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[ The feed clicks on, showing one Integra Hellsing sitting in what... would appear to be her apartment. She doesn't seem to be quite as roughed up as she had been when she first arrived; granted, she's bruised and scraped up, but she looks overall better.

She's sipping at a small cup of tea; it certainly isn't what Walter, her poor, dear lost Walter would have made, but this is something she'll have to get used to regardless. ]

I suppose it's about time that I get around to introducing myself. My name is Sir Integra Hellsing. I come from England, and before anyone questions the 'Sir', I am a knight under Her Majesty the Queen. Like I have heard a few others state, I, too, am a hunter of monsters.

[ She lights up a cigar, her neutral mask never slipping. This is her last one... she's going to have to go out and find something similar, much to her horror. ]

I'm not going to ask if anyone from my own home world has arrived. I believe I already know the answer to that. Instead, I want to offer something. Protection, you could say, from things that go bump in the night... if I am to be stuck here for however long, then it is my duty to offer as much protection to all of you as I possibly can give. If the time or need arises, don't hesitate to contact me.

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Locke Cole. Don't think you know me. Do you run a...organization that protects people from supernatural threats?

[It was perfectly possible the decision to open such a place was made after the other Integra arrived in Bete Noire, but there was a chance it was just a continuation. He'd never really asked.

And, to be fair, he didn't really know what he was hoping to get out of asking, but he felt like he needed to know.]

You are correct, I've got not a clue as to who you are. That name does not sound familiar.

[ Integra blinks, and then her eyes narrow slightly. She leans back in her seat, and the light catches the lenses of her glasses enough to where it casts an eerie glare across them, hiding her gaze. ]

I do. How did you know about that, Mr. Cole?

[He hesitates a moment, this subject was always tricky, but he's relieved to know it, either way.]

This...might sound funny, but I promise I'm not lying to you. This isn't the first world I've been to, this is the third, actually. The one I came from before, the one I was pulled from, it was a city called Bete Noire.

There was a Hellsing group there too; apparently, started by a different version of you a long time ago. I worked for it.

[ Her expression doesn't change, except for the way a brow arches up ever so slightly. ]

Considering everything, that isn't all that hard to believe, really. Well, I suppose that explains that. It's a good thing to know, assuming I decide to do the very same thing here.

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If you do decide to start it here, I'll be more than happy to offer my support.

[He smirks a little.]

I got used to it, and there's nothing really similar here. Plus, I've still got my I.D.

Considering some of the stories I've heard, more than likely once I get my bearings, I will probably do just that. Thank you.

[ She finishes her cigar, peering at it for a brief moment -- it is her last, after all -- and finally she snubs it out in an ashtray. ]

How convenient.

Of course.

In any case, welcome to Hinato-Ri.

If you've ever got any questions, just let me know and I'll see if I can't find the answer for ya.

Edited 2012-11-19 05:17 (UTC)

Thank you. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions in due time. This is... most certainly one of the oddest things that has ever happened to me. And I can honestly say I have been through many odd situations.

I can certainly believe that. And I know it was strange my first time too, but, hey, after three, it's a little normal.

Hopefully things'll get a little easier with time.

Three would be annoying, indeed. Do you ever miss your home world?

Thank you. I'm sure it will.

Yeah. Sometimes I wish I could go home. But...I'm an adventurer, I live for seeing new things.

I see. Well, that must somewhat be a nice thing for you then, correct? To be able to see not one but three new worlds?

Yeah...but it means leaving people behind and, likely, never seeing them again.

Everything's got its good and its bad.

True, but can't the same really be said for life in general?