I. First Canto | Auditory

[eats_the_rude]

[A soft, dull whisper directed itself into the receiver with a metallic tinge, scratchy as though tired and overused.]

Mason, we do enjoy our little games, don't we? I must say this particular tactic of yours does not quite speak with the same chicanery as our usual correspondence. Your people have shown a surprising amount of courtesy, though why

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[leading3men]

I think there's a seafood restaurant that opened not too long ago in the bay.

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[eats_the_rude]

Thank you, my dear lady. You're an angel.

[Might as well make the most of his time here.]

Might you happen to know the name, if not the address?

[leading3men]

The Grey Line, I think? I don't know where it is exactly but if you arrived in the baseball diamond like everyone else, I don't think it's that far. Both the bay and the baseball field are in the same sector, I know that much.

[eats_the_rude]

The Gray Line?

[Makes a note of it. He'll be needing to get a phonebook, at any rate.]

Hmmm. Indeed? And what might your name be?

[leading3men]

Zoey.

You?

[eats_the_rude]

Zoey? Ah, like the ancient word 'Zoi' or 'Zoe', meaning Life. I believe I once read that the Greeks held that Zoi was much akin to Eve, in that she was the source of life. It holds a beautiful meaning indeed.

Well, Zoey. I should thank you again for your kind recommendation. Should you have any others for a simple tourist like me I should be glad to hear them.

You may call me Doctor Fell.

[leading3men]

Uh . . .

[ Well. Now she has a good idea what kind of person this Fell person is. The kind that drink martinis for breakfast and considers opera the best music ever; and would probably never have the need to hold a job because he is too rich to have one. ]

Well, er, thanks, Doctor. Though this place is not something for tourists - once you come to the island, you can't leave. Not on your own, anyway. I doubt tourism is this place has the highest revenue.

[ Probably have a degree in philosophy or history to boot. ]

[eats_the_rude]

[Close, but not quite. He would simply describe himself as a man of 'taste'. And though he'd endeared himself as a darling of high society before his mind was far too keen to waste on the sort of fickle trash that occupied those circles.]

Yes, of course....Though that is somewhat troubling news.

[Again, a..close, but not quite accurate guess. The man known as "Doctor Fell" was an Italian philologist, a combination of literary study, history, and linguistics. Lecter himself was not. But one must maintain appearances, after all.]

Would you mind telling me...What becomes of those who try to leave?

[leading3men]

[ Even before she stomped around in zombie guts, Zoey is not exactly the most classy person on the planet, much to her mom's dismay, sob. And after weeks of surviving on the most harrowing shit life than throw at her, maintaining appearances isn't exactly on the top of her list to worry about.]

You try to sail on out of here, you get sick. Disoriented. You feel like you have to come back to land. I never tried it, though, because there's always a chance that this Canada is probably not my Canada I'm from. Not that I'm from Canada, mind, but if I somehow leave on boat and sail on down to the U.S, it just very well that particular U.S is not the one I know.

I'm probably not making any sense, but there you go.

[eats_the_rude]

[Oh, he's dealt with all manners of people, but as a general rule he stays gentle with nice young women who are respectful and useful to him.

He'll listen carefully to her words, since there's no reason she'd lie.]

I did hear it mentioned that I am in an alternate dimension. Is that what you mean..? And if so, to what extent?

[He's actually surprisingly calm for someone who's been thrown into an entirely different universe.]

[leading3men]

Pretty much, though I really don't understand it myself. For all I know, the island might be on a place where its nearby Canada, but it's hard to say that Canada even existed. Or if the rest of the Western Hemisphere exist, you see? All I know is what Siren's Port is about and what is supposed to be; but it what implies it's really hard to say.

[ That's good to here, because she was ready to bust a cap when she found out she was in Canada when she was traveling down the East Coast with the only family she has left. ]

[eats_the_rude]

No one's investigated these matters? Surely they've a computer system of some kind that might allow...Library access?

[The Doctor couldn't imagine why there wouldn't be.]

Though I suppose one must do a little digging if they want answers truly, yes?

[How coincidental. He himself had been in Maryland at the time...Different circumstances, surely, but some of their stars had been the same.]

[leading3men]

[ Zoey has been digging herself, trying to find the best way to survive without associating with either company - though if anything, she despises AGI more than SERO for obvious reasons. ]

I tried to look it up myself but there's nothing much to the answers. Besides, I come from the year 2009, but it's 2011 today so there's that issue.

But people are investigating. Supposedly the thing that brought us here is something called the Core. There's two companies that are trying to take a hold of it so it can fully investigate it - but they are also at war at each other. AGI is nothing more than a big fat mafia, and they deal with stuff like entertainment, but they also slave people - literally. SERO is more like a military, but they will perform human experimentation on their powers and stuff. Rumors had it that SERO has the Core, but no one is really certain.

[eats_the_rude]

[AGI and SERO? He's going to have to do some investigating, truly, to verify her words. Not that he doubted her. Oh no. Deception was an almost palpable error for Lecter. He simply wanted to see it for himself.]

The Core, yes. I've heard that mentioned before. Central to their little disagreements then, hm.

[Ah yes. That ages' old struggle for power. Authorities of these corruptible kinds repulsed Lecter more than he might let on.]

I shall take that in mind. I do thank you. You've been most helpful.