01 Video/Voice

[distantwater]

[The camera is focused on a sleeping Asian face until the owner of said face wakes up. Then, looking panicked, he springs to his feet, exclaiming in Chinese, and you get a nice view of his ankles.]

W-what is the heck is this aru?!

[Agitated.]

If this is someone’s idea of a practical joke… The penalty for kidnapping is very severe, you know!

[He

Comments

English, heavily accented

[rules_the_north]

This 's Discedo. Y' can't go home.

[wait. "Aru". Sounds familiar... But who...]

English

[distantwater]

[What the- oh! It spoke!]

Who is this aru? What is Discedo? And what do you mean I can't go home? That- I have work to do aru!

English

[rules_the_north]

T'me doesn't pass back home wh'le y' 're here.

[He knows this person, he really does, but after calling HK Japan he really doesn't want to screw up a second time.]

English

[distantwater]

That doesn't make any sense aru.

Do I know you?

English

[rules_the_north]

't doesn't.

Name 's Sweden.

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[distantwater]

Oh.

2/3 English

[distantwater]

I remember now aru!

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[distantwater]

[not that that means much to him, he thinks he's seen you at world meetings though]

Why can't I go home aru?

English

[rules_the_north]

P'ple have tried. Only th' scientists can bring us h're and take us b'ck.

English

[distantwater]

I don't understand aru. People keep mentioning these scientists...

English

[rules_the_north]

They brought us h're. But w' never meet th'm, only hear th'm over th' network.

English

[distantwater]

That's too bad. I'd like to talk to them, aru.

English

[rules_the_north]

Y' 're not th' only one.

English

[distantwater]

[Silent for a moment, presumably putting pieces together.]

Is it really so dangerous here? Hong Kong seems worried aru. Is not like him.

English

[rules_the_north]

Monsters running around. Some are dangerous. Killed America once.

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[distantwater]

Monsters... that killed America?!