[Oh good. She flashes him a smile, before nodding to their setup.]
Some kind of magical force field. Gives you a little shot and apparently she's got it rigged so that if she dies it'll still hold up and Stefan'll never get out.
( Beck, happy his fiancée is okay, turns his attention to Stefan. Unfortunately, watchers all have various levels of knowledge and this one eludes him (3), Damon gets a (9) and Buffy a (13) to suss out what might work.
[Buffy gets kind of close, at least in terms of the kill switch. She looks up, and notices that there's a mechanism structured above him that looks like it might tip some kind of molten fire down onto the unconscious vampire below.]
For like less than a week in one semester in high school.
( Don't get her started on Amy. But, she's also a slayer. So, she cracks her neck, steps a foot onto Andy's cupped hands and attempts to vault upward with a natural... (1) )
[Lindsay tries to keep a hold on her to keep her from falling too forward, but unfortunately she's not prepared enough, and finds herself stumbling back into the barrier with Buffy (2).
They collide with it, with much more force than before, and electricity runs through both of them sending them both slumping down to the floor.]
("I thought Slayers were more agile and dexterous," Rhett observes. )
Cheerleading's a sport, I'm not surprised one week of hurkeys didn't translate to a McKayla Maroney interpretation. Except for the face.
( Buffy rolls her eyes, recovering, but not standing yet.
Damon turns and places himself underneath and cups his hands like Lindsay did. Come on Rhett. You'll fly through the air with the greatest of ease.
"Only if this never leaves this basement," he cautions, holding up a finger. With a look of determination, he plants himself in front of Damon and mimics Buffy's attempt, bringing his foot up.
A natural one has him kicking Damon in the face (1) who doesn't stay on his feet, but (6) falls over the Scottish bitch witch as Rhett knocks right into the same forcefield, but seems to take the electricity like a champ, albiet he is now singed. )
[Thank you, Rhett, for understanding Scarlett's intentions. Rhett can't quite get close enough to get skin-on-skin contact because of the barrier, but it's enough to channel is intent in between.
Stefan, on the other hand, is having a grand old time. The witch is smart enough to take advantage of somewhere where he feels safe, and while this place technically doesn't exist anymore, he's lounging in what used to be his room at the boarding house. Rhett is able to come to the door, and Stefan blinks at him in surprise.]
What am I doing here, what are you doing in here. The cavalry came, but all they've (we've) managed to do is to embarrass themselves in front of our malevolent kidnapper. ( He can hear her cackling outside and he nods with a sigh. ) We need to find a way to wake you up and free you from your blood transfusion gone wild. Have any ideas about that?
An IV was stuck in your arm, and you are spelled to electrocute anyone who goes near, including that girlfriend of yours.
( Will that not make him panic? )
Everyone's flinging around the word doppelganger. It doesn't take a clumsy cheerleader to see that this witch is trying to use you for something. Some oncoming war.
[That drags him back to the present. He isn't in Mystic Falls, he's in Scotland, and he's in trouble. Big trouble, if "doppelganger" is the word of the day.]
A friend called when we were able to charge my phone. Apparently one of the covens is starting some kind of witch war called the Gauntlet.
[But he doesn't seem keen to elaborate on why while trapped in his own head, and he would hope that Rhett understands his haste. He goes to one of the windows and tries to see if he can get it open (3 vs. 3) and he does get it open a smidge, but after is held in some kind of stalemate.]
( Rhett is not an expert on Stefan's room, but he is an expert in such a spell. )
These spells are meant to preoccupy you. To trap you in the familiar, even though they aren't anything of the sort. Either something is out of place, or there is something personal to you, something that can act as a key.
[At that, Stefan allows himself to refocus, going over his room with sharp eye, but for someone he doesn't know, the room is reconstructed pretty faithfully (11). He tries to narrow his attention, and then his eyes fall on the bookcases along the walls.]
It's in the journals.
[Because even if he did figure it out, she would have wanted him to waste time.]
[Stefan will save him some time, and reach for the journals written in the years where he and Rhett actually knew each other, to increase his odds of recognizing any inaccuracies.]
Skim and if there's anything that strikes you as off from the memories we share, let me know.
[It would be easier if this were Damon, not Rhett, but beggars can't be choosers.]
( It would be, but Damon made a poor attempt at being a male cheerleader. He skims to find the corresponding years and begins perusing. He really doesn't see anything as out of place (2) and finds Stefan's prose quite flowery. )
I'm jealous, why didn't I think to compel my way backstage at a Bon Jovi concert.
[He misses her so much. He thinks she would have really liked Buffy, after making fun of him for having no survival instinct.
Stefan keeps skimming, hoping that he can quickly catch the answer when he stops somewhere in the 1920s (20). It's not her fault - she was likely trying to make sense of his memories as best she could, but mentions of missing Rebekah and Klaus after that night in Chicago didn't exist.
They couldn't, if Klaus compelled him.]
Guess who's not going to tell Klaus Mikaelson that him messing with his memories might have saved my life.
[Not Stefan. He gives the journal a shake and the key drops out into his palm.]
( Scarlett had quite the soft spot for Damon in the intervening years, and Rhett for Stefan, but he does not know the vampire well. Luckily, Stefan knows his own history. Rhett's knowledge of Stefan's and Klaus' friendship is more sordid and involves coerscion, mostly because the 20's were compelled away.
That Klaus Mikaelson gets any 'props' at all says something. )
Do the honors.
( The key fits, twists, and they are back in the basement, Beck keeping a firearm on Lorden and Damon lording over them with crossed arms.
