blonde_neophyte | Forth (Voice)

[[The time is early dawn, when most people would still be asleep, yet Elena is up and awake.]]

Um, hello? I can't sleep. Any insomniacs out there feel like a chat?

...

Uh, okay, that sounded a bit silly. It's just that I had....well it wasn't really a dream, I think. I'm not some kid that gets scared after having harmless nightmares. It was -- I don't know -- post-traumatic stress disorder from Meteorfall, perhaps? I'm not going crazy though. I just....

...I just can't get the images out of my head. Just standing there, watching the world end, knowing you're the only person left...

...Being all alone.

A long silence.

Y'know, this place is actually kind of creepy at this time in the morning. When everyone's asleep it seems like there are no other humans around. At least the birds will start singing soon, so I know the world will still be here when the sun rises. There are birds here, right? I never really paid much attention before.

Elena gives a heavy sigh.

Well, if I can't sleep, I might as well do some work.

I'm sorry Sir, but I'm not having any luck with Erielle. This woman is one tough cookie! She didn't fall for the dumb blonde routine at all, and she seems highly suspicious and mistrustful of strangers. Maybe I should of tried the secretary sthtick first, then the girly routine...oh I don't know! I know it's a big ask, but I don't suppose anybody has a psyche profile of her?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

...E-Elena-san? You saw it too?

Yeah, I--

--wait, what?

W-What?!

Huh?

Er, uh...you said you "saw it too"? What did you mean by that? It was all in my head. At least I think so. I hope so.

Looks like you're the not only one awake.

...You...also saw something?

Yeah, it certainly looks that way.

I just thought I was having some kind of flashback combined with a dream. I had no idea other people were seeing things.

If I may ask, what else did you see?

Other than the world ending?

There, uh, there was a body. I think it was one of those native people -- the Fire one, I think. And there was a scream. Or maybe many screams?

I'm sorry! It was kind of a mess to figure out what was going on.

What did you--

...

I don't know much about her. She seemed like a pushover, but maybe she's wised up from having to deal with her brother. Shouldn't be too hard to take her by force if we have to.

Huh? What did I what? What did I fail with, you mean?

Oh, I'm sorry! I thought that since she sounded like a non-fighting female than she'd be interested in female frienship, but I was wrong. Maybe I should have done some independent research -- ack! I'm so stupid! I should hav--

...Sorry, I'm babbling again, aren't I?

Anyway, good luck finding her. She's not easy to get a hold of.

Don't put words in my mouth. And stop talking like that.

[he sighs, not really in the mood to give her the Turk speech]

We'll get the job done one way or the other.

Oh, right. I need to stop being so weak.

Turks are tough, resourceful, and we're not afraid of anything! Especially not some insignificant dream or reclusive native woman. I really need to remember that.

... Yeah, you do.

E-excuse me, miss...

But does it feel as if the dream you had was more real than the world we are in?

Ah--!

Now that you mention it, it did kind of feel that way. But it was also one of those dreams where it felt like I was viewing it as someone other than myself.

I'm really creeped out now. I don't want to feel like some stranger's viewpoint is more real than my own!

Likewise!

I thought it was only I who felt as if these dreams were not dreams of my own but the dreams of another.

...I-is this normal? Is such an experience normal for newcomers to this realm, miss?

Well I haven't been here myself for that long, but I've never experienced anything like this before.

I really hope it's not normal!

So you are a newcomer as well? I see...that brings me some ease. Others claim to have been here for months, even years...

I hope isn't normal as well. I do not think I can handle another agonizing headache.

Did it hurt when you came here? It hurt like a bitch for me -- oh wait! I think there's some places that will give you even more headaches if you go near them. There's the city boundaries, and I think the water tower will knock you out as well.

Yeah, nobody told me these things either. I had to find out the hard way.

Forth (Voice)

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

[voice: filtered to Rufus/Turks]

[voice: filtered to Rufus/Turks]

[voice: filtered to Rufus/Turks]

[voice: filtered to Rufus/Turks]

[voice: filtered to Rufus/Turks]

[VOICE]

[VOICE]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]

[Voice]