( colligo ¬ get collected ) → network.

Well fuck that.

Just fuck it. A lot.

And fuck you, Uncle Asaph.

( OOC: Fear not, children. Gabriel has made it so the curse words appear as something less offensive when kids read it. For purposes of children, the role of the word 'fuck' will be played by the word 'banana'. You're welcome. What? He wasn't going to be obvious and use the word 'fudge'. He likes fudge. It's delicious. )

Unless the Bureau got some serious room upgrades while I was asleep, I'm guessing I'm somewhere else. Somebody want to clue a girl in? Hello? There's got to be ops in here somewhere if you went to the trouble of taking me.

Liz Sherman. 508-54-9056. And that's all you're getting.

Well, that was something. I'm not entirely sure I enjoy remembering my youthful attitude more vividly than faded memories can serve. But it was enlightening, at least.

[ Filtered to Claire ]
Thank you. You needn't continue to make the endeavors you do for me, whatever state I am in, but I appreciate them all the same. Assure Dean I will be back to work first thing tomorrow.

[ Filtered to Barton ]
I presume we are never speaking of our conversation to anyone. Ever.

All the same, you didn't have to tolerate my curiosity like that, particularly given the way I decided to express it, much less... I suppose it was easier to be nice to me when I was technically wearing a different face.

So Adam says Meri did something kind of stupid. I guess I'm not surprised, on account it's Meri. Not that she's stupid or anything, cause she's not, but she doesn't always think before she does stuff. I just don't like that she was doing stupid stuff and I couldn't stop her. So I hope this gets fixed soon, else she's gonna do something else to get into trouble and I still won't be able to stop it. And I don't like that.

I hope mom and dad are okay.

And I don't like Wolverine anymore, because he upset my mom

I seem to be the only one not really understanding why everyone is so concerned. Someone want to tell me why this phone is exploding with people freaking out about missing people? I'm not seeing anything different.

Can anybody see this? I don't really know how this whole thing with this phone thing works so I want to make sure I'm doing it right and people can see what I'm putting here. Thanks.

[There's the sound of someone sucking in a sharp breath, followed by a muffled grunt and some shuffling around. The voice, when it speaks, it hesitant, laced with apprehension, and clearly belongs to a young girl with a very slight, almost not quite noticeable, lisp.]

H-Hello? [a pause] Is someone there? Hello?

[A moment of silence follows before the tell-tale sound of the knights coming to life can be heard. As metal clangs lightly against the ground, the girl draws in a breath and whimpers softly in the back of her throat.]

What's going on? [clearly fearful] I don't- [a pause, then the girl's tone takes on a slightly hardened edge] Answer me!

[Another pause, the sound of footsteps running can be heard, with an abrupt scream immediately following. This time, when the girl speaks, her voice is trembling and there's a very noticeable strain to it.]

Stop! Do you hear me, you bastards? I said stop! [There's a whoosh that is the sound, for anyone who might recognize it, of fire suddenly filling a room that is all but bursting with oxygen. Over the low roar of the flames, the girl's voice can be heard, all but screaming by this point.]

BACK OFF! I DON'T WANT TO- [The sound of the library doors creaking open cuts her ranting short and, a heartbeat later, footsteps can be heard exiting the library. There's the sound of air passing by quickly, as the PDA is all but tossed after the retreating girl, then the thud of the doors swinging shut and the distant sound of traffic in the background. The girl sniffles softly and her voice trembles and sounds very small as she speaks again.]

I just want to stop. I-I don't want to hurt anybody else. I just want to stop running already. Please...