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[toughdame]

[ Janey-E has propped up her phone on a table and is facing the camera with her arms folded, a stern look on her face. ]

All right, everyone. The Temple of Life is functioning again. No need to thank me! But if I could get someone to help me clean this place up, that would be a start.

And ... if anyone knows how we're supposed to get out of this place, I would certainly like to know. Sonny Jim has soccer tryouts this weekend, and Dougie's company is planning their company picnic, and I need to be back there as soon as possible.

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[choosetruth]

[Georgia looks vaguely irritated under her sunglasses, but to be fair, that's kind of her default expression.]

And what's your name?

[toughdame]

Jane Jones.

[ A beat. ]

My friends call me Janey-E. And you are?

[choosetruth]

Georgia Mason. My brother calls me George. You can call me whichever you prefer. Apparently I'm god of communications now.

[Which seems like bullshit, still, but she'll take up her responsibilities anyway.]

[toughdame]

[ You get a smile for that. ]

Well! Pleased to meet you, Georgia. How long have you been doing this?

[choosetruth]

A few weeks. [She doesn't smile back, but that's not unusual for her. She only very rarely smiles.] It seemed preferable to there being no news at all.

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[ichoosefight]

Nobody knows, sorry to say. Your son is going to have to find his own way to tryouts.

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[toughdame]

[ Exasperated sigh. ]

Well, I did leave the information on our family calendar, so Dougie can probably handle it, but still...! I can't just let them fend for themselves forever.

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[ichoosefight]

If it helps, there's probably some time travel involved. You might be back before you've been gone more than a few minutes.

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[toughdame]

[ Sounding slightly mollified: ]

Well ... that would be nice.

And you are?

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[ichoosefight]

I'm Steph. I'm in charge of the Coffee Temple.

[tatra]

There's a temple of life? How cute~!

I don't know the first thing about cleaning, but I'm told it's related to my throne of Hearth of Home. No better time to learn, I would say!

[toughdame]

"Cute"?

[ She looks around. ]

Right now it's very dusty and could use a good sweeping, so if you have a broom at your hearth, Miss—?

[tatra]

I am Tatra, Princess of Chizeta. And I certainly do have a broom! Probably more than one, though I'm not sure.

[toughdame]

Well, if you don't mind, I'm going to come over and borrow one. It will be a start, at least!

[tatra]

I don't mind in the least. You should have a cup of tea while you're here. That will make you feel better.

[11calls]

We're still trying to work that out, actually.

Hi, I'm Alex.

[toughdame]

Hello Alex. I'm Jane. And how did you find yourself here?

[11calls]

I just kind of woke up and was here. I mean, I had been sitting outside my apartment waiting for a friend and then boom.

[toughdame]

Whoever or whatever got us here is so rude. Absolutely no consideration for anything we might have been doing.

[11calls]

Seriously. They seem to have pulled everyone who was doing important things in their lives back home.