years went by back home, though...

[bindsthedead]

So- time really does flow differently here.

[But she'd been talking about some kind of musical show.] But that's a bit off topic. I would like to see your show when it's in De Chima.

[bassriff]

Sure does. Guessing you haven't been here that long?

[ she nods as sabriel goes on, either way. ] Cool. Yeah--we're promoting our new album. We're kind of an indie punk rock thing. Our stuff's all over the internet, if you're curious?

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[youresovein]

[ lestat is chilling an outdoor table somewhere well-lit, deathly pale in purple sunglasses and a black leather jacket. there's a vibe here. ]

Why, if it isn't the inimitable Marceline! Big fan of your work, equally big fan of that wordplay — biggest fan, perhaps, of that glorious canine on your lap. Please pass along my most ardent of ear scratches.

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[bassriff]

[ ... okay she has no idea who this is. she is sure he wasn't an import when she was here, which means--

well. she knew this already, but her work leaving an impact after she was gone... means a lot. either way, she looks him up and down. either a vamp or just a weird goth. either way it's... hm. ]

Thanks, man. I'll deffs pass on those scritches-- [ and sure enough she starts scratching at ozzy's ears, snuggling the dog while she talks to lestat. ]

You got me at kind of a disadvantage here, tho'.

[youresovein]

Ah, I suppose I do! I'm Lestat. Enchanté.

[ yesss, puppy. yesss.

that hesitation, though. ]

Don't tell me you're not used to meeting fans! I won't believe it.

permavid.

[killtime]

Nice axe.

[bassriff]

Thanks! Family heirloom, just one of those things you end up with. Demon forges make some sweet stuff.

[killtime]

Oh. It's a demon axe. Of course it is.

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[isthatyou]

[Oh geez.

Everyone seemed to just automatically be fine with him when they were fighting Golb and all, but that was an emergency so he's got absolutely no idea how she's going to react to him being here now. She kinda deserves to be really, really mad at him.

Part of him kind of wants to just avoid finding out as long as he possibly can, but he decides he's just going to get it over with. Act like everything's cool and see what happens.]

...Heyyyyy, Marceline.

[Annnnd that sounded....extremely awkward. Off to a good start!]

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[bassriff]

[ okay, she's been here long enough to know how time and the Porter works, but that's still a surprise. ]

Fern--?!

[ ... yeah, she picked up on how weird he's feeling about this. it's all over his face, oozing off of his tone. fern isn't finn, but she knows finn's tells pretty well, and... a lot of them apply here too. she's just... going to flip this to private as a courtesy. because maybe some stuff could get aired that fern maybe doesn't want to be out there? nbd.

after everything with Golb, she knows where she stands with this guy. she lets out a breath to steady herself, trying to soften her tone. ]

... Hey. Look, we don't gotta talk it out if you don't wanna, but I'm good if you are, man.

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[isthatyou]

I mean, I wanna be good? So, yeah.

[WHEW. He definitely seems visibly relieved, though still a bit awkward.]

I'm uh...really sorry, though? Wish I could've told PB that, too. I was...[he could explain some things but for the moment he's just going to go with...] a major butt.

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[prophesiedone]

[He likes Marceline's spirit and that is mainly why her presentation earns a smile.]

I admire your work ethic and I'd like to think I'm not boring.

[So hi?]

[bassriff]

That remains to be seen, my guy.

[ hi. ]

[prophesiedone]

So I need to prove it? How should I go about doing that?

[ghoulking]

Some locals did try to blow themselves and us up, at some point.

You missed that as well, though that's probably good.

[bassriff]

Yeesh. Yeah, that figures. Kaneki, right? Good to see a few people are still around.

[ghoulking]

Yes. Very few people.

Welcome back, Marceline-san. I guess the Porter missed you.

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[storyseeker]

I don't suppose there are ticket deals for fellow imPorts?

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[bassriff]

Getting some people on the comp list shouldn't be too much trouble...

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[storyseeker]

Cool. I'm Elena Fisher. You must have really made a mark before if you came back to launch a tour right away.

[codeoracle]

How do you determine if someone is "boring" or not?

[bassriff]

Snap judgments, mostly?

[codeoracle]

Guess that works. Some people make it complicated with "criteria".