JUBILATION? Returning to the Terrible Tower! [Video]

[halfpintsorceress]

[Those who have been here quite a long time will recall that Lina went back home around November - however, going by her expression and the way she's acting, it doesn't seem like it's been that long. She may have a tendency toward burying her emotions, but she's not good enough to hide what would go along with eight months of solitude.]

Well, it's about time I got back here! I swear, another day back there, and I would have screamed.

[Well, she did after the first few days, but she's not gonna broadcast that in the least. She sighs, then folds her arms.]

So what'd I miss while I was gone?

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[true_noir]

You're not real and the world is ending in a year, and we're all just metal barbie dolls with glowing goop inside of us, waiting to have our heads removed like a twisty pop.

[Snicker. Giggle. No, no, this one should NOT be allowed to handle the subject of greeting people.]

Welcome back.

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[halfpintsorceress]

...what? I got about half of that, but even the half I got sounds ludicrous.

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[true_noir]

It's all fake. Everything. The food... the rooms... your pretty little red-headed body... Even our graves.

We're just dolls and it's all an illusion. It's all meaningless.

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[halfpintsorceress]

[O-kay, gettin' into weird territory. Lina leans away from the camera at this point.]

An illusion? That can't be right, I'd think someone would have noticed by this point.

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[morituramfides]

[It would be a cold day in hell when Jin actually admitted to missing and being glad to see someone who was so obnoxious and annoying.

That didn't mean it wasn't true.]

Everything. Literally.

Hope you had a nice vacation.

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[halfpintsorceress]

[Oh look. It's him.

...yeah, Lina missed him too, but she's not gonna admit that.]

Everything? It's only been about a month - just how much 'everything' could happen?

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[morituramfides]

[How about they both just pretend they didn't miss each other and everything.]

A month? I may not have the best grasp of time, but you've been gone way longer than that, I can say for sure. A lot has changed since then.

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[halfpintsorceress]

[Did you mean: what they were going to do anyway?]

I could have messed up the count while I was at home, but I remember it was about thirty days, I swear.

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[explodewiththerage]

[This is the first person he's seen who is happy to appear in this place. As such Natsu just has to reply to this. So here have one pink haired DragonSlayer on your screen.]

You're glad you're back here?

[How does that even work?]

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[halfpintsorceress]

Well. Not necessarily, but it certainly beats being home alone. One of those 'lesser of two evils' situations, in a way.

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[explodewiththerage]

Home alone? How does that work? Aren't the people you know there?

[Or is the her world that bleak?

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[halfpintsorceress]

As in going home from here. And no, there's only me, myself, and I. Not another soul.

[Her forced upbeatness becomes a lot more apparent here, 'cause damn it it is hard to fake being blasé about that.]

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[cullscuttlefish]

LINA?

OH MY COD, LINA! I MISSED YOU! Things have basically been batshit insane, but I missed you! I don't want to say welcome back, but...

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[halfpintsorceress]

Feferi! Now there's a sight for sore eyes.

Hey, here beats that junked-up place they're saying is home, right?

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[cullscuttlefish]

You can say that again. Still...it's been a rough few months. But we're still roomies, right? Sayaka...well. I'll just keep hoping she'll be back soon. Colette's still here, and we've had a couple pop in and out since then. But it'll be a lot easier to go over the heavy stuff in person, either way.

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[halfpintsorceress]

In spirit, I guess. I woke up in a different room, though I'm on the same floor at least, down in 1-01.

[There's a distinct pause once Lina realizes that Sayaka's not around, though - it's quickly covered by a forced look of annoyance.]

Tch, it figures that knucklehead wouldn't be here. Ah well.

[keybearer]

Seconding what's already been said. Everything here's an illusion, the beds are actually freakish pods, all the food's made out of nutrition bars, people turned into monsters last month... and Ruana's as nasty as ever. Go figure, right?

[He says it all casually, but really? The reveals still leave him alarmed. He's just trying his best to hide his unease for now. It's easier that way.]

[halfpintsorceress]

...so that Chloe person wasn't full of crap, then? Sheesh, I go away for a month and everything goes to hell.

Er. Even more hell.

[keybearer]

Well, look on the bright side; at least you didn't wake up to find youself looking like a walking jar of colored goo. Hearing it secondhand's better than living through that mess.

[halfpintsorceress]

...yeah, there is that. I miss all the fun.

[Engaging MAXIMUM SARCASM!]

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[blackwitch]

Wha-t, it really can't have been that bad, can it? Surely it can't be worse than the stuff that happens here!

[ She grins. ]

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[halfpintsorceress]

Well, at least here there's people to talk to!

[blackwitch]

You mean idiot to talk to, for the most part. And those annoying people in charge to deal with too.

[halfpintsorceress]

They might not be much for conversation, but I'll take idiots over no one at all.

[Well. Maybe a few specific idiots, but shhh.]

[terreifying]

how long were u gone?