IANTO·:
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â â đđđđđ tensed up a bit. he wasnât a stranger to people knowing what torchwood was. hell, nearly everyone in cardiff once they had been there long enough knew what torchwood was. bloody torchwood was cardiffâs catchphrase.  but she was not from cardiff, even aside from her accent. because even if cardiff people knew what torchwood was, they certainly didnât know the teamâs name. they didnât know his name!
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the supernatural creatures. the fact that he was alive. no sightings or newpaper articles on aliens despite the fact that this is wales.  đ·đźđ°đž. đżđŒđđČ đđđčđČđż. Â
bloody fucking hell. he was in a parallel earth wasnât he? fuck. F U C K. no wonder everything seemed off. no wonder things didnât seem to make sense and there were things that just seemed weird. it could even explain why, despite learning the basics of computers and coding from đđŒđđ”, he couldnât find his way into torchwoodâs system. he also needed to jump through parallel earthâs. and apparently either this one or whatever one she was from, people knew who he was. THERE WERE GIFS OF HIM. g i f s  which meant he was in some kind of tv show or movie. Â
oh god she knew who he was. that he was with đ·đźđ°đž. his life was put up on the screen for someone elseâs entertainment. torchwood. aliens. the pain heâd been through. did people know about the fall of one? about đčđ¶đđź?
but now was not the time for a break down. no. he had to keep his shit together, because maybe getting into torchwood could help him figure out how he had jumped parallel earths.
â if you can. đđŒđđ” showed me a few things sheâd done. i helped her with some basic read over and idea generating for some of our code, but iâm no where near her skill level and kept getting locked out. as well - well. i assume iâm not on my earth right now which may be causing issues. â
Charlie managed to put aside her excitement enough for Iantoâs words to make something click in her mind. Not on my Earth. Well, that much was obvious to her. Obviously he wasnât on his Earth, or she wouldnât be here. His Earth was entirely fictional on hers. But, if Ianto wasnât on his Earth, who was to say she wasnât in the same boat? Itâd explain helluva lot. Itâd open up a whole load more questions too, though.
âHuh,â she thought aloud, sounding much calmer than she felt because yeah, parallel universe? Not good. As if waking up with scrambled memories after dying - pretty sure - wasnât messed up enough. Now it might not just be that she was trapped in a random town in Wales, but also in a whole other Universe. âDonât like that.â
But she tried not to linger on it. Sheâd rather not have that crisis in front of a-- could she say stranger? Did that count in this scenario?Â
âYeah, that may complicate things a little. Hereâs the thing: in my universe, youâre on a tv show. Torchwood doesnât exist. Not really. So, I can try, but you might be having so much trouble because Torchwood just... isnât a thing here. Wherever here is.â She was damn good at her job, one of the best, but she wasnât good enough to break into something that didnât even exist. And she certainly wasnât good enough to cross whatever universe barriers there was. If that was even a thing?Â
Charlie was going to give it her all, anyway. Of course she was. Sheâd be kicking herself forever if she ever passed up on the opportunity to hack into freaking Torchwood. And hey, she wasnât one to pass up on a challenge.
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DEAN·:
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        Itâs not like Dean hasnât seen Cas fight before. Heâs seen the smiting and the angel blades and the total lack of reaction when taking a hit from anything weaker than an angel. But heâd been a little busy those previous times â here, though? Here, in this fucked up town, where itâs just beginning to edge into dawn after a long night of Halloween and monsters run rampant, and Cas is busy finishing off the last zombie, Dean is free to hang back and watch a bit.
        Really doesnât help that Cas is still dressed like Dr. Sexy. Dean had tried to get him to take off the labcoat at least because he was being driven to fucking distraction, but apparently Cas was a stickler for Halloween rules and had remained impassive in the face of Deanâs begging, because heâs a goddamn asshole. And then heâd started smiting zombies, still dressed like that, and Dean really thinks he can be excused for hanging back a bit to occasionally mutter under his breath about how strong Cas is when Cas throws a zombie a good ten feet.
