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[It was only on her second day here that Bela decided to address the network at large in the hopes that she would gain more insight from others who had been around longer. After locating the antique store she now owned, she had remained there for a while and went out occasionally for food. The idea of sharing a residence was appalling to her but until she found somewhere else, Bela was mostly sticking to her store.

The feed clicks on to reveal Bela from the shoulders up, not giving away her location. She looks at ease and comfortable, even if she was still coming to grips with her new found abilities. Neat and presentable without a hair out of place. Make-up immaculate, emphasizing the green of her eyes.]

Instead of blathering on about how "wonderful" it is to be stuck in this part of America with powers and undesirable living arrangements, I'll keep it brief.

[Okay, so Bela likes the antique store but details. She means business right now.]

First thing- Is there any particular area I should avoid? I don't need a long-winded explanation, just be blunt.

Second thing - Anyone with particularly dangerous powers? I'm not looking to get myself injured or killed because let's face it, that would be a shame.

[A smirk, as Bela allows that last sentence linger for a moment or two.]

And thirdly, someone should tell me where to get a decent drink because I damn well need one.

[The feed cuts out there.]

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The Devil's Nest it is.

[Being housed with much younger people would irritate Bela - in fact, being housed with anyone had made her annoyed. But until she made enough income, she couldn't change her living circumstances.]

Maybe I'll give it a few days though.

That's alright by me. I'm in no hurry.

[There's lots to see and do in the meantime, people to catch up with...the whole shebang. It ranks higher than grabbing a drink with a stranger, but let it not be said Nobu's not making effort.]

Let me know once you've settled in. Maybe then.

[Sounds like something Bela would do.]

So you don't have any real proof of what he is capable of. You might need to get some in order to back up your words. Just a suggestion.

[One that he didn't have to take on board.]

I know what he did to me since I have been here. I know not how to learn the extent of his powers other than to push him into a fight. That would be counter productive in all other respects yet.

Darling, I don't do cheesy. I promise not to ruin the reputation of your television show. Apart from that, I don't want to make myself look stupid either.

Yeah, I figured, but you can never be too careful. You say yes to one thing and suddenly the whole show is product placement central, y'know? We gotta keep our jobs classy.

[Hah, like daytime TV is ever classy.]

Then only say yes to me, Jeff. [Look, she might even boost your ratings with an appearance or two.] I'm a firm believer in being classy so don't stress over it. Not good for your blood pressure after all.

Sounds like you're stuck between a rock and a hard place. I don't think there is any other advice that I can offer you. [Not that Bela wants to really.] Have you tried asking someone else?

My blood pressure? [Excuse you, is that some sort of dig?!]

I never meant it that way. [Sheesh.] I'm sure you're a perfectly fit and healthy man.

I don't know if I will ever be settled, but I'll get in contact.

[Well, she might get in contact, because she didn't know him and everything was still somewhat disorientating.]

[So maybe he's a little defensive about his health.]

Yeah, I am. And don't worry, I stress over literally nothing.

Lucky you. [She is kind of skeptical.] I suppose I'll see you at the ceremony, yeah?

I'm more a fan of having a face to face conversation instead of via these devices.

I have spoken to the imPort police. It is the most I can do for now.

As much as anyone else. [ Probably. There are probably other people that are a bit more in the know than he is, but Kangmo is nothing if not an observer. ]

It's really not hard to get down.

As for that... [ sigh ] Honestly? Most of the people here I've met are pretty intolerable. For an inter-dimensional kidnapping it could probably be worse though. I haven't actually been in any really dangerous situation myself, even though things happen here often enough.

[ the video clicks on to a young woman in her late teens, but her age will hardly be notable compared to her distinctly inhuman appearance. grey skin, horns and fangs,, not really common features. ]

You'll find a surprising correlation in any answer to your first question and your third.

As to the second, we're all dangerous. Congrulations, you're an imPort now.

You are welcome. And I guess this network would be the best tourist information spot.

[ Yes. It means exactly that. But Raina laughs lightly. ]

Goodness, when you word it like that, it makes me sound like some sort of mad scientist.

[ She shakes her head with a grin. ]

The only tests I intend to do are those which people may consent to. But for now, it's all about gathering samples and observing. I don't suppose you would be willing to donate some blood to the cause?

I look forward to it. Until then.

[JEFF OUT.]

For your sake, I hope the police are good at their job. [Now she knows there is some form of law enforcement here, Bela is going to have to be extra careful.]

I find a lot of people intolerable back home so I don't see that attitude changing very much. [If she absolutely had to Bela would make alliances but it's highly likely that they'd be temporary.]

What kinds of things happen? I can assume that they're power related but I'm interested in knowing if it's because of a select group of people or interference from our 'beloved' government.

I guess it is.

Seems like I have a lot of reading to do, so thanks again.

[The willingness of people to impart with their knowledge was something that Bela was going to remember for the future.]

[ her appearance causes bela to stare for some time, taking in what she could see via the video screen. she looked positively demonic and that didn't sit well with her. ]

I hardly think a congratulations is due but you're probably being sarcastic.

[Now that is out of the way-]

What the bloody hell are you supposed to be?

Nice to know that you've got your morals intact. [ But she doesn't have actual definitive proof of that, just Raina's word.]

I might be willing to do that, but I don't see what interesting things you're going to find out from looking at my blood. [ Bela isn't the biggest fan of needles either. ] Besides, I'm sure you could find other people to get blood from, right?

For this world's sake, I hope this is not beyond all our strength as he would claim.

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