01 → [voice]

[latexspectre]

[Cue the lovely noise of traffic in the background, along with the sound of a woman cursing bitterly.]

Where in the hell is my lighter? Jesus. I had it a minute ago... oh finally. Wait. Is this thing--? Shit, it's recording?  Is this thing on?  Hello?  Can anyone hear me?  Jesus, worthless piece of--! 

[The camera abruptly turns on to show an obviously disgruntled woman stomping down the sidewalk, holding the communicator in one hand and trying to light a cigarette with the other. After about ten seconds of her muttering profanity around the cigarette in her mouth, dodging other pedestrians and the lighter flickering on and off, she finally steps into an alley, gets the damn thing lit and takes a drag. Slowly, the scowl lessens slightly, though she still looks pretty pissed off.]

This is some kind of joke, isn't it? An optical illusion maybe? Or a dream? That's it, right?  I'm asleep, or I'm drunk.  This is a drunken hallucination.  This is my cue to quit drinking.  My--what's it called?--moment of clarity?

[She takes another drag, blowing out a perfect ring before sighing heavily.]

I'd much rather find out that this is some trick than have someone dump some kind of sciencey bullshit on me right now. I've had a rough day.

Comments

[meowminx]

Laurie?

Let me guess. You don't remember being here.

[latexspectre]

That's right. Who is this? What the hell is going on?

[meowminx]

Selina. Alternate reality.

There was... you or a version of you here months ago. People will probably remember.

[latexspectre]

Alternate realities? You've got to be kidding me.

And where the hell is here anyway?

[ Audio]

[notaweapon]

It is not a trick.

[voice]

[latexspectre]

What the hell is it then?

[voice]

[notaweapon]

You have been abducted and transported to an alternate reality.

entirely unhelpful text

[rocksfallidie.livejournal.com]

Moment of clarity?

omg what is text?... the response takes waaaaay too long because she's never done this before

[latexspectre]

Yeah. You know, like alcoholics get when they realize they have a drinking problem.

good thing he's patient!

[rocksfallidie.livejournal.com]

I was not aware of that term. It seems apt, though.

[catofprey.livejournal.com]

Not a trick, you really did get inter-dimensionally screwed.

[latexspectre]

Ugh. This is just perfect. This is exactly how I wanted to spend my life. In the future, surrounded by strangers.

[catofprey.livejournal.com]

Actually, you'll eventually go home and it'll be like you never left home. You won't even remember this place.

voice; Darkdevil

[bedeviledspider.livejournal.com]

Not a joke, illusion, dream or hallucination. Unfortunately.

permavoice.

[latexspectre]

That's it then? I just need to get used to it?

[bedeviledspider.livejournal.com]

I wish there were an easier way to put it, but yes, more or less. From what I've heard, we can be brought back home at any time, but...

[finalpunchline.livejournal.com]

Still as high strung as your mother, aren't ya.

[voice]

[latexspectre]

[There's a looooooong drawn out pause, followed by a slow, building growl.]

You?! God, I should have known you'd have some part in this!

[voice]

[finalpunchline.livejournal.com]

[Laughs]

If that's what gives you a kick.

[grenadeball.livejournal.com]

welp

now the city is bringing in girls i dated who are likely to be highly confused by this very sentence

that's just great

[latexspectre]

[There are so many things wrong with that, she has no idea where to even begin.]

Who the hell is this?

[grenadeball.livejournal.com]

tank girl

you don't know me now, but you used to

let's see

the big blue godlike guy used to be here, but ain't anymore

detective freudface also used to be here

(still don't like that guy)

your mom, but much younger, also used to be here

she worked at my bar

still called herself 'sally jupiter'

i could go on

[voice]

[notniteowl.livejournal.com]

Sorry, yeah. Not dreaming, not a joke, or an optical illusion. You really did just end up in a city in a random room with dogtags.

[voice]

[latexspectre]

How? Something must have cause this!

[voice]

[notniteowl.livejournal.com]

Lady in the lab you met when you came in, I'm guessing.