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[Another new wave, another bunch of new faces on the network! Have another one for the pile, Heroes. And she's...grey. She frowns once at the communicator, before her face splits into a razor-sharp Cheshire cat grin for just a second. Looks like she's satisfied it's going. The girl appears to glide away from where she's propped up her comm, settling lazily onto the nearby couch.]

What's up, you guys? Glad to finally get this thing working. Not too different from my phone back home, but y'know, you always gotta play with a new toy to try everything out. Anyway. [She sounds about as adolescent as she looks, at least. She reaches over beside her, picking up a bass that looks...distinctly like a double-axe. Huh. She starts tuning it, looking back to the camera.]

I'm Marceline - the Vampire Queen, but I got a feeling that second part won't matter here. Eh. [A shrug. And sure enough, the tag on the ID backs up that title claim.]

Whatevs. Point is, what's some good music around here? Scene in this place is pretty different from Ooo's, but I recognize a lot of the sound at least. I've looked around the internet a little, but some recs'd be cool. [She grins, moving some stray locks of hair back into place. Well, more or less - her hair's way out of control. And there's a lot of it.] Just don't give me something that blows. [Marceline makes a hrrrrming sound, rubbing at her face. Looks like there's still something else.]

Oh, yeah - is there a point to the whole registration thing? 'Cuz I'm not really into it.

[Hard to take being told what to do by anyone, never mind a country that's way younger than she is. A beat.]

One more thing! What the heck's a Girl Scout? Anybody know? [Yeah, she could just look it up, but she's already talking to people who've been here for a while. What she does know is that it sounds suspiciously like the government decided to put her in charge of kids...]

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[deadtective]

[Vampire Queen? more like Vampire Shitlord if you ask Hazel. this chick could have been throwing money through the screen in a nun habit, Hazel still wouldn't have liked her.

seriously, fuck vampires. there's a reason one slot of her 'things you want to do' list is taken up by SUPLEX A VAMPIRE INTO THE SUNRISE.]

What, are you looking for cookies or something? They'll come find you if you're really that desperate.

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[bassriff]

[pffft, whatever Hazel. SHE'LL ENDEAR HERSELF SOMEHOW JUST WAIT.]

Government wants me to run a Girl Scout troop, whatever that means. What do cookies have to do with anything? [seriously, what the heck girl.]

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[foreshadower]

The Vampire Queen? [ Isn't she a bit young... ]

You're not looking for Girl Scouts to drain are you?

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[bassriff]

Yeah, you heard me. [Older than you, loser. When he asks that, she seems a little more considering of the prospect than she should be. is it for real? who knows.]

Hmmm... Maybe, but it's not why I'm asking. They want me to run a troop or something? I dunno, dude.

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[wayhot]

[This post immediately ping's Flame Princess' interest. Because Marceline is a name she recognizes, and her mentioning Ooo pretty much cinches it. Gob, yes, she's not the only person from Ooo anymore.]

There's a lot of junk here that's different from Ooo. [Not just the music. Like humans. Soooo many humans.

Although, she should probably acknowledge something Marceline was asking about and not just. Well, Ooo.]

Anyway, I don't really know about Girl Scouts, but the registering thing is mostly for [uhhh what was it again?] some benefits and stuff. [That'll work.] But it's not something you have to do.

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[bassriff]

Oh - hey! [Not a familiar face, but a familiar sort of being. That's something.] You're from the Fire Kingdom, yeah? It's a pretty sweet place, I've been a few times. [Sorry she doesn't know who you are in particular...]

Yeaaah... Kinda noticed that. [So many humans. That's definitely weird, but an oddly nice kind of weird. It tugs at some old, old parts of her that are mostly forgotten. Little scraps from before the war.]

Huh. [Yeah, not much really swaying her to sign up so far.] What about you? [What'd you go for, FP.]

[ahappyending]

A vampire queen? Sounds exciting.

[bassriff]

Man, there's nothing but excitement back home! Usually. [sometimes it's boring. sometimes.]

There aren't a lot of us or anything? But yeah I've been in charge of 'em for a while. [and then something occurs to her.] Wait, are there other vampires here? [She's not about to assert dominion or anything, but it'd be cool to know.]

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[brushoff]

If you...ah, transgress a few times, the government is much more forgiving of you if you registered. [ aka "I robbed a bank but because I was registered, I haven't been kicked out of everything just yet." ]

On a different note, good luck trying to lord that Vampire Queen title over the other vampires here.

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[bassriff]

[You got issues, Dorian.]

So there are other vamps here! [She laughs.] Figured, but that'll be good to know. Nah, I'm prolly not gonna try. Too much pressure on top of all the other weirdness. [The title's based on who's the strongest, anyway. She knows she can take any vampire back home, but here she can't be totally sure.

Also you know, new world, new rules.]

That's kind of jacked up, though. [Said more as a passing observation than anything. She's not nearly uptight enough to take it as a reason not to register.]

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[yatagarasu]

Hi, Marceline, nice to meet you!

...Um, do I have to call you "Your Highness", though?

[IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.]

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[bassriff]

[... ok this is too good to resist. She does her very best theatrical imperious nod, facing down the camera. Her eyes turn full demonic, big and red and burning.]

BOW, MORTAL.

