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[Voice/Text] a perpetual possibility only in a world of speculation

Jul 25, 2010 23:10

"Right. Well, you could be real. Or, you could all be mildly disturbing and possibly tumor-induced figments of my admittedly well-developed imagination.

Who wants to play Twenty Questions?"

[ooc: I'm attempting an experiment. Tony will be collecting details he gleans about everyone he comes in contact with. Those details will be listed on his ( Read more... )

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[voice] badsailor July 26 2010, 03:56:16 UTC

After a few minutes poking around on his netbook, Teddy finally figures out how to get the damn microphone working. He wouldn't have bothered with it, but you can tell more about a person from their voice, or at least he can.

"So long as it goes both directions, sure." His own is mid- to low range, American (Bostonian or thereabouts) with a smoker's gravelly undercurrent.

[voice] inveteratescars July 26 2010, 04:01:46 UTC

Tony's accent is educated and English, his tone both self-assured and occasionally distracted. He manages to convey a comfortable interest in the conversation without coming across as too intense.

"If you like. When did you quit smoking?"

Re: [voice] badsailor July 26 2010, 04:28:29 UTC

"I didn't. Do you do this often? Ask questions of complete strangers."

So apparently he's not going to wait until Tony's had his twenty. (That he's answering someone else's questions at all is actually something of a miracle.)

[voice] inveteratescars July 26 2010, 04:49:51 UTC

"Never? Not even for an hour? Never gave in to the hype about cancer and bad teeth and decided to give it go?" Which counts as one question as far as Tony's concerned. Other opinions may differ. "Oh yes, all the time. Well, generally they're not really complete...no, no that's really not true, is it? So I guess the answer's yes."

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[voice] fey_fire July 26 2010, 04:25:21 UTC

"I'll give it a go."

Pleasant baritone voice with an Irish accent. Connemara, if Tony can pinpoint such things.

[voice] inveteratescars July 26 2010, 04:46:13 UTC

Accents aren't his greatest strength, but he can probably get pretty close. Maybe even closer by the end of the game.

"Brilliant. What kind of shoe are you wearing?"

Re: [voice] fey_fire July 26 2010, 05:20:35 UTC

"Right at this moment, none." He does sound quite cheery, in that way that can be engaging or annoying, depending on the listener's mood. "I have a pair of boat shoes sitting next to me, though."

crownofdis July 26 2010, 04:29:02 UTC

Naruse is just passing by again - 'just passing by' being his default reasoning for being in Xanadu at all. When he speaks, his voice retains a distinctive Japanese accent.

"That's an interesting game to choose."

inveteratescars July 26 2010, 04:44:36 UTC

"Is there another you'd prefer?" It's a First Question in Tony's eyes, even if Naruse doesn't take it as such.

crownofdis July 26 2010, 04:54:18 UTC

Naruse just smiles. "Why no, I just thought it was an interesting way to investigate on whether or not we are just figments of your imagination. Do you often have to distinguish between the imagined and the reality?"

He pauses for a moment, and then adds, "Ah. Sorry. You are the one asking the questions in this particular game, if I understand it correctly."

inveteratescars July 26 2010, 05:11:23 UTC

"More often than you'd suppose." Especially right now, with this thing growing inside his head. "And it's all right, you can ask questions if you like. Although as I am supposed to be leading this exercise...do you believe in God?"

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[voice] yougothammered July 26 2010, 04:58:23 UTC

"Lay it on me, soul brother."

[voice] inveteratescars July 26 2010, 05:02:40 UTC

"Have you ever taken drugs?" Tony's voice is amused.

Re: [voice] yougothammered July 26 2010, 05:10:11 UTC

"Oh yeah. Not anymore of course, unless you count like... aspirin. And oh God I need some damn Xanax sometimes. But if you're talking reefer or whatnot, that was more of a college thing." His voice is rushed and he talks quickly, he isn't used to being the center of attention for very long and wants to get as much as he can packed into his fifteen minutes.

[voice] inveteratescars July 26 2010, 05:17:34 UTC

"I was referring to narcotics, yes." Tony doesn't sound judgmental, he doesn't care what you do so much as why. "Did you enjoy college?"

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howlinmad July 26 2010, 05:09:21 UTC

"I think what really needs to be investigated, here, is-" There's plenty of wind happening in this voice feed. "Who doesn't wanna play? Whoa, hello." Whatever that was.

There's a pause, and a bit of rattling, like the phone-or whatever-is being juggled a bit. "Whoo! Almost fell off that time. I can fall pretty good, but goin' limp doesn't do a damn thing at this altitude, you know?" Yeah.

inveteratescars July 26 2010, 05:21:01 UTC

Well that's curious. Tony wonders exactly what's going on there, on the other end.

"Well, no I probably wouldn't know, never having been in a situation that required...falling great distances. It's good to know, the part about going limp not being helpful." Oh, was that a rhetorical question?

"Right, so...cats or dogs?"

i fail at speed, SORRY howlinmad July 31 2010, 04:41:03 UTC

Perhaps he will suss it out with the help of further audio cues. Or perhaps it will remain a mystery forever! Time will tell.

At any rate, Murdock accepts the literal response for what it is, and rolls along with this, because he's just that kind of guy. "Dogs, always dogs. Cats, like appetites, are fickle creatures." A gust of wind blows right into the receiver, hi. "Hang on, for what? Billy wants to know why you're askin'."