        But, finally, the last zombie topples to the ground, a burnt out husk, and thereâs somehow not even a spot on that white coat. Dean, meanwhile, is pretty sure he has a chunk of zombie in his hair.
        âYou think thatâs the last of them? I think thatâs the last of them. If it ainât, some other douche thatâs not us is gonna have to deal with them, because I need a fucking burger, weâve been out here for hours,â Dean grouches, flicking gore off his shotgun. âAnd you really need to change out of that costume.â
As Castiel fights, can feel Deanâs eyes on him, but he doesnât think about it too much. Theyâve fought together for a long time now; they have each otherâs backs, so he figures heâs watching out for him and he appreciates it. Not that he needs it.Â
Then, aside from the sound of Deanâs voice, itâs quiet. The rumbling of the ground has silenced, and there doesnât appear to be any further movement. He waits a beat, and another, and then, âYes, I think thatâs the last of them. I donât hear or see any signs of more rising.â A fond look crosses his face as his eyes flicker towards Dean. Quite frankly, he looks bad, all covered in blood and rotten flesh, but itâs Dean, and Cas has never been able to not feel warmly about him.Â
As for his costume, heâs not sure why Dean wants him out of it so badly. Itâs still very clean compared to his, and heâd been so insistent that he should dress this way in the first place. âOut of the two of us, I think youâre the one who needs to change,â he shoots back, eyeing the gore-covered costume before beginning to walk away, expecting Dean to follow close behind. âBut yes, we can go and get food for you. Perhaps we can return once youâve eaten, just to be certain that we managed to destroy them all.â
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MICHAEL·:
His words amused the shape, the monster wandering around with blood on his hand. So many lives that had been ruined thanks to him. If the other only knew. But it felt comforting that no one did know. Michael never spoke, never gave anyone the chance to hear his voice. It gave him the upper hand, a sense of control. âGoodâ Michael wrote on a piece of paper and showed to the other male. He then turned his focus back to what he did before the interruption.Â
Mike raised his brow when he read the word. Alright, now the guy was kinda giving him the creeps. Just a little. Thatâll happen around weird guys when your âfriendâ decided to pretend to be a maniac and ended up getting all your friends killed, he supposed. Not that he was about to let on to that. Quite frankly, the fucked up shit that went on in his head was nobodyâs business, and he was a fucking badass regardless, okay? âUh... thatâs weird as shit, but okay,â he scoffed. âWhoâre you even supposed to be?â
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KIMIKO·:
She nodded. She didnât feel unsafe going to a second place with her. And even if the girl tried to pull anything, Kimiko was sure that she could handle herself. âCoffee sounds good.â She typed out. When Annie asked the second question she tried to pull something out of her brain. Some indication that they had met. Some solid memory that she could point at and say âyes, this is it.â But she was coming up short. She shook her head. âIâm not recalling an exact moment. But youâre definitely familiar.â She typed.Â
Annie beamed, starting to lead the way to the nearest coffee shop. Her steps were slow, taking her time. There was no need to rush. âI guess we mustâve bumped into each other.â That mustâve been it, something insignificant, passing one another at the store, maybe. But she couldnât get it off her mind. Kimiko wasnât one of the criminals sheâd stopped, or Annie wouldnât feel so comfortable around her. She wasnât one of the people sheâd saved, either; she remembered all of their faces, the people sheâd saved and the people she couldnât. âHowâre you liking it here, anyway? This place is so different from home, Iâm not sure Iâm ever going to be able to adjust.â
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JACK·:
It really was absurd. At least it was to the two of them for two different reasons.It was absurd that Jack was back on earth, he left for a reason on his own accord. Therefore it just felt wrong for him to walk on the streets of this Welsh town. It brought that sense of sadness that he was back here. This may not be Cardiff but it was Wales, he left this place and now he had to be constantly reminded of his faults and failures. âI am not sure if we can leaveâ he admitted and frowned.Â
That was a pretty serious hypothesis to have, Castiel thought. Not being able to leave was on par with his appearance here, however; just as absurd and yet, unfortunately, entirely believable. He wondered if whatever was supposedly keeping them here would be easily slipped through if his wings had been functioning. Teleportation and moving through time had been as simple as blinking an eye before. Although, if it was Chuck who had brought him here, he was more powerful than any angel. If anyone could keep him trapped here, it was Chuck.Â
âI need you to tell me everything you know about this... situation. You mustâve leave out any detail.âÂ
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ZELDA·:
âWhat does that one mean? Like.. what does it stand for?â they pointed towards the one in question, the one who caused so much confusion and emotion to erupt inside their heart. It felt familiar, like home. But they couldnât quite place how that came to be. How she could feel the way they felt at this very moment. And over a pin, it was pathetic. Running a hand through their hair, Zelda let out a heavy sigh.
