009 [VOICE]

[ensnarled]

[Riku and his PDA have, at long last, come to an agreement. And that agreement is to not turn on randomly and show him sprawled out on the ground. What it has taken to reach this agreement? Who knows. But it probably won't last long.

For now, however, a voice is coming across the network, and its one that hasn't been heard in months.]... Can

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[VOICE]

[tothelastbreath]

[Have an unfamiliar voice!]

Sir? I think the zombies left four months ago.

[VOICE]

[ensnarled]

[Honestly, he's not too surprised by that at this point.]

That explains the weather. [In the most 'helloooo captain obvious' tone ever. Sorry Allen, grumpy boy is just... grumpy.

But... wait.]

... You weren't around then, were you?

[VOICE]

[tothelastbreath]

[It's alright, he's used to grumps, and no one likes to find four months gone in the blink of an eye.]

No, I arrived in November just late enough to miss that particular debacle. How are you feeling?

[VOICE]

[ensnarled]

Sore. [And a little disoriented, but that's not something he'll be admitting any time soon.]

November, huh? Libitina's been busy.

[VOICE]

[tothelastbreath]

[A beat, and when Allen speaks again, the concern in his voice is nearly tangible.]

Sore? Are you injured anywhere? And yes, quite a bit has happened since then. I don't think you'll regret missing any of it, though.