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[boutant]

[ There's a bit of a crackle of audio from this device, interference for both of the cities before it clears up. There's no video, but anyone who's crossed between cities or checked out the paperwork should recognize the voice of one of the deity's helper droids. ]

Name?

Ariadne.

[ Oh, so that's who this belongs to. There are a few minutes before the droid speaks again, telling her that her paperwork's been approved and she can go on ahead. ]

Okay, Eames-- [ Whatever she was going to say is suddenly cut off by a startled noise, followed up by the sound of someone trying to break free of... something. ]

You'll thank me when you get there.

Eames! Get back here! Eames! I'm not going-- [ And off goes the audio. ]

((ooc: Ariadne was just tricked into crossing over to the Glass City without Eames. ... and by 'tricked into crossing over' I mostly mean 'he tied her to one of those helper droids and left'.))

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[duplicities]

Ariadne?

[boutant]

Natasha-- [ There's a curse in French. ] He tied me up.

[duplicities]

Eames tied you up?

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[ Video ]

[latenightfondue]

Y'okay there, sweetheart?

[boutant]

[ The fact that the device and video manage to click on at all is through sheer luck, as Ariadne currently doesn't have the use of her hands and her device is in one of the outer pockets of her bag. It's sticking up enough that Howard should be able to see her legs, though. ]

I'm tied to a robot.

[latenightfondue]

[ He's not amused, really, there is nothing at all funny about this. The view of the back of her lower half with motion all around helps him to remain as serious as he can be. ]

The thing got a good grip, huh? Don't want it to dropping you or nothing.

[ TEXT ]

[notelegrams]

Ah, the fated moment when the duckling is brutally thrust into the wild and we must all question its odds of survival.

[boutant]

[ Her response doesn't come until later, as she can't exactly read the text when it's in her bag and her hands are tied. Still... ]

It's not my odds of survival that I'm worried about.

[ TEXT ]

[notelegrams]

Would that require too much presence of mind?

[punchedhitler]

Are you all right?

[boutant]

Eames tied me to a robot and then headed back into the Desert City without me. No, I'm not all right.

audio;

[dr_conscience]

[Fuzzy because someone is still in the desert.]

Di- -ou ma-- -t o-er -ll ri--t?

[boutant]

[ Ariadne has to repeat the message a few times before she understands, but-- ]

Once I was untied from the robot, yeah. Are you still over there?

poor quality audio;

[beifongbandit]

Clearly I shouldn't have left you guys alone for a minute.

[boutant]

Did you find whoever you were looking for?

[ She's calmed down a bit now, thanks to Steve. ]

[whitetwoguns]

...What did he do?

[boutant]

Tied me to one of the paperwork robots and ditched me.

{desert city, assume appropriate signal malfunctions}

[signatures]

stop putting together a hoarde of ladies to punch me

I just want to make a joke about assuming the position 8(

[boutant]

this is what happens when you tie people up and LEAVE THEM THERE

steve offered, too

[wouldnotkindly]

[Though it's some time before Jack sees this, he's adding to the chorus nevertheless:] Are you all right?!

[boutant]

Yeah, I'm fine. [ She's not even tied up anymore. ]

[totallyinaband]

Ariadne? Are you in the City? The glass one?

[boutant]

Yeah, I'm in the glass one. Are you?

[onlyholey]

-id you ge- th-ough -ove?

[boutant]

[ Argh, signal. ]

Yeah. Eames tied me to a robot.