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[overdraws]

[ Yo, citizens! There's a new face on the network, a rather pretty brunette, with a thin smile. She looks... slightly damp and kind of tired, although no worse for the wear otherwise. She may have just crawled out of the fountain (although she was glad to see that her bow and arrows, slung over her shoulder, didn't meet the same fate). She's sitting next to the fountain still, her device propped up on her knees, and she's trying really hard to be strong, even if she's really confused. ] So... I talked to a feel people after I got here, and they all said pretty much the same thing. I'm stuck here, right? And there's some kind of carousel, and I should use this to reach out to people who are like me. Stuck here, I mean.

[ She takes a deep breath and lets out a puff of air. ] My name's Allison. I'm from a place called Beacon Hills, and there's some things going on there that I really, really, need to be home for. Is there really no way back?

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[lefthandedgenius]

ALLISON.

[Lydia doesn't quite shriek the name, but she's so, so relieved and grateful to see this face.]

Oh my god, you're by the fountain? I'll come get you. Has Scott messaged you yet? He will. Trust me. I'll explain this place, but it's still going to sound crazy. Are you okay?

I'll be there soon!

[overdraws]

[ Oh my god. Oh my GOD. Allison sits up straighter, and she's so glad to see you, Lydia, you have no idea, you're okay after what that stupid teacher did to you, and maybe there are tears springing up a little in her eyes, okay, shut up, Lydia is her best friend and she can cry if she wants to. ] I'm fine. If it's crazy compared to what's going on back home, then I don't really know if I want to know.

[lefthandedgenius]

Keep talking to me. Trust me, it'll keep you from getting too wigged about this place that is the crazy.

What's the last thing that happened before you showed up here?

[This is important. It'll tell Lydia, most importantly, when Allison is from. She already knows where.]

[affectioning]

[ His first thought is that some selfish part of him made this happen. He's half expecting Isaac or his mom to be right behind her. But, Scott knows he's not that powerful. Nobody is. It's the City's doing. It's decided she can come back. He's mixed about it. Sure, they were together again - but Isaac had been involved. With the both of them. And it's been two months. Though, do you ever get over your first love? He'll always have a place in his heart for Allison. He's sure of that.

Is she... wet? ]

There's no way back if we want one. The City can send you back. Obviously. Because you're back. [ Except, it sounds like she doesn't remember being here so he probably said too much. ] Did it drop you in the fountain?

[overdraws]

[ Lydia hadn't been wrong. It wasn't that Allison wasn't glad to see him; right now any familiar face was good, especially with what Lydia had told her over the device. And it wasn't that she wasn't not glad, either. She's conflicted, but she's getting better at hiding it.

Sort of.

Allison bites her lip briefly before responding, and she's about to answer his fountain question before the other thing he said catches her attention. ] Back? What are you talking about?

[affectioning]

You - Lydia didn't tell you. The City brought you here once. This summer. But, it sent you back. Isaac was here. My mom. I know it doesn't make any sense...

[anunluckypenny]

So I guess you've already found your friends from Beacon Hills, right? Did they fill you in on everything?

[overdraws]

Yeah, thanks. As much as they could, anyway.

[anunluckypenny]

Curses, mysterious Anonymous group, people from different times and places, general wackiness... if they hit all of those, you're probably good to go. Have you found a place to stay already?

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[fiamme]

There is no known escape.

[she wants to say it's not so bad, because it's not, but NO ESCAPE is the worst. ]

Whatever brings us here, it does so at the most inopportune times.

[she feels u girl. ]

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[overdraws]

[ Allison huffs out a wry laugh. ] No kidding. It was, like, the worst possible time.

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[fiamme]

I have heard that time stops, while you are here. It is of some comfort.

[brobeforehos]

Sorry, but that's the way it goes. [More people from Beacon Hills; she has to wonder if Stiles is thinking about how it's never his dad.]

Though on the bright side? There are people from your town here.

[overdraws]

Yeah, I've talked to most of them already. But thanks.

[brobeforehos]

You'll probably get greeted by a bunch of people going hey, Allison, you're back - that's because...well, you were here before. But don't worry, it happens. Sometimes people come, and find a way to leave, and forget about the place.

There's some lesson in hope in there somewhere, probably.

[lupusalpha]

You came back.

[overdraws]

[ Yeah, she knew you were here. She'll try to be civil. ] Not willingly.

[lupusalpha]

No one comes here willingly.

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[dragonofalthena]

[He looks like a winged cat and sounds like an 8 year-old girl.]

Hi Allison. I'm Nall and I'm from a place called Taben's Peak.

But, yeah, from what I understand there isn't a way back. [He looks sad for a moment.] But there's fish!

Video - i literally screamed out loud when i saw this omg nall!!!!

[overdraws]

[ She tries hard not to stare, but it's hard. She's never seen a cat with wings before!! And one that can talk!! But he doesn't seem dangerous, and he's awfully cute... ] Nice to meet you, Nall... Where's Taben's Peak?

Video - ^^ Always happy when someone else recognizes him

[dragonofalthena]

It's on Silver Star. That's where I'm from. I haven't actually met anyone who's native to the City.

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[studmuffin]

Allison?

[ He's a little late to the party - spent much of his day in his jeep driving around and wondering when he's next going to go underground for gas. It had been kind of relaxing, in that banal normal way. The weak winter sun glints off the window as he hunches down into his seat and grins at her. He already knows she doesn't remember being here last which ho boy good luck dealing with that Scott. ]

How's the welcome wagon treating you?

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[overdraws]

[ She grins back, cuz, hey, he's kind of infectious like that. She's currently seated on their couch, and she's not surprised to see him in the Jeep at all. In fact, she's kind of grateful for it. It's something normal. ] You mean aside from telling me I'm stuck here because of interdimensional time travel? Pretty good.

[phonetical]

Lydia must be beside herself with glee right now.

[And on a more somber note...]

No. There's no way out. Yet. [She has faith.]

[overdraws]

[ She is not even surprised that Lydia knows everyone.

Allison latches onto that yet, leaning forward a little. ] 'Yet'?