YL078T | Voice | Night 009

[doomcame]

[Taissa has woken up in a new place much farther than ever before. It's too warm, even for night. The tropical trees growing just inland of the beach only confirm that this is considerably south of New Jersey. Her clothes are soaked through and she doesn't remember being in the water. Was there a shipwreck? There must be other boats nearby. The coast guard, or somebody, should be out there.

She picks up the only thing outside of herself that she has found on the sand so far. It looks like some sort of emergency radio. She listens to only a snippet of a message before calling out herself, but it sounds enough like military jargon to give her hope of timely rescue. She attempts to sound calm through her shock and confusion. Loud and clear.]

Hello? Who am I speaking to? This is Senator Taissa Turner. I seem to be lost and in need of assistance.

[Also in need of a quick transceiver tutorial, clearly.]

Comments

[desperate_times_right]

Yeah, we were meant to be diving a shipwreck in the South China Sea soon.

She's short, but like, in that range where women angrily insist their height is 'average' so if you see her don't tell her I said that. Light brown skin, curly hair tied in the most severe ponytail you've ever seen. Name’s Nadine.

[doomcame]

[Something to actually make her smile during this nightmare.] We've all dated a woman like that.

Hopefully we'll get you back to her and recovering sunken treasure... or whatever the hell you were doing... soon. How long do you remember being here?

[desperate_times_right]

[It makes Chloe smile too, and she's sort of glad no one’s around to see it. Reputation to maintain and all that]

Been in Malaysia for about a week, woke up on the beach here at sunrise yesterday.

[doomcame]

[Taissa hopes she hasn't been here for longer than she remembers, but there's not much chance of confirmation until she meets more people to try and figure out the how. She highly doubts she floated her way down a river.]

The jungle inland looks like it's north-west from my beach. Should I try to meet you somewhere?

[desperate_times_right]

It sounds like you're probably south of where I started out. If you head west as best you can and I head east, we might be able to meet up.

You good going in there in the dark? I've got a flashlight so I'll be able to see a bit.

[doomcame]

I should probably wait until morning to head out, unless you're here before then. [She hates to admit it.] It'd help to be able to actually see, especially not knowing what animals are lurking around.

Will you be okay? Do you have any weapons?

[desperate_times_right]

I've got a knife with me.

[She’d had a gun before but it's gone now and she doesn't really want to explain to an American senator where it went]

I’ll be okay, I think.

[doomcame]

I'll hopefully see you soon.

[Especially since she'll be staying up as long as possible. The last thing she needs is to go sleepwalking in a completely unfamiliar and possibly dangerous place.]

Otherwise I'll set out at first light and close the gap.

[desperate_times_right]

Okay I'll call you if anything goes sideways.

Oh - if you get thirsty, condensation collects on the big leaves at night. It sucks but it’ll keep you going until we find something better.

See you on the other side.

[doomcame]

Thank you. I'll stay just within the tree line for now.