case #001 ☕ [written]

[themuse]

[Scrawled across the page in all caps, neatly, is the one word that sums up Kate Beckett's last few hours.]

SERIOUSLY?

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[themuse]

I take it you ended up here the same way?

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[fearbringer]

Presumably. I don't know how you ended up here.

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[themuse]

I woke up here. I don't remember how I ended up here and I'm having a hard time buying the magical castle theory. In my experience things tend to be a little more logical than that.

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[fearbringer]

Is that so?

Your experience sounds very limited.

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[themuse]

I work with what I've got.

So you're honestly telling me that a BUILDING kidnapped and brought us here for-

What exactly?

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[fearbringer]

Who knows?

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[themuse]

[She huffs a VERY exasperated sigh and it just glad she can roll her eyes without anyone seeing it.]

Okay. Fine. Will you please tell me what you know about this place and what we're doing here.

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[fearbringer]

Here. Page [xx].

[On that page, he draws a circle around the top part of this comment.]

It's all a bit nerve-wracking, isn't it?

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[themuse]

That's one way to put it.

[It's gonna take her a while to digest all of that. And even longer to actually believe it.]

How long have you been here?

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[fearbringer]

[This place freaks so many people out.

He likes that.]

Two weeks.

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[themuse]

And what about the loss? They steal something from us? What for?

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[fearbringer]

I have no idea. It's yet another mystery of this place.

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[themuse]

I haven't noticed anything missing yet. Besides my apartment.

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[fearbringer]

Then it's a surprise.

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[themuse]

Great. My favorite.

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[fearbringer]

It's something you'll likely have to get used to here.

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[themuse]

Being trapped in a castle with an attitude problem is kind of a first for me. I really am not factoring in getting used to it.

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[fearbringer]

Suit yourself.

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[themuse]

Are you used to it already?

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[fearbringer]

For the most part, yes. There isn't much I haven't seen.

Admittedly, I haven't seen this, but when you're as old as I am, you learn to be adaptable.

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[themuse]

Sorry, how old are you exactly?

[She's not entirely sure she wants to know the answer.]

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[fearbringer]

I don't know the exact number, but I've been around since before the first humans.

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[themuse]

Sure you have.

[Yeah, Kate doesn't believe that anymore than she does the magic castle story.]

Well, I guess it's good you've learned to adapt. Been a hell of a lot of changes since then.

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[fearbringer]

Don't think I didn't pick up on that sarcasm.

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[themuse]

Was it that obvious? No offense, but I'm not really sure how to take any of this seriously.