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[corpsecakes]

[The video switches on to show a damp-looking man fumbling with the device; he's got it upright, at least, but it doesn't look as though he realizes the camera's on. After a moment, he speaks:] Hello? Is this thing on all right? Can anyone hear me

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[starshipmedical]

Good god, man, get inside before you freeze to death!

[corpsecakes]

[Well, he sure wasn't expecting that.]

Where am I supposed to go? [And how is he supposed to know he isn't going to be swarmed at the first opportunity?]

[starshipmedical]

There should be a coffee shop or somethin' nearby, if you're in the square.

[corpsecakes]

But those aren't- [He stops himself; if he's really out of Rapture, could he expect anyone else to know what the word splicer means?] I mean- The people in there... I'm not going to be attacked, right?

[servessithis]

It is indeed the sky.

Food and clothes may be bought downtown.

[corpsecakes]

[He looks up again.] Thought I'd forget what it looked like...

Uh. What kind of money do they take?

[servessithis]

Have you been underground for a long time?

The money used here are colorful coins of differing value.

[corpsecakes]

Not exactly.

Coins? ... They don't take any kind of bills at all?

video:

[char_he_mcgee]

If you tell me where you are, I can bring you some towels, at least.

video:

[corpsecakes]

[He takes a moment to look around.] There's a fountain nearby... And, uh- Are those pigs?

video to action:

[char_he_mcgee]

Yes. Yes, they are. They'll be gone by tomorrow. I promise. [She could have sworn she knocked those pigs out earlier.] Be there in a few minutes.

[And the feed shuts off. Charlie's walking up a few minutes later, warm towels in her hands. She eyes the pigs and the structure they've built again, sighing before holding the towels at.]

Hi. I'm Charlie and I brought you towels.

action:

[corpsecakes]

Thanks. [He eyes her for a moment before taking the towels and rubbing himself down. The warmth is a nice change.] I'm Jack.

[Then he looks back to the pig scene.] I can't say I've seen anything like that before.

[notflynn]

Land in the fountain? That's the City's personal way of saying it cares about you.

[corpsecakes]

Uh... No, I didn't. [He shivers a bit.] It wasn't very dry, where I was before...this.

[notflynn]

Hopefully where you were wasn't as bad as where you're going to be from now on.

[corpsecakes]

I don't think there could be any place worse than that. [He pauses.] Then again, I still don't really know where I am now...

[azhdarchidae]

If it's not the sky, it's a pretty good simulation of one.

Can't get as high as you'd think, though.

[corpsecakes]

[Whoa what- Is he seeing this right?]

Uh. What do you mean?

[azhdarchidae]

[Her head is too big for all of it to be on the screen unless she's quite a ways from the device, so shots like this icon are about all you see.]

You literally cannot get higher up than a certain point. It just doesn't work, like how you can't get that far from the island.

[corpsecakes]

[No way, that must be some kind of trick- There's a person talking, isn't there?]

What, you mean...like in a plane? What island?