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[cuteisawayoflife]

[She remembers last night as clear as a bell. She talked to Stacy for an hour, told Matthew "maybe" when he called to ask her out for Friday night, did her homework to get Mom off her back, traded put-downs with Daria, then did her hour-long pre-bed beauty routine before she went to sleep. The next morning, she should have woken up at her usual six-thirty AM for her morning beauty routine.

Only it doesn't feel like six-thirty. It's hard to tell out here, which is most definitely not her bedroom. Or her house. Or even Lawndale. And this skimpy white gown is not her cute pajama pants and yellow tank top!]

Is this a joke? It's not very funny. Where are my clothes?! And my makeup, and my hairbrush?

...wait. Are those...wings?! No, it can't be! They're like angel wings...

...oh no. Oh, no, is this...Heaven?! Did I die?! No no no no no, this can't be happening, I can't be dead, Sandi will never forgive me if I miss the Fashion Club's Lipsticks and Lip Balms discussion forum! Oh, everyone's going to be devastated...maybe even Daria will miss me. She'll be even more of a misery chick than before!

Ohhh, someone please tell me this isn't happening!

...oh! A journal...and it's empty. Um, okay. Dear diary, today I woke up dead! This is the worst day of my life!

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[geniustheveil]

I feel like I don't want to be the one to say it, but you should know: The ones they perform tests on, are us.

[cuteisawayoflife]

What?!

[geniustheveil]

[There's a wince that the book can't show effectively, before Ami's calm voice.]

I'm sorry for alarming you. I just thought... it's best to know things from the beginning.

[cuteisawayoflife]

No, that can't be! Scientists aren't supposed to do that!

[geniustheveil]

You're right. It's very wrong of them, and we'll keep working to stop it.

[cuteisawayoflife]

Good! But how do I avoid them in the meantime?

[voice]

[mydearapple]

Such is life. But once you're in the village, you can borrow something from the stores and move on from this "angel" look.

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

Well...kinda. Like I said, when I say "normal" I mean as normal as this place gets. Either way it's still kind of weird. And...Well, stuff happens sometimes. ...Experiments. And those can be like, totally bizarre. But like I said, they usually don't last long!

And it'll probably be different from back home. Depending on where you're from, the level of tech might be different. No computers, no internet, no television...It might take some getting used to.

[geniustheveil]

Stay quiet, I guess. I've been here for a long time, but they've only rarely interfered with my life here.

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[heartisabattleground]

[Is he cute enough for you? But he can't help but smile a bit.]

Hey, don't think so negatively. You're not dead, you're just in another world.

voice;

[breezing]

She's one of my friends! She's really pretty and fashionable and nice and smart!

[cuteisawayoflife]

How quiet? I mean, I can still talk to people, right?

video

[cuteisawayoflife]

[He is, a little. In an unkempt, weird sort of way.]

I get that now. But the wings are still kind of scary.

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[heartisabattleground]

You'll get used to them. Apparently you can hover with them once you get the hang of 'em!

[voice]

[cuteisawayoflife]

...no television?! But I'll miss my favorite soap operas and fashion programs! What's next, you're gonna tell me there's no phone?!

[voice]

[cuteisawayoflife]

Wait, borrow? I thought you could just take like you were buying them only without money.

voice;

[cuteisawayoflife]

Okay...what does she look like? Just so I know who to look for.

video

[cuteisawayoflife]

Really? So it'll sort of be like flying? [she'll have to remember not to wear a skirt if she ever tries that]

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[heartisabattleground]

I think so. But when I read some of the stuff in the guide we can't really fly with them.

[geniustheveil]

You can. Your friends here will be very important to you.

[voice]

[ribbonbon]

Ugh, like, tell me about it! I missed an entire season of my favorite gossip show!

[She does kind of cringe a little at the phone thing. No one likes being the bearer of bad news, after all.]

And...um...W-Well you know how I said the journal is kind of like a cellphone?

[voice]

[mydearapple]

Take, borrow, steal, same difference here. [He shrugs, even if she can't see it.] The ones who keep us here are surprisingly generous, but whatever works, really.

[inheavenslight]

What else have you learned?

voice;

[breezing]

She's got long wavy dark hair! And usually has goggles.

[cuteisawayoflife]

Good. [hopefully she'll be-no, she WILL be just as popular here as she was in Lawndale!]