Video flickers on. The streaming image of a vandalized baseball field is superimposed with small, incomprehensible numbers and data.
The picture quality is poor; the image was grainy and skipping.
No, not skipping; bouncing. Like the camera is attached to a constantly rebounding ball.
A large red crosshair sweeps over the image before locking onto
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You gonna survive?
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[ A wince, shaking his head before cradling it in one arm. Distressed and dazed. ]
I-I should be dead already...
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[ Not what he wanted to hear. At all. Tears are beginning to well in his eyes, and he turns his face into his arm. ]
The end wasn't supposed to be like this, when I died I was supposed to see- I'm not supposed to be here!
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Hello? Do not attempt to move any further, I'm calling a medical team to the diamond.
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[ A pause, processing the information before breathing sharply. ]
N-no, I don't need it!
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Furrows his brow, wiping at his mouth and shaking his head. ]
I'm fine, my condition is none of your concern.
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[ A pause as he looks around himself blearily, squinting in the light. ]
I... suppose.
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[ Baseball was not something Veda had included in any dossier. A grimmace as he grasped at the wall to pull himself up, flightsuit doing little to hide the shuddering of his muscles.
The video bounced and spun a moment, a small electronic voice sounding. ]
GET UP, GET UP.
YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT!
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You're injured.
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[ A wince, wrinkling his nose at the projected image as he struggled to remain standing whilst propped against the wall.]
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I'm told that. People don't always bleed when they arrive.
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[ A pause, shaking his head and regaining composure. ]
You, are you native to this place? How long have you been here?
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