audio; doneitoadamantinedApril 9 2010, 03:56:28 UTC
Only one of them was in the City, but if you're looking for side-by-side comparisons for some of the unknown people, West Rosen is good for the one you're adding to the file and Matt Parkman works for one of the others.
video; 1/hallooworksmartApril 9 2010, 04:06:03 UTC
[The camera sees Chase's shoulder jerk up sharply and freeze there for what probably feels like longer than a second on his end, then catches an angular nose and a flash of blue as he turns back in the direction of what must be his desktop PC. It takes two slams at the button with the heel of his hand before it switches to black.]
[And it's a minute before the output comes back in audio form, during which any necessary swearing and/or kicking of things must have been got out of the way. His breathing is the measured, steadying kind. Not annoyed at her.]
audio; donesiesworksmartApril 9 2010, 04:14:19 UTC
[So, after a few of those and some daydreams about a completely technology free hospital (in which he'd have an assistant to do all the extra paperwork) all he's come up with is:]
[Then there's a very distant penscratch of that name being added, if not the other. He's heard the name, oddly enough, from somebody else whose picture could have been included here.]
Wow, I guess it is. You'd think after being stuck here getting on for a year now that might have occurred to me, too. Of course it's surreal, what here isn't?
[With his accent, Chase's inflection typically pitches up the octave at the end of his sentences. It can make everything sound questioning, although this, phrased as a question, sound more like an Ohhh.
The interesting thing is that Eye guy's girlfriend is yet another city dweller the curse didn't deign to send him pictures of. It's enough to stop him wanting to ask what sort of a name West is supposed to be.]
You're not asking why I didn't tell you. I've been surrounded by people I know but don't ever since I got here. There are more that aren't in the files.
[She realizes it is not really West's eye, but she's still curious either way.]
To be fair, I wouldn't expect you to open up with a line like that. 'Hi, I'm Robert Chase and I've seen the guy you grew up with in a hospital robe but not.' Plus, it's not like you knew anyone other than Zach as anyone other than who they were at home, at least when it comes to my world.
[Suddenly the whole hallucination theory makes that much more sense, though she doesn't say so.]
[Picking up on this smugness, silently eyerolling, blatantly grinning.]
The only condition that West had in my version of reality was being an unrestrained idiot, but he could fly, so I guess he felt like that made up for it. Then again I'm pretty sure that just exacerbated his condition.
[She is actually fine not talking about West. Regret and disappointment tends to go hand-in-hand with that particular subject.]
It means I hope my face doesn't ever show up without my consent. [Pause, a little more serious.] Maybe details like that have something to do with why we're all here. I wouldn't even know where to begin with that, but it's interesting either way.
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[She is not going to ask if he ever saw Unknown #1 naked.]
That's... weird.
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[Pause.]
You got Zach right.
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Which one of them was in the city?
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Matt was, but it was a while ago. I can't even remember how long. [Pause.] This is so surreal.
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[Then there's a very distant penscratch of that name being added, if not the other. He's heard the name, oddly enough, from somebody else whose picture could have been included here.]
Wow, I guess it is. You'd think after being stuck here getting on for a year now that might have occurred to me, too. Of course it's surreal, what here isn't?
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[Ha ha, you're hilarious, Chase.]
One of those faces belongs to someone I dated, and another belongs to my best friend. I win the surreal contest. It's not even a question.
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[Stop, going back a minute. Mostly to the cop although that's not possible.]
You dated--?
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Ugh. Two points to you.
[And then makes a pfffft noise.]
West.
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[With his accent, Chase's inflection typically pitches up the octave at the end of his sentences. It can make everything sound questioning, although this, phrased as a question, sound more like an Ohhh.
The interesting thing is that Eye guy's girlfriend is yet another city dweller the curse didn't deign to send him pictures of. It's enough to stop him wanting to ask what sort of a name West is supposed to be.]
You're not asking why I didn't tell you. I've been surrounded by people I know but don't ever since I got here. There are more that aren't in the files.
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[She realizes it is not really West's eye, but she's still curious either way.]
To be fair, I wouldn't expect you to open up with a line like that. 'Hi, I'm Robert Chase and I've seen the guy you grew up with in a hospital robe but not.' Plus, it's not like you knew anyone other than Zach as anyone other than who they were at home, at least when it comes to my world.
[Suddenly the whole hallucination theory makes that much more sense, though she doesn't say so.]
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[Though the case is also memorable for having to graverob a pet cat. Oh, that's right, Napthalene poisoning.]
Just a contraindicated condition. Blood clot. We managed to save his vision without exacerbating his other symptoms.
[That 'we' sounds far too smug not to be an 'I', just so everyone's aware.]
Your world seems to have quite the overlap. I don't know what that means.
[Except to drive home that they're not the same.]
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The only condition that West had in my version of reality was being an unrestrained idiot, but he could fly, so I guess he felt like that made up for it. Then again I'm pretty sure that just exacerbated his condition.
[She is actually fine not talking about West. Regret and disappointment tends to go hand-in-hand with that particular subject.]
It means I hope my face doesn't ever show up without my consent. [Pause, a little more serious.] Maybe details like that have something to do with why we're all here. I wouldn't even know where to begin with that, but it's interesting either way.
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