048: Darc [Video]

[darc_nidellia]

[The feed switches on to show Darc, arms folded over his scarred chest and an expression caught somewhere between bemusement and irritation painted across his face. It's been a while since he was last seen on the network - over a month, in fact, though for him it seems longer - and he's looking worn out, a little bruised and blood-smeared, having

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[tessenwarrior]

Darc? What's the last thing you remember?

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[darc_nidellia]

[He frowns and brings one hand to his temples as he attempts to remember]

Ugh...being stuck in one of those fucking traps, I think? Where we had to do awful stuff if we wanted to get out alive.

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[tessenwarrior]

That was some time ago. I was comatose during it. I guess this is an interesting thing to come back to.

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[darc_nidellia]

Tch. Interesting. I guess that's one way of putting it.

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[historyrabbit]

[Well... Lavi can't recall talking with Darc past the guy's birthday in Haven. Lavi briefly flicks on the video to give him a smile and a wave but the feed switches to text.]

I haven't seen them yet but I'll add them to my list of things to look for.

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[darc_nidellia]

[He gives Lavi a perfunctory nod in return, then a mildly quizzical glance in regard to the use of text]

Alright. Thanks.

[A pause whilst he thinks about it]

List of things. So this is happening to everyone, then? [As usual, he hasn't bothered to check the network] And you can't talk...

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[historyrabbit]

Everyone is missing something, Tyki was the first that found something was...missing. I lost my vocal cords, though I was already used to not talking.

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[darc_nidellia]

Have you...found them?

[He scowls a bit]

This place is as fucked up as ever, I see.

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[hung_garian]

You always look weird.

[Guess who totally doesn't care that you're back?]

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[darc_nidellia]

[And he's totally not glad to find you haven't been terminated. Not at all]

Yeah, thanks for that. Like you can fucking talk.

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[hung_garian]

[He's just gonna ignore that last bit.]

Hey, for you? Any time.

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[darc_nidellia]

[he just shakes his head]

Tch. Haven't you got anything better to do with your time?

[harry_b_dresden]

Darc! [He grins] I'm still around, and if you need help finding anything I can try a tracking spell, worked fine for me.

Though... I'm not quite sure what it is they took.. I found these little fleshy things, and I keep falling over... [He shrugs. They've taken his inner ears...]

[darc_nidellia]

Hmm.

[He gives the other a perfunctory nod in greeting]

Glad to hear it, I guess. And yeah, that might be useful...but what the fuck am I meant to do once I find them? [As usual, he has taken little notice of what's going on on the network.

He frowns a little at the other's description; he knows more about anatomy than one might think, though that mainly comes from taking animals apart in order to eat them :| he has no idea what Harry's describing, however] Huh...something for balance, I guess, but I don't know where the hell they're usually meant to be...

[harry_b_dresden]

I think we're just supposed to have them when the week's up.. then we just get the back? I don't know. Some kind of weird scavenger hunt. D'you want me to give the spell a shot from here, see what I can pick up?

[darc_nidellia]

Huh.

[He shakes his head]

I see this place is still as fucked up as ever. And yeah, if you think it'd help.

[toris_lietuvos]

You're back. [He actually looks quite happy about that, until the full realization of it sinks in.] Sorry. I'm sure that's the last thing in the world you wanted.

[darc_nidellia]

[He shrugs]

It's not what I would have chosen, but who the fuck knows if I really was back in my own world?

[He doesn't outright mention clones, but the implication is there]

And you're still here...

[As in, you're still managing to survive, at least]

[toris_lietuvos]

You have a good point.

[And one he didn't want to think of actually.]

Things aren't so bad here right now. Last week was awful ... what I can remember of it ... but, that's in the past.

[darc_nidellia]

Yeah, someone gave me the rundown on last week. It did sound pretty fucking bad. But everyone recovered, right?

[There's just a touch more concern in his voice than he would previously allowed someone to hear, but things have changed a little during his time away]