for the rest of us death will be a relief

[praevaricatio]

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DONE

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It's not a vampire Willow situation, but it is a road not taken sort of thing.

I don't know.

Alternative timelines are in play. Let's just put it that way.

1/?

[attainathons]

Just to give a little context here, in high school my best friend was asked to help with a spell. Instead of what the spell was meant for, getting a necklace back, long story, she called forth her slutty vampire alter-ego. But, none of us knew it because it took a few hours to kick in. In her world, Sunnydale was enslaved to the vampires, or it sounded like it anyway. She spent a few hours trying to recreate her happy place. It didn't work. We foiled her, admittedly, kind of half-assed evil plan and sent her back to her world.

[attainathons]

Also, just a little more context. Reality's not as strong as it seems, it can be warped with the right spell. So, it's very possible along with some of our new returns, we might get some borderline wonky ones. I've been to a Hell dimension where time worked differently and also I spent, like, a few days in this remade reality in college. Don't ask and rip up any Jonathan posters if you find any. (You probably won't find any.)

Long story way long, I have experience in this so anybody can text me if they need help with advice or coping or just plain scream-into-pillow time.

I wish reality was as concrete as it feels most of the time but the reality of reality is if it's powerful or disruptive enough, it can puncture through.

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@ lindsay

Three in NOLA currently, or that's their origin point. We have one of two NOLA drop-in's back in Baltimore with us.

1/so many i'm so sorry to your inbox

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@ dean

Both? So that makes four landing in NOLA. How many did you have on your end?

If they're landing in pairs (Fred aside, no offense Fred), then that might make them easier to track and find. I'm not on the job right now but I can reach out to some of my LEO friends and see if we can keep tabs any strange occurrences.

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@ derek

After she's settled, would it be okay if I came and talked to her? See what she remembers? The more details we have, the sooner we can figure out why this is happening.

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@ lindsay

Maybe we should sidebar? I'm the sheriff in Sioux Falls, and we should probably make sure we're not both doing the same work.

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@ lindsay @ jody

Oh, me too, please! I work for Black Badge so I can also pool our resources to see what we can find.

Also hi, I'm Waverly! I probably haven't met a bunch of you but Tyler looped me in.

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I do not know what Black Badge is but we will figure that out in the sidebar. Will set that up in a sec.

okay i think i'm done, i'm sorry

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@ buffy

Could it have been some kind wish spell? I mean, they can erase people from the world, could something similar potentially put people back in?

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@ lindsay

No offense taken, Lindsay! What's LEO?

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@ lindsay

As long as she's in her right mind and up for company. It may wait until tomorrow. Hayley will let you know.

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[attainathons]

A wish spell would make one person come back, but this many? Who wished it and what did they wish? And why aren't we having a revival situation on our hands?

Well, we kind of are, but not to the extent of like, reverse rapture.

Also, if it were a wish, we'd probably all just take it at face value. Like they were never gone in the first place. Or, something even wackier. And we wouldn't even know it was a wish.

Though, I guess one very specific, random wish could do the trick.

ANYBODY ON HERE WANNA FESS UP? DID YOU FISH YOUR WISH?

I'M DONE, TOO

[cholesterol]

Someone tells me this is a Djinn world and I'm rioting.

We have two including Ellen Harvelle. Matt Donovan's back, too. We thought he was the one and only and that it was more an 'us' thing. Turns out it's an us and them thing.

I'll get him on this thing, though, so you can interrogate him properly.

actually done

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@ lindsay @ waverly @ jody

I was FBI until recently and I still have connections there if you wouldn't mind including me, too. Keep everyone apprised of everything. Make sure nobody's on anybody's radars.

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@ fred

LEO = law enforcement official. There are more of us than I thought.

[This will be a fun chat.]

done

[imnot_likeyou]

[Sam stares at Buffy's message as they're lining up the rooms at the hotel and the smart boy bits in his brain can't help but start connecting dots he probably shouldn't connect but at the same time:]

Could it be a random, specific wish, made in the presence of an incredibly powerful spell ingredient, in the middle of a once in a lifetime ritual where a lot of magic was going off and a lot of witches died?

1/?

[attainathons]

That question makes it sound like we need to go asking around Carnage Mansion.

Pretty sure there was more blood and less wish, but it couldn't hurt to ask?

[cholesterol]

Sammy, you're making my head hurt.

@ Elena

Did you specifically ask for you, your friends, and strangers to get people they're missing back?

done

[fifthbase]

Wishing is a delicate business and not to be taken lightly. Having said that, I don't think your phenomena lies in a errant wish.

Also, the end to the Gauntlet has happened twice in my lifetime.

[imnot_likeyou]

Blood is kind of what I'm worried about, actually.

And yes, but did those ends involve them jumping into their heirs' bodies permanently?