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Alistaire hadn't said a single word during the entirety of the "lecture" after he'd entered the room. Instead, he'd spent his time boredly watching his little brother act ridiculous with his so-called friends and then he'd regarded Maebe and her little trio with a sort of malicious and dark curiosity before turning his gaze towards the new people at the door.

The term fresh meat came to mind, not that Alistaire could say much. A small smirk tugged his lips upwards.

He pushed himself to his feet and made his way over to the nearest one, giving him a catlike smile.

"So," said Alistaire, without preamble, "Where did you all come from then?"

Finn had caught that look Chel had given to Fini. He had caught it, despite only having half the amount of eyesight to catch looks with. Still smirking, and giving a side long glance back towards his woman before settling it back on Chel, he regarded her briefly before replying. "Ah well that sounds just delightful to me, darling, though for what I had in mind....." He turned his gaze back towards Fini, "You two lovely ladies would need to be able to work very closely together, preferably with no clothes on, and with me between you." He gave Fini an absolutely devilish look despite the chill in his gaze, for the moment waiting to see how she would respond before somebody else arrived, giving him one word sentences that at first he had to actually wonder at before remembering the text he had sent him.

"Well good morning, Mr. Crowell. So that's a yes, you accept my proposal, a who cares what anybody thinks and a no you will not change your mind about any of this." His smirk turned to a large grin, and he chuckled a bit to himself before pointing over to where Abbi was sitting next to some guy that looked like he had some kind of rats nest growing out of half of his head.

"She's over there. Go. I wouldn't want you to make another mistake by hanging around me." Emphasis on the word, and his smile slipped away as he gave the other man a steely look, before, finally, shifting his full attention on Fini.

"Not even a good morning, Sunshine? You just stroll up without a word for me or even a kiss hello?" He gave her a crooked smile.

"How very cruel you are to me." Sure, because he was the nicest guy on the planet.

The doors came suddenly open, and in strolled H with a herd of....were those all trainees?

He let out a short laugh. "What the ******** class="quote">

Alistaire easily shifted his expression from a distantly interested one to a coldly amused one, tapping a gloved finger against his leg. He glanced briefly at the food before his narrowed eyes moved back to the new trainee and his sarcastic reply.

"I doubt that," he said, in answer to the first response. To the second, he said, "A pleasure, Andy Miller."

He sounded as though the last thing it was was a pleasure. Alistaire's gaze flicked towards the girl beside him, her much too cheerful expression, her girlish giggles, and felt a small amount of nausea rise in his throat. He pushed it back down and then smiled slightly, though it didn't reach his eyes.

"I would say welcome to Deus," Alistaire said carelessly, with a disinterested look at the room around them. "But there's little to be welcomed here. Have you gotten any indication as to what has sprung your...untimely arrival?"

[Entering]

(( Astrid Creedy ))

Now, she'd sort of been just following along happily enough. Aside from here and there a few comment about this and that. Then they were led into a building... before a rather large supply of people. Large enough she didn't notice the person she likely should have.

Alas, instead she merely found herself staring confused at the crowd before her. Who were all of those people, and why did they all have the same coat? "What's going on?" Hadn't he been talking about putting them back to sleep? Still, she wasn't too hungry so she didn't grab any food. Instead the group just got a peculiar look. Hmmm..

Lydia seemed to burst into giggles at his comment to the Hunter - which part, he didn't know and wasn't going to ask just then - but any warmth he might have gotten from her very human reaction was mauled by the determinedly caustic manner with which Alistaire continued to use with him. What was this guy's deal? Did he get off on being a sourpuss? On scaring people? Both?

Even so, he winked at her; it was the best he could do at the moment since they were being addressed by Mr. Snarky-gloves (and he didn't want to get his hands sticky) Andy's eyes flicked about the crowd as he spoke, "Yeah, I bet."

"No, but I was...dreaming...something...it was weird. Otherwise, your guess is as good as mi--" The youth's wolf-blue eyes went wide, he'd spotted a face that he wasn't expecting and all colour left his face. It was different, the hair different...but despite an older look (and wholly unfamiliar companions), he was pretty sure that he was looking at his elder brother.

Jordan.

Jordy was here. He was a Hunter. When? How? What was he lacking that he wasn't up there, in the bleachers with his brother, instead of milling around the podium down here, with no promise of a waking tomorrow.

"Um...can you tell me...who's that?" He pointed at Jordan sitting next to Rep in the bleachers; as acid as Alistaire's tongue had been, Andy had to hope the guy 1) knew who that person really was 2) would tell him and 3) wouldn't be a d**k about it.

Chel relented only a moment in her headlock to let Milo eat his food. You didn't mess with mealtime, after all. He seemed to have found a cute dame to talk to anyways- she didn't want to cockblock his flirting game with a headlock. Chel was too much of a bro for that.

"Yo Milo, who's your fine a** friend?" She sounded almost hurt at the fact that Milo had yet to introduce the twosome.

It was in examining the girl that she noticed Nevada behind the redhead, holding the hand of some boy she'd never met. Well that ******** stung. Ace move, Nevada.

But it wasn't like she could complain. It was technically her fault.

The timing of her next statement was almost in retaliation to the latter event."You have to promise me I get to be first, or I a'int writin' you jack s**t." She blinked, having realized she'd happened upon comedic genius. "Jack s**t- get it?" She laughed her stupid laugh and then put on a more serious face to say, "But really, I'll ... try writing it out best I can." Try, because Jack knew so very well how horrible her reading and writing was ranked below her arithmetic.

Finn got a shove and said, "Oh that just sounds so delightful that my maiden heart can't take it. I simply couldn't decline!" She then whipped out her cell phone for an important business call.



The Doctor's entrance with the pod hunters startled her enough to look up from her phone, but she quickly glanced back down, not really caring much at all. Just a bunch of newbie hunters and the creepy guy- nothing all that startling.

Seeing as Finn was now grossly making out with his girl-thang, she turned back to Jack once again and leaned against his side. "If I buy you a costco sized thing of coffee, will you let me hang out in the labs for a while? I promise I won't break anything and I'll stay really quiet. I got some avoiding to do, is all."



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To Stormy's reply, Ami doled, "You seem to imply that a lovely young girl such as yourself cannot do both library duty and gather information." Ami tilted her head to the side ever so innocently and somehow despotically at the same time.

Then Dr. H arrived with a hideous group of people and Ami's expression changed very pointedly from mirthful amusement to utter disgust and denial. She said nothing, however. She didn't really need to- her face read her mood like a book.

Finished with Pietro (still staring) the doctor stepped up onto the podium and began the assembly, "Good morning to you all. Many of you experienced the shared dream that caused the surge in power around the island. Those of you capable of putting together a string of information will already be aware that the cause of it is an increase in the island's ambient distortion through your memories, both real and false. As of yet, we are unsure if the result is another Legacy or something other."

He grinned sharply at the gathered crowd, "For the time being that means increased security details, those who work in the labs and are quasi-useful will need to adjust their projects as this will be a priority. And..." H gestured to his little entourage, "...we've had a few premature wake-ups. They are unbonded and fragile. It is possibly whatever extra energy allowed this will run its course in a few hours, but may last for weeks as well. Babysitters are going to be required for their time remaining, and those of you who take on this duty will receive doubled pay this month. Provided your charge is returned to their pod safely and in good condition, of course."

With another smile, the doctor finished with a pleasant, "You are dismissed, please go about your work, this is not a rest day."