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[stretchy_girl]

[Before hitting the button to broadcast Gemini takes a moment to rearrange her face, sculpting it into someone a little more innocent. Glasses, check, nervous smile, check, and she's ready to go.]

Um hi everyone! I uh...I'm Sarah Rainsford and I've just arrived here, here being Maurtia Falls specifically. It's a little overwhelming to suddenly be in a whole new world all alone without any friends, but I guess I'll manage. I've been given a nice job and a home so it can't be all bad right? [A weak smile, blah blah blah, there's nothing else she needs to say to establish her pseudo-character, so on to the important stuff, finding out who here might be a threat to her.]

I just wanted to know if there's anyone out there from my own world. I'm from a city called Metropolis, has anyone heard of that? Maybe Gotham? Although that's not a very nice place, but it would be kinda nice to talk to anyone from home.

[Now to see which fishes come and bite at the bait she's dangled for them.]

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[pyrogue]

I lived in Metropolis for a while.

[ He's smiling, but she seems like a civilian, and in the off-chance she recognizes him that might be a bit... awkward. But then again, when he lived in Metropolis he worked with Superboy, that has to count for something, right? ]

Sorry to hear you got caught up in this mess, but it ain't so bad.

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[stretchy_girl]

No way! Where did you live back in Metro? I'm from Hob's Bay myself.

[She grins widely, looking relieved, whilst going through her mental database of faces to see if she recognises him, which she doesn't. So that's partly a test just to make sure he's not lying.]

I hope so, everything's new and a little scary to be honest.

[pyrogue]

Didn't really live in one of the neighbourhoods, I worked for Cadmus Labs when it used to be just outside the city. [ He seems a bit apologetic. ] Been a while, I moved to Illinois after that.

I'm sure you'll settle in fine.

[stretchy_girl]

Cadmus Labs? Isn't that the place with all the weird experiments? [That peaks her interest because Gemini's definitely heard of them, in fact she might have broken in a few times and knows the kind of interesting things they get up to.]

So you're a scientist or something?

[pyrogue]

Nah. I mean, I built my heat-gun but I was hired on as more of... half-security, half-Superboy understudy. After that worked for the FBI in Chicago before I turned up here. Now I'm a yoga instructor, of all things.

[ Very carefully not mentioning what he did before that. ] What'd they saddle you with?

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[disguarded]

I've never heard of them.

[She sounds kinda bored and is only half-paying attention to the camera, most of her focus ahead of her as she slowly walks down some suburban street.]

[stretchy_girl]

[There's a split second where 'Sarah' eyes the woman coldly, but then she's smiling warmly and giving a little welcome wave.]

You can't be from my world then. Where are you from?

[disguarded]

[If she notices the cold look, Twice doesn't react to it at all.]

Originally? Or before I ended up here?

[stretchy_girl]

Originally I guess. Was your world much like this one? [Behind the friendliness Gemini's sizing her up.]

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[flowerette]

I've heard of Gotham, if only because we've had a number of different faces from it over the past couple years.

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[stretchy_girl]

Oh yeah? Anyone really famous like Superman?

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[flowerette]

Well, I think he was here. I never really interacted with him, though. There is a Batman. And I know there's a Jonathan Crane and Julian Day -- if those names mean anything to you.

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[stretchy_girl]

Batman, seriously? That guy's a serious criminal where I'm from! I hope he's behind bars here? [Otherwise he might be a very serious threat to her plans. The other two names she knows, and could be potential allies.] I've never heard of those other two though. How long have you been here?

[devoutish]

Even if there is, you're gonna find those from alternate universes. I've met people from my city here, but none from my city, if you catch my meaning.

[stretchy_girl]

I do. There are alternate universes back where I come from too, although I've never really had any contact with them before. You don't think I'll meet myself do you?

[devoutish]

That would be an interesting thing, wouldn't it. But it's nothing I've ever heard of.

[stretchy_girl]

Good, that would be too weird. Can I ask what your job is Mister...?

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[aboveand]

I'm from Gotham.

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[stretchy_girl]

No! Seriously? That's the best news I've had all day.

[aboveand]

Seriously I gotta say, it's a bit depressing that's the highlight of your day, though.

[Sure, he's decent company and all, but finding out someone's from Gotham shouldn't be a highlight of anyone's day, even here.]

It must really be terrible.

[stretchy_girl]

Oh c'mon I know Gotham's got a rep but you seem totally nice! I don't know anyone else from our world here and I don't want to be alone.

[She gives him a vulnerable look, all the while quietly sizing him up.]

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[stegophily]

Since no one else is apparently going to ask... you have a city named Metropolis where you're from? Isn't that a little redundant?

[ Says the woman from a city called Glass... ]

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[stretchy_girl]

Yeah it's a bit unimaginative isn't it? But hey that's it's name!

[To Gemini's French mind Americans were terribly unimaginative with place names.]

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[stegophily]

A little.

Why isn't "Gotham" a nice place?

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[stretchy_girl]

No not at all. It's home to some of the world's most vile criminals, including freaks like the Batman. It's probably the most dangerous city in my world, heck of any world.

[She really quite likes it, were it not for the aforementioned Batman.]