"I shouldn't be surprised to see anyone here, but every time someone pops up, I'm always surprised," natasha smiled at thor. they'd been in the city for a few years after everything and had only just begun to find people from home.

“ Natasha ! My dear friend! How can this be ? “ Thor was certain that they had been lost in battle . It made him pause , questioning his memories . Dead people did not come back , he realised ( unless they were his brother , forever aiming to give him a heart attack with their disappearances ) . “ Are you well ? “

"this city is actually nice in the summer," if you ignored how things were. "it almost makes you forget all of the stuff that happens here and the fact that people have been brought from all over,"

“ I . Well . I would have normally said the same thing . “ If it weren’t for the fact that he was staring at someone who looked exactly like hin right now . Bruce did not know what to make of this . If there was anything he knew , it was that he did not have any siblings. What was going on here ? “ Before we proceed , may I ask your name ? “

"I'm starting to think the person I was supposed to be meeting either isn't going to show up or we got the times mixed up." Blitzo hummed, giving a nog. "So, it looks like I got out of my pjs and into these skinny jeans for nothing."

“ Oh . That’s bad , I’m sorry . I know a little about looking for someone and thinking they’re coming and then knowing they don’t . There was this man , Maui ? You probably don’t want to hear the story . “ Moana was rambling . She knew she did that now and then . At times . Only when she was lonely and had no one to talk to .

Most of the mortals have begun to bore him with their mundane ways. After a few minutes, humans start to become interchangeable. They turn anyways. “My hair is not weird,” they sharply replies. Why is he even entertaining this stranger? Being trapped in a singular city seems to be getting to them. “And this concerns me… why?”

“ Your hair is kind of weird . Sorry if I’m the first person to tell you that in a while , but it is kind of true . “ Kara shrugged . She was used to starting trouble with people that others always saw as a little dangerous . Was that going to be the case here ? Time would surely tell . “ Because I came up to you and said so ? “ Chaotic ? Yes .

ianto  cleared  his  throat  softly.  “my  apologies  for  interrupting  your  work.”  he  felt  bad,  he  didn't  want  to  be  a  burden  on  people  but…  he  wanted  answers.  no,  needed  answers.  he  wanted  to  get  home.  his  brows  furrowed  slightly.  “your  dreams?  are  you  saying  that  you  have  been  having  odd  dreams?”  he  questioned.  he  woudln't  be  surprised  if  that  was  a  side-effect  of  something. 

“ It was not anything important . Just musings . “ Things that had been in her head . Clary could not say that she had made any progress , if she were to be honest with herself . If anything , she thought she was walking backwards . Faces . Names . Things of the sort . “ Something like that . At times . What about you ? “

" Really ? That's the game you're going to play ? After everything ? " Amber hated how her voice broke for a moment there . It was supposed to be different . She wasn't supposed to feel glad that Tara was here . She wasn't supposed to be noticing that she looked fine . To be glad that was the case . She wasn't supposed to be doing a lot of things and yet , here she was . “ You killed me . Does that bring back memories or do you need more of a refresher ? “

" You could be a director ? Or you could write scripts . Or I don't know . Maybe even be a professor ? Some people do it . " Laura shrugged , pointing to herself . She had made it happen , even after everything that had come to pass . Even after losing her life . That had to mean something . " I think you just need to like it to be great . "

"don't worry michael, I won't forget cereal," jj laughed, shaking her head as she finished the conversation with her son. "really? a phone call just about cereal? I've been gone for twenty minutes," she'd needed to get out and get stuff for the apartment and had left michael with the older lady who stayed across the hall from them."

" I've been there . Nothing you wouldn't do for your kids , is there ? Even search across ten different types of stores for the kind of cereal they want . " Nina gave a shake of her head . She didn't know why she had said that . It was none of her business , not really . She offered the woman an apologetic smile . " Sorry . I have , had , a daughter too . She may be grown up here , but I still remember before . "

" I guess so . I'm sorry . I wish I could say that this does not happen often , but it does . " Nina remained sitting where she was , pressing one hand against her chest . It usually went away after a bit , if she could only remember to breath ( which , often enough , did not happen , so wasn't that just fucking fantastic ? ) " Mrs. Winchester . It's just Nina , though , " Some habits did take long to go , sadly . " And do you always follow your instincts into a stranger's house ? "

cj smirked as she saw the look on the other's face. they figured the night would carry on as it always did in dc. but it seemed tonight the fates had brought a little fun into her bar. her hook clearly getting a reaction from the other. she slides it across the table in front of him. "what's the matter? scared i'll hook ya?"

Rumplestiltskin had to laugh . " Scared ? Oh , dearie . If anything , it is you that should be scared of me . " The Dark One was laying low in this city , that was true , but it did not mean that he wished to be show fear to anyone . Why would he ? He was not afraid . It had been a long time since he had been afraid of anything .

the title given to him from his father didn't feel like much to harry but the jobs he was given, the responsibility he had he took seriously. which included hosting networking events of which he had to find spaces for. which lead to a lot of him staking out spaces to see if they fit what he's looking for. he sits and orders a drink at the bar his eyes then scanning the area.

Scott Hunter had never been shy . If anything , if he had as much luck on the ice as he had char , he possibly would have won many awards by now . Still , his eyes had landed on the young man as soon as he had gotten to the party . He doubted he'd be looking away anytime soon . Who didn't know Harry Osborn ? When the other sat down , he moved forward . " What's a guy as handsome as yourself doing all alone in this big, big party ? It's almost a crime . Allow me to correct it ? " He leaned against the counter , side by side with the man .

Yasmin studied him for a moment, trying to decide what to say. She knew that not everyone around here was likely to understand how weird the place was, but she couldn't exactly find much out if she didn't speak to anyone. When she'd been on adventures with the Doctor, she hadn't exactly been on her own, this was the first time for that. "Honestly? I'm just a bit baffled by this place, you know? You from 'round here? 'Cause I'm not, just sort of trying to figure out how I got here."

" I think that makes it so you're not the only one . I am too . " Douglas struggled , pausing for a moment ( there wasn't a handbook on how to tell people that you had been brought back from the dead , after being killed by your wife ) . He decided not to tell her that , this early on . He didn't want to be looked at like he was crazy . Of course not . " I was from New York , so no , I'm not from here . "

"have you ever had dreams that you can't explain before?" caitlyn had been having strange dreams lately and they couldn't explain the origin of them, all she knew was that they felt real.

" A few . But they're possibly thanks to my past . " Douglas nodded . His smile was weak , as it was , whenever the conversation turned to his past . Wendy had broken him , and he did not think he'd ever be able to get himself back up . He was doing it now , little by little . " I take you you've fallen ill to such a thing , too ? "

THE HOUSEMAID, 2025 | Amanda Seyfried as Nina