video:

[charring]

[There's one very normal looking Charlie looking into the device with a small smile on her face. It's an entirely relieved look, as minimal as the expression is. On occasion, her hand will reach up to rub at her mouth as if she's checking that those teeth really are gone. Which she is. She has a quick message for a few people but isn't bothering with filters. Mostly because she doesn't give a damn. It's not like any of this is super secret personal.]

Doctor Banner, thanks again for helping me out with my ever so delightful diet change. Hopefully, I won't need it again.

Tony, do you want the clothes you loaned me back? They're clean.

How's everyone else doing? I was...concerned. [And yes, that was just as hard to admit as it sounded. She's just not good with caring about people.

The video gets shut off. She's done.

She'll be outside, wandering the town for anyone that wants to run into her.]

Comments

[manofiron]

[ That's okay. The population of Liarsville is two. ]

Was there any doubt? Please. Come on. It wasn't so bad, was it?

[ Yes. Yes, it was. ]

[charring]

I guess not.

[Translation: It was. It was terrible.]

Guess it's a good thing I'm a night owl, otherwise not going out during the day would have gotten quite old.

[Yep. Just another way of saying she hated it. Eventually, she'll get to the point where she can crack jokes at herself.]

You stopped sparkling. That's also a bonus.

[manofiron]

Is it? Is that really a good thing?

[ That's about the only part of the whole thing - and the nifty super strength and speed - that he enjoyed. ]

Did you go out today? Soak up all that back sun you missed out on?

[charring]

I might miss a couple things. [She could have used being that fast before here.]

Not yet. I need books for this.

[manofiron]

Did you check out the library yet? The selection isn't great, least not for what I wanted, but I think you can find a fair number of novels there. If fiction's your thing, anyway.

[charring]

I have. I went with Steve a while back. I might have to pick up that copy of Alice in Wonderland I left behind.

[She's read The Hobbit a dozen times already since.]

[manofiron]

Haven't had enough of the whole spirited away thing yet, huh? It's okay. I get it. I'd like to get spirited away back home any day now.

[charring]

Alice was lucky. She knew what was going on when it happened.

We just sort of woke up here.

[manofiron]

Maybe all it'd take to leave is to find the white rabbit that brought us here.

[charring]

If you find him, let me know.

[manofiron]

Roger that. Same goes for you, too.

[charring]

You and my room-mates will be the first. Mostly because I think I like you guys the best so far.

[manofiron]

I start falling off that favorite's list, let me know what to do to get back on it, okay?

[charring]

I will. I promise.

And thanks again for the clothes.

[manofiron]

You're welcome. Any time.