III. Bombs

[shatteredwoman]

[a ragged breathing against the recorder can be heard and a panting voice tries to speak]

Bombs have stopped. My building has crumbled. People around here have… gone nuts. There’s no surveillance and they’re all using their guns. Chaos is spreading and… God, I hate this damn place.

[some distant shots can be heard. Niki sighs]

For all the people

Comments

[Voice]

[cant_getoveryou]

You still doing alright over there? Haven't snapped have you?

[Voice]

[shatteredwoman]

Oh, I'm doing just fine. I'm doing great, actually. How about you?

[Voice]

[cant_getoveryou]

Great, huh? Well. You either flourish or die in times like these.

Still alive. Avoided being shot at. Looking up so far.

[Voice]

[shatteredwoman]

Yeah? You're lucky. If I was the one shooting, you'd be dead by now.

[murderdoll]

...fucking shit, you got any idea what's going down?

[shatteredwoman]

Bombs? Just a wild guess.

[murderdoll]

I meant besides the obvious.

[shatteredwoman]

Have you ever heard of Nikkou?

[lollyphile]

You're okay, right Niki?

[shatteredwoman]

Niki's not here right now.

[lollyphile]

H-Huh? Where is she?

[shatteredwoman]

Torin?

[red_hot_stripe]

...Oh this explains things better.

[shatteredwoman]

It does?

[red_hot_stripe]

Yes it does. I want to talk to Niki... Any idea when that will be possible, ma'am?

[shatteredwoman]

I am Niki.

[onlyaweapon]

Fun?

[shatteredwoman]

That's what I said.

[onlyaweapon]

This is fun to you?

[shatteredwoman]

It could be. Were it any other day, it wouldn't be that entertaining. But today? Today it is.