[Yeah, her housemates probably...heard that. Marceline floats up out of her seat, beginning to change. Wider mouth, larger fangs, demonic eyes, more height, claws, wings, a bat-like nose - whatever she's turning into is big and monstrous and --]

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[bassriff]

[And she completely shifts back to normal in even less time than it took for her to start transforming, floating back down to rest a few inches above the couch. Like nothing happened.]

Nah, just Marceline's fine. [The most beatific, shit-eating grin.]

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[corviform]

[ It's been a couple of years, but he recognizes this vampire. Doesn't seem like she remembers the City, so he's not going to bring it up. That tends to make people nervous, though for good reason. Who likes being reminded their memories were tampered with? ]

Did you mean the Girl Scouts organization?

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[bassriff]

[Definitely a good call to keep that to yourself, man. Marcy's dealing with the situation pretty well, but more weirdness might not be great. She makes a non-committal "I dunno" sort of sound and shrugs.]

Probably? Selling cookies, learning life skills, fighting the other troops to be the best around. Those Girl Scouts. [she should really just google this already]

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[booyahh]

[ Traci has a smile on her face and seems more curious about the title than anything. ]

Vampire Queen is a much better title than the last vampire I met had. [ It's sadly not hard to have a better title than him. ] Girl Scouts are an organization of young girls that do ...scouty things. [ wait what do girl scouts do....]

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[bassriff]

Oh yeah? What'd they call themselves? [She raises an eyebrow, leaning back and taking a long sip of... bright red soda.] Anyway, I heard a little bit about that already. Kids beating each other up to sell cookies and get patches or something? [ok Marcy now you're just getting it wrong on purpose]

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[quinque]

[ Grey skin, huh. There's something you don't see every day. ]

Are you sick?

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[bassriff]

Dead, if we're gonna get all technical. [You asked, dude.]

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[purseowna]

[Gray skin. A...stringed instrument of some kind. Guitar? No...what was it called? Bass? Yeah. that's it. If nothing else this girl seems pretty interesting. Unfortunately since she's new here she can't really provide much information (no seriously what is a girl scout), but at least there's one thing that sticks out in her mind. So on goes the video.]

I think so? [In regards to the registration question.] At least, it sounds like things get easier if you register.

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[bassriff]

I've heard that already, but... [She looks a little skeptical.] C'mon, there's always a catch. [Always.]

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[aggressiveapathy]

They're the first wave of the invading Girl Army.

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[bassriff]

Knew it. [No she didn't. She's actually pretty positive this girl's messing with her, but hey. Any excuse to handle this Troop Leader thing as ridiculously as she can.]

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[diociopath]

[The video feed sure is...dark...but there's a guy visible despite that, built like a fucking tank and shirtless (but not pantsless, thank christ.) From the looks of things someone is holding the camera for him to record, considering he's got one hand resting on the arm of his chair and the other holding a glass of...wine. Or blood. Could be either.

But he sets it down on a small table next to him and finally looks to the camera, his face almost completely obscured by the dark surrounding him.]

A vampire queen. I wasn't aware we had any sort of monarchy to begin with.

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[bassriff]

[Oh, this guy was... jeez. She could be dramatic sometimes, but this guy. There's a presence to him. Even while not wearing a shirt?? Why is he not wearing a shirt, that actually... doesn't help the image. Doesn't really hurt it either. It's just weird. Still, the fact she's finally speaking to another vampire is enough to get her to at least take this a little bit seriously.]

We do where I come from. [Makes sense that it wouldn't be the same everywhere else. It's about what she figured, really.]

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[glowsferatu]

[ she wants to ask about the vampire queen thing, but there are more important things here to discuss. all she knows is she's not about to swear fealty, this girl isn't her dead empress. ]

Registration is mostly about cooperating with the host government. They didn't want us to arrive, we didn't want to come here, it's our best effort to making things work as well as we can. Not that this will mean they necessarily do, expecting things to actually work smoothly anywhere is basically always a bad idea.

Still, it will make things easier, they provide most of your basic amenities if you register.

[ and because it's clearly more important than the vampire thing: ] Also, start with the Smiths.

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[bassriff]

[jeez, girl, she's not gonna make you bend the knee or whatever. a heads-up that you're around would be cool. anyway, she managed to dig up that FAQ that was linked not long before she first popped up, so she won't press Kanaya more on registration.]

Hmm. [yeah. she'll take that into account.]

What's their deal? [yes, onto the Smiths.]

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[functionoverfeels]

I saw a posting from before I arrived here where people demanded cookies from a very large, very loud man. Maybe he's a member of the Girl Scouts.

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[bassriff]

I don't think so. [Girl Scouts. C'mon, girl.] Pretty sure dudes can't be part of it. [Guess who...finally started looking up stuff...she did. It's her.]

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[showtunes]

[ and in contrast to marceline's laid back style, he's the voice of someone properly british. ]

Sorry — you're claiming to be the vampire queen?

[ because given she's appearing on video, hal is calling shenanigans. he strongly suspects a teen girl who's read one too many novels. she probably writes awful poetry, too. ]

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[bassriff]

[he's partially right. and anyway, poncy mcfancypants, she's not interested in throwing her title around with any actual weight, but. if people are doubting her they can get ready to hail to the queen. her face morphs and twists into something monstrous, eyes like fire.]

Did I stutter? [her voice comes out more like an animal's roar than the young woman's voice from a moment ago.]

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[heavyhitter]

yeah u get free shit i guess also WHAT

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[bassriff]

which part's throwing you off man