day 63 || video to all

[41810]

[at first, there's just darkness, and some shuffling as the camera is shifted just right. it's 2 in the morning, and it's pitch black, but in the back a camera on a tripod can just barely be seen in the light of the monitor. there's paper being shuffled off camera, and then a very tired-looking sickly fellow plops himself onto the computer chair,

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[escapedpandora]

Um.

[Give him a moment.]

I don't know if you know this, but... you're talking with the rest of the town right now?

[41810]

[he's startled by the sudden voice, and jumps, staring at the screen with bewildered eyes.]

...Wh...

Wait, what?

[escapedpandora]

[Hi there. He's pointing.]

The phone thing. It has video calling. And unless you got my number by accident, it's more likely you accidentally managed to call everyone in town.

[41810]

[whoa that was totally unexpected. he frowns and then- he gets it!]

..Oh.

uh..

Hi. [he purses his lips, looks away from the camera and nods slowly for a moment, looking back again.]

....Sorry about that.

[timisnotme]

....... J?

[41810]

.... Tim!?

[timisnotme]

*Tim just nods and stares. There's a lot to say here, but he can't think of any of it right now. He's just kind of in shock that someone he knows is here. Of course... that's quickly replaced by the fact that someone he knows who LEFT HIM TO DIE is here.*

I.... you're...... What are you doing here?

[41810]

....

[all those guilty feelings come crashing back in again. what the fuck, Alex. just. just what the fuck.]

I don't know? I woke up here..

[w_w_t_k_d]

[The kid answering the phone blinks blearily at the camera before responding.]

...It's like, two in the morning.

And you're calling everybody.

Dude. Come on. Can you just, like. Read the letter? Or something?

[41810]

...What letter? [someone hasn't gone downstairs yet.]

[w_w_t_k_d]

[Siiiiigh.]

Did you look at the fruit basket in the kitchen...?

[41810]

No? I didn't know there was a kitchen.

..Is it really safe to be here? I heard there're things in the fog or something. Can they break in?

[coffeecoffeetea]

Good idea on the recording. It is better than looking through the network and writing things down as we go.

[41810]

I'm used to recording everything. [uneasy shrug.]

[coffeecoffeetea]

Hmm.

[His detective senses are tingling.]

Why is that?

[41810]

...I have a really bad memory.

It's kind of habit now, anyways. I went to film school.

[killedthepast]

Unfortunately, none of us know why we're here.

And there is no internet. The computers run on an in-town intranet.

[41810]

Oh, intranet. Okay.

...Do you think it'll be compatible with my computer? It's an Apple.

[killedthepast]

Not sure. I haven't seen a proper computer in years.

[41810]

...Oh. That's fine. I'm sure I can figure it out somehow. [he shrugs, nods, looks away.] But thanks for replying.