♕ huit; [video/action]

[crotchroses]

[This is France, crouched somewhere dark. The light of the communicator glints off the glass lenses of the goggles covering his eyes. Even with damp cloth bands covering his nose and mouth he still coughs roughly, still breathes in the noxious fumes; but he can still be understood in both French and English

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[Video]

[hullonurse]

[Well, that was... disturbing.]

Francis? Francis, where are you?

[Video]

[crotchroses]

I a▓▓▐░▒ ▌ng Mattie ba░▒▓ to Latimir-- [He coughs harshly again.]

[Then he shakes his head.]

It i▒▓ot right... None of it.

[Video]

[hullonurse]

Of course it isn't! ... Let me know when you two get back.

[Video]

[crotchroses]

Tru▐░t░▒me you▌ill know. Ros░▒▌ry are--are yo▌▐░▒afe?

( video; )

[libertyfuckyeah]

[ SCREAMING.

SCREAMING FROM UNDER THE GAS MASK. GAME OVER. SILENCE AND ANGELS AND GHOSTS HIS STUPED SOUL IS RUED. ]

( video; )

[crotchroses]

SHUT UP YOU FAT IDIOT!

( video; )

[libertyfuckyeah]

MAKE ME.

( video; )

[crotchroses]

Matt▓▐s░▒ere.

[ochitashinigami]

What's going on? Do you need help? What... what is this?

[crotchroses]

I do no▓▐░▒eed-- It would be unwi░▒to assist us now.

▐░ot let them fi▓▐you. Stay in th▓▐░▐ylight.

Mon Di▐░hate this place.

[ochitashinigami]

Don't be stupid. Where are you?

[Yeah right, France is the first person whose actually been helpful. Like he's going to just sit back.]

[crotchroses]

Dis▓▐░o. Don't get any ide▓▓▐--!

[No. No he refuses to allow anyone to risk themselves for him.

Well. He would.

But not with Canada around.

France has an image to keep up.]

Video; Italian

[fettuttittes]

Fr... Francia?

...Answer me, you stupid bastardo.

Video; French

[crotchroses]

Oui? [He's in--er, foggy daylight and someone is with him...]

▒usy▐░▒ight now. I have Mat░▒░▒ith me. Don't go out a▐░▒eep your windows unblocked. Are yo▐░▒nd ▐▒omano safe?

Video; Italian!

[fettuttittes]

[Just going to take a few seconds to make some assumptions with what all those staticky bits were]

Mat? ...Stay inside and keep our windows unblocked? And he's fine he's... napping.

Video; FrenchFrenchFrenchyFrench

[crotchroses]

░attieu--▐░C▒░nada! [He coughs roughly again, then laughs, his voice oddly muffled beyond just the cloth. It's the air--it's so stale and poisonous.] That░▐░▒ood. Let him slee▐▒ the idiot ░▐proba░▒y needs it.

[fragrancy]

Sounds fantastic. [ That tinge of nervousness in his voice is 100% imaginary. ]

Where are you? Where's England?

[crotchroses]

Disce░ ▐░▒ngleterre is gone. His freque▒▐░as vanished.

[fragrancy]

[ There's something here in Cantonese which is assuredly not for the ears of young children. ]

Where in Discedo?

[crotchroses]

░ ▐░an't see thro░ ░gh this fog enough but I'▓▒ ▒▓▐▓▐░▓▐▒░▒--

[scuffling, more scuffling and--the feed is essentially useless until:]

Me▒▒rde! I think I a▓▐▓▐ear Latimir's ap▓rt▓▒ents now... I think...