Charlieâs eyes followed the personâs finger, grinning when she saw which one she was pointing at. âOh! Thatâs the Triforce. Neat, right?â She enthused, grinning widely until she saw the look on the personâs face. It didnât seem to excite them as much as it did her. If anything, they looked... confused? Overwhelmed, maybe? âItâs from the Legend of Zelda series. Thereâs a lot of lore behind it, but it grants wishes. The three triangles are all different pieces: power, courage, and wisdom...â she trailed off. âAre you okay? You donât look so hot.â
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CHARLIE BRADBURY AND ROSE TYLER; @hollowedheavensâ
Charlie had, of course, been hoping that she would come across Rose, but she hadnât gone looking for her. She wasnât a creep, sheâd just... hoped she would bump into her at some point. Hoped a lot. But come on, can you blame her? Rose was one of her favourite companions, and the saying never meet your idols had proven to be wrong so far. Turned out, the âfictional charactersâ sheâd met had been just as awesome in real life as she thought.Â
And Rose was brave, and hot, and cute, and funny, and... listen, she knew she would probably have no interest in her, she wasnât delusional, but just getting to meet her was going to be fantastic.Â
But she wasnât expecting to see her right now. To literally bump into her, too distracted by dancing to her music to pay enough attention to her surroundings.Â
Her eyes widened in surprise as she slid her headphones off her head and onto her shoulders, her hair caught in them. âHoly shit, itâs you-- I am so sorry, I wasnât watching where I was going, but wow am I psyched to see you.â She was grinning from ear to ear, practically bouncing on the balls of her feet and trying to contain all of her nerves and excitement. âIâm Charlie. And youâre Rose! Rose Tyler. Man... can I like, get you a coffee or something?â
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MICHAEL·:
@dcfyingdcath· || Mike
Seeing his art hang on walls had brought so much pride to the normally cold and dead heart of Michael Myers. Even the walls of people he killed. He would catch himself just stand in the living room, stare at his own painting. Today he was trying to come up with a new idea for a new painting when someone sat down opposite him at his table. Thank god he wore his mask, not looking up. Hidden from the world.Â
The dude was creepy as fuck with that mask covering his face. It reminded him of things he'd really like to not think about, but Mike was in a rush, needed somewhere to sit, and this was the only free spot. He could put up with a weirdo for a short while if it meant he could eat before he had to go back to work. âYou know, Halloween was like-- what? Two weeks ago? Youâre a bit late to the party, man,â he commented. âPeople are gonna think youâre a maniac or somethinâ.â
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ZELDA:
Just looking at the red haired girl, they nodded and then went back to reading their book. Their memories ebbing back and forth like waves. One second they knew things and the next those memories vanished. They knew that they had been a princess, locked inside the big Hyrule Castle. But the rest was still a fog. When they looked up again, they saw something on the others bag that caught their attention. It felt familiar but also so foreign.Â
Charlie paused when she saw the look on the personâs face, trying to figure out what could be wrong. Sad book, maybe? Sheâd had more than her fair share of emotions over books sheâd enjoyed, but this looked more like confusion than anything, and they werenât even looking in their book. They were looking at her bag. She followed their gaze, loose curls falling into her face. âOh, uh-- you like my pins?â She asked, her smile becoming a little more strained and awkward and she pulled her tablet out of her bag. âNeat right?â
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KIMIKO·:
She looked down at the hand, trying to remain calm. She didnât like physical contact that much, but something about this woman doing it made her feel comforted. So she didnât flinch away. But she didnât move to hug her either. There was still the possibility of her not being a good person. Or that Kimiko herself wasnât a good person. There was definitely stuff she was forgetting. She just couldnât figure it out.
