RE419S | audio | Day 20

[aluminumandash]

[ The walkie clicks on to a barrage of sound: crystal clear reception doesn't much matter when there's only a couple tarps between you and relentless downpour. Rust's voice—slurred slightly beyond the usual confines of a Texas accent, if you're listening for it—manages to break through the thunderclaps and drumming rain only because he's holding the transceiver right next to his mouth, gripping it tight.

His tone is urgent, and incredulous. ] Fuckin...elephant fell outta the sky.

[ Yep. ]



OOC: FOR THOSE NOT IN THE KNOW: Rust's being held hostage by Lalo and the walkie will be wrenched from his hands as soon as he sends this! Replies may come from Rust (under duress), Lalo, or both!

Also: mentions of animal death/dismemberment are extremely likely, we'll CW but let us know if there's something you want to avoid.

Comments

[salamanca]

[oh god yes please]

Definitely the rap! :) We can't be sure of your safety otherwise.

[timaeus]

Pony up first.
I'm not shelling out the effort for such sick rhymes for some assholes that can't even be bothered to do more than allude to an airdropped elephant and ollie out.

[salamanca]

Deal!

We think it's an Indian elephant. No tusks. We were in the tent when we heard it. It was hidden by the rain at first, but there was this trumpeting sound. I got out of the tent [ in the wind and the rain ] to get a better look, and the tent collapsed on the detective. He got a bump. :( But he'll be fine!

What else do you want to know?

[timaeus]

Any idea how high it fell from?
Do you think it reached terminal velocity?
And was there any indication of what might have caused it to drop on you like that?
I mean, it had to have come from somewhere.

[salamanca]

Nah, man. I didn't see when it started falling but when I went outside, it was just an elephant falling from the middle of the sky. I'm serious. Just out of the middle of the sky, by itself. No plane, no spaceship, nothing that pushed it that I could see.

Think it came from THE STORM.

And, uh. How would I know if it hit terminal velocity? It hit the ground hard enough to leave a huge crater! Is that terminal velocity?

[timaeus]

Sounds pretty terminal for the elephant, at least.

1/2

[salamanca]

[ There's like, 2-3 minutes before this gets a response. ]

2/3

[salamanca]

JAJAJAJAJAJAJA

3/3 (butt dial/accidental posting)

[salamanca]

[ Muffled: ]

Detective! DETECTIVE. Read this! Look! Look what it says. "Pretty terminal for the elephant" - ahahahahaha!

[timaeus]

[Dirk doesn't respond, but he is pretty damn satisfied with himself.]