[ jiǔ - Voice/Location: Central - Backdated to Piper's Wendigo-glitch ]

[gotcouplings]

[ The transmission starts with a string of very long Chinese swear words, and the sound of something smashing against a wall or door in the background. It's almost hard to hear what she's saying, but the tone is entirely there. ]

Somethin'..........on't know what it is, but.....warn...out of Central. Repeat, stay out--

[ There's a crash, louder

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[location:central] Keywords relevant!

[notabuymoron]

Since Casey is still living in Central, he immediately drops what he's doing (which just happens to be carefully pruning his bonsai tree) and reaches for his sig, shoving it in the waistband of his pants. What have the damned hamsters got going this time? Sounded like some kind of feral animal. He also grabs a wooden practice staff propped up against the wall and heads for the door. It sounded like that mechanic gal and if she's in trouble he doesn't have time to waste hatching more tranquillizer darts.

Casey follows the blip on his map...wait, there's someone with her? Confused by the readings, he still heads in their direction till he gets to the smashed in door. He steps on through, all of his senses primed to react to any threat that comes his way.

He doesn't call out, preferring not to alert the intruder he's close. Systematically he starts to stealthily check the rooms.

[ location: central ]

[gotcouplings]

As Casey gets closer to the house Kaylee and the creature are currently trashing, the sounds of it will be obvious. The howling of the beast, the slamming of doors followed shortly by their being smashed through, and, more importantly, the sound of a chair being thrown into a window...

[[ OoC: Current thread here ]]

voice; private

[controlparadox]

Kaylee? Everything all right?

[Stupid question-- of course it isn't. And the Master's damned if he's about to allow anything to happen to her yet. Not after he's worked to earn her trust. He's already on his way to the heart of the city.]

[ voice/private - sometime later ]

[gotcouplings]

[ She sounds downright exhausted, but she's still kicking. ]

Everythin's...'s shiny. Don't come near Central if you can help it. Dunno where it went...

[ voice/private ]

[controlparadox]

[Does he sound a little angry? Like a mother hen? Perhaps the connection is wonky.]

Oh, yes, everything certainly sounds 'shiny'. I'm almost there.

[ voice/private ]

[gotcouplings]

[ SIGH. How is it that no one in this city ever listens when they're told not to do something? ]

Least keep an ear out 'stead of talkin' to me.

[ voice ]

[biverbam]

...Kaylee?

[ This would be River's 'terrified so you better answer and be not-dead' voice here. ]

[ voice - laterrrrrrr ]

[gotcouplings]

[ And this is Kaylee's 'I'm here and don't you dare leave wherever you are' voice. ]

'M here. It's fine now, I'll be home soon, alright mei mei?

[ voice ]

[biverbam]

[ Oh, she's staying put whether she likes it or not. ]

Don't fight monsters.

[ It doesn't sound as stern as she means it, but she means it to be really really stern. It's the slight little sniffle that ruins the effect. ]

[ voice ]

[gotcouplings]

[ Good. Kaylee is high-fiving Dawn later for it. ]

Ain't fightin' it. It's gone now, no need to fret.

[voice]

[captbrowncoat]

Kaylee? What's goin' on? Talk to me, meimei.

[ Why no, this is not Mal entering panic mode, not at all... ]

[ voice - delayed reply due to WTF MONSTERS ]

[gotcouplings]

[ DON'T WORRY MAL she's fine. Out of breath and a bit cut up but fine. ]

'M here, Cap'n. Was a...I don't know what it was. Gone now.

[ voice]

[captbrowncoat]

[ If they were in person right now, Mal would be giving her a very disapproving stare. ]

You all right?

[He pauses, maybe to add some effect to his words ]

Don't know what you were thinkin', gettin' in trouble like that.

[ voice ]

[gotcouplings]

[ But Maaaal it's not like she did it on purpose! ]

Yeah, 'M fine. [ And then, since he's mad enough and she probably shouldn't lie: ] Bit cut up. Had to break out a window.

Ain't like it was planned.