01 [video]
[oh, hello! if you've ever been gripped by the intense desire to stand on your head but are too lazy to actually exert the effort, you're in luck - this video begins recording upside down. quite literally. stars are the keyword here, because that's all you'll see for the first few seconds; the camera is trained solely on the night sky, but if you're astute, you'll notice that half of the hospital's entrance way sign is visible from sliiightly out of frame. there's some loud scratching, hiccups in the audio, and the phone is whisked upwards and adjusted until a face is presented. the eyes - one blue, one brown - are the first to be seen because they're all but pressed right into the lens, scrutinizing the phone like it's a bomb that's about to go off. then the phone is pulled back further and more of the camera operator is seen - round cheeks, slightly upturned nose, unkempt brown hair. a friendly, open face.
his mouth is parted in a delighted little gape, then - ]
- Gosh, technology really came far in the last twenty years! I wonder if everything is this small in the future...
[his mouth parts in a delighted little laugh as he turns the phone over, this time properly adjusting the camera so that the feed is right-side up. given how distracted he looks, it was very likely unintentional.]
Assuming this even is the future. I mean, it's just as likely that this is an alternate version of 1989 where, somewhere down the line, technology evolved in a different direction. Alternate timelines are funny like that. Though, admittedly, I don't like that idea very much. It's much more fun to assume that this is a whole new world altogether, isn't it?
[he smiles, but it becomes sober and solemn, and even a slightly bit embarrassed like he realizes he screwed up somewhere there.]
Fun if we ignore the whole kidnapping side of things. Erm... [wow, way to go off topic. running a hand through his hair and looking off back in the direction of the hospital, he says:] ...Anyway. I'm sure there's an explanation for all of this. It might not necessarily be a logical one, but a reason's a reason all the same. All we gotta do is find it first, then things are gonna start looking up for all of us. You'll see.
But for now, I think I just wanna settle on finding my friends first! So - [clears throat.] - Is there a Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, or Winston Zeddemore out there somewhere? 'cause if there is, I'd really appreciate not to be left hanging. It's cold out here.
his mouth is parted in a delighted little gape, then - ]
- Gosh, technology really came far in the last twenty years! I wonder if everything is this small in the future...
[his mouth parts in a delighted little laugh as he turns the phone over, this time properly adjusting the camera so that the feed is right-side up. given how distracted he looks, it was very likely unintentional.]
Assuming this even is the future. I mean, it's just as likely that this is an alternate version of 1989 where, somewhere down the line, technology evolved in a different direction. Alternate timelines are funny like that. Though, admittedly, I don't like that idea very much. It's much more fun to assume that this is a whole new world altogether, isn't it?
[he smiles, but it becomes sober and solemn, and even a slightly bit embarrassed like he realizes he screwed up somewhere there.]
Fun if we ignore the whole kidnapping side of things. Erm... [wow, way to go off topic. running a hand through his hair and looking off back in the direction of the hospital, he says:] ...Anyway. I'm sure there's an explanation for all of this. It might not necessarily be a logical one, but a reason's a reason all the same. All we gotta do is find it first, then things are gonna start looking up for all of us. You'll see.
But for now, I think I just wanna settle on finding my friends first! So - [clears throat.] - Is there a Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, or Winston Zeddemore out there somewhere? 'cause if there is, I'd really appreciate not to be left hanging. It's cold out here.