1st Howl: Arriving: (Accidental Video)

[coyote_walking]

A woman appeared beside the fountain, kneeling down as if in the process of picking something up.

Medea?

She looked around in some confusion.

What the hell?

Samuel?

Anyone?

She turned in a circle, cautiously scenting the wind.

This is no place I'm familiar with.

Where the hell am I?

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[justashow.livejournal.com]

...Mercy?!

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Kyle! Oh, thank God! Where the hell am I? What happened?

[justashow.livejournal.com]

I can't believe you're here! Did...is anyone with you? Is Warren with you?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Warren?

No. I... I thought if you were here, he must be too.

I was at home, bending over to pick up Medea, and suddenly - here I was. Everything, well... it smells wrong. If you know what I mean.

[justashow.livejournal.com]

No, he's not here.

It's not a normal place we've been taken to. There isn't exactly a set way to get home either.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Seriously?

Kyle... Samuel and Adam are going to lose it if I don't show up at home pretty soon. They'll take the Tri-City area apart looking for me. people are going to get hurt.

[justashow.livejournal.com]

They won't know you're gone. This place is outside of time.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Kyle?

How long have you been here? You sound like... like you know a lot about this place.

[justashow.livejournal.com]

...A year in July.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

... A year?

Kyle... I... don't know what to say.

I'm sorry?

[justashow.livejournal.com]

It's okay. It hasn't been all bad.

Listen, there are things I need to tell you, but first things first. Are you safe? Can you describe where you are?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Safe? I guess that's all relative.

I'm by some fountain thing. A really big fountain thing.

[justashow.livejournal.com]

I know where that is. Stay put, I'll come to you.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

I'm not going anywhere.

It'll be good to see you, Kyle.

[justashow.livejournal.com]

It'll be good to see you too, Mercy.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Can you... hurry?

I'm starting to feel kind of creeped out here.

[justashow.livejournal.com]

Fast as I can, darling.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

I swear I'll wait patiently. Mostly.

[justashow.livejournal.com]

[Kyle arrived at the fountain in the Square in a hurry, anxious to see if it was really Mercy here after all this time, or another City trick. She would probably be able to scent him before she saw him.]

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

[Her head went up and she turned, searching for him. It was Kyle, all right. She could feel her shoulders relax when she actually saw him come into view.]

Kyle!

[justashow.livejournal.com]

Hey, sweetheart.

[Kyle's grin couldn't possibly get wider as he jogged up close enough to gather Mercy into a hug.]

You look as good as I remember.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

[She held onto him tightly.]

And you're just as sweet-tongued as ever. What is this place, Kyle?

[justashow.livejournal.com]

[Dropping a light kiss on Mercy's cheek, Kyle squeezed back just as tightly.]

It's called the City. I'm sure some of the citizens here must have told you a bit already, but it's like a nexus between worlds. We've been kidnapped, in a way.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

They'd better hope our friends back home don't find a way here. They'd tear this place apart.

[She pulled back a little to look at him carefully.]

How are you? Really. You've been here a whole year. It must be so hard.

[justashow.livejournal.com]

I know they wouldn't be happy about it. It's why I try not to wish that they'd come, but I'm not good at it sometimes.

[He avoided the look.]

I've been coping. There's some things you should know...