Say... D'you ever celebrate something for somebody who isn't there for it?

[ It might come as a surprise this afternoon, demasked but seemingly not tired this time-- his tone is a little hesitant, as though wary of the person he has in mind listening in. ]

'm not talkin' about anniversaries or things for people who aren't with us, that's ( Read more... )

[ Good afternoon, Siren's Port! And an especially good afternoon if you, like these guys, have a great reason to celebrate. The background of the video feed seems to be one of the table areas of Sector Zero near the bar, not lit as dramatically as usual in the middle of the day-- well, if you can tell from the shaking camera. It's almost as if the ( Read more... )

[ Usually he's rather good at only switching on his PDA (now his NV) when he means to; back at home it's generally used for work and emergency calls. That kind of stops him from wanting to mess around with it. But this time, he's had more than a little to drink in his frustration, and in sloppily pulling the band off his wrist he presses the NV pad ( Read more... )

[ For the first few seconds of the feed, a middle-aged guy is staring hard into the camera, looking perplexed. Probably a common sight on the network whenever a newcomer appears, but this guy is wearing a green-and-white eyemask along with a smart-casual shirt and tie, like he started to dress up as a comic book hero but got lazy after that. He can ( Read more... )