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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[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.

[littlemissfutility]

Someone said there's a cabin up there. Someone's shooting at people with crossbows.

[ As though this explains everything. ]

[hyakuoku]

So you're gonna go towards the cabin where someone got shot with a crossbow and someone else got offed with their own gun?

[ He laughs, but mostly it's incredulous. ]

Why the hell would you wanna do that?

[littlemissfutility]

Yeah, I do.

It might be someone I know.

[aluminumandash]

[ Hope he fucking likes you— ] Who? [ It's sharp. ]

[littlemissfutility]

Someone from home.

[salamanca]

This is "someone from home"... is he a person?

[littlemissfutility]

What else would he be?

[salamanca]

Whatever's up there isn't.

[littlemissfutility]

How do you know? No one got a good look at him.

[aluminumandash]

[ More focused, careful with the word: ] Family?

[littlemissfutility]

Yeah.

[aluminumandash]

[ Silence, though it doesn't last. His voice comes back thoughtful, subdued. ] I could give you a half dozen reasons why it ain't him, but why don't you give me yours first?

[littlemissfutility]

Because if anyone's gonna be holed up in a cabin, shooting at people, it's probably Daryl.

[aluminumandash]

He killed two people.

[ichoosefight]

Don't go to the cabin.

Even if there's the tiniest chance that your friend is more than 6 feet tall, particularly murderous and speaks no known human language, if you get caught he'll only escalate. If you're determined to get yourself killed, I'm not going to stop you, but at least don't put everyone else at risk.

[littlemissfutility]

[ God, is she over being told what to do. She was sick of it before the hospital, and she's even more sick of it now - not least because it's coming from someone who sounds like she's around her age. ]

I'm not gonna get myself killed.

[ichoosefight]

You are going to put people at risk, whether it kills you or not.

And if your friend slaughters humans like animals with no warning or explanation, then I have a couple more problems with you personally.

[littlemissfutility]

Daryl's not that tall. It's not him.

[ Through gritted teeth, like she's staring daggers at the walkie while she says it. ]

Are you happy now?

[ichoosefight]

Almost. I'll be happy if you tell me that you're not going to annoy our Mystery Murderer into expanding his radius before we have a chance to do some actual recon.

[littlemissfutility]

Well, I'm not promising you crap until you stop talking to me like you think I'm some dumb kid.

[hyakuoku]

The shooter in the cabin? I wouldn't be all that sure, unless whoever you're thinking of got here awhile before the rest of us. Sounds like that one's been holed up there longer than the week and change the people on this network have been here.

Still. I'm not gonna talk you out of it or anything. Offer for clean water stands if you make it outta there and still want it.

not here

[salamanca]

[ Well, consider Lalo's interest peaked! Somebody's gonna be eavesdropping on this conversation. ]