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helen magnus, m.d. d.t.c.x.b. (lifelines) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-13 12:52:00

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damara megido, damon salvatore, data, elena gilbert, helen magnus, jean-luc picard, nikola tesla, rose tyler, spike, yuuri shibuya

day 219: voice | open
Well, that was unexpected.

[ the very confident and ultimately extremely british voice sounds rather less frightened than it likely should, considering the person attached to it just got told she's in prison for the rest of her life. helen's not really buying that. let them try to keep her here. ]

I have to say -- [ she raises her voice just slightly, as though speaking to the communicator isn't enough. she'd like to catch the attention of the "wardens," if possible. ] -- I usually favor face-to-face discussions, like civilized adults. None of this "enjoy your stay" from afar.

[ she supposes it could be worse. she could be stuck in a prison with addison. she pauses for a moment to internally shudder at that. dear god, if addison's here, she'll probably throw something.

at some point she'll drop the bite to her voice, but that point isn't right now. ]

I suppose the term "extenuating circumstances" means little to you. Allow me to let you in on a little secret: the last time someone tried to hold me hostage against my will, a friend and I blew them up. I'd rather not have the same happen here.

[ and with that, she cuts the communication. bait set. time to see who bites. ]

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lifelines
2013-05-15 02:27 am UTC (link)

If she ever did find out, she would want to meet this Rose who had befriended the very difficult Nikola Tesla. As it was for the moment, his words made her pause and she looked up at him in confusion. He wouldn't have known about her trip through time back to 1898 London, as she hadn't told him yet, but it had been more than a handful of weeks. What was he going on about?

"More like months," she corrected, making the conscious decision to keep him in the dark for a little longer as she returned her attention to wrapping her arms.

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genius
2013-05-15 03:43 am UTC (link)

He may not know about that particular trip of hers, but he was well aware of the temporal phenomenons happening underneath this dome. Though he wasn't particularly fond of the notion, he wouldn't be surprised if Helen were from a point in time before or after him—though given her lack of threats and the fact that she didn't seem surprised that he was a vampire again, he'd bet on later.

"You did," Nikola said with a grin, pointing at her. "You missed me. Helen Magnus, what have you been getting yourself into?"

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lifelines
2013-05-15 05:08 am UTC (link)

She couldn't help the roll of her eyes at his accusation, finishing the last wrap and closing the med kit. The concept of missing Nikola was practically foreign to her and she refused to entertain the notion that she might actually have done just that. Even if it were true, she had a Sanctuary to return to. She didn't have time to consider something like that.

"If you're through debating the merits of what I've been up to while you've been gallivanting around god knows where, can you at least tell me what you know of this place?"

And how long he'd been there went unspoken for the moment as she finally stood, offering the med kit back to him as she picked up her communicator and the bag that held her watch in it.

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	action; genius 2013-05-15 06:07 am UTC (link)
	"Ask nicely." Why? Because he's Nikola Tesla and difficult might as well be his middle name. (Now, at least anyway. He wasn't always like this. Of course, only she and history books are left around to tell that tale. ~~John never counts.~~) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; lifelines 2013-05-15 06:17 am UTC (link)
	She gave him a look as she stood up. "Will you please tell me something useful about this place? At least where to get something to wear that isn't bright orange." And is more comfortable because she'd really prefer to not stick out like a sore thumb. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; genius 2013-05-15 06:29 am UTC (link)
	"Already done," he said, bending down to pick up the bag that had been left in the sand beside the boulder while he'd been tending to her. Nikola held it out to her. Inside, she would find the means to this outfit. Don't look so surprised by his accurate size estimation. Which wasn't telling her anything useful about this place. Yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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lifelines
2013-05-15 06:43 am UTC (link)

She glanced at him warily for a moment before taking it and looking through the contents. A part of her is touched that he thought to get that for her, even though she knows he probably partially got it for the eye candy, and part of her is amazed that he got the size right. And then there's the part that's well aware of just how not useful he's being.

"Just as infuriating as you are helpful."

Which was her way of telling him she knew he wasn't telling her anything remotely useful.

"Took a visit to Sector 3 before you came to get me?" Yep, someone told her about that place, though she wouldn't put it past that informant to have given her something false. Either way, Nikola might feel useful enough to give her information she could work with for that tidbit.

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	action; genius 2013-05-18 12:38 am UTC (link)
	"Someone's been chatting with the locals," he said, answering her question by way of not answering it at all. "Learn anything interesting?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; lifelines 2013-05-18 02:54 am UTC (link)
	"Hard not to do when they give you an open line of communication," she replied, taking his answer for what it was. By now she knew him well enough to be able to read what he meant by that. Her assumption had been correct. "Not quite. Just that we're well below sea level and there's not much to do here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	action; genius 2013-05-19 01:15 am UTC (link)
	"No-one told you about the tentacles then. Hmm." Informative, wasn't he? In his own way. Nikola had been quite intrigued by the sight of ginormous tentacles lingering just beyond the dome's walls, which lead to questions such as— "Can I even be drowned?" It was a legitimate, though perhaps a little disjointed, thing to ask. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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lifelines
2013-05-19 05:12 am UTC (link)

"The what?" That'd be a no. She'd been oblivious to those and wasn't really sure she wanted to know.

"I should hope we never need to find out the answer to that," she replied, fixing him with a pointed look. Despite her annoyance -- both with him and her last few hours -- she really didn't want to find out the answer to that question, particularly not if it was a "yes."

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genius
2013-05-20 04:36 am UTC (link)

"Tentacles. Like that vampire squid of you're so fond of that was so aptly named." Clearly, he doesn't think very high of the name it received, given how little it actually has in common with actual vampires. "There were some near the outside of the dome the other day. Couldn't see much of them beyond their shadows, but it was quite the sight, if I do say so myself. Makes you wonder what else is lingering down here with us, two thousand leagues under some alien sea."

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lifelines
2013-05-20 07:00 pm UTC (link)

She ignored the quip about the vampire squid's name, knowing full well that he would never like it. There wasn't much she could do about it. She hadn't named it, after all. "A lot, most likely. I'd like to see if they're still around." Perhaps she could identify them and if not, she'd certainly like a look at them. "The tentacles and whatever is attached to them. I don't think they would be there accidentally. Have they been around for long?" He might not be able to tell her much, but she had to try. Curiosity and all that.

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genius
2013-05-23 05:58 am UTC (link)

"According to some of the long term residents, it's the first time something like that's happened. Seems rather ominous to me."

Because of who they were and the sort of lives that they led, it was obvious that they'd—or at least, he'd—look at this like some sort of warning. No good could come of something that big taking an interest in this place. None at all.

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lifelines
2013-05-23 08:50 pm UTC (link)

"Tentacles outside a dome buried under what may as well be miles of water." She gives him a meaningful look that clearly says she agrees. This can't end well. "Let's hope we're both wrong."

Time would tell on that one, but they both knew well what usually happened when an Abnormal made a sudden appearance like this. It almost always ended terribly.

"Is there anything else I should know before I dive into the depths here?" Terrible pun aside, she had a lot to get used to.

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