Cold Case 001 [AUDIO]

[speechacts]

[ It is very difficult to go about collecting information when you're stuck in a hospital. And unlike normal hospitals, THIS one didn't let him get up and wander around to look for his daughter. But all is well now. His boo boos are healed up now and he's free to interrogate the hell out of people because, dammit, his daughter is missing! And his

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[growflowers]

I have heard of it!

[growflowers]

Yes.

I suppose I was overwhelmed and am still often surprised by this place, but I did not know about the subtleties of my own wold well enough to miss them.

[speechacts]

Mind if I ask why?

[growflowers]

I had only recently left the tower I was raised in.

[speechacts]

[ Oh.... That explains... some things. She's Rapunzel's long lost sister! ]

...A tower?

[ Reminding himself that there are culture differences.... ]

[growflowers]

Oh, my circumstances were different than most people's.

[speechacts]

You can say that again. Most people aren't raised in towers.

[ Kind of linefacing. Oh. This is why he's not all that great with kids. How to talk to young people.... ]

...But you were okay, right? You had food and water and company?

[ In other words, DID SOMEONE FAIL TO SEND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES? ]

[growflowers]

Everyone else was raised underground.

I was alright. I did not have much company, but... I was looked after.

[speechacts]

[ He regards this information for a short moment. ]

And what about now? You get by all right?

[growflowers]

Yes! It is nice to see more of the world. Or in this case, more of... What exists!

[speechacts]

[ Not what he meant, but rollin' with it! ]

Are there other people from where you're from here, too? Getting to see more of what exists?

[growflowers]

There are two people from my world here.

[speechacts]

And they're getting by all right, too?

[growflowers]

I believe so.

[speechacts]

That's good.

After all, it really has to be rough on you guys. I mean, you're just a kid.

[growflowers]

It is not so bad. It is nice here.