1 - voice;
[The recording catches the faint clinking of a metal something-or-other the moment it begins. Clink- clink- and then what sounds distinctly like a large animal wolfing down half a sandwich near the NV. Past the snorting and huffing and licking of crumbs, a man sighs softly. When he speaks, he strings his message together halfheartedly, stopping and starting between thoughts. He only wishes he could bring himself to sound stronger, more sure of himself. After all, this is far from his first unexpected trip to an unknown world. But the circumstances of his arrival have proven less than ideal and time hasn't made things any easier to deal with.]
... Siren's Port, huh? There's a lot of darkness here, isn't there? I've never seen so much of it in one place before. Not like this. These nights are something else.
[He pauses, his voice clipping into a low 'eh' of surprise.]
Hey! Get off of that! You heard me! Off! How many times do I have to tell you your bed's on the floor?
[There's a rustle of fabric as he stands and the recorder catches a single footstep, followed by a distant, heavy thump. A moment later, he's back to talking... albeit it more to himself.]
Maybe I should have expected this from the start. Can't forget the world waiting list.
[Clearing his throat, he tries again to address his NV. His voice isn't so flat this time.]
I have a few questions. I would appreciate any answers you can give me. The darkness in this city... It's not from the hearts of the people here, is it? When I woke up on that diamond, I couldn't remember a lot of things- no, a lot of people. I was fighting a man before I came here and now I can't remember who he was. And the people I had been talking to... I don't remember them, either. Everyone I had known over... over the past few years, really. I know I've met them and spoken to them, but it's like... I can't remember what any of them looked like or what their names were. Some of them were my friends. How could I forget friends...?
I was wondering if maybe it's just something that happens here? Or if it has something to do with the darkness or this... pull? Has this world's darkness ever taken memories before? Joe said he has all of his memories, but maybe it doesn't happen to everyone?
I know I'm not the only one who's lost them. A boy here, a friend of mine, can't remember me at all.
[Another clink.]
I've got to figure out a way to fix the both of us.
Also, has a woman named Aqua ever been here? Or a man... Or a man named Eraqus?
[He exhales hard, almost sighing again.]
It can't hurt to ask.
... Siren's Port, huh? There's a lot of darkness here, isn't there? I've never seen so much of it in one place before. Not like this. These nights are something else.
[He pauses, his voice clipping into a low 'eh' of surprise.]
Hey! Get off of that! You heard me! Off! How many times do I have to tell you your bed's on the floor?
[There's a rustle of fabric as he stands and the recorder catches a single footstep, followed by a distant, heavy thump. A moment later, he's back to talking... albeit it more to himself.]
Maybe I should have expected this from the start. Can't forget the world waiting list.
[Clearing his throat, he tries again to address his NV. His voice isn't so flat this time.]
I have a few questions. I would appreciate any answers you can give me. The darkness in this city... It's not from the hearts of the people here, is it? When I woke up on that diamond, I couldn't remember a lot of things- no, a lot of people. I was fighting a man before I came here and now I can't remember who he was. And the people I had been talking to... I don't remember them, either. Everyone I had known over... over the past few years, really. I know I've met them and spoken to them, but it's like... I can't remember what any of them looked like or what their names were. Some of them were my friends. How could I forget friends...?
I was wondering if maybe it's just something that happens here? Or if it has something to do with the darkness or this... pull? Has this world's darkness ever taken memories before? Joe said he has all of his memories, but maybe it doesn't happen to everyone?
I know I'm not the only one who's lost them. A boy here, a friend of mine, can't remember me at all.
[Another clink.]
I've got to figure out a way to fix the both of us.
Also, has a woman named Aqua ever been here? Or a man... Or a man named Eraqus?
[He exhales hard, almost sighing again.]
It can't hurt to ask.