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[It doesn't take Charlie too long to figure out on how to use a smart phone. Of course the style and the way it's made is way different from hers back home, but after exploring it for a few minutes - she manages to get the hang of it. The video feed starts up with her look down at the camera but then alternating the angle so whoever is viewing can get a good look at her.]

[Awkwardly, she flashes a small smile and a wave.]

Uh. Hi! I'm Charlie.... -- Soooo uh...

[Charlie takes a small look around her surroundings as the recording now starting to lightly bounce in movement due to her walking.]

If I'm getting this right, we're stuck here? I mean, I guess there's worse places...

[Funny enough seeing that her home is technically supposed to be that worse place. The recording stops shaking for a moment as she comes to a halt. She bites the tip of her thumbnail as she ponders nervously. Almost forgetting that she is on video, she turns her attention back at the camera.]

Oof... - Uh. Sorry, sorry! I'm just, uh, trying to wrap my head in all of this. -- Er, anyone mind helping me get settled, I guess?

[A beat.]

Oh! And maybe help find my friends? There's Angel, Vaggie, Husk, Nifty, and... [She pauses for a moment. Should she really name the last person?] -- and Alastor.

My parents are Lucifer and Lilth. And if you see little goats in tuxedos, they belong with me. So, if anyone seen them or know where they are in this... place, just let me know! Or let them know I'm looking for them.

-- I'd really appreciate it and thanks!

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HI CHARLIE! I'M THE GREAT GUARDIAN PAPYRUS, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND THEN SOME!!!

TRUE, YOU'RE PROBABLY IN THIS FOR THE LONG HAUL. NONETHELESS, REJOICE! CAUSE I'M HERE TOO!! AND ANY PLACE WHERE I AM IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE BEST PLACE YOU CAN BE!!! ESPECIALLY IF IT'S IN FAYREN, WHERE I'M GUARDIANING IT UP!!

[Here his eyes go a little small and sideways.]

JUST, UM, MAYBE AVOID THE CASTLE RIGHT NOW. WE HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY...

[His Dreamworks smile returns immediately. No reason to dwell on bad stuff.]

ANYWAY, THAT'S WHERE I RECOMMEND YOU STAY!! EVERYONE GETS FREE APARTMENTS, SO MOVING IN WILL BE EZPZ!

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!! I HAPPEN TO KNOW ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS!! VAGGIE THE DEMON, RIGHT? WE WEREN'T GREAT FRIENDS YET, BUT WE WERE MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS! WANT HER NUMBER???

NOW, I DON'T KNOW ANGEL, BUT I DO KNOW AN ANGEL WHO IS NIFTY!! AND HE'S THE COOLEST GUY AFTER MYSELF!! EVEN IF VAGGIE CAN'T SEE IT YET!!! WANT HIS NUMBER???

[Oh wow! She has never seen someone like him before, how interesting. But she listens inattentively to make sure she hadn't missed out any important details.]

It's nice to meet you, Papyrus. -- So a free apartment, huh? Well, that's totally a relief!

[But it's when he says "Vaggie", her eyes widen and holds the smartphone closer to her -- now a close up on her face.]

...!! Wait, Vaggie's here?! --Um, yes!! Please give me her number. I'd really appreciate it. And Angel isn't...actually an Angel. His name is just Angel but thank you anyway for that.

I'M IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH BOTH THOSE THINGS YOU SAID!

WOWIE, IT MUST BE CONFUSING, HAVING A NAME ASSOCIATED WITH SOMEONE SO COOL. I CAN SEE WHY HE PICKED IT!!

OKAY, HERE IT IS! 3...2...1...

...JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR THAT'S JUST A COUNTDOWN TO HER NUMBER. WHICH IS THIS!

[OOC: No IC-inbox there, so they'll have to use their imaaaagination.]

IF YOU GET HER, COULD YOU TELL HER PAPYRUS SAYS "HI"? OR PUT ME ON THE LINE?? I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HER IN MONTHS!!! SHE'S USUALLY SO INQUISITIVE ABOUT ALL THE COOL STUFF I DO TOO...

Cool beans! Thank you so much...! And yeah, I'll be sure to tell her that you said "hi". Sometimes she keeps to herself so don't take it personally.

... So, how long have you been here anyway?

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION! I DON'T KNOW! BUT I CAN FIND OUT!! GIMME A MINUTE TO LOOK AT MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT. THAT'S ANOTHER FREEBIE YOU GET!

[I.e. the phone he's talking on as they speak. A few swipes later.]

TEN MONTHS! TWO MORE AND IT'LL BE MY ANNIVERSARY!! WOWIE, HARDLY A YEAR AND I'VE ALREADY CLIMBED THE HIGHEST RUNG OF THE CAREER LADDER. GREATNESS COMES AT YA FAST, HUH?

HOWZABOUT IT, CHARLIE?? GOTTA ANY SWEET JOBS YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT NOW THAT YOU'RE UNEMPLOYED???

