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[bigkanimaoncampus]

[ One moment he was dozing off on a plane, having finally rid himself or a strange restlessness. And the next, he felt something cold and wet seeping through his clothes. With a start, he scrambled to his feet, disoriented and dazed.

Still ankle-deep in the fountain, he dug in his pockets and found his phone. Thankfully, still functional. But the interface was different. Frantic, he hit a few icons and fired off a text, thinking it was going to someone he knew. Instead, it went to everyone. ]

I don't know where I am or how I got here, but it sure as hell isn't London.

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[lefthandedgenius]

[Lydia stares at her device. She knows that people can tinker with the devices, but who would know that name who would actually play such a sick joke on her?

She starts to type.

Jackson what are you doing here

Who's messing with me

oh my god jackson how did you get here?


Taking a deep breath, she switches to video. Yep. Her face. Complete with her habitual mannerism of pressing her lips together tightly when anxious (or virtually any other emotion, lbh).]

Jackson? Don't freak out. You're not in Beacon Hills. Or London, either.

[bigkanimaoncampus]

[ He just saw the message and replied without registering the name. ]

Then where am I? I've got a schedule to keep here.

[ Then a moment later, after he saw the name. But he hadn't send the message to her? How... ]

Lydia?

[lupusalpha]

Not even close.

[bigkanimaoncampus]

Do I even want to know how you got that message? Or is it just some annoying alpha thing?

[lefthandedgenius]

[Ugggggh.]

Jackson? Turn on your video app.

You're in a place called The City. And even if I give you the quick and dirty explanation I know you, you won't believe me. But look at it this way. A few years ago you wouldn't have believed in a lot of things, okay? I'm not crazy and I'm not lying.

[He can't see her hands, fingers twisting into each other, knuckles white.]

[lupusalpha]

You sent it to the entire network, you idiot.

[bigkanimaoncampus]

What network? It was a txt message!

[lupusalpha]

Don't be an ass.

[bigkanimaoncampus]

[ He looked unimpressed and rather irritated. But it was forced. Even with being intensely confused and more than a little frightened about ending up in such a strange place, he was rather glad to see her. ]

A few months ago. Just tell me what's going on here. Does this have anything to do with--

[ His eyes cast aside from the screen before him for a moment, not quite having the courage to say it directly. To him, the Kanima incident was just a few weeks passed. ]

--what happened?

[bigkanimaoncampus]

No, that's you.

[lupusalpha]

Jackson.

[lefthandedgenius]

Listen to me carefully. Everything we're saying right now, anyone on the network can see. So be careful what you say. Nobody bothered to give me a warning at first when I got here either.

[Ok, here goes.]

Something yanked you out of our universe and into this one. When you go back, you'll go back to the exact moment that you left, and you won't remember what's happened here. Unless you come back, and then most of the time the memories come back too. Most of the time. It's like...magic, or something.

[Transdimensional quantum and temporal physics actually, but she's not going to scare him with the science.]

I'm coming to get you. It'll be a few minutes.

[bigkanimaoncampus]

WHAT

[lupusalpha]

Don't test me.

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[anatural]

[Korra just happens to walk by the Fountain and see some weirdo standing in the fountain, texting.]

Uh, are you okay?

[bigkanimaoncampus]

Magic.

[ His tone implied he wasn't buying it. He didn't want to believe it. But it sounded better than what he feared. And her explanation just brought about more questions. But only one actually came out. ]

How? I don't even know where I am.

[bigkanimaoncampus]

I'm not afraid of you.

[Yes he is.]

[lefthandedgenius]

[She can't help it, this makes her smile a little.]

I'm willing to bet you're at the fountain, if not in it. That's where I showed up when I arrived, too.

[lupusalpha]

Does it make you feel better to say it aloud?

Re: action;

[bigkanimaoncampus]

[ And he blare glanced up, irritated. Shoving the phone in his pocket, he stepped out of the water. ]

I'm fine.

[ He was the opposite of fine. ]

[bigkanimaoncampus]

Do you actually want something, or are you just being an asswipe in general?

[lupusalpha]

Get settled. And then we'll talk.

[bigkanimaoncampus]

[ He looked down at his feet, and then back at her. His shoes were ruined. ]

If this..."magic" yanks people here, why us? Why not someone else? And how do you know all of this already? I just talked to you yesterday!

[ As the demanding questions started spilling out, he removed himself from the fountain. ]

[bigkanimaoncampus]

Or you could just stay out of my way.

[lefthandedgenius]

I don't know why us, but time moves differently in this place. I've actually been here for months. Stiles has been here for a year, at least. So has Derek. Allison's here now too, though Scott and Isaac are gone.

[That's everyone, she thinks. It'll take a few minutes to get from the apartments to the fountain, and she finds herself reluctantly thankful that Stiles is at Derek's cabin right now.]