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[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

[The screen would flicker on with the sound of a few things hitting the wall. It would seem that something had knocked the device to the floor with some force and accidentally powered it on. Though whoever might be listening is getting a view of the ceiling, a particularly irritated voice can be heard ranting about her current circumstances.]

...unforgivable. Absolutely unforgivable. When I find out who is responsible for this, I'll tear their heart out and feed it to them.

[Another broken cup, perhaps? Either way, it's in pieces, now. Seems like it's taken some of the wind out of her sails, though.]

No furniture. No Ronove. No magic. What kind of hellhole is this? M...maybe this is hell. ...No...but this definitely isn't Rokkenjima.

[And then the device on the floor caught her eye. To the viewer, the angry voice would give way to a stately looking blonde with an inquisitive stare.]

A tape-recorder...?

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[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

This place can get bad, but it's not Hell.

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

Good to know. Does this place have a name, then?

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

Prospero. It's an island off the coast of the US.

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

That's a hell of a trip not to remember any of it.
This is all very nauseating. I really don't have time for a vacation.
How does one leave here?

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

Tell me about it. I was in Tokyo. Next thing I know, I wake up here.

You can leave. There's nothing stopping you. But if you got this phone, you're in the same mess most of us are. That might not be your world out there.

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

That's interesting.
Are you suggesting this might be some other plane?
It would actually explain a bit if I were just a game piece on someone's chessboard.

So, perhaps we have to be released to get back to where we belong, then?

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

I guess so. A lot of people get brought here who aren't even from worlds anything like this. I don't know how it all works. Magic, I guess.

Some people disappear sometimes. Their stuff is gone, their names removed from the contacts list on the phones. Maybe they got sent home, I dunno.

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

I know quite a bit of magic. It would take a talent I have never seen or heard of to create this place and have so many pieces on the board at once.

Well, that's promising. At least it means there is a way out. I'll just have to make sure I meet the criteria to be one of the ones sent home.

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

Good luck figuring out what that is.

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

That's helpful.

Well, if it were simple, any moron could do it.

I suppose I'll just have to find someone of authority here.
Is there such a person?

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

Not really. We've gotten some cryptic messages about stuff happening here, but nothing anyone's come forward on.

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

So you usually just find things out by word of mouth here, then?

Hm. Well, it has to come from somewhere. Any ideas?

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

All of us on this network try to help each other. Well, most of us I guess. We're all in the same boat, so to speak.

Obviously whoever brought is here has a lot of power and big plans. The message we got came right before these doubles of people started showing up. Like evil twins. The message we got was something about seeing what we're really made of.

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

I suppose you'll all expect me to do the same. That's fine. I'm not opposed to co-existing as long as it benefits me.

Evil twins? It must have been a witch that brought us here. That sounds like something a witch would do to amuse herself.

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

You can do whatever you want, I guess.

A witch? Makes as much sense as anything else. I would not be surprised one damn bit if this was all just for someone's entertainment. [Kaiji's tone turned dark. A bit of a sore spot, that.]

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

That's how they work, really.
But none of the witches I know of would have the power to do all this on their own.
Perhaps it's the work of a few of them?

[She's pretty good at listening for sore spots.]

You sound as though it's a familiar situation, though.
Did someone play with you a bit too roughly?

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

...

Let's just say I'm not too fond of sadistic people in power who think they can use others for their entertainment.

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

In that case, I doubt we'd be very good friends.
Where I come from, I'm not exactly known as a nice person.

However, in my defense, those people deserve everything they get.

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

Yeah? Is that so? What makes you think they deserve it?

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

These are the type of people who would steal a watch off of a dead man's wrist if they thought it would gain them a few dollars.

Some are petty and foolish while others are liars and thieves.

If that doesn't earn them a place in hell, I don't know what does.~

[genius-idiot.livejournal.com]

Something tells me you're not a court judge, so I bet you have no right messing with these people.

[golden-nocturne.livejournal.com]

AHAHA!
As if I'd wait for some corrupt court system to dole out vengeance.
Especially when it's so much more fun to do it all by myself.~