[By now Doctor Bhamba has realized that the other transmissions are not just TV channels, although on occasion he still likes to treat them as such. This time? Call it a cautious attempt at coping with what happened to him during the event by randomly striking up a conversation with a stranger.]
There is a guy with white make-up and red lips. There is also a guy with a black and golden rabbit mask who is actually just the guy with the white make-up in a rabbit mask and occasionally there is also-
[Okay, they're probably talking about different people, because from what he knows of Markus he can't imagine the guy wearing something as flamboyant as purple feathers.
...Nice to meet you. [Well, he wants to be on good terms with the guy, even if Stango and Sofia apparently don't get along very well.
There's a moment's pause while he checks the settings, making sure to the best of his ability that the line is secure. Then he asks carefully:] How much did Sofia say about why she was looking for me?
[video] okay you can go after Masky. >340410June 23 2010, 20:54:12 UTC
[The text appears seconds after Masky's communication ends. The video detects J's reply and shows him Alex: frozen, white as paper, his hands pressed to the wall on either side of the comm'.
Its screen helpfully mentions that J is the one typing. You know what, suddenly Alex doesn't have the heart to hate him. Now is not the time.]
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There is a guy with white make-up and red lips. There is also a guy with a black and golden rabbit mask who is actually just the guy with the white make-up in a rabbit mask and occasionally there is also-
[On second thought, this is not going well.]
No. No, I have not.
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...right. Do any of those guys have any other masks? I dunno, this guy could have more than one.
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Feathers. So many purple feathers.
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Also you're sort of worrying Alex.]
Uh, are you okay?
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[Okay, in this case he'll switch to text, because then it's just like they're instant messaging.]
Is that Markus?
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Can call me that. 0nly y0u.
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thanks
what's your name?
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...Nice to meet you. [Well, he wants to be on good terms with the guy, even if Stango and Sofia apparently don't get along very well.
There's a moment's pause while he checks the settings, making sure to the best of his ability that the line is secure. Then he asks carefully:] How much did Sofia say about why she was looking for me?
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[He fails to mention that Sofia also said Alex was gay. That's just weird.]
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[His voice is hard, because otherwise it would've wavered. When he next speaks it's back to faintly tense normality.]
Yeah. [Another quick check of the feed's security.] Diogenes Pendergast. He, uh...
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...A guy in a white mask with black lips an
[Yeah, he totally just remembered. If Alex could see him, he'd get treated to the very pale figure J is now.]
Has anyone replied?
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Its screen helpfully mentions that J is the one typing. You know what, suddenly Alex doesn't have the heart to hate him. Now is not the time.]
J. I think he's here.
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Has he said anything to you since? I don't think he's talked to me.
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You don't get me.
I mean him. I mean...
[DON'T MAKE HIM NAME THE GUY.]
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