005 || Veronica Mars || [video]

[shesamarshmallow]

[ Veronica turns on the camera. In the background is the fountain. In the foreground is a rather irritated blonde who looks like she could happily deck somebody. But for right now, her baser desires are repressed, taken over instead by irritation and the sort of attitude that inspired her guidance counselor to say completely untrue and false things. Mostly. ]

So, don' take this the wrong way or anything, guys, but I kind of thought that once I was done with you, I'd be, you know, done with you.

And yet you guys just keep pulling me back in? Was I not terrible enough the first time? In case you forgot, I'm pretty sure I bit some of you.

Speaking of, what the hell is going on? I notice I'm human again. Cool. I notice I'm here again. Not. Cool. Did they take me? What happened?

Answers, people. Answers now.

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[enchangement]

If answers were to be had, you would have them, not the rest of us?

Better yet, your death was not announced so easy to assume your death did not occur and thus you were just spirited away for however long.

How long?

[shesamarshmallow]

...

...

[ Seriously, River? ]

That's what I'm wondering. How long. It might help me figure out what I missed?

Unless you want to tell me yourself. You know. Since I don't know.

[enchangement]

Oh.

You were still a vampire when you left? You talked to Ned ... [ Slight nosewrinkle. ]

There have been two sets of seven days in between then and now.

Does that help?

[shesamarshmallow]

Two weeks. That helps. Thanks.

[ She's glad to know, but a little disconcerted by how much the scientists might have done to her in that time. Speaking of things being done to people... ]

Hey, I didn't bite you or anything, did I? Back when I was chompy?

[enchangement]

No one did, had sap for blood.

[hung_garian]

You were pretty terrible, weren't you? Maybe we should make you go live in the forest.

[shesamarshmallow]

Oh, look. Someone I didn't miss at all.

Tell you what. You set me up a Swiss Family Robinson house in there and I'll consider it.

[hung_garian]

Can't you just find a tent or something?

[shesamarshmallow]

No. I'm a classy treehouse kind of gal.

So... when can you have that ready for me?

[hung_garian]

Try never.

[intelligently]

Things apparently not to do: be terrible.

[shesamarshmallow]

Oh, cool. Lydia. Maybe you can help.

What did I miss?

[intelligently]

[ Oh, great, that again ] I wouldn't know. I don't know anything.

[shesamarshmallow]

Really? Every time we've met so far, you've been telling me how little I know. Don't get humble on me now.

[intelligently]

[ Oh she could like you ] That could be true, but apparently everyone seems to know me and I don't know them.

[stiling]

Terrible's not really the best identifier for people not wanted here. I mean, look at what we're dealing with. Ghastly.

What the hell were you? Who're you making into chicken bones anyway?

[shesamarshmallow]

Look who stuck around. Maybe the scientists just like watching you too much to let you go.

And I was a vampire.

To the last, I will refuse to answer at the present time. You know how it is. Witnesses.

[stiling]

Is it on account of my good looks? It was on account of my good lucks, wasn't it?

And I was a werewolf! Together we make up one full Twilight book. So congratulations to us, I guess. [ He squints his eyes at the last bit, a minute shake of his head. ] Cagey, I see how it is.

[shesamarshmallow]

Yeah, they looked at you, an underage boy who thinks plaid is the height of sophistication, and thought, "Oooooh, sexy." [ She gives him a thumb up. ] Way to go, you seducer, you.

[ She frowns, letting her thumb drop. ]

What's Twilight?

[stiling]

[ A beat, and then two, and then an overenthusiastic nod. ] Yeah, sounds about right. I can paint on abs if it helps the visualization.

How-- [ He jerks his head back, mockingly astonished. ] The queen of reference doesn't know what Twilight is, you betray what year you're from! [ He nods again, once. ] Vampire book. Totally mushy. They sparkle in the daylight. Iiiiiit's a thing.

( v i d e o )

[mentis]

It would appear that our captors thought it rather entertaining to take people immediately after the Change. [ Yes, it sounds capitalised. ]

Do you remember anything?

( v i d e o )

[shesamarshmallow]

Um... I think I bit Poison Ivy? And then I went home- here-home, I mean, and then... I don't know. I don't remember anything until I woke up in the woods.

Which, by the way, is something I don't recommend.

( v i d e o )

[mentis]

Pamela is fine, I spoke with her after the curse. [ Erik had fractions of memories, but the others have seemed a little more lost. Perhaps it's the survivor in Erik that makes things clearer, he doesn't know. ]

I won't be volunteering myself any time soon. How are you feeling beyond the sense of displacement?

( v i d e o )

[shesamarshmallow]

Pamela? Oh. Right. I think I- It might have been someone else, then. I'm not sure who. I was kind of thirsty.

[ This is kind of embarrassing. Hi, I bit someone and drained them of some of their blood. Don't know who! Okay, bye! ]

Pissed off that they took me and put me back and I can't remember? That about covers it.

[ Upon further consideration... ]

Pissed off about all of this, actually.

( v i d e o )

[mentis]

[ He'll let the awkwardness of the situation slide. After all, he killed one of his dear friends. ]

I imagine that's the feeling many of us have right now.