Day 10, near sunset -- video

[ellelovespink]

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[Video]

[flip_the_coin]

[He doesn't know how that happened, but she's alive, and that's what matters for now.]

W-where are you?

[Video]

[ellelovespink]

[She is slightly startled to hear someone answer.] I'm in a building on the beach. I think it's the same area I originally arrived.

[Video]

[flip_the_coin]

So you're still outside the walls. [That's not good at all.]

You said...you're in a building on the beach, right? What does it look like?

Re: [Video]

[ellelovespink]

It's not fancy. A small wooden building. It might be a church of some kind, but I don't see any pews, just what looks like an altar and candles.

lskjed omg (video)

[prideofcamelot]

[Immediately pinged.]

Where are you trapped?

is that a good thing? (video)

[ellelovespink]

I'm in a building on the beach. [wipes her eyes] What is this horrible place?

Oh, def! But also like 'Oh god, poor Elle ;_;.'

[prideofcamelot]

It's referred to as 'The Island'. Everyone here is being held captive for a "virtual reality game".

[He still hasn't quite figured that part out.]

[video] i love her so much

[ellelovespink]

What? You've got to be kidding me. [She's at least heard of those, but never played one. If it's a game, maybe there's some way to end it.

Audio || Anon

[distinctive_guy]

[That video, videos, rather, rather caught his attention. He kept his voice even as he tried to figure out the lady's location from her video.]

Calm down. Take a breath, get indoors if you're not already.

Can you tell me your injuries?

Audio || Anon

[ellelovespink]

[Elle doesn't even really pay much attention the media changed.] I'm near the beach...in a building.

[There is a pause and shuffling sounds are heard.] I-I'm not hurt. I don't see a scratch but how is that possible? Those-those things killed me!! [As she talks, her voice goes up.] I should be dead. What is this, hell?

Audio || Anon

[distinctive_guy]

Are you outside or inside the siege walls?

[There, she said it again. Eliot's voice is sitting on the edge of being agitated.]

You're still alive. Calm down. It's not as bad as ya think. Just focus on stayin' safe.

Audio || Anon

[ellelovespink]

[One breath...two.] I'm outside the gate.

[She can't tell whether he's being patronizing or not and she's not really in the mood to be her usual generous self.] You sound like you don't believe me. I'm telling the truth. I just want to go home.

video. (sry, typos)

[truemask]

[ Well. That was entertaining. Lucius opts for video for maximum trustworthiness, eyebrows crinkled in Concern, amd voice silky. ]

Oh, you poor thing.

Where did you last see this creature? Can you recall, or describe the location?

video

[ellelovespink]

[Normally, something about Lucius would set off Elle's bs detector, but she's still too shaken up for it to be working properly.]

I-It was shortly after I came through that huge gate. The sky was full of them.

[truemask]

Fascinating.

[ And apparently that's all he wanted to know, video blurring out of focus with movement before it fades to black, Lucius dropping facade as easily as he knifes off communication. ]

[ellelovespink]

Hey!

[She shakes the communicator, but it doesn't come back.]

That is really rude!

[PERMAVIDEO]

[at_his_mercy]

[...goddamnit, that sure didn't take long. Gabriel hides a twitch as Elle's message hits her senses like a bloody cannonball.]

Now, now, just calm down, alright? Panic is a horrible thing, love, I don't suggest indulging in it. Don't think of it as being trapped. Think of it as being protected from whatever it is out there.

[PERMAVIDEO]

[ellelovespink]

I-I''d much rather be protected at home. [She's still trying to process what happened to her.] Those things killed me. How am I alive again? [This had to be a nightmare, an exceptionally vivid one, but a nightmare none the less. She pinched herself multiple times, but nothing happened.]

[at_his_mercy]

Eh, I'm guessing it's all part of the game thingy.

[Using the word game makes it sound a lot less... threatening. Doesn't it? Gabriel tries to sound soothing.]

I mean, you can't win the game if you die, right?

[ellelovespink]

I don't think I'm going to win this at all. [Elle sat down against the wall, her voice getting quieter.] I'm a lawyer...I don't know how to fight monsters.