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[Rose has managed to get settled into her apartment in the Pisces district. It is still fairly bare, but she has hung up the few clothes brought with her in the closet and has a few nick-knacks on the shelves near her bed. She is seated at the foot of the bed, legs delicately crossed as she surveys the watch camera--much preferring already to the strange glasses.

She is still not certain that this isn't just a trick of the dream bubbles or perhaps Lord English--or simply SBURB itself--but her intuition tells her it's somewhere completely new. And that is precisely what worries her. Rolling a small white ball in her other hand, she addresses the video with a small smirk, projecting an air of nonchalance and confidence that is not entirely faked.]

Greetings, my name is Rose Lalonde. I am new to the city and this world, and I would appreciate any advice or information you might have--especially as it pertains to returning to our own worlds. I am afraid I do not have much time to trifle about here. There is much work to do in my own universe.

I would also be grateful to hear if anyone has seen my friends. Their names are John, Jade, and Dave. If you have not seen them, my other companions might have been easier to spot. They are an alien race of trolls with gray skin and horns. I would be willing to barter for information about their safety and location

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Oh thank god.

[ Wait. Did she just express relief at being reminded of Rose's insobriety and the stair-related blackout that occurred after? ]

[Yes, she did. And Rose is going to call her on it.]

Thank god? ... I was under the impression that my behavior would be considered quite improper in most social circles.

Is there something wrong, Kanaya? Excepting the obvious.

Well yes. I mean.

[ Improper? Kanaya got her first kiss. ]

Not improper exactly. It was ok. Not that falling down the stairs was a I thing I thought was ok, that was bad. I--

[ GOD DAMN IT STOP RAMBLING. ]

Rose, I think a doomed timeline twin of yours is here.

Just okay? I am surprised at you, Ms. Maryam. I had thought myself to be quite the dashing romance novel heroine... excepting my hasty exit down the stairs, of course.

[She laughs softly, but purses her lips at the mention of a doomed timeline.]

Whatever makes you say something like that?

Well it was, uh. You were. It was romantic?

[ TOPIC CHANGE TOPIC CHANGE ]

I spoke to you yesterday, but you were clad in lime and also seemed confused. I had attributed it to your, uh. Exit at first.

I assure you that I spent yesterday digging a small candy-covered girl's equally as candy car out of a pile of trash.

[Rose frown quietly.]

Another me? That is most disconcerting, though. The idea of doppelgangers, while intellectually stimulating is actually quite strange in reality. Much like the uncanny valley effect, I would think.

Would it be all that different from Dave and that sprite-fused Dave I have heard the two of you mention?

[She thinks for a moment, arms crossed over her chest.]

... You are right. I suppose it would not be. It is simply a bit more difficult to think rationally about the situation when you are too close to it.

At it would be beneficial to have as many allies in this place as possible.

That's true.

[ Pause. ]

...So you have not received anything to indicate any other trolls are present?

No, I am afraid that I have not. Though, we cannot be certain, of course.

It is not as if many of them are very socially proactive, after all. They might still be lying low.

[Rose is trying to reassure Kanaya as well as herself.]

Lying low. Right.

[ That is what she herself has been doing, after all, but she is not feeling too optimistic. If it turns out that she is the only troll in this city of aliens, she is going to feel like she sticks out like a sore thumb. ]

At the very least it is a relief to have someone I am acquainted with here.

[ Romantic. ]

[Not after the people Rose has met. Another Elder Gods obsessed girl, a robot complete with turn key, a small candy-covered girl... Kanaya will fit right in.]

I am glad to see you, too, Kanaya.

[Rose understands what she really means.]

Even if I would wish the circumstances were different.

[ Wow good to know where you put your girlfriend, Rose. ]

At least it is a change of pace from the meteor. A completely unwanted and likely highly inconvenient change of pace, but one nonetheless.

[ ... ... ... ]

Is this Earth?

Certainly not the Earth I knew, but it does seem to be some alternate Earth, yes.

[She shrugs lightly.]

The basics are similar, though some details are not quite exact.

For someone unfamiliar with even the basics, it is still all quite a lot to take in.

Certainly, it would be. Perhaps it would not be amiss to have a few tutoring sessions in basic Earth culture?

I would appreciate that.

Wonderful. We should begin shortly then. Perhaps tomorrow afternoon? That will give us each adequate time to finish settling our possessions into our new apartments.

That sounds fine. Do.

Do you want me to come get you for it? Or.

[ are you going to forget??? ]

[No! She's not going to forget. She is however going to worry herself into an early grave about ruining her second and maybe only chance.]

Perhaps that might be... fortuitous, given the circumstances and our previous experiences.

Ok. Then it is a.

[ Uh. It's a. D...a... ]

Plan.

Indeed, it is a date.

Oh. Yes. That.

Do not fret, Kanaya. It's just a figure of speech.

[Way to backtrack, Rose.]

Right. Of course.

[ So it's not a date...??? ]

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