one → SO CALLED CHAOS ( accidental video/action )

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[ The video comes on to show one Fiona Maxwell, tripping over something on the ground. She just barely catches herself before she falls over completely, but she's pretty visibly shaken by it. That and the fact that she doesn't recognize anything around her. Wrapping her arms tightly around her middle, she glances from one side to the next and then turns around, looking for something that might give her a clue as to where she is. ]

Hello? [ Her voice is pretty quiet for someone looking for help. She turns slightly again, profile now showing to the vine. ] Homer? Ellie? Lee?

[ After a few moments, a little louder, she adds, ] This isn't funny, you know!

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video!

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( So, kill her for not exactly being a social butterfly, lately. Venturing out for the dance had been fun, yes, it'd been good. It'd all wound up with her kissing a friend thanks to that bloody punch, so Ellie wasn't really feeling the whole get out there spirit that she had at school.

In fact, she and Emilia have spent the last few days sitting in silence and drinking tea, occasionally opening their mouths to start conversation and then just... shutting up. She didn't ask if something weird had happened to her, too, but she assumed it did, and that was details enough, for now.

Ellie's inside, just wiping down that bar when the Vine sneaks over to her, winds its way around her arm until she can't move it anymore, demanding her focus. She finally (begrudgingly) gives in, casting a wary eye at the thing. When she does, it almost knocks the air right out of her lungs, like she's been tipped upside down and shaken really hard. She's so shocked that she doesn't notice the differences - Fi's clothes are a little different, her scar is gone. She's not quite so thin, but with Ellie having gained some of her weight back, that doesn't occur to her. She'ssimply flabbergasted, gripping onto the mirror hard. )

Fi?

( Softly, at first, until she all but yells to get her attention: ) Fi! Listen, don't-- just don't go anywhere, okay? I'll come and find you.

video! (let's see if lj actually lets this go through now.)

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Ellie? [ Considering she hasn't figured out the vine thing yet, Fi turns around quickly, trying to figure out which direction her friend's voice came from. Eventually she gives up and turns, unknowingly, towards the vine again, arms crossing over her chest. ] I'm not laughing, Ellie! You come out right now or I swear I'll--

[ She pauses, not really sure how to finish that sentence. ] I'll do something that you really won't like!

video! (lj is a giant troll, I'm just waiting for something else to happen lmao 8| )

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Yeah, Fi. ( She almost sounds like she's laughing just a tiny bit, the fresh tide of relief at the sound and sight of Fi coming close to overwhelming. Relief mixes in with dread, though, with the knowledge that this place is a cage and that no matter how many things they've dealt with together, Fi is always going to be the delicate, fragile one. (In her perception, at least, but Ellie was never very good at understanding Fi.)

With a sigh, Ellie taps against the mirror. ) It's me. Check out that Vine thing near you, okay? It's-- okay, this is really weird, but just look out for a leaf with a mirror.

( She sounds like she's giving orders, again. Old habits die hard. ) You keep looking for that leaf, I'm going to come find you. Just don't wander off, all right?

( As if it really needed saying, but then again, Captain State-The-Obvious isn't always so good at acknowledging that. )

video! (WHY DO YOU SAY THESE THINGS?!)

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A leaf with a-- Have you gone completely bonkers, Ellie?

[ But she does what's asked of her and eventually stumbles on the mirror. The confusion's pretty evident on her face as she tilts her head slightly, reaching out a hand to touch it. She pauses just before her fingers connect with it and then pulls her hand back quickly, like it might hurt her. ]

Alright. Just... hurry. Please.

video→action! (I'M PROPHETIC *A*)

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Hah. ( A very dry, very brief laugh. ) You got it in one, Fi. I've gone troppo.

( She nods at Fi, watching her carefully through the Vine. ) I'll be right there.

( And she's off! Ellie's in much better shape than when she last saw Fi, when all of them were undernourished and still reeking of smoke. Still, the differences haven't dawned on her, the relief at a familiar face and voice giving her tunnel vision. She could always run fast enough, but now she's got the health to back the adrenaline she charges through the Garden like she's got wings. Only once does she pause, just long enough to ask a cat (she'll never get over that being weird) if she'd seen a newcomer.

It feels like she can't run fast enough, blood roaring in her ears, but she finally finds Fi. Stops, stares at her, and calls out before charging right up to her. Being out in the bush so long, being so hyper-aware of attack, tackling her into a hug seems like a very, very bad idea.

Instead, she gives an awkward wave, breathing heavy. ) Hey.

action! (APPARENTLY)

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[ Fi has her back to Ellie when she first gets there, so she turns quickly on her heel when she hears her call out. She's been inspecting the mirror, trying to figure out how it works and why the vine's involved at all, but it's completely forgotten when she sees her friend.

She's more than thankful that Ellie's here, wherever here happens to be, because she's not so sure that she'd make it without some kind of familiar face. Even with her friend standing right there, Fi feels like she's going to break down. She may be tougher than she had been when they first saw what was going on but that doesn't mean she does well with being kidnapped. ]

What's going on, Ellie? [ Her arms tighten slightly around her body. ] Where are we? And where is everyone else?

action! (MY BAD :C )

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( Oh. Hugs. Hugs are nice, as resistent as Ellie can sometimes be. This is Fi, Fi who had somehow turned into a human security blanket, who was just about the only girl friend she'd had left before she got here. Talk about going from one extreme to the other... but that wasn't the point. Ellie hugs her back, tight, and she doesn't consider letting go.

She almost laughs, but it's a sort of sad little sound. ) It's intense, Fi. I reckon you're gonna want to sit down for some of this. ( But, no, she's still getting comfort from the fact that Fi is here, real and solid. ) You're gonna think some of this is totally crazy, but you have to trust me. Okay?

( Deep breath. ) We're a long way from home, and the others aren't here.

( Phase one: initiated. )

action! (it's a good thing i love you. 8| )

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You might have to let me go for that. [ Not that she's really wanting to let go, either. There's something about the way that Ellie's hugging her; Fi can almost feel the relief in her friend and it makes her already knotted stomach twist even worse. ] ...I'll try.

[ For a moment, she just sort of stands there, letting it sink in. Then she pulls back enough to look at Ellie's face, eyebrows knit together as she searches the other's face. There's no sign of joking there... ] Then where are we? [ It comes out slowly, an edge of fear lining each of her words. ]