Video + Possessed Technology

[godchild]

[The Dreamberry hits the ground and flickers on, the red light blinking as the video call starts to record.

[A few seconds before something blunt pokes at the phone. A scoff, followed by another jab. Is that a cane?]

...

[Another keysmash and resulting series of beeps, then a frowning face comes into view]

What the devil?

Comments

[Video] 1/?

[madcuriosity]

[Oh a new arrival!]

[Video] 2/?

[madcuriosity]

[Ah... wait...]

[Video] 3/?

[madcuriosity]

[Was it...]

[Video] 4/?

[madcuriosity]

[It was!]

[Video] 5/5

[madcuriosity]

Lord Cain!

1/?

[godchild]

[What on earth...?

[The infernal device was speaking to him]

2/?

[godchild]

[What's more, the voice addressed him familiarly]

3/3

[godchild]

[And the voice belonged to a young girl.

[Cain leaned forward, peering closer]

I beg your pardon?

1/3

[madcuriosity]

Oh Cain I'm so happy you're back!

2/3

[madcuriosity]

You've - [And then she heard the question.]

3/3

[madcuriosity]

Oh... you... don't remember.

[godchild]

[Cain blinked. Initially he had thought the device malicious, but it was difficult to see that in th face of young girl who spoke his name like that.

[--not that he hadn't be deceived by such in the past, but he felt inclined to give her a chance]

Remember... what, precisely?

[madcuriosity]

Being here and me.

[godchild]

[The first question that comes to mind: "and where is this?"

[The first question he actually asks]

What is your name?

[madcuriosity]

My name is Alice, Alice Liddell.

[godchild]

[A pause, and then Cain smiles]

Is that so?