âIâm Kimiko.â She typed out. The name Annie felt familiar. She knew she was getting close to recalling something. She nodded. âIâd like that.âÂ
Kimiko. The name sounded just as familiar as the woman appeared to be, though she remained a mystery. Annie couldnât figure out why she felt this way about the woman-- Kimiko. Somehow, she knew she could trust her, though. She felt comfortable with her. The first familiar face amongst many, many strange ones since sheâd woken up here. âHow about coffee? Or something else, if youâd prefer?â She paused, hesitating before asking her next question. âAre you sure we havenât met before? Youâre so familiar...â
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JACK·:
âSallow Hills. Wales, I believe. I always seem to find my way back to Wales it seemsâ he said and chuckled. The chuckle hid the internal sadness he carried around. He had for eleven years. He wondered if things ever would get easier. Like so many people have said time and time again which caused his ears to ring out, screaming for them all to shut up and leave him alone. Losing the love of your life, seeing the life vanish from his beautiful blue eyes. It was something you could never move on from.Â
âThatâs absurd,â Castiel murmured, eyebrows knitted together in a mixture of confusion and concern. Had Chuck brought him here? That would be the logical conclusion, but for what purpose? Heâd raised the spirits from Hell as part of his story, so putting in the effort to do that and then make Castiel appear in Wales seemed contradictory. Then again, it was Sam and Dean that Chuck cared about. Not him. Separating them might just make it easier for him to pull their strings. Although, why even bother keeping him alive? Heâd-- heâd taken their son from them, he couldâve easily done the same to him if heâd wanted him out of the picture. Castiel just became more and more confused the more he thought about it. âI need to leave. Return to Kansas. To my family.âÂ
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THE DOCTOR·:
It wasnât like he intended to crash land.Â
The Doctor never actually intends  to crash land anywhere- just donât ask anyone whoâs ever travelled with him- it just happens. Like rain. Like clouds suspiciously denying their very function, leaving The Doctor very cloud-less, and thrown out of Victorian London.Â
He didnât know if heâd ever go back, being a mopey and infuriatingly repeating time now.Â
Crashing in this time. Now. Whenever now was. Being thrown from one anomaly to another seeming anomaly would be normal. Exciting even. However, the Doctor was crashing in the fixed-point anomaly. In Wales.Â
Awful country, Wales.Â
Right. Crashing. Crashed. Smoking. Not good.Â
The Doctor waved the smoke away as he exited the TARDIS door, goggles firmly on, bowtie thoroughly soot-stained. For a moment, the Time Lord just stared at the smoke, the open door, the suspicious blast marks. It hasnât been this bad since-Â
No. No repeats, not now at least.Â
Of all places to land, it wasnât a bad spot, per say. While heâs pretty sure this is where a lamppost was supposed to be, it could have been worse. Could have been in the middle of the laundromat across the way. Or a garden.Â
Or on the person standing there, also staring at the smoke.Â
open for everyone!
Charlie snapped her laptop closed and sprinted outside the moment she heard the wooshing of the TARDIS appearing. This was exactly what sheâd been hoping for; a run in with the Doctor. Sheâd already met Ianto, so it wasnât exactly unreasonable to think that the Doctor was out there somewhere, sometime, even if it was unlikely that heâd ever drop into Sallow Hills. But man had she hoped. And apparently, that hope hadnât been for nothing.
Her heart pounded as the blue of the TARDIS came into view, and she almost froze up in a mixture of excitement and shock. Because fuck, it was one thing knowing that the Doctor was real, and another thing seeing him and the freaking TARDIS right in front of her eyes.Â
The smoke was less exciting, granted, and shit that probably meant the Doctor was stranded here now, too. At least for now. Not that she was about to let that destroy this moment for her. She was sure he could get her fixed up, then... hell, maybe he could get them all outta here.
