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Calliope // Caliborn (ophiuchus) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-23 12:55:00

Entry tags:

aidan reilly, calliope-caliborn, damara megido, dirk strider, euphemia li britannia, helix wamtani, klara guildsen, piter de vries, raven darkholme, yuuki kuran

Day 220; ⛎ | Video
[Caliborn is somewhere behind the recording apparatus of his communicator. All that is visible is a blank Sector 2 apartment wall.]

Have you buried yourself in some closet. Wrapped in a blanket. Hoping for the big scary monster to go away. Or maybe you've just distracted yourself? With some bullshit I probably don't care about. So don't share.

Then, hey.

Let. Me. Help.

[Now it's pointing out the window, soaking in a full view of the occasional bit of tentacle. The sounds are not too strong yet, but that's why Caliborn is a helper. His androgynous, sharply dramatic voice intones in time with the pounding.]

Clang.

Clang.

Clang.

[And then he turns the camera around on himself, but only so that the lower half of his face is visible. The part with the lopsided and mean toothy grin, and the incoherently adorable red bowtie.]

How long. Until it breaks through. And we all die?

Do you think it will eat us. Or does it just. Want to taste. Your fear?

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	ophiuchus 2013-05-24 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	Not good enough. [And then he gets An Idea.] I guess. If we are all going to die. It doesn't matter if I break into your apartment. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-24 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	And if we're all going to die, you can probably find a more interesting way to spend your time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Not if. It's a quick in and out. I'll smash your windows. Tear everything up. [Steal something.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-25 12:04 am UTC (link)
	... Okay, fine. You win. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 12:07 am UTC (link)
	Of course I do. [he just isn't sure what his prize is.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-25 12:08 am UTC (link)
	Let's hang out. I'm in Sector 6, near the lake. [ He's nowhere near Sector 6. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 12:09 am UTC (link)
	Why are you in that hellhole. Get out of there. I demand to meet you. In Sector 0. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-25 12:10 am UTC (link)
	Well, if you're gonna be a fuckin' coward. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 12:16 am UTC (link)
	More like. Not a goddamn idiot. [And then he grins.] You will proceed there. And you will broadcast yourself at the kiosk. And then wait there. Until I arrive. If you fail to comply. I'll destroy your apartment. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-25 12:45 am UTC (link)
	... The door's locked, you know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 12:47 am UTC (link)
	I'll break it down. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-25 12:50 am UTC (link)
	Prove that you can do that -- like say, knock down your own door and broadcast it -- and I'll agree to your terms. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 12:52 am UTC (link)
	Fuck no. I like my door. I'll knock yours down. To prove that I can. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-25 12:53 am UTC (link)
	[ ...If the guy really wants to, Dirk knows he'll find a way. ] Fine. I'll be in Sector 0 in a few minutes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 01:00 am UTC (link)
	Good. I'm waiting. [And also staring, apparently.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[video → voice] smuppeteer 2013-05-25 01:25 am UTC (link)
	[ Within a few minutes, broadcasts a brief video recording of himself standing at the Sector 0 kiosk. Then he switches back to voice. Now that he's outside, the sounds of the tentacles banging can be heard in the background. ] There. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 01:33 am UTC (link)
	[He was, briefly, giddy and grinning. And then it changes, and so Caliborn frowns instead.] No. Keep the video on. I need to make sure you aren't going anywhere. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-25 01:35 am UTC (link)
	No. If I keep the audio on you'll be able to hear that I'm not moving. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 01:36 am UTC (link)
	Video, Dirk. Do it. Also. If you die while I'm on my way there. I want to watch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-25 01:40 am UTC (link)
	I don't do video, Cal. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 01:43 am UTC (link)
	Everyone will stop calling me that immediately. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-25 01:44 am UTC (link)
	Get your ass down here, then. [ Bang. Bang. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 01:46 am UTC (link)
	Fine. But if you aren't there. Your apartment gets it. [He switches to voice too, because fuck carrying the communicator awkwardly the whole way.] [He starts running.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-05-25 01:57 am UTC (link)
	[ Don't worry, he's there when Caliborn gets there. Arms folded over his chest, foot tapping impatiently. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 02:02 am UTC (link)
	[Caliborn slows down when he sees him, grinning broadly.] Good. Your apartment. Is allowed to survive. At least until we all die. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)