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Zatanna Zatara (backwardstalk) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2020-02-26 09:01:00

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!open, bill denbrough, dan foster, john constantine, zatanna, ~ernest hemingway 2

I won't lie, I'm beginning to suspect that I'm not in SFO anymore. I knew they were doing some work on a few of their terminals but I feel like I would have remembered hearing about them opening a gate or two in space. We are in space, aren't we? Some sort of station? Admittedly, sensing ley lines within an artificial structure threw me off, it isn't something one sees often in my experience. Handy bit of magic, that. But still, we are in space, yes?

In any case, I am Zatanna Zatara, the mistress of Magic, the princess of prestidigitation, the headliner of the annual stage illusionists convention who apparently not only missed her plane to Vegas but has managed to literally fall off the face of the earth. If anyone would be so kind as to explain where we are, what is going on, and if whatever foodservice system is in place here offers a vegetarian option, I would be incredibly grateful.

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	worksbestalone_ 2020-02-26 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	I'm doing just fine. You know me. Always soldiering on. You'll get used to this place. Eventually. I've been here for a while now. Getting close to a year now, believe it or not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backwardstalk 2020-02-26 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	I'll have to ask for a refund for all of those escape artistry tricks you showed me if you've been stuck here for that long. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	worksbestalone_ 2020-02-26 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	I don't do refunds, luv. There's a lot to this place. It has its own history, steeped in magic and blood. If there are Gods trapped here, there's not much chance of us finding a way out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backwardstalk 2020-02-26 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	How about exchanges? You could help me work on getting back home, I was supposed to visit an old friend in Gotham after the convention, I'd rather not let him think I stood him up. Doesn't seem like you to be so resigned, John. You must like it here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	worksbestalone_ 2020-02-26 05:38 pm UTC (link)
	If you return, you should go back to where you left off. So which old friend is that? It's not so bad once you grow accustomed to it. Give it half a chance, you might like it here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backwardstalk 2020-02-26 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	Bruce Wayne. Dad and I did some work for him before you and I met, back when we were living in Gotham. Who are you and what have you done with John Constantine? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	worksbestalone_ 2020-02-26 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	I'm really not in the mood for this, Zee. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backwardstalk 2020-02-26 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	And I'm not in the mood to be trapped on a space station who knows how many light-years from home with my magic so limited, so no one is happy. If you come around to the idea of going back, come find me. In the meantime, I'm going to see how much use I can make of the ley lines. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private worksbestalone_ 2020-02-26 06:53 pm UTC (link)
	That's a real shame. Like it or not, you're stuck here with the rest of us. They won't take you back. Believe me, I've tried... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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backwardstalk
2020-02-26 07:02 pm UTC (link)

For now. I have the most profound respect for your magic, you know that, but you also know that my methods are different. I'm sure you've tried everything you can think of, I intend to do the same.

Neither of us have ever been any good at acceptance, you can't expect me to just settle into life here without raising hell about it first. I'm sure you did, and I'm sure you still are in your own way.

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	Private worksbestalone_ 2020-02-26 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	Good luck with that. You'll need it. Of course I'm still trying. I wouldn't have spent all that bloody time creating those leylines in the first place if I didn't think they could be of some value, either getting away from here or keeping this place safe while I am stuck here. If you can find answers in your methods, have at it, luv. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private backwardstalk 2020-02-26 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	Of course, you created the leylines. That might be the least surprising thing I've encountered today. I'll try not to put reality through a paper shredder. Again. Though it seems like this place wouldn't let me anyway, not if there are already gods here who could likely do the same if not worse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private worksbestalone_ 2020-02-26 07:35 pm UTC (link)
	That'd be appreciated. There is something I need to know. People come from different points in time and space. What year was it before you woke up here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private backwardstalk 2020-02-26 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	Of course, if it can grab people through space it can grab them through time too. It was 2011. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private worksbestalone_ 2020-02-26 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	Find yourself some place to stay. There's a lot of empty apartments all over the station. Just take one and make it your own. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private backwardstalk 2020-02-26 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	That isn't what I expected you to say, thank you. I'll buy you a drink once I've settled in. They do have alcohol here, right? Even hell has bars. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private worksbestalone_ 2020-02-26 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	There's a few bars. The booze is free. It's got that going for it at least. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Private backwardstalk 2020-02-26 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	There you go, silver lining. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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