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[Ten months?! That is a little...disheartening to hear. If her love ones aren't here other than Vaggie, then surely they will be highly worried about her. And with her being to the heir of the throne, her being missing for that long will get problematic.]

[In her thoughts again, he was able to bring her attention back when he asks his question.]

Huh? Job? Uuuuhhhhh.... -- Gee, I don't know. I've never really had a job before. Well. Besides managing my hotel back home.

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OHHH, I KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE! DID YOU HAVE TERRIBLE GREASE JOINTS AND LIVE PERFORMANCES AND MINTS ON PILLOWS?

[A gleam in his eyes signifies an idea in his brain.]

WAIT JUST A MINT-PULLING MINUTE!!! A HOTEL...IS PRETTY MUCH LIKE AN INN, RIGHT!?

Yeah! It's for people who are passing through. I'm still in the beginning stages of it but I'm hoping to get it up and running really soon...!

[Of course, leaving out the real detail of it.]

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NYEH HEH HEH, JUST AS I SUSPECTED!

AND WHEN YOU WERE DOING HOTEL THINGS, WERE YOU KIND? RESPONSIBLE WITH THE STAFF? ETCETERA???

Of course! You gotta be nice to everyone if you're the founder of a hotel. I would hate to make anyone feel unwelcome or uncomfortable during their stay.

OH MY GOD, YOU'RE PERFECT!!!

IN THAT CASE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO RUNNING A HUGE INN WE HAVE IN FAYREN RIGHT NOW!?? IT'S REALLY COOL! THEY'VE GOT HOT SPRINGS AND FLOWY ROBES AND THIN, PAPER DOORS AND EVERYTHING!!

[I.e. he's talking about an Asian-style establishment with tatami mats and kimonos. Not much of a sleeper, so he rarely goes, but...]

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Huh, me? Really? -- Are you sure?

[This is a first someone has ever given her a compliment in a good while.]

[There's more where that came from if she makes his dreams come true.]

PAPSOLUTELY!!! I KNOW THE GUY WHO RUNS IT NOW: OKITA THE WOLF-TAMER-SLASH-SWORD-GUY!! HE'S REALLY COOL TOO!!! BUT THAT JOB...I CAN'T QUITE PUT MY FINGER ON IT. IT MEANT A LOT TO HIS FRIENDS, SO HE'S TAKING CARE OF IT, BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO MAKE HIM SAD.

WE HAVEN'T HUNG OUT VERY MUCH EVER SINCE HE GOT IT.

[There's the low. Now the high!]

YOU'VE GOTTA DO IT CHARLIE!!! IF YOU TOOK OVER THE INN FOR HIM, HE COULD, IRONICALLY, REST EASY AND GET A JOB FAR MORE SUITABLE TO HIS TALENTS WITH ME!! IT'S LIKE DESTINY HAND-PICKED YOU FOR YOUR EXPERTISE!!! PLEASE???

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Making him sad? Gosh... Er, well. Sure, if it's alright with him. We can have a talk with him and see how it feels about. -- I wouldn't want to take over something that meant a lot to someone else.

[A tentative yes is still a yes in his excitable brain.]

IT'S THE ALLEST RIGHTEST EVER!!!! NOT TO WORRY; HE SAID AS LONG AS SOMEONE'S HANDLING IT, IT'S COOL! AND YOU'RE THE MOST CAPABLE SOMEONE FOR THE JOB I KNOW!! I BELIEVE IN YOU!!! I'M GONNA GO MESSAGE HIM RIGHT NOW

THANKS A MILLION CHARLIE!! WE'LL GET HIM OUT OF HIS INNPRISONMENT SOON, OR MY NAME ISN'T THE GREAT PAPYRUS!!!

[It isn't, and she'd probably be wise to not inform poor Okita about the pun.]

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You're pretty sweet, Papryus. Thank you for saying you believe in me! I promise that I'll work hard and keep it amazing...!

YOU'RE VERY SUGARY YOURSELF THERE, CHARLIE!! I MIGHT HAVE TO USE SOME TOOTHPASTE AFTER THIS!!!

I'M SURE YOU WILL! CALL ME IF YOU NEED A CHARACTER REFERENCE DURING THE INTERVIEW. I'LL BACK YOU UP!

OH, UH, ONE LAST THING.

AT THAT HOTEL, DID YOU EVER...READ PEOPLE BEDTIME STORIES...?

Uuuuh.... no? Is that a thing at this hotel?

[If it is, that would be crazy hard to do if there's a lot of patrons and having to go each individual room to read a story.]

WELL, NO. IT'S NOT A THING AT MOST ESTABLISHMENTS, IN MY EXPERIENCE.

DOES THAT MEAN YOU'VE NEVER DONE IT?? DO YOU THINK YOU COULD, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS FOR AN EXTREMELY HANDSOME, SMART, AND HELPFUL INDIVIDUAL???

Iiiiiiiiii, uhhhh. I-I'll get back to you on that. Eh heh heh...

