shaky webs ❀ (video)

[starlined]

[Black fabric. That's all you see at first, like someone's hugging the communicator close. It clatters to the floor, and there's a rustle of fabric, followed by a sudden shot of a girl looking quite distressed. She holds a piece of paper up--]

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[bad_luck_stray]

Another kid?!

[starlined]

[Sort of just, peeking from behind the piece of paper. She doesn't know this person either, but-- nodding. Yes.]

[bad_luck_stray]

-His face softens a little, managing a small smile-

Not gonna hurt you, kid. But...you have some red tape in there, right?

[starlined]

[Pointing at somewhere out of view. It's outside the bed.]

[ Audio; ] [Oh so late... Sorry for timezone fail ]

[bulletcarnage]

[ Off in the background of a feed there's a wordless noise like something has grabbed his attention before there's a kind of swift scrambling noise and-- ]

That's--! Nill?!

[ Video; ] [ it's okay! you guys are in GMT, right? /PST here sob ]

[starlined]

[At the sound of Heine's voice she perks up, stashes the piece of paper away, and nods.]

[ Audio; ] [ Badou-mun, Luki-mun, Angelica-mun and myself, but being down with the backlog = <3]

[bulletcarnage]

[ There are some sounds like he's almost frantically messing around with the communicator, the volume of the sounds artificially going up and down, periodic bursts of faint static, then a sound like he's whapping the damn thing before giving up and heaving a frustrated huff. No video for you.

A very short pause hangs for a second, then he speaks again in that slightly softer voice seemingly reserved just for speaking to her ]

Any idea which room you're in?

[strayblade]

Nill...!

Are you alright? Where are you?