âDoctor!â She exclaimed, rushing towards him and grinning from ear to ear. Before she could think her actions through, she pulled him into a tight hug, clinging onto him for a few seconds before puling away. She was all but bouncing from excitement. âHoly shit, dude, itâs an honour. Iâm- uh,â she cleared her throat. âHi, um. My nameâs Charlie. You donât know me but man, youâve been a big part of my life. Itâs uh-- wow. Youâre really here.â
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IANTO·:
â OKAY so maybe mentioning a secret organization wasnât the smartest thing Ianto could have done. however, torchwood could forgive him. heâd learned it was better to seek forgiveness than permission, especially when it came to things like this. especially when he needed to know that they were okay. that Gwen and Rhys and their little one were still alive. that Jack - Jack.  that Jack was surviving, that he wasnât spiraling.  that he wasnât alone.  he needed to get in, and if that meant giving a complete stranger the possibility of getting into torchwood - well it was a risk he was willing to take. she didnât seem that scary. if necessary, he was sure he could convince her to keep quiet. and there was something about her smile that eased him, that assured him he could trust her. Â
âwell when the organization thinks iâm dead, i suppose the nation secretes paperwork i signed doesnât apply anymore,â he said. he drummed his fingers against the desk.  the death thing was the biggest issue that was blocking him. he couldnât use his credentials to verify himself because it would just lock him out more.  he bit back a sigh. he couldnât give up hope yet.  this woman seemed fairly confident in her skills.  he highly doubted that anyone could compete with their Toshiko, but perhaps someone could be good enough to get through. people had gotten in before, though that tended to be people who were already in.  Suzie, notably. but maybe. he had to have faith. Â
âorganization name is torchwood. judging by your accent, you might not recognize it. itâs - well i believe people call it cardiffâs area 51.â it was a bad analogy.  area 51 wasnât even for aliens. they just liked to keep that lie around themselves. even if Ianto didnât know what was actually there, he knew no organization that dealt with aliens so publicly let people believe that.  âitâs run by the queen and crown. not really governmental. we - well my branch was in cardiff and we dealt with ⊠things that would come in.â
Charlie almost choked, forcing a laugh because come on, that had to be a joke, right? The people thinking he was dead thing, she could get behind. Sheâd died a couple of times herself and still somehow ended up alive and here, so that part, she had no reason to question. That was all a-okay as far as she was concerned. What she did find funny, or -- well, maybe not funny, but it had to have been a joke -- was that the guy seemed to think that Torchwood was a real thing. And okay, it wasnât like Charlie was a stranger to fictional things actually being real, sheâd been to Oz for fuckâs sake, but this was just... insane.Â
But the guy didnât seem to be laughing. Seemed to be pretty damn serious, actually, and as she got a good look at him...Â
âHoly shit,â she breathed, eyes widening with surprise. Sheâd never seen Torchwood, but sheâd definitely seen Doctor Who, and yeah, she was pretty sure sheâd seen gifs of this guy. And obviously, she knew what Torchwood was. âYouâre uh--â she gave a wave of her hand, trying to recall his name, like it was stuck on the tip of her tongue. âIan-- Ianto! Right? Thatâs your name? Dude, I swear, Iâve seen gifs or you and Jack before. Iâm not into dudes but like, total score, right? he must be a fun guy to be around.âÂ
And then it began to dawn on her that if he was real, then so was the Doctor. And Rose. And Martha. And Donna. And damn, if that wasnât the best news sheâd had since finding out that Sam and Dean were around. But as much as she wanted to celebrate, apparently she had a job to do, and a pretty fucking important one, at that, if it involved Torchwood.Â
âOkay. Uh-- sorry, man. Torchwood. Right, you want me to break into Torchwood. No pressure or anything,â she laughed awkwardly, turning her attention back to the laptop. This wasnât going to be easy, but despite her freaking out, she was a professional and could get the job done. Maybe. âOh, I recognise it. I can get in.â
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OSWALD·:
@dcfyingdcath· || Annie
It had been a reluctant act to leave the warmth and comfort of Victorâs bed to go to work. But he had to do something else than lay around and cuddle with his cat. He had a job that he loved and some time alone would make him miss the taller man he had slowly started to fall for. Hours passed and his shift came to an end, his eyes heavy due to the case he was working on. It never got easier, did it? Rubbing the back of his neck as he exited the building, he yawned. âOhâ he said as he saw all his paperwork fall to the ground.
