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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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[stretchy_girl]

I see, which war?

[stretchy_girl]

Now that sounds really useful! I hope I have something like that.

[Air might be this one's weakness, even an impenetrable aura needed to let air through for her to breathe. Cut it off and she might not last long.]

I don't think I caught your name by the way?

[disguarded]

You can call me Twice.

[P.S. Wow, what a rude way to think about people you've just met! Look at Twice, she barely thinks about their existence at all, let alone their strengths and weaknesses.]

[devoutish]

The Great War. World War One.

[stretchy_girl]

Twice? Was Once taken?

[Maybe Sarah wouldn't be so rude, but Gemini's trained to evaluate others, and having to pretend to be so happy and friendly is beginning to wear on her patience.]

[stretchy_girl]

Seriously? Did you serve in France?

[devoutish]

Yeah, I did. Yeah. A few years ago.

[disguarded]

It's a nickname.

My official designation was HV3-HV3, so... Twice.

video;

[flowerette]

It's a cage, but at least it's a pretty unlimited cage. You could go just about anywhere in the world. Except Russia, I suppose. But it's not like there's any big loss there.

Re: video;

[stretchy_girl]

I've been there in my own world and you're right it's not much of a loss. [Although this continued Cold War could be a big opportunity to cause a little chaos.] How close tabs does the government keep on us?

[stretchy_girl]

What was it like? Did it give you nightmares?

[stretchy_girl]

HV-3? Wow that's hardcore weird. What is it they were training you to do, become some kind of super-soldier or something?

[devoutish]

That's something of a personal question, innit.

[stretchy_girl]

Goodness I'm sorry! [She blushes and looks away, repressing the darker urge to rub any suffering in his face.] My grandfather was French and fought in the war, I just wondered what it would have been like for him.

[devoutish]

I don't know your grandfather. But I can guess, right, that it's not something he'd want his granddaughter to know.

[disguarded]

Basically. And it worked for a while. Until I realized I didn't actually have a reason to help them, and they couldn't touch me either.

[stretchy_girl]

I'm pretty tough. [Much tougher than this sweet false face would suggest.]

[stretchy_girl]

Ultimately you were better than them, superior. I can understand that. Do you feel that way about the government here?

[devoutish]

Doesn't matter. Grandfathers protect their girls.

[disguarded]

I don't feel anything about them. I have nothing to gain from working with them or fear from refusing. They're irrelevant.

[stretchy_girl]

Unless they're too old and doddery, a little like you maybe?

[devoutish]

No grandkids to speak of, for me. Saves my back from chasing them.

[stretchy_girl]

I see. What is relevant to you?

[stretchy_girl]

You're not a fan of kids then?

[devoutish]

I like kids fine, but I've got a busy job. Haven't married yet.