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[knifecollecting]

[It hadn't taken her long to figure out the phone, but even if she knew how to use it she was determined to wait. Maybe she would run into someone in person and get better answers about where she was.

She was damn sure it wasn't where she was supposed to be.

Her attempt to leave the room was good until the door was about to close behind her and a red blob appeared out of nowhere. A quick slap didn't deter it and she quickly retreated back behind the door for a temporary reprieve.

Time for answers.]

Where am I? 'Cause this wasn't where I was before that dick interfered so I don't know why I'm here. [She has places to be. Kind of. The phone moves back a little and it's obvious that Jo is leaning against a door that has something banging against the other side.]

And what's with the red blubber? [Sooner or later it's going to get underneath the door, isn't it?]

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[foundacause]

[ Well hello there, Jo. Long time, no see. Aren't you happy to see Meg? She's happy to see you! ]

Well, well, well. Military Barbie. Welcome back. Let me guess, Little Miss Pretty doesn't remember being here before?

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[knifecollecting]

[Why would she be happy to see a demon?

Speaking of...]

Am I in Hell? Shit. [No, that doesn't make sense. Before?]

Where is this?

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[foundacause]

[ Why wouldn't she be? They have such history together. Practically besties. ]

Hell? Nah. Far too clean for Hell.

It's Cape Kore. You had the pleasure of meeting our resident blobs?

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[knifecollecting]

[No.]

How would I know that? [Maybe Hell was like Heaven. Jo's pretty sure her hell would be something like this. Maybe.]

You say that like it's supposed to answer my questions. [A quick roll of her eyes and she glances over her shoulder.]

Yeah, I met 'em.

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[foundacause]

Let me guess - you got a one way ticket to a luxury Heaven penthouse suite for your selfless sacrifice for mankind?

[ You know, after being mauled by hellhounds and such. Which Meg played no part in at all. Really... Maybe a little part... ]

We're currently in the science center. It's not Heaven. It's not Hell. And whoever brought us here is more powerful than archangels.

And the blobs? Just one in a long line of things this place has thrown at us. Was your favourite a bit back - hellhounds.

[seraphique]

[After Fortescue helped to hold back most of the blobs coming after her with her magic, Christine had ran down the hall they were in, only to find more doors. She took a similar route to Jo, hiding behind one of the doors and holding it shut with her body.

Then this time, a voice comes from the box she'd found when she first arrived, but this time it's not a man - it's a woman, a young one, from the sound, and she looks again to see her face. She's a little apprehensive about the whole situation in general, remembering the last time she saw another face and heard another voice where there was no person standing before her - but this woman seems just as confused as she.]

I'm not sure where we are, but...Fortescue has told me we've been taken from our homes to this new place, perhaps by scientists or the building itself, somehow. The red monsters...they seem to be only one of the horrors that await people here.

[knifecollecting]

[Jo nods, even if she doesn't know who Fortescue is or if they're even trustworthy. It does fit with what everyone else is saying, but...]

How do we get rid of them?

[seraphique]

She'd stopped one with magic, and I've managed to lock a few in a drawer.

[Right now, she's perfectly content to hide out in the room with her name on them.]

The best idea we've got is to trap them, it seems.

[knifecollecting]

[Drawers. Well, if it figures out how to get past the door she'll try that. Maybe.]

That's it? Where are they from?

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[wolfofmidgard]

[Said red blubber is... very persistent, Meja finds. But she stays in the lab until most of it is taken care of, one way or another, because the Valkyrie never does anything half-way. She's catching her breath — figuratively speaking — when she hears that familiar voice.

Asking where she is. Not a good sign. She glances in the direction of the Winchesters and leaves the room, heading back to the plant lab.]

You're in what we call the Science Center. And I'm sorry to say it, but you're very far from home. We all are.

[Probably. They don't know exactly where they are.]

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[knifecollecting]

That's kinda vague. [Science Center. It sounds like the beginning of a horrible horror movie.]

Why am I here?

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[wolfofmidgard]

Vague is all we have, I'm sorry to say. [Meja offers a friendly smile, if an apologetic one.] We were all brought here by a machine that scientists were monitoring. We think. Except the scientists have all completely vanished, and now we're stuck in this building.

[She misses the outdoors.]

Sometimes it sends people home, and sometimes it brings them back. And... sometimes they're missing memories of being here.

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[knifecollecting]

[Great. This sounds great.]

So the machine is in control? Really?

[hackr]

Welcome to Cape Kore. I'm new here too, not very happy about it. Hi, I'm Felicity.

Sorry for not being much help. My entrance involved shoving red blobs into drawers. Not the kind of science I learned about in college.

[knifecollecting]

I'm Jo. [A shrug.]

Did you notice anything about them?

[hackr]

Well, they were sentient, only wanted to suck your face, weirdly. I think they did funny things to people who had the misfortune of having that kind of contact, but I'm not really sure what happened. Just acting out of the ordinary, I guess, but I don't know what their ordinary would be.

[ She shakes her head. ]

Sorry. I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of this.

[knifecollecting]

[That sounds horrible.]

I'll keep them away from my face. [She just got here. There's no way she's getting into trouble - if she can help it.]

Thanks for the info.

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[lost_my_shoe]

[ Late Winchester is late.

He's just gonna gawp for a minute. He's quickly learning that this place can bring people from different points in their timeline, but talk about a blast from the past!

He still feels guilty! ]

Jo?

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[knifecollecting]

[Technically she just saw him a few hours ago, but it's still nice to see him when he's not asking her questions about why Dean doesn't deserve to die.]

Hey, Sam.

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[lost_my_shoe]

[ It's... been awhile for Sam. It shows. He looks older and really he looks kinda tired. ]

It's good to see you. [ Even if the circumstances are less than fun. ]

It's been awhile...

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[knifecollecting]

[She's just picked up on that.]

...How long?

SLIDES IN SO LATE

[venatical]

Jo?

[ Yeah, blubber's a big deal; yeah, orienting her's a big deal, too, but mostly Dean's just staring with his eyes wide because it's Jo. Jo's back, and yet he can't shake off how weird he was with her the last time she was here. He wasn't sure they were ever okay, and the idea of going through that again is...

He has to try, though. She's Jo. She's family, even if maybe their definitions of family don't match up anymore. ]

Hey, Jo.

it's okay when is dean ever on time

[knifecollecting]

[To her credit, she looks glad to see him, even if she did technically just leave him.]

Hey, Dean. Good to see you.

[venatical]

[ She does look glad; he's happy for her there. ]

So, um. What's the last thing you remember? What dick are you talking about?

[knifecollecting]

Osiris. [She says it quietly.]

The last thing I remember was you. [And even now she refuses to be sappy and say what she actually remembers. His stubble beneath her hands as she realizes she doesn't have to kill him any more.]