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[timisnotme]

*Shuddering  he wakes up in total darkness. Disoriented as usual he starts to get up only to bash his head into  wall and then accidentally slam his elbow into a shelf*

OW! Sonnova -- wait... what is -- what is that...?

*Trembling his hand reaches down towards the blinking red light. He starts and almost drops it as he realizes it's some sort of

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[VIDEO]

[echo_of_utopia]

[Oh look, it's another deeply disturbed youth. And did he just say ALEX? But please, enjoy your serving of friendlysmile!Lamb]

Hello. [~MORE SMILE~]

Did you say Alex? Alex Kralie? Are you one of his friends as well?

[VIDEO]

[timisnotme]

*almost drops the camera-thing as it starts to talk to him. Blinks at it in the darkness*

Uhm. Hello? Y-yes Alex Kralie. You know him? He's been missing. *quickly* But I wouldn't know anything about that.

[VIDEO]

[echo_of_utopia]

[Well, that didn't sound suspicious at all.]

We talk, sometimes. Perhaps he mentioned you - what is your name?

[VIDEO]

[timisnotme]

Uh, Tim. You talk to Alex? W-wait. Who are you?

[video]

[presto_presto]

[Cohen is looking into the camera, and though his expression is partly hidden behind a black-and-gold mask shaped like a rabbit's face*, his tone is deeply critical.]

What a mundane first thing to wish for.

[*He finally picked one up out of the closet! Not his own from Rapture, of course, but who cares about details like that? Besides, this one's cleaner.]

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[timisnotme]

What? Wish for what?

...... Why are you wearing a mask?

[video]

[presto_presto]

[Cohen doesn't have time to be answering your petty magic closet related questions, mortal! What does he look like, the welcoming committee?]

Because the mask and I are an integral part of the theatre - dullard.

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[timisnotme]

Theatre. Right. *shakes the camera-thing hoping it's just all a bad dream*

[leavejapanalone]

Hello there!

Uh...be careful with the camera there!

[timisnotme]

*stares at the image on the screen* You .. you can see me? What the hell is this.

*turns the device over and starts looking at it giving you lots of lovely floor shots and jerky camera work*

[leavejapanalone]

I have no idea what you call it but ,yes, I can see you!

Hey, stop moving it! I think you're making it worse.

[timisnotme]

Oh. *holds the camera steady and peers into it*

I .. where are you? And then *glances around* Where am I?

[kindly_done]

Are you okay?

[timisnotme]

Physically, yes.

*mentally is a whole other story*

[kindly_done]

I'm not sure I understand.

[timisnotme]

I'm talking to people I've never met before from a room I've never been in. I don't know if that's fine!

[video]

[40410]

[The communicator likes to show Alex channels at random; he suspects that someone's using it to freak him out. Mostly he tries to zone them out, but when he hears his name he jumps and stares at the screen.

Context only makes it worse. His closet? In his closet?! What the shitshitshitshit--

He fixes the closet door with a wary glare, and circles it to grab the handheld communicator, which dutifully takes on the job of displaying the feed. Whoever's on the screen is hidden by shadows and water-bottles, and though the voice sounds familiar, he can't quite place it - four years is a long time.

When he speaks, he tries to sound calm and in control, though his success is dubious at best.]

Who are you - why are you in my closet?!

[Because he's of course the only Alex in the ~whole world~.]

[video]

[timisnotme]

*would jump 30 feet at the sound if the dimensions of the closet would allow it. Camera shows flailing limbs and waterbottles as Tim finally gets the door to the closet open and cascades into the room in an avalanche of waterbottles. Probably to Alex's delight not into HIS room*

I'm not! I thought I was in Al-- *stares at the screen* ALEX???

*Tim abruptly drops the camera as he trips and falls over some of the waterbottles on the floor*

[video]

[40410]

[Yeah, it was a pretty big relief when Alex's closet door didn't burst open - although don't think he didn't jump when he saw Tim on the screen go flying out.

Also when his name starts being shouted. He's not been able to identify Tim yet, what with all the glimpses of limbs and dropping of cameras. Alex is holding the commmunicator at arm's length, checking that the video cameras are recording, looking visibly freaked out.]

Who is that?

[video]

[timisnotme]

*The screen shows static briefly as it hits the ground then refocuses on the wood grain in the floor.Tim fumbles around on the ground for the camera and then stares at the screen in disbelief*

A-Alex? It's Tim. Where are you? Are you ok?