Annie had been taking a walk to clear her head. The night of Halloween had been a blur, and she was still trying to wrap her head around the fact that monsters were real, that there had been so many of them. Then there was the fact that she couldnât leave on top of everything else. She couldnât go back to Vought. Her dream life had been so close, right within reach, and then sheâd woken up here.Â
The fresh air helped to ground her, though. And yeah, the situation sucked, but she wasnât going to let herself fall so far that she couldnât pick herself up and kick some ass when need be.
She saw the man come out of the building just a few steps ahead of her, his papers falling to the ground. âHere.â She crouched down, offering a smile and beginning to gather the paperwork together for him. âAt least the ground is dry. Feels like itâs always rainy and wet here.â The wind wasnât quite so forgiving, though, a few of the papers flying a few feet away.Â
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WAVERLY·:
â AN angel.  Waverly felt herself instantly relax.  he wasnât a demon or a revenant or a vampire, or any other fresh batch of hell this world had to through at her and Wynonna. he was an angel. like Juan Carlos, like dad.  angels - well sheâd only met two of them but so far theyâd done them good, not pain. not suffering.  not whatever had been plaguing the garden. Â
she stuck out her hand, a smile easily falling over her face. âWaverly Earp,â she introduced before letting her eyes go back to the gate. she could feel a bit of fear tug at her stomach. she didnât know what it was - didnât know what a lot of it was, truthfully. sheâd done her research, gone through all of Emmet Sallowâs journals that were available to go through.  banshees, cwn annwn, werewolves. things she never dreamed of dealing with. it could be any of them.
her eyes darted back to the man (man? was that even the right word for him?) âi can protect myself, donât worry,â she said.  âi learned to fight long before i found out about my powers.â  those were still new. still fresh. they still scared her in a lot of ways.
she shifted her bag, crossing the strap over her body so it wouldnât fall off before she nodded for the gate and started off.  âcome on then. letâs go figure out what it was!â
Her last name, Earp, sounded familiar, but Castiel couldnât place why or where heâd heard it before. He didnât linger on it, however. It didnât seem important, not unless it somehow related to her species, but given that he couldnât figure out what she was through his grace, he doubted it would be any significance.Â
He followed along her side, allowing his angel blade to slip from his sleeve and grasping it tightly in his hand. Best to be prepared to fight... whatever it was theyâd seen. That way, should they be attacked by surprised, taken off guard, they were already ready. âStay close,â he requested, voice low and protective. They might not have been near the creature yet, but it was best to stick together. Splitting up never ended well when it came to fighting monsters.Â
And then, gaze focused on the gate as they walked towards it, he spoke up again, voice low and almost stern. âWhat are you? I may have no intention to bring you harm, but I would still like to know who Iâm working with.â And maybe, perhaps, not knowing was bugging him just a little. It was new and strange to come across a species he couldnât immediately place. It made him uneasy.Â
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KATE·:
â KATE flipped on the open light above the door when it hit two, not expecting anyone to come in for an hour or two. but sometimes mr. and mrs. Hilstead liked to come in for a late lunch / early dinner, or doctor Taylors liked to have a drink after an early shift.  and sometimes Kate just wanted something to do, wanted people to know they could just come in while she was restocking the bar or wiping down the tables or checking to make sure Stephanie had enough ingredients for her impossibly tall nacho stacks.  it was one of those days where she flipped the open sign on, flipped the radio to the blues station she liked to have on until the dinner rush started coming in, and just made her way through the tasks she had without any rush.  Taylors did stop by, but only for a single glass before they were off again.
so when the door opened again, Kate was genuinely surprised.  she stood up from where sheâd been checking rum stock under the counter, her eyes darting over to the woman whoâd just walked in. nervous. was she hiding something? Kate didnât get a bad feeling from the other woman, didnât think she was there to cause issues.  but she could tell she was nervous, that there was something off.  when the fbi badge got flashed, the pieces started falling together. Â
she wouldnât say it aloud. she wouldnât ask what the fbi was doing all the way out here, or ask to see the badge more closely. hell, if the other woman wanted to figure out what was going on, Kate was more than happy to help. perhaps with the assurance that she was kept in the loop.
