First Bite: Audio

[ramenhair]

[Spike doesn’t fall off the bed so much as flail off, his hand landing on his comm., and in a stroke of pure luck, setting it to record.]

What the…

[There’s a pregnant pause. He’s seemed to realize something. Perhaps it’s that his window is open and shining a cheery beam of light right over his new bed?]

…I was right…

[And back to pausing. The studio

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[Audio]

[couldbeavillain]

[...that voice. Andrew knows that voice. It's unmistakable.

Spike.

Spike died. Turned into a pillar of fire. But Andrew remembers being told as soon as he got here that people can be brought to the Elegante even if they've died.

When Andrew finally finds his voice, it's weak and cracks when he speaks. Even then, he's only able to squeak out one feeble word.]

...S-Spike?

[Audio]

[ramenhair]

[Oh great, he's attracted the welcoming committee. The reaction sounds distinctly like fear. This should be good.]

Who's--

[...okay, so he didn't really know how he turned it on last time, so enjoy the sounds of the 100+ year old vampire fiddling with his comm like an idiot.]

bugger it, do I even have it--

Yeah, right, who's this?

[Audio]

[couldbeavillain]

[Andrew doesn't care about the fiddling. He's having one of those blinder-type moments where all he can focus on are the thoughts "Spike is here. It's Spike. He's alive and he's on the boat. Spike." Not "Geez, why can't he work a communicator?" He even disregards the question of his own identity.]

...oh, my God. It's you, you're here, it's you...

[Oh, DUH, Andrew.] Hey! Where are you?

[Audio]

[ramenhair]

[You can't see it, but he's sucking his teeth. That's kinda a sign you're pissing him off, random voice.

If you're not going to tell him what he wants to hear...]

Oh, just on my way to the corner market. Pick up some milk, eggs, bit a reading material, if you get my drift.

But back to my previous question, who the hell is this?

[onlylipstouch]

[Recording? And they don't know what it's for? Oh! She can guess what that must mean.]

You're new here? Welcome to the Elegante~

[ramenhair]

[Pretty lady voice! Spike is all ears.]

Aren't you a sweet bird.

Tell me, pet, where else do these commun-i-cators reach? Just here on the ship?

[onlylipstouch]

Mm, I believe so. Unfortunately they're only for contacting people within the Elegante.