Bete Noir? [Jocelyn was listening with rueful concern until that. That's the city Erik mentioned, and the surprise is clear on her face.]

...You've been abducted, I'm afraid. We don't know how or why, simply that they had a very big spaceship and a great deal of time on their hands. [There's an edge of frustration to her voice. As always, not knowing is frustrating.]

You're on a world called Verdana. I couldn't begin to guess where it is, in relation to the city you resided in; it might well be a different universe entirely.