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[trigeminalheadache]

Who: Caitlin Snow + YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Hospitality Deck
When: Now!

VIDEO

[ The video starts suddenly, with Caitlin sitting straight up, eyes open and wide with fear.

More than what's warranted with waking up in a strange place.

Her head bows, her eyes going directly to her wrists. It seems she's checking both of them, rubbing absently at them, as if she expected to find something. (Shackles or handcuffs, that's what she's looking for.) If she's reassured there's nothing there, she certainly doesn't look it. When she looks back up, her gaze sweeping around the room, she's trying to place where she is, what's happened. This isn't Barry's lab at CCPD, it isn't STAR Labs, and it definitely isn't Zoom's lair.

It's a few minutes before she looks right into the camera, her head tilting with curiosity. ] Hello?

[ Then the feed cuts out. ]

TEXT

[ The text follows about ten minutes later. ]

This is going to sound odd, but: whoever or whatever brought me here, thank you. I need to get back to Central City, though.

Comments

[apurrstate]

Good news: I'm sure they're just as happy you're here as you are
Bad news: Sort of permanent, as far as I can tell
Sorry

[trigeminalheadache]

That good news doesn't feel all that good, to be honest.
Sort of? What makes permanent only "sort of"?

[apurrstate]

Sorry, I wish I had better news.
Ah, well, it's permanent until it's not? That's not much better.
People seem to be stuck here until they're sent away.
Although, even then, sometimes they come back...with or without their memories of having been here before.

It's all very convoluted.

[trigeminalheadache]

It's fine.
Convoluted sounds like the right word for it.
Expending all this energy to bring us here, then sending us away.
Only to possibly be brought back.

[apurrstate]

Entertainment, I'm sure. They get a kick out of our confusion and turmoil.

[trigeminalheadache]

Sounds like the reasoning I'd expect from something or someone who's capable of this.

[apurrstate]

So far, other than annoying and confusing, it's not so bad. Not really wanting for anything, honestly.

[trigeminalheadache]

So our hosts are generous with material objects. Less so with information and explanation.

[apurrstate]

Ah, less material and more needs, but sometimes they give you random things. Not anything helpful, it seems.

Most I've ever gotten out of anyone is 'stars of a show that people watch except we can't see them watching.'

So, no, not helpful at all.

[trigeminalheadache]

Yeah, that's what I've heard so far, too.

Do they film everything, everywhere?

[apurrstate]

Not so sure about 'film' but they do watch everything, so far as I can tell.

I hope you don't treasure your privacy.