( colligo ¬ get collected ) → network.

I'm me. It's about time one of reindeer games missed me. I really didn't want to play this time. It seems like one thing after another lately. I much prefer hunting zombies and other dead things.

[Tara]
Are you okay? I'm sorry to hear about Willow.

Happened by the magic shop on my way home this morning and it occurred to me that Asaph's 'lets make friends' project is counter productive when he sends back, not one, but four of my bloody friends! What's the sodding point in having friends here if Freeman is just going to send them home in bulk when you can't even see them? Suppose it's only a matter of time before Tara, Uber Vamp and G.I. Jane get the ole heave hoe. He'd better think twice before touching Buffy.

[there's a short thud and then the sound of some scrambling around on the ground.]

Hey uh dude, look I don't know what's going on but could you just.. y'know back the heck

[there's an unearthly kind of growl, followed by Faith screaming and scrambling back as fast as she can]

Oh my god what the heck is wrong with your face?

[after that there's a bunch of sounds of violent struggling, and Faith yelling as loud as she can for help. With one more large thump, as if someone got kicked, there's now the sound of running and breathing very heavy. It continues on for quite a ways]

Oh god oh god oh god oh god.

I....I want to go home. I can't sleep without my mommy singing to me and cuddling with my teddy bear. And I'm alone in this room, its scary!

I think I see shadow people and other things, but its nothing too scary. Can someone please stay with me or something?

2012, huh? Something tells me it's going to go a little differently for me this time than it did the last time around.

Somebody remind me because it's been a while. Do I still just have the one video store, or have I opened the second one yet?

( Filtered to Dean )

[ooc: this is claire, who gave up her ability a few years down the road in a potential colligo future]

This is- Odd. [ long pause ] And not the Academy. Or the surrounding areas, either. It's very...blue outside. Not a bit of orange or silver in sight. I don't remember leaving. Not willingly, at least.

Thete, what did you do? It's got to be you. Nobody else would bring me along. You know we're not supposed to touch the TTCs. Not until we're at least juniors.

Where are we? [ long pause, exasperated sigh, & slightly pained response ] Where you you? Stop wandering off! You can't just drag me somewhere, not give me any information, and then run off!

Or, I guess you can, since you did, but it's not very nice. I'm mad at you now. I'm mad at you, and I'm going to just sit in this weird little room until you come back because this is where you left the TTC you stole. I can feel her. I'm not really sure which bit or bob she is, but she's in here somewhere, and you'd better get back here and tell me where so we can go back before we're missed and Borusa has a fit.

[ long pause before a quiet question ] Is this Earth? Did we make it?