âdetective Granger, huh? like in Harry Potter? iâm sure youâre tired of hearing that though.â she stuck out her hand for the other to shake and flashing her a wide smile.  âiâm Kate Kane, owner of the bar. feel free to ask away. iâll answer anything i can.â
Charlie froze, almost sure that sheâd been caught, then almost dropped her fake badge as she lowered it and tried to shove it into her pocket. It didnât do much to soothe her nerves, to say the least. She was freaking out, and she knew she shouldnât have been. This wasnât exactly the first time sheâd done something like this, but at least sheâd had guidance from her friends before. Or had she? It was hard to remember for sure.
âUh, yeah,â she answered, faking a laugh that probably came out way too enthusiastic to sound convincing. âI mean-- not tired! But I do get it all the time. I donât mind it, though-- Hermione is awesome.â She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, because being this flustered really wasnât going to help her case. Then she realised what the woman - Kate, had said. âWait, Kate Kane? Like Batwoman? Okay, thatâs totally awesome, Iâm kinda jealous. My first name is obviously not Hermione, so youâve got me beat with nerd names. You lucked out with that one.â
She cleared her throat. Now was not the time for fangirling. âAnyway, so, uh. You heard about anything weird going on in town? People going missing? Or appearing at random? Strange sounds? Weird deaths? Anything out of the ordinary like that?â
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FINN:
â FINNâs eyebrows shot up. what something? what something! was she knew here? did she not know what lurked in the shadows, what terrorized the town? not that they were all bad, but the ones who lurked out in the shadows like this.  nothing every lurked in the shadows, not if youâre the one not lurking.  but maybe she was new, or one of the people who didnât believe that there were things other than humans out in the universe. he wasnât sure what this universe had in terms of life on other planets - now that heâd determined that this was an entirely different universe. but people seriously believed that humans were the only sentient life ever? Â
âsomething! you know the things that lurk out here. maybe a banshee, maybe one of the undead things, or maybe one of the crazy dogs strayed from their church and is prowling now! i donât know what but thereâs something.  and i donât know about you but i donât have a weapon on me.â  well, he had the force, but he wasnât going to say that allowed. heâd quickly discovered that things like the force werenât commonly known or accepted here.
c r a c k.  finn stepped back, keeping his front to where the prowling was.  why hadnât he brought something with him.  oh maybe because he didnât expect to run into a human and if he was attacked alone he could use the force.  he could (hopefully) chuck the thing across. but not now that there was someone else. not unless it got serious.
Banshee, undead things, crazy dogs? Annie didnât know whether to believe in such creatures. Given her sudden appearance here, she knew it would be stupid to write the manâs fear off as nothing. But she hoped he was wrong, that the snap had been from something else. A deer, or a rabbit, or... or anything. But the urgent terror in the strangerâs voice was undeniable. Real or not, he believed it to be, and she wasnât about to risk either of their lives with her doubt. So not worth it.Â
And then there was another snap. Her eyes darted towards the sound, her chest growing tight as her heart began to pound within it. It was one thing fighting against people, bad guys, humans -- she was used to that. She could easily do that. But-- monsters? This was entirely new territory, and she had no source of electricity for her power, nothing more than her phone battery and that was no where near enough.Â
Sheâd need to rely on her other abilities.Â
âNot exactly,â she said, beginning to back away from the next crack echoing through the air. âI can fight, Iâm stronger than I look, but--â But was that going to be any use against something apparently inhuman? âYou should go. Iâll be right behind you.â At least that way, sheâd be more likely to be able to protect the stranger. âGo.â
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