Case #1: The Stars Look Very Different Today

[feellikejumping]

[Accidental video]
[Standing in the City Square, Sam Tyler freezes, his eyes scanning over this unfamiliar landscape with a wary disbelief. His hand reaches up to press against his temple as if by that mere gesture alone it would restore normality. As if that ever worked in the slightest bit...

The corner of his mouth twitches slightly, and he

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[sword_boy]

The future? No. This is the City!

[feellikejumping]

No, I mean...

Which city?

[sword_boy]

This isn't Tokyo, New York, London, Paris or any other of those places. This place is called The City. Can't you hear the capital letters?

[feellikejumping]

... how am I supposed to 'hear' a capital letter? That's...

Who is this?

[Audio] 1/?

[justcautious]

Sam?

[Audio] 2/?

[justcautious]

Properly Sam?

[Audio] 3/?

[justcautious]

I mean, Boss.

[Audio] 4/?

[justcautious]

But it's you, right? Not jus' that one bloke pretendin' or sommat?

[audio]

[metousiosis]

You should ask nicely.

[audio] *just a little bit tense and disoriented*

[feellikejumping]

Should I now?

Are you in 'charge' 'ere? Where's Gene? Chris, Ray an' Annie? What the Hell is this place???

[audio] as he probably should be

[metousiosis]

I wouldn't know. Not my doing.

But you should ask nicely.

[audio]

[feellikejumping]

.... alright. What... is this place? And who are you?

........ I need to know. Please....

[voice]

[makesfolktalky]

[Guess who refuses to buy this?]

The 'ell're you playin' at now?

[voice] 1/2

[feellikejumping]

....

[voice] 2/2

[feellikejumping]

What? You 'ere too? Next thing you know Gene, Annie, Phyllis, and the whole lot will be comin' out of the woodwork, right???

This isn't a game. My life is not a game!

[voice]

[makesfolktalky]

Too bloody right it ain't a game. 'Ow'd you know who they are, eh? Chris been talkin' to you?

[mghtbconcussed]

Harry...

Are you crazy again? I still have the cricket bat and I will hit you with it.

Should I start cooking now? Or is this going to be one of those crazy periods that last for-eh-ver and--well in that case I should probably still start cooking now.

Don't eat me, K? I'll tell my friends to put on their shirts.

[feellikejumping]

..... what?

[mghtbconcussed]

..Great. It's a crazy curse where you don't remember me.

Also? Hair dye? I liked the blond.

[feellikejumping]

There's got to be some sort of mistake, Miss.