EJ003X | audio | night 011

[littlemissfutility]

Hello?

[ The voice is whispery right now, but it still sounds young and female. Enough talk, and some of the vowels might sound just a touch southern. ]

Is there anybody out there? Dawn? Is Dawn here?

[ A pause. ]

If someone's out there, I need help. And if whoever's out there doesn't wanna help - I'm armed.

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BT612L; voice

[ichoosefight]

No Dawn that I know of, I want to help but probably can't, and exactly how armed are you?

[ Does everyone on this island have a gun, because this is getting ridiculous ]

[littlemissfutility]

[ There's a pause, and then, just a little incredulous: ]

You know I'm not gonna tell you that, right?

[ichoosefight]

It was worth a shot.

Are you in urgent trouble, or just the usual "I washed up on a weird beach and have no idea how I got here" trouble?

[littlemissfutility]

The second one.

un: jk002n

[metalicarus]

Yeah, last guy who was armed got himself shot with his own gun, so don't cling too tightly to that.

No Dawn that I've heard on the air here, but it's a public comm. If there is, she'll hear it. You're likely pretty far from anyone who can help, so you might need to get creative quick.

[littlemissfutility]

I'm not gonna shoot myself. [ Wow, who are you, her dad? ]

Where am I?

[metalicarus]

He didn't shoot himself.

[Not to be mysterious about it but-]

No clue. An island. Long days, probably close to the equator, not that it narrows anything down. If we're kidnapped or captives, no one's said anything about what they want from us. Also there's plenty of stuff that might try to kill you here that isn't people.

[littlemissfutility]

What else is new?

[ Of course there's stuff out there that might kill them. The fact that she hasn't seen any walkers doesn't mean they aren't there.

After a moment: ]

What happened to the guy with the gun?

SS572S | voice.

[2199]

Hailing Echo-Juliett-Zero-Zero-Three-Xray. No names on open frequencies, if possible; this isn't a secure channel.

Please describe your location and the nature of your- are you injured? What help do you need?

Sierra-Sierra-Five-Two-Seven-Sierra, out.

[littlemissfutility]

[ A pause. ]

[ Like, a long one. ]

[ If pauses could sound confused, this one would. ]

Are you talking to me?

[2199]

...Yes. The callsigns. You noticed yours?

[littlemissfutility]

The thing that starts with "EJ"?

YL078T; Voice

[doomcame]

Haven't met a Dawn yet.

Are you hurt? Where are you, the beach?

[littlemissfutility]

I'm not hurt.

[ Pause. ]

If you meet a Dawn...Dawn Lerner? Brown hair. She's a cop. Don't trust her.

[doomcame]

I'll be careful. Is she the reason you're armed?

[littlemissfutility]

She's the reason I'm not armed better.

RE419S | audio

[aluminumandash]

[ Another kid. He goes on a walk—halfway through he calls it what it is, pacing. Looks at the sky. ] Hey. [ A tight little syllable: he forces out a sigh, more Texas seeping into his voice. ]

You're on a beach, yeah? What kind? Sandy, rocky... [ Rocky: his area of expertise. Fittingly. ]

[littlemissfutility]

Why?

[aluminumandash]

Ah, sharp rocks, that's where I showed up. You'll have to look out for the tide, won't be a lotta animal life.

Kid who came to after being prodded with a stick found tracks in the sand.

[salamanca]

[ The voice that comes over the walkie is male, gentle, warm. There's a faint Mexican accent mingled with the barest hint of Texas. ]

Hola, seniorita. It's good that you're armed. [ If he sounds approving, he is. Anybody who's willing to go on the walkies and immediately tell everyone they're packing gets his respect. ] Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. No Dawn. At least not one we'd have any way to get in touch with. [ He'd know - he keeps track of the walkies, when new callsigns appear, who talks on the network and who doesn't and what stated name each callsign belongs to. ]

What do you need help with? Are you hurt?

[littlemissfutility]

No - that's a good thing. Dawn's a bad person.

[ Sorry, Dawn. (Not sorry, Dawn.) At least other people will be prepared if she's brought here, too; they won't let her claw her way to the top of whatever sad pyramid exists. ]

I'm okay. I just gotta go back - and it sounds like everyone else does, too.

[salamanca]

I see. Then I guess I should say I'm glad to be the bearer of good news. [ A short laugh; a curious pause. ] Would you mind telling me more about her? You don't have to - I know it's not my business - but back home I was a police officer. If she's dangerous, I'd like to do what I can to protect people from her. At least, it'd be nice to know what we're dealing with, if she does come here.

[ There's a very, very small noise, an amused inhale at "sounds like everyone else does, too". ]

Yeah, you're telling me. Thing is, I don't think anybody knows a way to get back home, or we wouldn't be here. Nobody's even sure how we got here. [ Or - some people think they're sure, but none of them have proposed a theory that Lalo is fully on board with. ]

Sorry, getting up to speed. Finally hearing the others' responses to you. Looks like you've got the rundown already. My name is Ben, by the way. Officer Ben De Guzman.

If there's anything that hasn't been covered already that you want to know, feel free to ask me. I'm happy to answer any questions I can.

audio | callsign TN811N

[hyakuoku]

[ Why the hell are there so many AMERICANS here, what is the bias towards them about? Weird. ]

I think you've got a lot of info thrown at you already, but...

[ Yeah he listens to everything. He's put a pin in "zombies" in his brain because HOLY SHIT, but he's not going to lead with that. ]

If you can get to the southwestern part of the island, travel during the day, we have clean water here. I can't help you get home to Atlanta, or more precisely your home universe, yet. Still working on that one. But keeping people from dying of dehydration is sure as hell a step.

[littlemissfutility]

Thanks, but -

[ Should she say it? Maybe she shouldn't make her plans clear, but if the island's really that big, it won't matter. ]

I have to go north. I'll find water on the way.

[hyakuoku]

You should probably boil any fresh water you find, just to be safe.

As for going north, I won't talk you out of it, but...no one has made it off this island yet if that's your plan. My best guess is we're in the Indonesian islands, so going north...dunno what you're going to accomplish doing that.