RE419S | audio | Day 7

[aluminumandash]

[ Rust's voice comes over the walkie, urgent and forceful. ] Anyone in the area between the concrete structures where Martin and me were held—that's the foothills with, ah, a river to the south and the jungle ten hours to the west of the northeast coast, check in right the fuck now.

[ He thinks to type the rest out—some semblance of a record, something for people to refer back to for the while it's around—but five minutes punching little keys and he can't take it anymore. So his voice returns, matter-of-fact. ]

Officer de Guzman's dead. [ If anyone was hoping for a eulogy, it's not fucking happening. ] Took an arrow to the shoulder then was executed, from the sound of it, likely with his own firearm. He was in the region I just described, about a kilometer away from a wood cabin with no defenses or occupants he could discern. Guessing he walked into some kind of a trap. [ He concludes, irritation seeping into his voice. ]

Much as I hate to state the obvious, circumstances compel me to say: do not seek out the cabin. Hell, I'll say it twice: do not seek out the fucking cabin. You find yourself in an area suspiciously quiet and bereft of animal activity, turn around and go back the way you came.

The individual who killed him had a message for us. It follows.

[ After a short delay: ] The next animal I find here will die a much slower death. Tell your friends for me.


OOC: Replies subject to even more robust threadjacking than usual from Lalo!

Comments

[meadqueen]

Why, are you my father? My husband?

[aluminumandash]

Just someone who heard a guy get shot within the past twenty-four fucking hours.

[meadqueen]

Do not trouble yourself on my account! If I find myself in trouble I will call someone else.

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[aluminumandash]

Jungle 10 hours W of NE coast. Foothills further inland with river to S.

[meadqueen]

[She doesn't even really want to go up there but the idea that even here men can decide where she can and can't go is too much to bear]

Received.

[aluminumandash]

[ Sorry, he thinks everyone who uses emojis is a moron.

He is not aware this is...everyone. ]

[salamanca]

Ayyyy it's the 21st century!!! You're a liberated woman now!!! Your husband can't tell you what to do!! Girl power, right?

[meadqueen]

He can tell everyone what to do.

[salamanca]

ha! yeah bc im real police he's just the fun police

[meadqueen]

Oh, don't be mistaken! Police or no, none of you can compel me to do anything.

[salamanca]

Now that's the spirit!

[meadqueen]

I've no desire to taste death for myself but I'm no maiden to be locked away in a tower for my own protection.

[salamanca]

Sweetheart, if it comes down to that, you'll be the one protecting all of the rest of us. You, I ain't worried about. Now, the rest of these fools on the other hand... haha :P

[aluminumandash]

Pretty fuckin rich coming from the man whose cause of death was not listening to me.

[salamanca]

Low blow, man.

[trialbyliar]

i thought it was a high blow?
y'know, since it sounds like you got shot in the head and all
how'd that feel btw

[salamanca]

[ ...well, that's not the worst thing you could have said, in response to a comment about "blowing". He'll give you that, Kokichi. Could've been worse. Be thankful for small mercies, right?

But you are still a little demon! He is still mad! And being taunted about his extremely recent death by this little shit just stings.

Don't engage, he tells himself. There's no good that can come from]

Felt great, man! :) Loved it! Hope I get shot 50 more times. :) Even better if it means I'm unconscious for a whole day and don't have to think about your ass.

[engaging]

[trialbyliar]

[Bro, it's like you're trying to bait him into saying something along those line. He chooses not to make a crack about "thinking about ass" because he honestly doesn't need this dude flipping out at him to that extent again.]

oh man i'll have to try that one next time
that sounds waaaay more fun than getting crushed to death in a hydraulic press lol
(≧ڡ≦*)

[1/2]

[salamanca]

[ He isn't!!!
But thank you. He didn't mean it like that.

...a hydraulic press, huh? That has some interesting implications. In more ways than one. Lalo is simply curious to hear more. But he knows that De Guzman, even angry at Kokichi as he is, would be more than just curious. De Guzman would be stunned and horrified to hear about a sixteen-year-old getting crushed in a hydraulic press. ]

Dios mío. Who did such a thing to you??

[2/2]

[salamanca]

I would understand if you do not want to talk to me about it, after the way I've acted. Believe me. But I'm here if you want to talk to somebody. I might understand better than you think, after what happened.

I am sorry that happened to you, Kokichi. I truly hope there is no "next time" for you.

[trialbyliar]

[Oof, too real, and from a guy he doesn't buy as being sincere at all. Abort, abort.]

lmaooooooo
you actually believed that???
i'm a liar remember

[aluminumandash]

Oh yeah? Should I have softened it with a winky face?

[salamanca]

I mean, that might help a little. :'(

[aluminumandash]

[ He hates that he understands these now. ]

[salamanca]

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