047; video

[steelalchemy]

[The feed is weak, the signal cutting in and out every few seconds and the audio crackles. Everything is dark and for a moment the only sound is of small rocks bouncing around. And then the coughing starts, the deep hacking cough that comes from sucking in a bunch of dust. A moment later Ed comes into view as he pulls his Guide toward him. He's

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voice;

[ineuphony]

Edward?! Hey, can you hear me okay?

Re: voice;

[steelalchemy]

[static, crackling, lots of crackling]

Fu----an't get a go----ignal. Maka i---hat you?

Re: voice;

[ineuphony]

[after replaying it a few times to understand:]

Yeah, yeah it's me! How bad are you hurt?

Re: voice;

[steelalchemy]

I've--ad worse. Nothi---big brok-----think.

[he just feels royally pounded]

video

[princemunculus]

Edwarrrrd, what did you do this time?

[Sigh looks like Greed's going to be late for work, Ling needs to help POOR LITTLE EDWARD]

Re: video

[steelalchemy]

----asn't me. No---xactly.

[YES COME GET ED. HE DIDN'T SURVIVE BRIGGS JUST TO KICK IT IN ANOTHER MINING SHAFT]

Re: video

[princemunculus]

Not exactly? That probably means it was, right?

[MUSCULAR BEAVER WOOSH]

Re: video

[steelalchemy]

I di---t set near----nough---arges to mak----at muc---ock com---own.

[video]

[a_fate_accepted]

Ah-- the mines? What happened? Tell me!!

Re: [video]

[steelalchemy]

We were expand-----he tunne-----e deto---ion shoo----ose a lo---ore than it shou----ave.

[video]

[a_fate_accepted]

[mentally she's bordering hysterics, but she can't break just yet. no... there still may be...]

Who is with you? I need to know now.

Re: [video]

[steelalchemy]

[if Gwendolyn listens close, she might hear a familiar voice in the background]

[Ed turns his head to the side and talks to someone next to him]

Oh, sure. Here.

[and then he's handing his Guide to someone else]

[NOT HERE]

[11ady]

[in her office, Une sees all of this on a monitor via the camera of one of her bomb-defusing droids; with a dangerous job like this, she though it would be more practical to do it remotely; in any case, what's visible to her is the light of Ed's Guide bathing his face; the droid picks up his words through the audio receiver and she makes them out through the static; what to do?]

[Video]

[apathetic_seal]

That's not good. No time to waste, then.]

Just hang on, Ed. I'll round up a few others and get you out of there.

Re: [Video]

[steelalchemy]

[yay, he's got the best buds]

Thank---inato. Get in tou---wit---ady Un---She kno-----bit about the min---

Re: [Video]

[apathetic_seal]

Une? Gotcha. You gonna be alright in there for now?

Re: [Video]

[steelalchemy]

Thing---eem to----stab---for the mo---t.