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[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

"-- smelled like bacon --"

When Tiberius' taller-than-Shane body disappears from in front of him, replaced by the sheen of a metallic wall, Shane's animated conversation about something apparently smelling like bacon stops right then and there. Stunned, he freezes, looking somewhat comical with both of his hands raised -- and then he turns around, suddenly on the defencive, looking everywhere he possibly can in the small room.

Not good. Not good. Not good. "Ty?" With his head ducked a little, he's almost like a threatened animal. "Ty, where are you?"

Nothing. Shane is ready to pounce the first person who shows their face.

"Okay, Kanye." Defencive, but still expressive as hell. It's hiding the fact that he's slowly getting scared by reality of this interruption. "You better put me back before you find out what a mistake this is." ... Still nothing. And that's when Shane notices the door... as well as the device on the pedestal. He approaches neither in favour of making one last attempt:

"I mean it, you want somebody taller!"

... Shane shifts his weight, then picks up the device without immediately looking at it. Instead he looks at the walls around him again, suddenly feeling very nervous, and says quietly, more like a thought than anything: "Levi?"

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[voice]

[levilup.livejournal.com]

... Shane?

[ holo ]

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

So Shane hears Levi's voice saying his name just as the... door opens? Hesitantly, he starts to walk down the steps, then out of the room, glancing at the thing in his hand - it looks like iPod and Blackberry's lovechild. Nothing, just a map and some dots. The hell?

"Levi? What's with the giant soup can?"

[voice]

[levilup.livejournal.com]

Shane. Stay there, don't move, I'm coming. Just stay. Please.

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

Freaked out? A little bit. But Shane stays, waits, noticing the sudden disappearance of the door behind him - what the hell - and taking the time to look over the phone... thing. As well as the metal band on his wrist that totally was not there before. After a few minutes of picking at it, he gives up.

But he keeps his cool. Levi can probably explain it - and maybe he can explain why he sounds so upset while he's at it. After all, he only saw him about twenty minutes ago... didn't he?

[Location: Sanctuary]

[levilup.livejournal.com]

It doesn't take long; Levi's pretty fast, even without the vampire speed, so it's a fifteen minute journey, tops. He bursts into the Sanctuary, almost like a madman, and when he sees Shane, it's like the world slows down. Something in the back of his mind is telling him it's entirely too chick flick for his tastes, the whole running miles to get to the one you love thing, but... honestly? He doesn't care right now.

That's why, instead of a calm Levi, Shane gets a very upset, very relieved Levi that nearly tackles him, holding him so tightly he's pretty sure he's hurting him. That thought makes him loosen his grip, but only slightly, and even then, he's gripping the back of Shane's shirt so tightly his knuckles are the color of printer paper.

"Shane, oh god..." Levi whispers, pressing his face into Shane's hair. He's pretty sure he can feel the waterworks coming on.

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

The moment they see each other, the moment Shane sees how upset Levi really is, worry and confusion sink in. He's right here, but - why is he looking at him like they've been apart for ages? Why does he look like he just got out of a fight? Just seeing the look on his face, the feeling is contagious, and Levi takes hold of him just as a surge of emotion strikes the shorter man.

All he can do, he guesses, is not let go until Levi is ready. That, and listen.

"Levi, whoa, what - what happened?" He honestly doesn't care that he's being crushed to death. Already dead, you see.

[levilup.livejournal.com]

It hasn't even been that long, a month, maybe a little more, but Levi hasn't gone this long without seeing Shane for years. In fact, it's been around seven or eight years, and in that time, Levi had gone without seeing Shane for no longer than a day, tops. It's just good to see him.

Levi's face is wet, and his voice is breaking, but he manages the words without collapsing into complete hysteria.

"It's been a month-- a month since I saw you last--" Levi chokes out, running his fingers through Shane's hair. "I don't-- I don't know... something about aliens, I'm not entirely sure, I just--"

Breathe, Levi. Not that he needs to, but still, it's kind of hard to talk while trying to stifle sobs.

[visual]

[gating-across.livejournal.com]

"You know? Now I'm in the mood to have some good old bacon."

