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[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

[The video clicks on, and is dark for a moment until it's adjusted right. Terezi is visible for a few moments, contemplating it the screen. She's in the shadow of a building, out among the streets.

Then, she holds up a piece of paper to the screen.]

Can anyone read this?

[It's upside down.

She brings the paper back down. She reaches to turn off the feed, then stops, and sniffs at the paper. And licks it, experimentally.

She brings the paper back up to the screen. This time, it's the right direction. "Ermis Suites, Room 418".]

Comments

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

I could ask you the same thing.

[She gives thin smile.]

Is there somewhere else I'm suppose to be? Not the address on this - [she waves the paper] - because that's not "here".

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

This can't be a coincidence. You're Terezi, right?

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

I am! Isn't it convenient that you know that already?

[There's a hint of suspicion to that.]

You never know! It could be coincidence. But that really depends on the circumstances.

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

It's not convenient at all. It's just making me confused.

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

Hahaha! You think you're the one that's confused?

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

Okay no, lets back up a bit. This is getting into weird memory shit.

Did someone explain at least what we know about what's going on to you?

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

Only the basics.

But you're withholding information. I can't stand having to sniff out useful information from this cryptic bullshit.

So won't you lend a girl a little help?

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

I dunno... the cool thing to do would be to keep being a cagey asshole, but I think I'm going to go against my first instinct and just give some straight answers for once.

What do you want to know?

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

Yes, that sounds just cool enough to make everyone in your proximity freeze. Hehehe.

[A smile.]

These are directions, right? [She taps the paper.]

If you know who I am, then you know what I need.

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

I thought you could read stuff no problem by licking it or smelling it or some shit.

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

It takes some adjustment. Like adjusting your eyes to darkness.

I don't want to sit around this boring street while I wait for it to come back. Bluh! That'd just be silly.

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

Okay, I don't know if that ACTUALLY makes sense but whatever. It says "Ermis Suites, Room 418". They assigned us all a room to live in completely at random.

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

Are you criticizing my metaphors, coolkid? And I craft them so carefully, just for you! Hehehehe.

How sloppy. Half the residents will end up killing each other because of bad rooming choices!

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

Your metaphors are way to pedestrian for some kind of alien to be making. I mean, I appreciate you attempting to blend in with Earth's culture for my sake, but you don't need to worry about me. I can totally take whatever gnarly shit your species can dish up.

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

Careful there! You're waving around a red sheet in front of an angry hoofbeast. You never know what kind of torrent of delicious metaphors I might unleash on you at anny moment.

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

I have a special metaphor protection hat.

Go back to the bit about killing people.

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

My my we're getting bold today! Would you like me to roll over, too?

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

As far as you know I'm always like this.

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

But you aren't.

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

The hell I'm not.

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

Touchy! Did I hit a nerve?

Hehehehehe.

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

You're making insinuations that I am not always a forceful, manly man. I cannot allow this. It will not stand.

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

Are you going to prove me wrong with your forceful, manly ways?

[has-a-blog.livejournal.com]

No, that would be lame.

[dr4con1cl4w.livejournal.com]

Then what are you going to do?