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[acrobrat]

[video] 

[Say hi to an angry little girl with pink hair. Her tone is just as furious.]

This isn't my first time in a weird town, so cut the acting and 'fess up. Who took my sisters? [Her eyes narrow dangerously, and she suddenly whips out...a piece of paper. An ordinary, rectangular sheet of paper.

It suddenly stiffens with an audible metallic sound like a knife being sharpened, and now it is definitely more dangerous, a large white blade.]

No one takes my sisters or Nenene Sumiregawa! [Then her voice rises to a yell.] Where are they? Give them back, or else! [She brings the paper blade close to the phone as if threatening to slice it in half unless someone answers her.]

Hey! Dokusensha! Are you behind this? I thought we sank your stupid headquarters!



[action for house #002]

[Anita manages to find her way to her designated house. How she does it is another story entirely; perhaps someone on the network showed her how - perhaps it was you - or maybe she stumbled upon it by chance. In any case, this isn't her real house. This isn't Nenene's house. It's a strange house with stranger danger, but maybe she'll find her sisters or Nenene.

Without hesitation, she knocks on the door, only to let herself inside afterward. Once in, she wanders into the living room, the kitchen, etc.]

Michelle? Maggie? [Her temper has cooled down enough for her to think more clearly, at least.]

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[diociopath]

[Odd, it looks like the closer to this particular part of the house she gets, the darker it steadily becomes, as if someone is purposefully keeping out the light.

And there, at the end of the hall, is a tall, muscular man...who is completely shirtless. At the very least there's enough visibility to make out his RIPPLING MUSCLES, but his face is so shadowed it's almost impossible to make out any distinguishing features from it from a distance.

At least he's wearing pants.]

What are you doing here?

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[acrobrat]

[Yeah, it IS weird. Anita almost considers taking a sheet of paper from the holsters on her legs in case there was a monster in here, but - no, it's just a man. He doesn't seem to want to hurt her.

But he's SHIRTLESS.

WHAT THE HECK.

She stops in her tracks and for a moment, blinks to make sure she's got it right and the dude has no shirt on.]

[acrobrat]

Me? I'm supposed to be staying here. Are you supposed to be living here too?

[The amount of disdain she injects into the word "supposed" is amazing. Clearly she is still not happy despite having calmed down from being hysterical over the network.]

Have you seen my sisters?

[diociopath]

I've been assigned this place to live, yes.

[Ugh, children. And she's going to be his roommate too, apparently. He doesn't like this at all.

Still, no sense in whining about it...outwardly anyway.]

But even if I had seen them, I wouldn't be able to identify them as your sisters.

[acrobrat]

[Ugh, half-naked men. And he's going to be his roommate too, apparently. She doesn't like this at all.]

One is blonde and ditzy. Her hair is really wavy. [She gestures to her head and moves her hands down to simulate long waves springing from the top of her head.] The other is tall and quiet, with short black hair. Both of them really love books.

Seen anyone like that?

[diociopath]

[He's quiet, as if considering what she'd said.

In actual fact he's just faking it.]

I can't say I have, although...I haven't been here very long either. Perhaps you can still find them.

[With the way things work here, he knows she probably won't. He's just purposefully trying to make her hopeful so she'll feel worse once she doesn't find them.

Or, well, that's what he's going for.]

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[brushoff]

[ Dorian...is slouched on the couch, reading a book. When Anita enters, he manages to look up from his book for a moment, frown on his face. ]

Who're you?

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[acrobrat]

[Anita frowns right back.]

The newest kidnap victim. Who are you?

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[brushoff]

Another new kidnap victim. The name's Dorian.

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[acrobrat]

[She raises an eyebrow skeptically.]

Oh, yeah? How can I be sure you weren't part of this?

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[brushoff]

[ Wordlessly, Dorian holds up his wrist, showing off his glowing tattoo--with the word 'registered' plainly visible. ]

This should be reason enough. You've probably got one as well.

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[longestwinter]

Hey, careful where you're waving that. [God, he hates when the place brings in little kids.] No one ever told you you could have someone eye out?

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[acrobrat]

I can't do that through a phone. [She taps the screen with her paper blade.] See?

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[longestwinter]

And it's not me I'm worried about. [Actually, it's not even whoever she might sideswipe with that thing.]

Did you lose track of your family before or after waking up in the room with the machine?

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[acrobrat]

No, I was with my sisters and Nenene the whole time. We're her bodyguards. Then...suddenly, I was in that room.

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[longestwinter]

Before. [Well, not that it's good news either way, but.] Likelihood is no one's taken them - they're right where they were.

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[altercate]

No one took your sisters. They just took you.

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[acrobrat]

Oh, yeah? How do you know it was just me?

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[altercate]

Did your sisters answer you?

voice;

[acrobrat]

No, but how do I know they get phones like these too?

voice;

[altercate]

Because everyone who shows up here gets phones like these. Packets and files too. It's a welcome gift.

[Video]

[bullysandwicher]

You are the one that was taken, not them.

[Video]

[acrobrat]

So I've heard. [A sigh. Raging at people and wibbling and learning about everything has made her a bit exhausted.] If they can take so many other people, would it be too much to ask to bring me and everyone else with me?

[Video]

[bullysandwicher]

Eh, it seems they don't decide whom to bring. Else I'd has asked them to also bring people I know to this shithole.

[Video]

[acrobrat]

D'you really think they'd listen to you? Maybe they decide on their own.