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[bleedaffected]

[There's some obnoxious sounds of movement and fumbling as Desmond tries to get his NV to do what he wants it to. His voice is distant, as he's holding it away from his face.] -- this fucking thing. Where is the...

[He brings it up to his ear to talk fully into it.] Hello? ... Hello? Is anyone there?

[There's a bit of a muffled sound of

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[todomarishi]

That's probably your phone.

voice;

[bleedaffected]

[More shuffling as Desmond pulls the thing back out of his pocket.] What-- [There's some herping and derping before he finally puts it back up to his ear. Sorry, Terra, he couldn't really hear you from his pocket.] Hello? Is someone there?

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[todomarishi]

[Yep. Definitely a newcomer.] I said it's probably your phone. Everyone gets their own device when they show up here.

voice;

[bleedaffected]

Is this a prank? I've never had a phone in my life.

[voice]

[faithinthecreed]

...Desmond? Desmond, is that you?

[voice]

[bleedaffected]

[...And there's this really long pause. His voice is a little shaky from shock.]

...Lucy?

[voice]

[faithinthecreed]

[Whereas she just sounds happy, if a little nervous]

It's me, Desmond. Where are you?

[voice]

[bleedaffected]

[He decides to just go with it, because really, what else can he do? He's confused out of his damn mind, though.] ...uh. From the looks of it? Between third base and home plate.

[perditionraiser]

How will they call when you possess their phone?

[bleedaffected]

...Well, they could have a house phone. Or they could use someone else's.

[perditionraiser]

What if they had neither?

[bleedaffected]

Well, then, they're screwed.

[escapedpandora]

...Did you just appear here?

[bleedaffected]

[He hesitates. Hope's question doesn't entirely compute.] ...I guess?

[escapedpandora]

The phone's probably yours, then. There are, uh, Greeters around. They'll explain everything.

[bleedaffected]

[He sounds understandably confused.] Yeah, I... think I just talked to one.

[video]

[axemeaquestion]

If you're new, that'd be your phone.

[video]

[bleedaffected]

[whoa, whoa, there's videochat! He looks a bit surprised at first, but then actually a bit excited and pleased with himself when he figures it out quickly.] That's what I keep hearing. No one's told me how much per month yet, though.

[video]

[axemeaquestion]

[She tries to give him a grin. Well, as much of a grin as you can give someone in this sorta situation.]

Oh, god. If only that's all anyone had to worry about around here.

[video]

[bleedaffected]

[He's trying to keep the mood light.] That doesn't mean we shouldn't worry about it, though. The last thing I need is to have bill collectors on my ass. It's bad enough I'm stuck in Canada.