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[axemeaquestion]

[It's the middle of the night. She's been here for a little while now. As the video feed flickers to life. A woman fumbles with her device for half a second - until she realizes that she's already recording herself.]

Whoah--

[Rochelle props up the video where it's revealed she's sitting cross-legged on a bed. The glow of the phone and the street lights outside her window provide little light, but it's easy enough to at least make out the basic details. For one, Rochelle was battered to hell. Neatly-wrapped gauze and bandages poked out of her loose top and littered the rest of her body. There were also deep-colored bruises on her face and arms, but you'd have to look hard to see them in the dim light.

Bonus points if you can make out the fire axe and AK-47 in the corner leaned against the wall.]

... I couldn't sleep. A-aaand I figured I oughta try this thing out. I guess there aren't a lot of people awake right now, but. [She holds a hand up and flashes a weak, tired smile.] Hi. I'm Rochelle.

So. Uh. [Cue a nervous laugh. She honestly has no idea what to do or think.] I'm from Cleveland. I work in TV news--WORKED in TV news--before... actually, I don't know if you guys would believe me. I... really don't know how to tell you - save MYSELF - this without sounding three-hundred-percent crazy. [There's a pause in between as she mutters "not like that's anything new".] Me - we, I mean. A group of guys I was with. We JUST got our asses out of New Orleans and with the military. We were on the chopper when...

... when.

[She glances sideways.]

This happened. And I have no idea how it happened. You'd think I wouldn't be complaining about getting out of the goddamn apocalypse, but... then--then there's all this shit about super powers, porting, and--[She catches herself. Yet another pause. Rochelle took a deep breath. Her head dipped down and she stared at the floor.] Honestly? I'm just waiting for myself to stop sounding so calm. I don't know how I'm doing it either. This is the first real bed I've had in what feels like forever. You'd think I could sleep.

[God, she was exhausted. And bewildered. And confused. Way, WAY too confused.]

Coach? Ellis? Nick? If you can hear this, say something. I hope you guys are here. [Her tone goes quiet, sad.] Just. Lemme know if you're okay.

[Let her know that she wasn't completely alone.]

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[alofts]

[ While the last person to be accused of putting himself out there, Levi also knew she would be food for the sharks that liked to be sardonic assholes to people who had difficulty adapting. ]

Rochelle is it? We met in Pennsylvania.

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[axemeaquestion]

[Rochelle could bite back when it came to assholes. Normally. But the exhaustion didn't help. The information overload she could kind-of adjust to. The constant adrenaline rush was gone, though, and the almost two weeks of fighting for her ass was catching up.]

Levi? Holy shit, so that's how this thing works. Hey.

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[prearcadian]

[lightly:] Getting spirited out of apocalypses seems to be a recurring theme around here. I'm sure more than a few'll chime in.

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[axemeaquestion]

[Blink. Holy shit, this thing really does work.]

What do you mean?

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[databoner]

There is no one in the network's system registered by the name of Ellis or Coach.

Your teammates?

[Sorry, were you expecting someone who sounds sympathetic... ]

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[axemeaquestion]

No one?

... Wait, how do you know?

[vengefulshades]

Did you just say you escaped the apocalypse?

[axemeaquestion]

Uh. Something like that. Yeah. I actually prefer calling it the infection, but. [That's another tangent.]

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[glassinine]

Good evening, ma'am.

[Never mind that "evening" actually is "middle of the night."]

You should be proud of yourself for keeping your wits about you, not expressing disbelief. It merely speaks to a fundamental core of level-headedness.

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[axemeaquestion]

More like middle of the night, but evening to you too.

[Man. She's surprised she's getting this many responses.]

Thanks? I'd call it something more like 'barely keeping it together', but. I guess LOOKING like I'm sane's a good thing.

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[selfimage]

Do give the deets! Just what kind of apocalypse was it?

[there's a tone to his voice that says "hey, these happen all the time."]

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[axemeaquestion]

[wait.] Wait. [what.] What?

[sorry but the "happens all the time" tone is throwing her off.]

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[attractedtodarkness]

Try taking late night walks. Usually works for me.

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[axemeaquestion]

That's probably not a good idea for me right now. I'm still expecting something to jump out at me in the dark.

... And now that I think about it, I guess I gotta get used to 'normal' again.

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[viced]

The shock's a little much, I know.

Ah, you going to be alright? Nobody likes randomly showing up in an alternate universe.

