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[stabilizing]

What? What’s going—?

[Pepper has so many questions right now. Questions that need answering. The expression on her face right now is a mix of confusion and annoyance, because she had things to do back home. She’s pretty sure Tony can’t even pick out what he’s wearing for the day and make it match without her around. And right now, that’s exactly where she is. Or isn’t.]

I’m getting used to weird things happening in my life. Random explosions? I can handle random explosions now. I’m even starting to get used to the occasional person going into a psychotic rage and deciding to kill everyone because, I don’t know, apparently that’s a thing now, a thing that happens that my boss has to go take care of, but this? I don’t even know how to start with this. What is this? This isn’t one of those things that just happens.

[It really, really isn’t. And if she’s gone for too long, who knows what might happen in the meantime at home? Let's face it, things have been more than a little crazy lately.]

Could someone please point the way to Malibu? I’d appreciate it. More than appreciate it, really.

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permavid.

[psychomancy]

[REDHEAD SECRETARIES: UNITE]

I'm afraid Malibu is clear across the country, miss.

[stabilizing]

[Let's start a club.]

Well, that's more information than I had a minute ago. It shouldn't be too hard to find a bus station or an airport.

[psychomancy]

Are you from there?

video

[cheerhealer]

Malibu sounds really nice right about now.

[stabilizing]

You're saying that like it's impossible to get to.

[cheerhealer]

I don't know. Checking a map wasn't my first priority here.

voice

[latrodectus]

It's west— take I-80, maybe. But you probably won't find what you're looking for.

voice

[stabilizing]

What do you mean?

voice

[latrodectus]

This isn't your world. It has a lot of the same landmarks, but none of the same people to fill them.

[voice]

[longbowhunter]

From what I hear, it's not anything you want to see in this place.

[stabilizing]

What have you heard?

permavid;

[trickshot]

It's about where it should be, _{aside from the being blown up part,} but it probably not where you want to go.

[stabilizing]

Someone else mentioned that. [She's still processing this information. It's a lot.]

Voice

[liverletdie]

[ Whoops, the first thing out of his mouth is something stupid ]

Why Malibu?

voice

[stabilizing]

Because I live in Malibu.

[There is no such thing a stupid question. Theoretically.]

voice

[retconman]

I'd say Malibu can wait, but you might as well get your vacations in now before the chaos of this place really falls into your lap.

voice

[stabilizing]

Malibu is home, and probably the last place I'd go on a vacation.

permavideo;

[sweetvalleygirl]

If you're seriously going to Malibu, take me with you! I miss Cali so much!

[stabilizing]

From what I've heard so far, going to California might not be the best idea.

(voice.)

[ioudas]

Do you think that in alternate realities, they exist?

[stabilizing]

Does what exist?

voice

[invoking]

It's a rather complicated story, honestly...

voice

[stabilizing]

Is it now?

[Video]

[spacetimeprime]

'Malibu'?

[stabilizing]

In California.