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[hostage]

[Jesse appears neither excited nor distressed. He actually looks mostly tired, which maybe is to be expected from a new arrival. He's slumped over on his new bed with his chin resting in his hand, mumbling around his fingers:]

Yo. I'm Jesse. Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. 2009. Whatever. Holler if you know me.

[Is he bored or something? He acts as if this is routine.]

First thing: if there's any monsters and aliens and shit I gotta be looking out for, gimme a heads-up.

Second: anybody wanna grab some food? Is there food or is it all freeze-dried bullshit? I had freeze-dried ice cream once and it was totally lame, so like, please tell me they got burgers up in here. Funyuns? Something?

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[hostage]

No... What's the smiling face?

[wolfdreamer]

It's a symbol, written out. Wait--

[He fumbles around a little, and eventually gets a text through: :) ]

Like that. Only it is more complete, turned rightways, enclosed in a circle. It appears sometimes, with written messages, and it is dangerous. I think--there must be a person that uses the symbols, but we have only ever seen the smiling face.

[hostage]

How's it dangerous?

[wolfdreamer]

It makes threats. It makes traps, too, I think-- it sounds like something from a story, like a ghost, but it isn't. It is real.

[hostage]

Yeah, I believe you.

[Some kind of serial killer?]