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[axemeaquestion]

[On the video feed, Rochelle runs her hand through her hair and looks up at him.]

Honestly? I have no idea.

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[paintjobs]

Well, welcome into the lap of luxury, unimpressive as it may be.

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[axemeaquestion]

Actually, I'm pretty damn impressed. This is coming from a girl who hasn't had a shower and a decent meal in a couple of weeks, though. Thanks anyway.

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[glowsferatu]

[ rochelle might have seen the girl in the house already, but now she's sitting in a dark room with only one source of light...which just happens to be her. not sleeping seems to be a popular passtime. ]

It can all be a bit much, especially when it's so much more low-key than what you came from. But that's how it tends to be with apocalypses.

You're the new one, yes?

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[axemeaquestion]

[By now, Rochelle was fine tuned to take caution at every tiny sound that came out of the dark. It part of the reason why she couldn't sleep. Her head immediately snapped in the voice's direction. Her hand started for the gun leaned against the wall next to her bed until she caught herself.]

Oh shit. [The hand hovered in the air for a few seconds.] Sorry. Hey. I am, yeah.

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[youbastard]

It's weird isn't it? How hard it ends up being adjusting to normal after coming out of a situation like the end of the world. [Ellie offers a small smile in an attempt to be at least somewhat comforting.] It gets easier though. [Sort of, well, not really, but she's not going to say that.] I'm Ellie by the way. It's nice to meet you, Rochelle.

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[axemeaquestion]

You too? ... Shit. [She knows about the whole 'dimensions' thing now (kind of) but Rochelle's just going to assume Ellie went through the same thing she did.] Hi, Ellie. I... yeah. You pretty much said it. On top of that it's normal, but. Then it isn't.

Honestly, I'd probably feel better if I knew where my people were.

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[symbionic]

[He's going to take a stab in the dark, because it's not like he's been to the apocalypse, but he remembers how it felt to be back in civilization after being on the front lines, and Flash would be willing to be it's similar.]

But you can't sleep, right? Because the bed's too soft, or it's too quiet, and you keep expecting something to happen at any moment. Something like that?

It goes away, after awhile.

[If you're lucky, but Flash thinks it would be 1) a super douche move, and 2) unhelpful to say that.]

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[axemeaquestion]

It's... wait. Yeah, actually. That's exactly it.

[incendere]

The people here seem to have a tendency of taking us at the worst moments, without any indication of those they've left behind.

(It's said a little bitterly, and Roy takes a moment to calm himself down and change his tone. In those minutes of silence, he examines the video and her appearance. The gauze and bandages that he could see caught his eye first. He didn't know what kind of gun she had leaning against the wall, but he did know a gun when he saw one, even if it was a little more updated than the ones he was used to. So, she must have been taken from some kind of battle, and she had been injured. The "apocalypse", she had said.)

Are you all right?

[axemeaquestion]

No shit.

[Whatever happened to this guy, apparently he didn't have a fun time with it either. She knew he was looking at her, but the scrunity didn't bother her. She'd be doing the same thing if she could see herself.]

Physically or mentally?

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[theblackleopard]

Sometimes a midnight snack could help if you are feeling too anxious to sleep. Though it's not the healthiest option.

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[axemeaquestion]

That's not a bad idea, actually. Until I got here, I hadn't had anything halfway decent for a couple of weeks. Dinner was usually whatever canned shit we could find. So I think my body'd forgive me.

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[notsowonderfullife]

[A man with shaggy hair and blue eyes appears on screen. His eyes flick towards the weapons but he doesn't say anything. In fact, it might be something he's used to seeing. He doesn't know a lot of people back home who don't at least have a baseball bat nearby.]

I have a feeling there are more of us out there with insomnia than you might think.

[He pauses and then adds.]

I also wouldn't worry too much about sounding crazy. I've been hearing some pretty interesting stories lately and I've seen a lot of it myself. I guess after a point you just stop being skeptical about things.

[He raises an eyebrow.]

So you're from the end of the world too, huh? I'm George Bailey from L.A....yours wouldn't happen to involve the undead too would it?

[George can practically hear Barry in his head demanding they start a club. George isn't going to start a club, but he's sorely tempted to make the joke. Granted, given her state, it might still be "early" in the undead uprising. It's hard to say how people are going to handle these things.]

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[axemeaquestion]

[Rochelle was going to respond to the bit about being crazy, but... wait. Hold the phone.]

Wait. You had zombies too?