Voice; A Murder Most Multitudinous

[notsheepish]

[Sensational but so far unverified rumors have been circulating since dawn about the body of an imPort being found in Heropa early this morning, but it's from somewhere much further north that this particular transmission arrives. A transmission that remains mostly silent for several seconds after the audio kicks in, with only the sound of Maurtia Falls' afternoon traffic and the low murmur of distant conversation to be heard, in addition to a brief burst from a nearby police siren at one point.

Then a drained-sounding, slightly shaky voice finally speaks up and, gee... she almost sounds like she's seen a ghost or something.]

...Sarah, Cosima, it's Ruby. If you or any of your sisters hear this, can you please answer me as soon as possible? Something happened and I... I didn't know how else to reach you all. I don't even have all your numbers but I need to talk to you. Or. At least hear you check in, say hi, whatever.

[She takes a long, shuddering breath.]

I found-- Oh, God... Please just respond quickly. It's important.

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[subourbon]

... no, not yet. Why? What's going on?

[If she sounds gruff, it's because that's how she's deciding to deal with the panic that's slowly rising in her chest.]

[notsheepish]

[Still maybe a little in shock, Ruby isn't quite sure how to explain, glancing over somewhere off-screen.]

I'm- I'm not completely sure yet, but something. Something involving your family. Can you try to reach them? Make sure they're okay?

[subourbon]

Don't pussyfoot around me! If something has happened involving my sisters, you need to tell me what's going on right now.

[notsheepish]

[Sigh... Fine.]

I just spoke to the police a minute ago. There was a body.

[subourbon]

[Everything goes cold in that moment, and she contemplates throwing up. But she swallows it down and manages to keep her voice mostly even.]

Where?

[notsheepish]

Maurtia Falls.

[She hates saying this, but Alison said to tell her exactly what's going on.]

But I overheard the police saying this isn't the only one they've found.

[subourbon]

Oh Lord...

[Part of her is screaming that she needs to run and hide, they've been found out and people are after them again. The other part needs to know if... if... oh God.]

I'm coming down there.

[notsheepish]

I don't know if that's a good idea. It's not... [Oh, goodness.] ...a pretty sight.

[subourbon]

[She decides to ignore that advice.]

I'm coming down there right now.

[And she hangs up, presumably to make some panicked phone calls.]

[notsheepish]

[Welp.

Sounds like she's coming down here right now, doesn't it?]

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[subourbon]

[Ten minutes later, Ruby's phone is ringing.]

... this is Alison, Cosima and Sarah's sister from earlier. I'm in Maurtia Falls and... [she coughs a little awkwardly] I'm not sure where to go to find you.

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[notsheepish]

Oh, um, yeah. I'm downtown, near [Insert address here?]

I'll keep an eye out for you.

[Or maybe a nose.]