-first case--audio file-

[one_tough_duck]

[the transmission begins with a low groan, and a distinctly Scottish accent comes through.]

Mr. Palmer, I was under the impression that the speed limit was to be obeyed at all times, not mindlessly doubled or perhaps -

[the man stops. The rubble around him shifts noisily as he takes a moment to look around.]

Oh…dear. I do believe we’ve taken a

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[Voice]

[cafpowplz]

Ducky?!

-audio file-

[one_tough_duck]

[The Scotsman stops in his tracks, somewhere distant.]

Abigail?

[here are quick Ducky steps as he backtracks.]

A speaker phone! Oh, and there's a little note..."use this", how informative. Oh, and there's...

[-video file- switches on. He looks surprised and moves his face back.]

Ah!

[Voice]

[cafpowplz]

Ducky, it is you! Oh...hold on!

[She fiddles around and switches to video as well]

This thing is so frustrating. But that's not important right now. Where are you?

-video file-

[one_tough_duck]

Well, I'm afraid I'm not quite certain. In point of fact, I feel rather uncertain about where where I am is. Has something happened to the crime scene?

[no, that's not it. He dismisses it and moves right along.]

The last thing I remember is Palmer about to run into a tree on the side of the road. I - don't suppose you would tell me if I were hallucinating, since you would then be only a construct of my own mind...

[Audio]

[speedforceflirt]

Wow, someone is awfully chipper.

-audio file-

[one_tough_duck]

Goodness, this device appears to have switched itself on. Perhaps from the bump on the head it gave me...or perhaps it is always connected to this new network I find myself in. How fascinating.

How many people are in this network?

[Audio]

[speedforceflirt]

No idea. Just got here.

[He kind laughs]

Glad I'm not the only one to fall on my face though.

-audio file-

[one_tough_duck]

It seems we are in the same proverbial boat, then, my good fellow. I trust evereything is in its place on your end, as it was on mine? A broken nose can become infected, you know - a much nastier problem than just the nose itself, I assure you.

[cool_closings]

This isn't a dream.

-audio file-

[one_tough_duck]

Of course, my subconscious mind would tell me that.

[he pauses, thoughtfully.]

Then again, I have occasionally experienced the lucid dream - when one becomes aware of one's own state of consciousness during sleep...I had quite the imaginary adventure in the jungles of Africa once.

-text-

[cool_closings]

I won't stop you from believing that this is all a 'dream', despite the fact that it isn't.

This is not Africa. You're on a completely different planet.

-audio file-

[one_tough_duck]

Oh, I'm certainly willing to ponder over other options, of course - the "dream" theory merely seems the most valid at this point. There are several variations on the basic idea - drug-induced hallucination, not that I have indulged upon anything of recent...

Ah, Africa would be much hotter, wouldn't it? Unless we were higher up in the mountains. The peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro are subartic!

[dynast_daughter]

Interesting as the scenery may appear, I would advise you to seek out shelter, and with haste.

[one_tough_duck]

Yes, I have heard tell of monsters of some sort. I have yet to get any specifics, though - have we positively identified any of them?

[dynast_daughter]

Identified? Yes, each species is known by at least some of the occupants here; it seems they are brought from the same lands as we are. There are some, for example, which I had believed only native to Dalmasca. All are dangerous, however. Be cautious.

[one_tough_duck]

The same...lands? I'm - afraid I am not familiar with Dalmasca. Ah, where...?