Stefan wakes up, quite suddenly, not like he's been asleep, but like adrenaline has been injected straight into his heart. )
[Yep. He almost flinches awake, eyes darting around as he takes in the situation, and immediately goes for the IV in his arm, pulling it out and tossing it to the side. Unfortunately, that's the only burst of energy he gets, because it's been a while since he's fed and now he's got blood loss to contend with.
He does try to push himself to his feet, though, attempting to get out of the circle until he collides with the barrier. He then scans until he sees the witch and narrows his eyes.]
Let me out.
["I don't want to," she smirks, and in response Scarlett twists her heel down on some soft part of her body, and she gives a sharp sound of pain.]
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Some kind of magical force field. Gives you a little shot and apparently she's got it rigged so that if she dies it'll still hold up and Stefan'll never get out.
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Does any of this yield anything? )
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"How very Carrie. Anybody have a ladder or a catwalk?" )
I.
( Beck bites his own tongue, not remembering anything above them, having been in a brawl. He brings his fingers to his tongue which is now bleeding.
But, Damon does (20), pushing through whatever memory mind whammy she sent him.
Upstairs. )
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[Lindsay braces herself in front of her mentor and cups her hands.]
Should be easy enoguh.
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( Don't get her started on Amy. But, she's also a slayer. So, she cracks her neck, steps a foot onto Andy's cupped hands and attempts to vault upward with a natural... (1) )
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They collide with it, with much more force than before, and electricity runs through both of them sending them both slumping down to the floor.]
Ow. Okay, that wasn't my best idea.
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Cheerleading's a sport, I'm not surprised one week of hurkeys didn't translate to a McKayla Maroney interpretation. Except for the face.
( Buffy rolls her eyes, recovering, but not standing yet.
Damon turns and places himself underneath and cups his hands like Lindsay did. Come on Rhett. You'll fly through the air with the greatest of ease.
"Only if this never leaves this basement," he cautions, holding up a finger. With a look of determination, he plants himself in front of Damon and mimics Buffy's attempt, bringing his foot up.
A natural one has him kicking Damon in the face (1) who doesn't stay on his feet, but (6) falls over the Scottish bitch witch as Rhett knocks right into the same forcefield, but seems to take the electricity like a champ, albiet he is now singed. )
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Scarlett rolls her eyes before resting her hand on her hip.]
Why has no one tried talking to Stefan?
[Which yes, he's been unconscious the whole time but most of them are vampires. Perhaps a head dive is their best option.]
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Rhett just shakes his head, as everyone yells Stefan's name in his direction. )
Or, we can ask him ourselves.
( He brings a hand to Stefan's arm, making skin-to-skin contact, trying to end this once and for all.
What's going on inside Stefan's mind? )
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Stefan, on the other hand, is having a grand old time. The witch is smart enough to take advantage of somewhere where he feels safe, and while this place technically doesn't exist anymore, he's lounging in what used to be his room at the boarding house. Rhett is able to come to the door, and Stefan blinks at him in surprise.]
Rhett. What are you doing here?
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we've) managed to do is to embarrass themselves in front of our malevolent kidnapper. ( He can hear her cackling outside and he nods with a sigh. ) We need to find a way to wake you up and free you from your blood transfusion gone wild. Have any ideas about that?no subject
Sorry, start over - I'm on a what?
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( Will that not make him panic? )
Everyone's flinging around the word doppelganger. It doesn't take a clumsy cheerleader to see that this witch is trying to use you for something. Some oncoming war.
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[That drags him back to the present. He isn't in Mystic Falls, he's in Scotland, and he's in trouble. Big trouble, if "doppelganger" is the word of the day.]
A friend called when we were able to charge my phone. Apparently one of the covens is starting some kind of witch war called the Gauntlet.
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And our new friend believes you're a key part of her defensive line.
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[But he doesn't seem keen to elaborate on why while trapped in his own head, and he would hope that Rhett understands his haste. He goes to one of the windows and tries to see if he can get it open (3 vs. 3) and he does get it open a smidge, but after is held in some kind of stalemate.]
There has to be a way out of here.
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These spells are meant to preoccupy you. To trap you in the familiar, even though they aren't anything of the sort. Either something is out of place, or there is something personal to you, something that can act as a key.
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It's in the journals.
[Because even if he did figure it out, she would have wanted him to waste time.]
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He starts at the top left. )
What should I be looking for?
( he gets an (8) to search journals he didn't write )
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Skim and if there's anything that strikes you as off from the memories we share, let me know.
[It would be easier if this were Damon, not Rhett, but beggars can't be choosers.]
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I'm jealous, why didn't I think to compel my way backstage at a Bon Jovi concert.
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[He misses her so much. He thinks she would have really liked Buffy, after making fun of him for having no survival instinct.
Stefan keeps skimming, hoping that he can quickly catch the answer when he stops somewhere in the 1920s (20). It's not her fault - she was likely trying to make sense of his memories as best she could, but mentions of missing Rebekah and Klaus after that night in Chicago didn't exist.
They couldn't, if Klaus compelled him.]
Guess who's not going to tell Klaus Mikaelson that him messing with his memories might have saved my life.
[Not Stefan. He gives the journal a shake and the key drops out into his palm.]
Want to get out of here?
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That Klaus Mikaelson gets any 'props' at all says something. )
Do the honors.
( The key fits, twists, and they are back in the basement, Beck keeping a firearm on Lorden and Damon lording over them with crossed arms.
Stefan wakes up, quite suddenly, not like he's been asleep, but like adrenaline has been injected straight into his heart. )
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He does try to push himself to his feet, though, attempting to get out of the circle until he collides with the barrier. He then scans until he sees the witch and narrows his eyes.]
Let me out.
["I don't want to," she smirks, and in response Scarlett twists her heel down on some soft part of her body, and she gives a sharp sound of pain.]
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