[She clears her throat to change the subject.]

Ahem, so. You're definitely not where I'm from. I would had recognized you, for sure. -- Are you from a, uh, different kind of Hell?

[He's gone without this long. What's a few more months? It's okay, Papyrus. Don't let the world see you cry.]

NO WAY JOSE!!! THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS FAR TOO GOOD TO COME FROM THERE! AND I HAD THE SANTA GIFTS TO PROVE IT!!!

[He misses his action figures. He also missed how he kinda insulted where Vaggie, at least, came from. But then she insulted it much worse.]

...NO OFFENSE!! ANYWAY, DON'T YOU HAVE TO BE A DEMON TO COME FROM THERE??? I, OBVIOUSLY, AM A VERY HANDSOME MONSTER, SO I'D NEVER QUALIFY EVEN IF I WASN'T A RIGHTEOUS RAVIOLER.

Yeah, I'm a Demon. In fact, I'm the Princess of Hell. The daughter of Lucifer and Lilith.

OOH, ROYALTY. THAT'S NEATO! I WORK HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH THE KING AND QUEEN IN FAYREN SO I KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE! DIDJA WANNA SEE ME GENUFLECT???

[The proper nouns don't quite register.]

IT'S STRANGE, CHARLIE. VAGGIE SAID THAT HELL IS WHERE A LOT OF BAD PEOPLE GO, AND DEMONS WERE THE WORST OF THE WORST. BUT YOU DON'T SEEM BAD AT ALL! ARE YOU HIDING SOMETHING...?

Gen--what?

[But she ignores that for now since his next question was about her possibly hiding something. Charlie shakes her head, puzzled.]

No? Why would I be hiding something? -- I just, I dunno. I've always been this way. And yeaaaah, they can be pretty bad. But there's good in them, too.

YOU KNOW! A BEAUTIFUL BOW! A STERLING STOOP!! A BENEVOLENT BEND OF THE KNEE!!! I'VE PRETTY MUCH MASTERED THAT MANNER!!

YEAH, I AGREE!! VAGGIE'S BEEN MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS!! WELL, THAT'S A RELIEF. SO LONG AS YOU'RE NOT A MURDERER, OR THIEF, OR A...LAWYER...

[His face screws up as he thinks of the other choice nouns she used, then thinks better of it, reverting to his natural smile.]

THEN WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY TO BEING GREAT FRIENDS!!!

Well, I'm totally looking forward to it. You seem like a swell guy...!

THE ONLY THING SWELLER THAN ME IS MY MUSCLES!!! WELL, FEEL FREE TO DROP BY THE FAYREN GUARDIAN OFFICE, AKA THE PAPYRUS PALACE, ANY TIME!!! GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FRIENDLY PHONE CALLS!!!

Oh, I will. Again, thank you so much for all of your help!

Hi Charlie! I'm Ace. I dunno if any of those people are here, you can check the contact list, that's a good start. Aside from that, I'm here if you need any more help gettin' settled.

[Unfortunately, everything Ace says goes in one ear and out the other. She stares at him, speechless and completely dumbfounded. In fact, after he finishes speaking - she takes her a moment to say something.]

Are... Are you a human? Like, a REAL LIVE human?

[Well. This is unexpected.]

I guess so? [He's died before, but he's alive now, so he figures he counts still as a real live human.] Not sure what else I'd be...

Oh my gosh!! -- I've never met one before!! Are you squishy like everyone says?!

You've never met a human? Really? And who says we're squishy?

My mom. At least that's what she told me when I was little.

Huh. I dunno. I'm not exactly squishy. [Ace flicks himself hard, he's pretty well muscled.] But some people are, I guess.

Huh. So some are squishy and some are not. That's pretty weird. Are you tall or short?

Me? I dunno, that depends on who I'm comparing myself to. I'm not tiny, but I'm barely over six feet. So I'm pretty short in the scheme of things.

Oh, wow! You're the same height as me...! They say humans come and all shape and sizes. But they also said they were all itty bitty.

Most of the humans I know are way bigger. My old man was twenty feet tall, and still human. They can get pretty huge.

Twenty feet?!?! -- That's a demon height!! Are you sure he's not actually a demon disguised as a human?

Not that I know of. The old man was pretty much human, aside from being really big... [Ace tilts his head, thinking.] Humans back home don't seem like humans from other worlds though. So maybe it's not quite the same thing for us.

And then a green thing with glowing eyes pops up on screen.

"Hello there! My name is Koishi Komeiji! It's nice to meet you!" Pure joy.

Oh hey there... uh...

[She pauses and smiles sheepishly.]

-- How do you pronounce your name again?

Koishi didn't seem too bothered by the question. She's been asked that question before. "It's Koy-shee Koh-meh-jee. It's nice to meet you Miss!"

The little youkai inched closer to the screen. "You have sharp teeth and a really pretty smile. What are you? I bet its nice! You look nice!"

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