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[ Holo | Location: Sanctuary ]

May 15, 2011 03:42

He was sure something with the ritual had gone wrong. Not that there was much that could go right, he corrected himself, the sick, heavy feeling that had settled in his stomach so many hours beforehand still refusing to let up. He blinked several times as his eyes adjusted to the change in lighting and scenery; he had gone from a dark warehouse ( Read more... )

# intro post, { faith lehane, { rorschach, drusilla (au), @ central, { dan dreiberg, (day), { connor, (anytime), willow rosenberg, { angel

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[ holo ] prophecy_boy May 15 2011, 17:49:58 UTC

The all-too-familiar tone of Angel's voice was enough to set Connor completely rigid, falling into his usual battle-ready hunch without a second thought. His upper lip curled as he looked over his shoulder for the source of the voice, unable to swallow down the rage that had begun to swell up into his chest. "Don't tell me what to do!" he snapped before he could stop himself, out of habit more than anything.

He exhaled slowly, forcing himself to calm. His own voice was still sharp, irate, but he managed to sound slightly less venomous as he continued. "Where are you?"

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[ holo ] pffft I got time. XD prophecy_boy May 16 2011, 16:14:55 UTC

Connor bit back the urge to shout something defiant and was met with success. He was grateful, honestly, that Angel was here and willing to assist him at all. Old habits were hard to break, but if he wanted to get out of here, he was going to have to push them aside and try to keep a lid on his temper. At least for the time being.

"... alright. I'll be here."

He hated the thought of just waiting. It was dangerously close to feeling helpless, as he waited for someone else to show up and solve his problems.

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[ voice ] thesecondslayer May 15 2011, 08:01:49 UTC

[ pause. pause. paaaaaaaaaaaause. ]

Holy shit, look who's back. Took you long enough, kid.

[ holo ] prophecy_boy May 15 2011, 17:51:47 UTC

He frowned, confused as he again searched for the source of the voice. This one was familiar, too, though it took a moment longer to place. It wasn't as recognizable as Angel's had been. His eyebrows knit together as he made an educated guess.

"Faith?"

[ voice ] thesecondslayer May 16 2011, 00:47:23 UTC

What, you expecting somebody else?

[ the level of familiarity is high, because faith isn't putting together the context clues yet. ]

[ holo ] prophecy_boy May 16 2011, 00:59:05 UTC

What kind of question was that? Yes, he'd been expecting somebody else. Just about anybody else, actually. Hadn't she run off to Sunnydale to help out with whatever was happening there?

... anyway.

"I-- yeah. I didn't think I'd hear from you again," he said with some degree of uncertainty. Not so soon, anyway.

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[voice] slayersidekick May 15 2011, 11:40:13 UTC

And look at who the hamsters dragged back in. Not sure if it's possible to say "Welcome Back, it's nice to see you," but hey, you aren't alone here.

[ pause. ]

And there's no way back. Tried that already.

[ willow ]

[ holo ] prophecy_boy May 15 2011, 18:03:10 UTC

Yet more confusion. Connor wasn't sure how he felt about all of these disembodied voices -- having yet to connect them with the device on the pedestal behind him. Aside from having built himself a vigorous Pokemon regiment with the GameBoy Gunn had passed down to him, technology was a bit beyond him.

Disembodied voices probably meant magic. Figured.

"... what's a hamster?"

[ visual ] slayersidekick May 15 2011, 20:13:15 UTC

Oh fantastic. Willow just sighs and switches hers to visual so he can at least see her. "Look, Connor-"

Wait a minute.

"How can you not know what a hamster is?"

Because clearly that is the most important thing.

[ holo ] prophecy_boy May 16 2011, 01:01:07 UTC

He inclined his head towards the pedestal bearing the odd device. It was coming from there, then?

"Kind of happens a lot. Do you eat it?" he asked tersely, sweeping his gaze across the room as he made another pass for an exit. Still nothing.

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[visual] givesahoot May 15 2011, 13:16:31 UTC

Always one who did his best to remain helpful, when Dan saw the arrival of a newcomer on his tablet he set about to sending a transmission of his own.

"Yes," he says calmly, "I can hear you, and I can help you get out of that room if you'll let me."

[ holo ] prophecy_boy May 15 2011, 18:06:36 UTC

Well. This disembodied voice was helpful. Connor swiveled himself back towards the center of the room to face the source. ... there. Were all the voices coming from that game-thing? What was that, anyway?

"Who are you?" he asked, despite being grateful for the offer of help. Never a good idea to trust someone you didn't know. Or couldn't see. He'd learned that much since his return for Quor'toth, at least. Sometimes, even the friendly people were out to get you. People were rarely what they seemed. That lesson was finally starting to take root, too.

[visual] givesahoot May 17 2011, 00:19:28 UTC

"My name is Dan," he replied, ready to answer any questions this person had as honestly as he could. "If you follow the sound of my voice you'll find a device called a tablet. It should be sending some kind of visual message from me to you."

[holo] prophecy_boy May 17 2011, 02:34:21 UTC

After another moment of hesitation, Connor made his way towards the strange device on the pedestal, gingerly reaching out to touch the screen with his index finger. The voice had been right; there was a clear picture of a man in glasses on the screen. Kind of like a tiny TV?

"Okay. ... what now?" he asked, ever the conversationalist.

[visual] stepintoshadows May 18 2011, 15:13:32 UTC

Terse, gravelly words greet the newcomer, distinctly absent anything resembling concern or an attempt to be friendly. Rorschach dislikes the Tablet's tendency to turn on, and can't help but extend his annoyance at it to whatever it decides to show him.

"Can't get back."

It's not an even remotely useful or encouraging response, but it's at least truth. Rorschach doesn't concern himself with being comforting or encouraging, it only inspires false hope, and he's nothing if not a cynic.

[holo] prophecy_boy May 18 2011, 16:42:20 UTC

On his better days, Connor appreciated it when people were blunt. Direct was good. Too many excuses and reasons made things confusing, usually needlessly. He narrowed his eyes at the imagine on the screen; this man was like no human or vampire he'd seen before. What was wrong with his face? ... he must have been a demon.

"... can't get back," he repeated with a frown. If this guy was a demon, maybe he just wanted Connor to believe that. Hard to take anything demons said at face value. Still, Angel himself had said that there wasn't a way out, at least not that anyone had found just yet. "Yeah. That's what I hear."

[visual] stepintoshadows May 19 2011, 02:16:10 UTC

"General knowledge," he admitted, but it sounded like it was aimed at himself as much as at the sallow boy on the other side of the screen. "Can escape holding cell, but city's no better. Just bigger."

He shifted in his seat, temporarily moving closer to the screen before he settled again, and while it gave no better picture of him it at least revealed the lazily swirling pools of black-on-white to be little more than fabric, covering what could easily be assumed to be human features.

[holo] prophecy_boy May 19 2011, 04:30:28 UTC

Connor tilted his head to better examine the image. Strange. He guess he'd seen stranger. Really, considering everything he'd seen in Quor'toth, this guy was nothing at all. Just kind of weird -- and even that was pretty relative.

"The city's a prison?" he asked, raising one eyebrow slightly.

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