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[ Here's Kitty, wearing a smile and giving a little wave to the camera. ]

Hullo. It's Kitty here. I was just thinking about how it's about time for us to get another wave of new people - and then I remembered how last December, we didn't get any, and then I realized that I've now been here for over a year and that was just mad to think about.

It's easy to focus on all the horrid things that happen to us here. Because there are so many horrid things - that's true. The war with the Soviets is just terrible, and sometimes you just want to take the President by his shoulders and shake him until he stops - and those groups that detest us, they've made things a bit hard at times, as well. [ There's a little sideways twist to her lips as she says that; that's a grotesque understatement from a girl who had quite the history with one of those groups that detest us. ]

But it's always easy to remember the bad above the good. That's how the human brain works, isn't it - it's designed to remember hurts so that it can avoid those hurts in the future, which isn't bad, but which means that we sometimes lose track of the fact that there is so much more kindness than cruelty in the world. So I was just sitting and remembering all the good that's come to me over the past year.

Because this year, in this world, it really has been filled with impossible goodness. When I first came here, I was so scared, but there were people who took me in and helped me and protected me until I got a little more courage. And now here I am. I've made so many friends, amongst them someone I thought was my direst enemy. I saw people whom I'd never done any good for - I saw them forgive me when I was cruel and wicked and spiteful towards them, saw them risk themselves to help me and to save me.

And I've lived amongst the people of this world, who have been so good to me. So good. I've made friends amongst them, too. I've been kept on at work when I really have been the worst employee, when I've been unreliable because of my other obligations. And we've been allowed to speak our minds, speak freely. We've been allowed to travel far and wide. We've been supported in everything we do, which is far more kindness than has ever been extended a group of refugees at any time in any world. We've lived at peace. We've lived well.

So -

[ She tucks a strand of hair behind her ear. ]

I'd thought - if I could trouble you all - that we could spend a little bit of time, all together, remembering the good turns that people have done us.

Talk about whomever you'd like. Talk about the people who have been kind and helped us when they didn't have to. Talk about the wealth that is the other people we know here. And I thought we could talk about the natives, too - I was thinking I might put together a little something, a few quotes, that we could pass along to the natives of this world, so that we know that we appreciate them. Let's take some time to overcome our brains, and remember the good - focus on the good and remember how kind the world is to us. How well we live. How strong and brave and honest we can be here.

[ Translation: 'All of this is a somewhat underhanded but well-intentioned PR thing that will let me package some stuff to make the natives less furious at us in an ongoing attempt to avert all-out war between us and this world.' ]

Anyway. There's that, if you can spare some time. Oh, and, erm - come by Krakatoa, while I've got your attention. Best club in town, bar none. And the employees are simply gorgeous.

[ A quick, half-sheepish grin, and then she gives a little nod and waves her way off. ]

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But I'm already bored!

Listen to the damn song and I'll stop bothering you.

[ because he wants to just be an ass. ]

How long is it.

Three and a half minutes, not that long at all.

[ A groan of impatience. ]

That's not long? Videos are best if they're like fifteen seconds. Thirty at most.

Vine has ruined you and your generation. It's a song, of course it's going to be three minutes.

Yeah, but you're making me pay full attention to it! Like, can I at least multitask? And don't say my generation, it's not like I was born in the same year as most people.

Fine, you can do something else but at least listen to it. Happy?

Yes, all right. So what am I supposed to be listening for? It's lyrically stupid?

Cloying sentimentality and seasonal wishes at the expense of making a valid point. So, your diatribe.

[ Three minutes later...]

Total false equivalency. - That was a shitty song, though.

Perhaps, but I got you to suffer through it and that's what matters.

[ and then, for the rest of this message, Dorian swaps it over to private ]
Kanaya Maryam, by the way. Toby might not want to tell you who's playing foster mom to vampires, but I have no qualms.

I've heard worse songs, believe me. I had to suffer through so much musical theatre. This is nothing.

[ But, more seriously...She grimaces. ]

And yeah. She got in contact with me. What's your take on the situation?

Understandably, I'm going to be a little bit more lenient on Toby, partly due to our relationship, partly due to the fact that I know what he went through back home. That being said, Kanaya Maryam is a massive hypocrite, perfectly willing to throw Toby under the bus despite the fact that she herself has confessed to being a literal costume supervillain. She's possibly more stubborn than you are and is too damn possessive of his progeny.

I'm sure the only reason they're sticking around is because Kanaya's got it in their heads that they'd be lost without her or some rubbish like that.

[ Her voice is measured. ]

How does Toby feed now? In a way that people don't die, I assume. Or...end up vampires themselves.

Me. [ hey, she asked. ] I know that there are other supernatural beings who could take it, so he's fed on them when I'm inconvenienced before.

Why didn't he to begin with?

To start with, he didn't know I was here. Aside from that, we had a rocky period when we first arrived. Toby wanted to spend some time to get to know himself better without me before we started our relationship up again here.

Did those choices lead to...these people losing their...lives? Humanity. Whatever it is you'd say they've lost.

I'd say they gained more than they lost, but I have a feeling you'll differ on that. Still, there's no way around the fact that his options are either turn people or kill them.

I haven't got the right to differ on that, do I. I don't know what it's like.

[ She tucks her hair behind her ear. ]

What do you think of him...turning himself in?

[ Dorian can't help but sigh a bit, obviously annoyed. ]

He's doing what he thinks is best. I'm also entirely certain he's doing this to get Maryam and others off his case. I don't think it'll solve anything and certainly nothing with regards to Kanaya Maryam and her self-righteousness, but hopefully it will make him feel better.

[ To be fair: ]

He did change those people's lives. Without getting permission. That's not all right, is it.

Welcome to being a vampire from my world, Kitty Jones. It's part of the package.

[ She gives a little shrug. ]

And that's rotten. But you can't act like it's not a legitimate question. Is it all right to continue on if others have to be consumed for you to continue?

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