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[lefthandedgenius]

[Lydia is perfectly dressed, perfectly coiffed, and her smile is dazzling.]

Hi, everyone.

My name's Lydia Martin, and I'm a banshee.

[She lets that sink in for a moment.]

So here's the thing. This city? Is full of crazy stuff that no one ever suspected was even possible. I mean, if we can cope with guys who run at superhuman speeds and people from other planets, I don't exactly see the value in hiding, especially when you're dealing the scientific improbabilities of transdimensional pocket universes that exist outside the forward movement of time and there isn't even a wardrobe to explain it.

So my thought is? Let your freak flag fly. Who's going to persecute you here? Who's going to tell you that you're impossible, and shouldn't exist? Not me. And maybe there's other people just like you here, or maybe kind of the same, or just a -leetle- different since the rules from their universe don't apply. Wouldn't you want to meet them? Wouldn't you want to know more?

You're in the one place where you don't have to hide. Unless you're like...an axe murderer or something. But if you still feel safer keeping things on the DL, tell you what. If you're interested in reaching out to like minded Cityzens but want to do so discreetly, contact me privately, and I'll keep an eye out for those with similar origins.

You know what they say. Live together, die alone.

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[phonetical]

[To a person who's surrounded by all sorts of aliens, travels to other planets on the regular, and just isn't surprised by anything in the City anymore, Uhura shrugs off Lydia's announcement.]

It makes no difference to me.

[lefthandedgenius]

[Lydia beams at her.]

Thanks. You know, I didn't think it would. That's my whole point.

Though I do kind of want to ask you a favor. Well, more Spock, but if you could pass it on to him, I'd be really grateful.

Regardless? Thanks, Uhura.

texting:

[grigio]

Thanks again, by the way.

Re: texting:

[lefthandedgenius]

hey, I promised I was gonna use this thing i am to help people.

you were the first for me to try doing it to help someone and not just let it happen.

so I'm really glad I could help.

Re: texting:

[grigio]

Pad Thai on me some day. I promise.

[phonetical]

You're free to ask him yourself. He doesn't bite.

[Dammit, Lydia. She's his girlfriend, not a messenger.]

text.

[fe_male]

bet that's fun

[lupusalpha]

[Seriously?

Seriously?????]

Lydia.

[lefthandedgenius]

Sounds great! I might drag my bff Allison along. She's awesome, you'd love her. I think you two might have a lot in common.

[You know, like being hot for supernatural weirdos.]

Re: text.

[lefthandedgenius]

what is? actually being a human geiger counter for death kind of sucks. but i make the best of it.

Switching to Secured.

[lefthandedgenius]

[She is all smiles.]

Yes?

Secured.

[lupusalpha]

You're not a freak.

[Let's start there.]

text. 1/2

[fe_male]

yeah, but at least your friends will all know where you are if you need them.

[lefthandedgenius]

Fair enough. You're able to get in touch with him faster than I am, was all.

[Honestly, expedience was all it was. She wasn't trying to make Uhura feel like an errand girl.]

text. 2/2

[fe_male]

could be fun in bed. got a bf? i ask only in the name of science

[lefthandedgenius]

Why are you so bothered by a word?

[grigio]

[She's not hot for...why do people keep...oh, for fucks sake. She is. She just doesn't know it.]

Awesome! We'll make a night of it. Maybe get the pad thai to go and rent movies.

[phonetical]

If I'm sitting right next to him, sure, but sometimes I'm relegated to using the comm like everybody else. No special treatment for me.

[She's not offended, just stating that Spock is friendlier than he appears. Maybe. Sometimes.]

What is it you want to ask him for anyway?

[lefthandedgenius]

You'd think that, in theory.

There's someone at home. He's...it's complicated.

But he's not here.

[lefthandedgenius]

Done!

[And when they make a night of it, Miss Julie's gonna get a trim. And a mani-pedi. And maybe a facial.]

[fe_male]

it happens. nobody's ever here, not the ones we want. I could try and come up with even more inane things for you to shoot down, if you want? what's wrong with the theory

[lefthandedgenius]

I wasn't born like this. Something...happened to me. [This is the one time a tiny crack in that smile appears, and she covers it quickly.] If there's anyone who might be able to help figure out what I am, what I can do, and how its changed me from a scientific viewpoint...

[She trails off, certain Uhura catches her drift.]

[lupusalpha]

I want to make that clear.

[lefthandedgenius]

the last time I screamed no one came. in so far as i know only one of them wasn't actually in the city and not able to hear me at the time.

I'm not sure what I was shooting down? what happens in the city stays in the city if you know what i mean.

[lefthandedgenius]

Okay.

[Derek is trying to be nice. She's trying not to be flippant at him, but she has...issues when it comes to Hale men.]