Sheppard turned his attention to the tablet at the sight of the new holographic image. Another new arrival. Well, they were trickling in more and more. That wasn't a good sign.

[holo]

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

Shane jumped at the sudden unfamiliar voice, hissing slightly out of reflex - but not enough to seem overly... well, inhuman. He looked down at the tablet, then sobered. Oh. This seemed harmless enough for now.

Still, Shane was cautious.

"Who's there?"

[visual]

[gating-across.livejournal.com]

"Name is Sheppard, John. Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Air Force. And, welcome to Taxon." He replied calmly with a smile.

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

Okay, hold the phone. "Air Force? -- Taxon?" Shane stared at the image, completely thrown. "Okay, wait -- what? Is this a government thing? Did I do something?" He'd heard the rumours about vampires being taken and experimented on. Oh shit.

[gating-across.livejournal.com]

Sheppard chuckled. "Nah, nothing like that. Just kidnapped like the rest of us and kept here in a big underground city, named Taxon. Not everyone here is part of the Air Force. Just a few of us."

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

"Oh." Still, he looked bewildered and skeptical. "... Kidnapped by who?"

[ visual ]

[faderbroderson]

Godric's tablet is on, but he's paying little attention until he hears the name 'Levi'. He stops what he's doing and picks up the tablet, taking in the image the little holograph is projecting.

"Shane, I take it?" His voice is gentle. He doesn't want to startle him.

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

Shane jumps a little at the sound of his name, looking down at the phone... thing. The person on the screen is unfamiliar, but... doesn't appear to be threatening. Regardless, Shane is cautious as he walks towards the door, eyes on the tablet.

"Uhh... maybe?"

[faderbroderson]

He'll take that as a yes. Godric's first impression of Shane is that he's very good-looking, and that he has a certain air about him. Innocence, or humanity, an open quality that most vampires lack. Godric thinks he has some idea already why Levi loves Shane.

"Levi has spoken of you. All good things, of course." He smiles, welcoming.

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

That gets Shane's attention. He goes through the door, then glances back down at Godric's image. He can almost tell that he's a vampire, and an old one, too. Instant respect.

"Wait, you know Levi? Where is he? ... Where are we?"

[faderbroderson]

"We're in Taxon. We've all been abducted here, for unknown reasons. Levi has been here for a little while now. I'm sure he's on his way to see you as we speak." Godric would be, if Shane were his. And now he's doubly glad that he and Levi didn't give in to any urges beyond their midnight kiss.

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

Shane nods, shifting the tablet in his hands. "Yeah... that's what he said. I still don't get how he's been here for a while, 'cause I just saw him..." But instead of dwelling on that, he continues.

"So did you meet him here?" Looking away from the tablet again, Shane's keeping an eye out for Levi.

[visual]

[aintnoconvict]

Well, as far as initial Taxon observations go that was an interesting one. Glitch tilted his head in consideration.

"As far as we can tell height has nothing to do with it. Everyone just gets plucked all willy nilly."

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

Okay. Shane thinks he's starting to get the hang of this. He squints a little at the person on the screen.

"Worth a shot, right...?" Shane scratches his head, looking around the hallway. "So who's the one doing the picking?"

[aintnoconvict]

"Hey, I won't discourage any theories," Glitch assured him with a smile, finally focused on the tablet. "And, ah, we don't know. It-it's kinda annoying. I'm Glitch, by the way, welcome to Taxon."

Somebody had to be a friendly face for the newbies, right?

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

"That's your name?" Shane grins a little, but not in any mocking sort of way. He thinks it's kind of cool. "I'm Shane. And, uh... thanks."

[aintnoconvict]

"Not my proper name," Glitch assured him. "I don't remember that, but but it serves its purpose." He grinned, la la la, no big deal. "Nice to meet you, Shane. Um. Do you know if you know anyone here yet?"

[shaneonyou.livejournal.com]

Again, Shane brings a hand up to the back of his head, an obvious nervous tic. "Uhh, yeah, one person. Hey, do you know Levi?"