002 - Audio

[iamtetsuo]

[It's time to play the 'who's awake at 1 AM' game! If you're not, Tetsuo's talking softly enough that it might not wake you. If you want to see or answer this later in the day when normal people are awake, feel free, but please specify.]

Everybody's got powers, right? That's why they want us to stick around...

[You can just hear how much he likes that prospect. He all but spits those last two words out like it's a curse.]

So anyway, I'm curious.

How many of you have 'side effects' from them? Anybody know? I know there's gotta be more than one... but it's not all of you, is it?

I - nnghh. I wanna know why that is... why's it only some people?

Comments

[cartesianspidertank]

No, I showed up from two buildings over!!!

[ Oh, wait was 'out of the blue' an expression??

Search (out of the blue): an event that occurs unexpectedly, without any warning or preparation ]

Oh, see that's still in correct, because I rang the doorbell??

[bindsthedead]

Yes, but do most people expect to see a tank when they open the door?

Still, considering how strange everything else here is... He did overreact.

[iamtetsuo]

NO I DIDN'T!

[Did we mention it's probably about 1:30 AM now]

[cartesianspidertank]

Okay, now that we've cleared all that up, we can get back to the invisible monster!!!

[bindsthedead]

Tachikoma, there was never any monster. Just a misunderstanding.

But if you want to feel safer, you can sleep at my flat for the night. It's heavily warded. [Although unless triggered, the spell would be dormant- and not interfere with technology.]

[iamtetsuo]

That's it?? What about MY apology, huh?

[cartesianspidertank]

[ Sure, they'd proven that Tetsuo hadn't actually indicated that an invisible monster was present, but that didn't mean there WASN'T an invisible monster ANYWAY. ]

Don't worry Tetsuo, it was a very understandable mistake, and I forgive you!!

[ Tachikoma skitters over to Sabriel and grabs her hand. ]

Magic wards would be good!!!

[bindsthedead]

All right. we should all probably get some sleep. [And Sabriel turns to Tetsuo before starting to leave.]

And I'm very sorry about the misunderstanding.

[iamtetsuo]

[Tetsuo stares at the two of them. You can see it in his eyes; he's debating if he's up to dragging out a protracted war to get an apology over this.

...but then he gets one. Fine. That's all he wanted. That, and the tank-girl thing to leave, which it/she? seems to be doing.

He says nothing, willing the door closed with a shrug of his mind, and heads back to his room to pretend this never, ever happened. Good. NIGHT.]