Captain Jack Harkness, hi.

You're here with a few of us, equally confused. My name's Trillian, if that helps any. I wish I could give you more insight than that, but I don't really have it!

Hello, Trillian. Don't blame yourself, darlin'.

I'm Jack, Captain Jack Harkness.

Oh, good. I'm not really great with the blame game, so I'll just go ahead and move ahead to the interesting stuff!

Jack. What're you Captain of?

Oh, this and that.

What do you do when you're not kidnapped and put in a mansion?

This and that? I'm not calling you Captain 'til you spill.

I usually kidnap the President of the Universe and we parade around the universe in the spaceship S.S. Heart of Gold. Neat, right?

Hello, Captain! I don't think any of us are supposed to be here. But we are. That's life. Or death. Whichever.

I'm Annie, by the way! I'm not a Captain or anything amazing like that. Just Annie. It's nice to mee-- hear you.

[laugh] It's nice to meet you, Annie. At least if I'm stuck in this weird place, I'm stuck with someone with a pretty voice.

Ha, that's sweet. I think I like you already.

Hey, darlin', I think I like you too.

You're safe right now, aren't you? Is anyone else with you? Do you see anything strange?

Safe as I'll ever be in a giant creepy mansion with a bunch of strangers.

Anything strange? Other than me, you mean? No. Just a ballroom. Well, actually that's a bit strange. I've never seen a ballroom before.

Are you in the ballroom?

Yup! It's very spacious. Perfect for cartwheels and the like. I might've tried doing a few but it didn't work out so well. Bit out of practice is all.

When I find the ballroom, perhaps we can dance. [I imagine she can hear the smile in HIS voice. They are apparently a smiley pair.]

Oh, I'd love to dance! I haven't had a proper waltz in a long while. Last time was with... well that's not important.

Though I hope you don't end up being some psycho with an axe come to chop me up. That'd hardly be fun.

[laugh] Even if I were a psycho, there are no weapons here. So I think you're safe from axe-wielding maniacs here. Unless I'm the only one who doesn't get an axe...

Oh, no, I haven't got an axe either. Just this weird journal thing. And a key. I suppose if I needed to I could whack someone with the journal and jab them with the key. I'm not really the key jabber type though.

Yeah, all I have is a journal, a key, and a nice big bed.

Do you have a bed, Annie? [I'm pretty sure ANYONE could hear the suggestions in his voice]

Well, when I woke up there was a bed. But I left that room because really, when you wake up in some strange place the last thing you want to explore is a bedroom, yeah? Especially since I don't use them often.

[Jack laughs cheerfully]

So, how long have you been here?

Hm. Can't say, really. Time seems different here. I feel like I've been here for days but that can't be right, can it?

Hey, there are stranger things in the world. [grin]