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[latenightfondue]

[ A solemn looking man with a serious expression appears on the screen, an impressive fountain in the distance behind him, and the sounds of rushing water carrying over the feed. He's wearing a white turtleneck jumper with a suede coat, brown hair looking flat and dark circles ring his eyes. ]

There goes the search for Cap. [ He sounds defeated, which rarely happens, but he says it with a sarcastic tone, masking the weight he carries with him for so far failing to find Steve in the wreckage.

He fiddles around with the device as he looks directly at it, now, rather than at the surroundings around him. ] So, anyone out there gonna fill me in on what the hell's goin' on 'round here or do I gotta figure it out for myself?

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[primrosella]

[Well, she is a sucker for charming. And it's always nice when someone new takes things so well, and turns out to have such fine manners.]

Perhaps you'll be the one to find out, then, Howard! I'm sure we'd all like very much to know, since it'd make getting back home again much easier.

Er...that is, if you're not one of the visitors, yourself. All these people won't stay long--only a day or two, really. So I suppose you might leave with them, yourself, if you came in with the rest of them.

[latenightfondue]

This place ain't short of fascination. Not sure I love the sound of no way out, but I'm always up for a challenge.

[ It's not often he looks confused, and it doesn't suit him. ]

Hang on. So you're tellin' me some of us come and go, but then there's others like yourself who get stuck here?

[primrosella]

Yes, I'm afraid so. People come and go all the time, you see, bit by bit over the course of the year, but then sometimes we have days like this when there's a whole rush of visitors all at once, and they never stay like we do. Really, I think I've nearly lost count of how many times I've seen them all come and go; I've been here almost three and a half years now, myself.

[latenightfondue]

That long, huh? And without a way out. Well, no offence, sweetheart, but I'm kinda hoping this is a short visit.

You got friends here, family?

[primrosella]

No family, I'm afraid, but I do have plenty of friends! So many people here are just lovely, and it's really not so bad after so long. One rather gets used to it, once things settle down.

[latenightfondue]

Rose - you mind if I call you Rose? Or Ella - you prefer that? [ Because all the beautiful ladies need a special name that he calls them by. ] If this ain't a passing visit, you just made yourself a new friend.