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[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[someone new appears on the Plane; she's sitting in a manual wheelchair, wearing a sleek black headset, and balanced on her lap are two thin silver rods

for a moment, she looks stunned, but then her expression closes, and when she speaks, her voice is cool and calm]

Azrael? Azrael, do you read me? ...No, I thought not. [she pulls the receiver down so that it hangs round her neck, and begins to move, cautious and alert; her chair rolls silently across the stars, and her gaze moves with sharp precision

she's memorising every inch of it]

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[bytwo.livejournal.com]

Doesn't live here.

[Hello, Babs, while you're memorizing, you might as well notice the teenager in the pink sundress and totally matching black boots. She has her head tilted in your direction, not-quite but almost looking at you.]

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[Barbara frowns; they're pulling in kids, too? Of course, the girl might not be what she seems

she slows to a stop, folding her hands on her lap]

Who does?

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[She glances away at the attention, (maybe) a little startled that the woman was actually listening. To cover, she refocuses her attention on smoothing out her skirt.]

Lots of people.

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[with a touch of wry irony to her voice] It doesn't seem like the best place to live.

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

[A little lilted, not disagreeing or agreeing.] There's space.

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[a slight nod, a careful glance down] I never thought it would be below me.

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

They're not right, [She sounds almost reassuring, as if this is somehow helpful,] in the design.

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[slight smile] I thought they looked off.

[bytwo.livejournal.com]

Yes.





[Beat. And then, with the importance of remembered manners.]

Welcome.

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

[Shion has been studying her with some curiosity since he has never seen a wheelchair before. But he isn't totally rude and speaks up after a moment.] Have you not been here before?

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[she meets his eyes as she comes to a stop] No. Not unless you count that moment in the shop. [now her hands rest right next to her Escrima sticks]

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

Then I suppose I should give you a welcome to the Astral Plane, although I am not sure 'welcome' is the proper term to use here.

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[wry smile] Thanks anyway. Do you know what this is, exactly?

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

This place is a meeting ground for those of many world. It is, apparently, part of some vast experiment.

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[scowl] I don't like the idea of being anyone's guinea pig. [wrong rodent]

[ram-of-gold.livejournal.com]

..Guinea pig? [That is a phrase he has never heard before]

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[a pause, and a nod] Little animals that tend to get used in scientific research.

[oliverplus]

[steps over toward her, always eager to help a new arrival!] First time here, I take it?

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[slows to a stop, freeing her hands, smiling faintly] More or less. Ms. Sault wasn't very helpful last time.

[oliverplus]

Ms...ohhhh! Meredith, you mean? [makes a face] Yeah, she wouldn't be. But welcome to the Astral Plane! The rest of us aren't like that, don't worry.

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I think. [shakes her head] No, you seem much more...human. [contemplative pause] You'd think we'd come up with a more general term after meeting aliens.

[oliverplus]

[laughs] You'd think we would do! But yeah, I'm human. Are you used to meeting aliens, then?

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

It's not unheard of. And you?

[oliverplus]

Really? Cool! Yeah, I've met a fair few. I'm Oliver, by the way. [holds out a hand]

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[after a moment, she accepts it] Barbara.