Voice

[bindsthedead]

This is Sabriel. I'll try to keep this brief. [The tone is curt, informal, and a little baffled.] How much did I miss this time? Has anyone learned more about the OTO?

[And then, more to herself-]

I can't believe I was ported out and then in again.

Comments

audio;

[secondplacescrow]

Well, I haven't heard anything useful.

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[bindsthedead]

What about anything useless? [Sometimes something useful could be teased out of the most mundane detail.]

voice

[knaval]

Nothing interesting as far as I can imagine, unless you missed that time loop thing.

[moving on to more important things.]

I missed you! There's a new café opened up I think you'd like, I was worried I was going to have to go alone.

voice

[bindsthedead]

I did miss that, actually. What happened?

And I- I wouldn't mind going with you.

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[knaval]

Giant missile was gonna hit Heropa but it got rewound by the... Porter, I think? Every time. Sucked. Died a bunch of times.

When are you free?

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[halloflamer]

--Sabriel! You're back!

[Blue grins cheerfully into the feed, giving a little wave.] Mmm, let's see, it's been a few months now, huh? Um, lotsa stuff had happened I think, I dunno, I didn't really pay attention to much of it...

[And some of it he flat out doesn't remember, and doesn't want to think about, either. Sorry he's so useless, Sab. He gives a dumb little laugh.] --I've gotten better, though! ..A little.

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[bindsthedead]

Then I'd be delighted to see what progress you've made- and continue your education.

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[halloflamer]

Yeah, sure thing!

--Oh, I dunno if you saw, but... Probably, me and Red're gonna go stay at Archie's place from now on. Cuz... his house is kinda empty now.

[That's the nicest way to put it? Sometimes Blue can be tactful.]

I'll be around to visit, though!

[darkpants_warmfeeling]

Welcome back, Sabriel. Some of us tried talking to the OTO a little while back. It didn't go so well.

[So much for trying to find a peaceful solution.]

[bindsthedead]

Let me guess- they insisted all their actions were completely justified and any deaths, however regrettable, served the greater good? [Sabriel's tone is bone-dry.]

Did they let anything slip?

[darkpants_warmfeeling]

[Jacob sighs.]

I wish. They didn't really give us that much that we could use. We still don't really know how they justify it all.

Right now, we're trying to reverse-engineer their technology so we can go to Mars. We think that's where they've set up their main base.

[drivesadesk]

Well, there was the time loop thing, so we know they're willing to bomb a city. We tried contacting them, but we didn't get much out of that.

They responded in meme.

[bindsthedead]

Given their previous actions I didn't expect much in terms of respect for life from them.

[drivesadesk]

Well, no, neither did I. Still, bombing Heropa seemed a bit excessive.

video;

[art_of_war]

It depends on what you remember of your time here. Though others will likely tell you of the temporal anomaly and its effects.

video;

[bindsthedead]

Riptide mentioned that. And something about a missile?

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[art_of_war]

Some form of a nuclear device, which I find highly inefficient.

[ Not like that sounds weird or anything. ]

It was problematic that only imPorts were able to recall there was a missile at all.

Voice

[namesaquestion]

Hmph. You didn't miss much.

[Not like he can talk...]

Voice

[bindsthedead]

Not from what I've heard.

[ voice ]

[ghoulking]

Welcome back, Sabriel-san. [ it looks like the Porter likes Sabriel a lot too ]

What is the last thing you remember?

[ voice ]

[bindsthedead]

The mission in South Korea- was there actually some sort of... time incident, in Heropa?

[lasersounds]

Welcome back? [He isn't too sure she's happy with this development.]

Pretty sure people already filled you in on us playing the Time Warp--Again and again and again. Not to mention the messages we sent to OTO. Yeah...none of that went so well.

[bindsthedead]

Heropa's still standing, isn't it? I'd say that's something.

voice;

[ambasciatore]

Sabriel! You're back.

[ He's actually torn between being relieved and sad -- because going back means going back home. He's trying to downplay his excitement a little bit. ]

I think other people are filling you in. It's been... exciting?

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[bindsthedead]

And I don't even remember going home!

They have. It's... confusing. And a little worrying what the OTO's capable of.