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[cleptes]

Apologies to anyone who was hoping to visit my antique store recently. I had a little hostage situation. [You can almost hear the eyeroll.] Even if it was in the lap of luxury, I really didn't appreciate having my movements restricted and being watched like a hawk twenty-four hours a day.

I don't know what my kidnapper was trying to achieve though. There didn't seem to be any ransom demands - unless they asked for them over the network and I missed that. My best guess is that they were looking for some attention or maybe they were really lonely as a child. [A shrug, unseen over the feed of course.]

Along with the shit show that was last month's Swear In, this experience ranks very highly among the things I never want to experience again.

[Fear Gas is number one though. Cheers for that, Crane.]

But enough about me. Did I miss anything important while I was away? Even if I didn't, tell me something because I'm bored and my shop doesn't have any customers.

Ciao.

Comments

[mightthinkthat]

Nothing I've particularly noticed, perhaps you have a specific go to person for all your ransom needs? [ Well, if she's going to just take it on the chin, he can joke about it too. ]

[cleptes]

Funny. [ Bela huffs out a laugh. ] Perhaps we do and I didn't realise it. I would rather hope that there was no need for one.

But I came through it in the end.

[mightthinkthat]

It seems a bit of trend lately.

Glad to hear it.

[cleptes]

Believe me, it's a relief for me also.

[ That hotel is going to be on her avoid list from here on out. ]

I'm hoping next month will be a lot quieter and uneventful.

[mightthinkthat]

[ The place will miss the business, he doesn't doubt. ]

From your lips to God's ears. Though it being October, I don't imagine it will be. Americans and their holidays.

[cleptes]

[ Holidays were something Bela could exploit to make a profit. ]

The Americans are rather fond of their holidays, yes. Despite living there for the past few years, I haven't forgotten my roots.

[mightthinkthat]

Their enthusiasm can be overwhelming, but you can't honestly fault them for it. [ He sounds amused. ] All the time, anyway.

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[grimreaping]

[ Concerned housemate is concerned. ]

You were kidnapped?

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[cleptes]

Not at first.

[ How touching that he was concerned. ]

I was spending some time in a lovely hotel until a girl decided to trap us all in the building with her.

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[grimreaping]

A girl?

[ a beat, and then in a cooler tone: ]

Another imPort?

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[cleptes]

I think so.

She did have abilities and that's how she was able to keep us there for so long.

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[grimreaping]

This is beginning to becoming worrisome, when there's no oversight for such out of hand imPorts. That said, it is RISE's aim to guard against this... have they been informed?

[cleptes]

Not to my knowledge. I don't even know who is even in that organisation in the first place so feel free to tell them if you like.

[dicktate]

You should have come to find me. I would have made it fun for you.

[cleptes]

And how exactly would you have achieved that, hm?

[dicktate]

You, me, alone in my room with some good champagne... It would have been fun for you.

[cleptes]

I don't make a habit of going into stranger's rooms, sweetie. You could be a serial killer.

[dicktate]

I think a serial killer would hide his tracks better.

[cleptes]

A smart one would, yeah.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Kidnapped. Another one? Is there a support group?

[cleptes]

None that I'm aware of. [a beat.] Unless you are just being facetious.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Only partially. My -- Raina. Was with you. She was also kidnapped, I mean. And I'm still analyzing that entire situation.

[cleptes]

We had each other for company so that made things easier to deal with.

And I don't think there's much to analyse - apart from the girl who started the whole bloody thing.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Did she speak to you? The woman responsible?

[cleptes]

Briefly. She caught me trying to find a means of escape and well, stopped me from doing it.