video - crowdfund a pizza

[h2no]

[this is a bad idea that archie thinks is a good idea. this is a bad idea that he thinks is a good idea that was suggested to him by someone who should be smart enough to know it’s a bad idea.

the scene is unremarkable; a living room. a giant orange camel sitting by the coffee table. two giant purple bats hanging from the ceiling.

is that… an egg shell stuck to the wall?]

Yo! Network! [oh it’s archie. he’s waving a $20 bill.] Nowhere delivers to this new place of mine and me an’ Maxie [camera shift to show the red head.] are waaay too sleep deprived to be allowed outside near other people. Who wants to get some take out for us? Maxie reckons no-one has anything better to do, anyway.

[a clue as to why he thinks this is acceptable is right there.

before archie shuts off the comm, maxie pipes up:] Nothing too greasy for Arceus’ sake, we’re not barbarians.

Duel 02; text, backdated to the 24th

[andtherevolution]

so, you guys all remember those posts from earlier this month, right? the one with the murderer showing off on the network. well those weren't the only women he got his hands on. i didn't want to think about everybody forgetting them but remembering the killer, and... well, more information might help catch this guy, right? so here's what i've got.

Emily Tall, age 24: she was the first woman we saw on the network. she was a waitress who moved up to a new apartment up at Nonah a week before this happened, and she started a job at The Dogfish Grill. nobody there really knew here that well; i guess they never got a chance to. the last guy who saw her was the bartender. he offered her a ride home but she "wanted to enjoy the breeze and get a better layout of the town." a camera caught her walking away and waving at him before... you know. her family lived a couple states away, but the only one who had anything to say was her brother. he called her quiet but steady, and kind. their home life was pretty rough so she moved out as soon as she could, but her boyfriends weren't any better. maybe that's related to the murders?

Hope Sanchez, age 22: she was on the news a week or two ago. she worked at New Guard, a clothing store up in De Chima, and had a second job at a diner. she was raised by her mom; no dad around afaik and no brothers or sisters either. except for her mom nobody really seemed to know her outside of her work - and work was pretty much all she did the past few years. her coworkers up at the clothing store were the last people to see her. they all thought she went straight home. nobody knows how she got up where her body was found; it was pretty far away from where she lived.

Susan Tucchi, age 26: this one happened a couple days ago and there's not much info on her. she moved cross country as soon as she graduated college and cut pretty much everone out: friends, family, everyone. the only one who seemed to miss her was her sister, but even then she shrugged it off pretty quickly. "Things were just bad" she said. she worked as a night manager in a grocery store in Heropa, and the other workers seemed to like her... mostly because she stayed out of her hair. there's camera footage of her walking out of the store as she's leaving work.

i was reading up on stuff like this, and usually serial killers go for people who have stuff in common. same looks, same race, etc. this time it's all women who are around the same age, but that's not all: it's all women who don't have anyone who really know them well. i don't know if this was just luck or if he's been watching them to figure out who wouldn't be missed. anyway, i'm not much of a detective, but maybe this can help some of you guys out there?

Voice

[bindsthedead]

As Halloween is coming up, I thought it wise to make an announcement. [Sabriel's tone is deadly serious, like she might be announcing that some terrible crime has been committed, or more zombies have appeared.]

I know many of you are celebrating Halloween, and given the nature of the holiday and the imPort tendency to cause incidents, I thought it wise to make an announcement.

The supernatural is not a toy. Especially when it comes to the Dead and spirits. Seances and ouija boards generally don't work, but the safest course of action is to not play at consorting with spirits- you never know when one will get loose. [Sabriel frowns, then presses on, her tone deadly serious.]

So as Abhorsen and commander of RISE, I'd just like to remind everyone not to tamper with forces beyond their understanding or control.

[And then she smiles brightly, her tone suddenly brighter]

Have a wonderful time wearing costumes and eating candy. Just try to stay safe.