[ It's evening, and Tosh is standing at the edge of the city square. The video feed from her network device pans across the rows of buildings opposite, then in a circle as she turns, until finally coming back around to show her face. ]

I see someone's been busy with the holiday decorations. A bit heavy on the greenery, though. I always thought mistletoe was supposed to be hung discretely where someone might get caught under it, not draped over every possible surface.

It is pretty, though. And it makes me wonder what winter holidays all of you would be celebrating, if you were home.

[ There is a very small child on the screen, looking equal parts annoyed and worried. She seems to be wearing a sweater that belongs to someone much larger, and the tip of her nose is red, as if she's been outdoors in the cold. ]

Who stole all my clothes? That was a mean thing to do.


[ooc: Grab bag curse! Replies will come from sojuku]

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Now that I've had a chance to see a bit of the place and... well, to be honest, to realize that I'm probably not leaving anytime soon, I was wondering a couple of things.

Like, where I might get my hands on some tools. Things like screwdrivers and pliers and soldering irons, that sort of thing. Not so much the hammers and saws sort of tools. And also maybe where I could get a really perfect cup of coffee? The sort of coffee made by a person who takes a lot of pride in it?

Was also wondering if there's anyone here who has experience in tracking and fighting things. Unusual things.



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You seem to know a lot about the City. So I was thinking, is there any chance you know where I could get a gun?

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[ The face on the screen looks wary, uncertain, and she repeatedly glances away as if checking her surroundings for something. ]

Jack? Gwen? Anyone? It's Tosh. I don't think my first message made it through, so hopefully someone will pick this up. I...might be in a bit of trouble.

Scratch that, I think I'm in quite a lot of trouble actually. Possibly Rift-related. I've no idea where I am, or how I got here. It's a city but it doesn't look familiar at all.

...and I think I just saw a candied apple with legs run past. Really could use a hand right now.

God, it's been ages since I had a proper shag - I can't believe how utterly pathetic I can be sometimes. It's enough to drive a girl mad sometimes, especially when you just can't find any replacement batteries. Still, there's enough clubs in the City, I ought to be able to do something about it, yeah? Unless any of you lot would like to volunteer to lend me a hand...or, well, rather more than a hand, to be quite honest. Hands for starters, maybe, and we can move on from there.

[ooc: sexuality reversal day! Tosh is going to be mortified later.]

Has anybody tried to alter the network devices to boost the signal? Rose and I were discussing it when everybody was split up between the two cities - I figured that if you took them apart and linked the transmitters, the signal might be stronger, but the problem is, of course, getting multiple devices. I'm not sure how long it takes for the City to provide you with a new one if you destroy the old one. It's too bad that you can't salvage the devices others leave behind, hmm?

And is it possible to make them do other things? I'm not sure what other functions they could add, but I'm sure there's something that could be done. I think Rose mentioned hers having a tracker, yeah? Seems like that sort of thing might come in handy.