un: cc | video

[bubblegumheart]

[When the video starts, it's what appears to be a static image, from the point of view of someone sitting in one of the trolley seats. There are large claw marks spanning the side and it looks pretty banged up, but overall intact.

It's also not moving, which might not normally be a problem if not for the fact of where it's currently sitting.]

Hello? I don't want to alarm anyone, but...

[Chrissy sounds out of breath, but otherwise fine?]

One of those big birds- the chocobos?- it did this. The claw marks, that is. Something else happened and the entire thing went flying at it.

[Something else happened, she says, as though she hadn't managed to get a clear enough look at the one responsible for shoving the trolley. But she also has no idea what all of that was about, so she's not particularly in the mood to point fingers right now.

The view shifts a little, to get a better look out the window.]

I'm also not entirely sure where I am? I don't think I've ever been here before, so I'm not sure what to do now.

[Other than wait for now?]

Comments

un: fiveinone| text

[sophielicious]

babe use your words. something else what
what entire thing

do you need me to come get you

[bubblegumheart]

Oh right. Sorry. I was sitting in the back, and I heard something so I looked up in time to see a fireball? And then the trolley went flying off the track.

[At which point she'd baby koala'd onto the back of the nearest seat and lost track of her book in the process. Oops.]

I'm not even sure where I am at the moment.

[sophielicious]

there we go. gotcha

that's not a problem for me. hold up

(Oh, thank fuck this place is within her range. She's forgoing the earpiece for now, since she's fully in Chrissy's head, having her eyes take in the surroundings.)

/Girl. You're on that stupid island. Ugh, let me get my uniform. Keep looking around, I got you locked in, okay?/

[bubblegumheart]

Yea, it was pretty wild. I've seen some of the chocobos around before, but this one seemed particularly grumpy.

[Maybe it just didn't like the trolley being there. Or maybe it was mad about the little... hedgehog-guys? Chrissy has no idea. Either way, there's no time to consider that before she hears someone in her head and, in a kneejerk reaction, spins around in an attempt to spot the owner of the voice.]

Hey, I wasn't trying to stop here. I was just trying to have a nice afternoon with a book and then things went wild.

[nimbuster]

Need a lift?

[bubblegumheart]

Cloud! Hi!

[They've never actually spoken, and there's too much going on right at the moment to explain that she'd seen the video he'd put up with the chocobos before.]

That would be helpful. I also have a question- unrelated to how I'm getting out of here.

[nimbuster]

Oh, um...hi.

[He blinks, a little startled. Sure, he did introduce himself over the network not long ago, but she sounds like she already knows him. Except he has no idea who she is. What if he has met her but forgot? Shit, he can't let her know that.

Even as he's talking and taking a closer look at the surroundings she's showing out the trolley window, he's already moving to where his bike is parked.]

Those skyscrapers in the distance over there?--wait, is the trolley on a cliff?

[It's hard to get a good look, he might be wrong, but...that's kinda what it looks like.]

And your other question - shoot.

[copsormasks]

I knew those birds were trouble.

[More importantly,] You need some help getting back?

Jason like "I knew trying to fistfight that bird was justified"

[bubblegumheart]

Most of the ones I've run into have been pretty calm. This red one seemed like it was in a bad mood though.

[Though now she's wondering which of them he's run into to even have that opinion.]

That would be nice. Do you know where I am?

10000%

[copsormasks]

Not exactly. Does your little device thing still work? It might have your location on the map. Like a "you are here" sort of thing.

un: jaycetalis | audio

[hexcope]

Really beginning to not like birds.

[bubblegumheart]

It's just a bird. A big... probably territorial bird that maybe didn't like the trolley being out here, but sure.

[hexcope]

If it can have an irrational hatred of the vehicle I take to get to work, then I can have an irrational hatred of large birds.

But you're not explaining everything, are you? Just talons doesn't derail a train or leave large impacts in the dirt.

un: back2thepast | voice

[manifesthope]

[After talking with Jayce, Silver made a point of checking the various network posts to see if anyone was in trouble because of the trolley incident. Spotting one, he hopped on voice. He still hadn't figured out video chat yet, though he saw Chrissy's video message.]

Wow, you okay??

I just heard someone else on the network talking about the damaged trolley line. Need some help out there? [He didn't recognize the area in the video either, but he was eager lend a hand.]

[bubblegumheart]

Um... hi! Yea, I think I'm okay. The trolley took most of the beating.

[She's more out of breath than anything, for now at least. Being stranded on Snake Island isn't idea, but she doesn't have a lot of options at the moment.]

I wouldn't say no if you're offering to help.

[manifesthope]

I'm already heading your way. Just stay put! You are in a safe spot right? Nothing's coming after you? I was talking with someone else on the network about this and have an idea on the location of the damaged line.

Are you around Farway station? Or -- [Pauses a second while he checks the map on his HUD,] Etrazim on your map?

un: bahamut

[oblige]

I take it someone provoked a red chocobo.

[ Perhaps he ought to have warned people, but the network takes getting used to... ]

Are you unhurt?

[bubblegumheart]

Either someone provoked it, or it just took offense to the trolley being there.

[Chrissy can't decide which option is more worrisome.]

Aside from being stranded here, I'm fine I think.

[oblige]

It typically would not attack unless approached.

[ Though his world lacks trolleys so it remains to be seen... ]

Is someone coming to assist you?

Video | un: pikohammerhero

[pricklybloom]

Ow. One of those birds did that?

[ Most of the ones she'd seen have been pretty okay, if a bit skittish. ]

Are you okay?

[bubblegumheart]

Yea, one of the red ones.

[Is there more than one? She's not sure.]

I think so! I was lucky enough to be sitting on the other side of the trolley when things went crazy.

[pricklybloom]

Ooooh yeah. That one seems pretty angry from the few times I saw it. [ She also isn't sure if there was more than one, but she caught sight of at least one a couple times so it was hard to tell. ]

Oh, you were there when the trolley was damaged? It's good you weren't hurt!

[Video; UN: philanthropist]

[ghostlord]

I didn't think those birds were violent? [Not anymore than a mostly tamed beast anyway.] Something else happened? What entire thing went flying at...the chocobo?

Breathe deep.

[bubblegumheart]

I didn't think they were either. But I'd only seen the yellow ones and a couple of blue ones before this.

[Ultimately, they're all just animals, and it would be kind of foolish to lump them all together.]

Right. Sorry. The trolley went flying at the chocobo, and then it sort of... ran along the side.

[ghostlord]

Why did the trolley go flying? Did something hit it? [If that's the case...] The bird was defending itself.