[VOICE]

[JUST A LOT OF RUSTLING and maybe a thump or two.  BEEEP, a button gets pressed.  And then another.  And another.  And-- okay just wait a while, alright?  Finally, it seems someone has found the video switch and--]

[VIDEO]

[...Against a backdrop of gray sky and treetops, there's a sleepy-looking brown haired loli peering into the video with a ( Read more... )

My word, at this rate, we’re going to run out of scientists. That’s a little worrying, isn’t it? A permanent death may not be such a far-fetched idea in the future.

Please stay out of trouble, all of you! It wouldn’t do to die before your usefulness runs out.

( [Filtered to the Scientists, especially Holden | 25%] )

[Riful is curled up... against a wall, asleep with only a thin jacket as a cover.  There's a huge pile of junk next to her, and she's obviously indoors somewhere, but not in her own room. Despite the strange location, she still seems to be having nice dreams,  smiling and muttering something under her breath before shifting a bit.  It's actually ( Read more... )

[Video turns on and there's a nice view of Riful... from the ground up.  Her hair has been tied behind her head, and she's peering down at the screen, looking...

very startled.]

--oh!  It spoke again!

[A confuddled sort of pause, and then the Riful charm reasserts itself and she smiles tentatively at the screen with its little blinky lights.  Yes, she ( Read more... )

Tell me, Discedo, how many of you ridiculous things people have died in the last week alone?

Does anyone even know how many of the creatures are out there?  Whose faces they're wearing?  It's a bit of a frightening thought, really, how no one seems to have found them yet.  [Creepy?  Amused?  Sad and scared little girl horrified by all of this ( Read more... )

[The jittery video opens to Riful looking... surprisingly neutral, for anyone who's gotten accustomed to her being all smile-y and friendly.   In fact, she's kind of zoning out, eyes unfocused and face set in concentration.   It doesn't look like she even realizes the communicator is on, until she blinks and glances down.  Smiles, but it looks ( Read more... )