voice; ---> video;
[ she listens to him prattle on and while most people might be annoyed by his lengthy tirade, it does a lot to calm her down. the accent is what does it. nothing she knows of can replicate that exact sound and so she lifts her communicator to try to figure out where the video feature is. ]
Do I get the favor returned or is this a one-way ticket?
[ when the video clicks on a moment later, he'll see a rather irritated-looking helen magnus standing at the beach. she's also sporting several small cuts across her cheeks, neck, and collarbone area and when she lifts her hand to brush her hair away from her face, several large gashes can be seen across her wrist and lower arm. she can also feel the burns on her shoulder and the large gash on her other arm, but those aren't visible. ]