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

[ichoosefight]

I don't think I said that.

[ It's definitely not true. ]

[desperate_times_right]

...Okay, Obi-Wan.

You said one person got hit and lived.

[ichoosefight]

I think I said one person got shot, and she's alright now?

There was kind of an in-between step... when she was dead.

[desperate_times_right]

[There’s a long pause, but then Chloe’s back and she sounds pissed]

Bullshit, what is wrong with you people?!

[ichoosefight]

I'm sure that's a reasonable response, but you gotta give me more to work with here.

[desperate_times_right]

All that yesterday, with the alien ghosts and shit, and now this?

[ichoosefight]

I wanted to ease you guys into it, but you did ask.

[desperate_times_right]

I'm not doing the little game show. If you wanna kill me, do it yourself.

[ichoosefight]

If it's any comfort at all, I think we make for really boring television.

[desperate_times_right]

You do, but that's not the point.

[ichoosefight]

I know. But the point is that this whole situation is messed up, and there's not really anything more I can say about that.

[desperate_times_right]

Yeah, okay. If you find me, we'll see who’s best.

[ichoosefight]

......Best at what?

[desperate_times_right]

Winning games where you try and trick people, maybe.

[ichoosefight]

And... why are we doing this?

[desperate_times_right]

Hey, you were the one who said someone's hunting us for sport. I've got shit to do.

[ichoosefight]

...So we're trying to make the show better? I'm not doing that.

[desperate_times_right]

Look, kid, if I've got to kill you to get home I will.

[ichoosefight]

Did you seriously just call me 'kid'? 'Cause I might have to dare you to come try it.

[desperate_times_right]

[She’s almost 20 years older than you, she can call you whatever she wants]

Oh, one hurt feeling and the principles are out the window, huh? What, you’re a mature student?

[ichoosefight]

What principles am I forgetting? You're the one making the challenge. I'd rather not fight you, but a it's not like a few broken bones will kill you if I'm careful.

[desperate_times_right]

Oh, so now you're gonna torture me?

You've got weird ideas of what makes a boring show.

[ichoosefight]

Of course not. But if you come at me, I'll take you down. It's a good way to get your wrist broken. Personally, I don't get it, but hey, it's your life.

[desperate_times_right]

Hey, you're the one who brought all this up! I thought we were just stranded on a regular island.

[ichoosefight]

I said it's a possible explanation. You made it a competition.