un: antigoneiguess | audio

[rudelanguage]

--en it's out loud for other people? Is there like a timer? A warning? A, a sound?

[the voice is small, feminine, kind of nasally in its dubious tone.

there's a brief beat, expectant. then, uneasily:] No, really. How do I know? Just--justjust tell me when this Hope-person can hear me so I don't jaw on like some kind of idiot asshole! I already feel dumb as shit so this doesn't help nothin'--Hey. Hello?

[...]

...I'm just talkin' to nothing, aren't I. Fuckin'--

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@jaycetalis | audio

[hexcope]

[Instinct one: congratulate Antigone on using the network. Instinct two: immediately mess with her.

Instinct two wins.

He puts on an exaggerated voice:]

The number you have reached is out of service. Please try again.

[rudelanguage]

I'M NOT THE ONE WHO FUCKIN--wait. [that's not Aurora's voice.] Who--wait. Hold on, who did I get connected to, turn it off! Motherf[disconnected.]

[sophielicious]

what the fuck

[rudelanguage]

[is this audio or text.

if audio:] Oh! Are you Hope? Yes? Hello?

[if text:] What the--huh? No, don't...[exasperated:] C'mon. You know I can't...please.

i forgot to add the subject jsdfh un. @justsophie/text

[sophielicious]

can't what

use your words

it's ok it's in my eyeballs now 👀

[rudelanguage]

C'mon! Stop it! You're just being an asshole now! And it's kind of wasted if I can't even read the insult, or is that the point? Wow, great point. Thanks. Thought you were supposed to be helping people, not razzin' them...

now it's audio

[sophielicious]

(She is one, but she wasn't even trying to be one right now!! Damn.)

Honey. Use your words. What are you talking about? Do you need someone to tell Hope to talk to you?

[rudelanguage]

Gih-!! [audible bristle.

beat.]

...You aren't Aurora. [doy.] I, okay. [exasperated, stressed sound. Knife would've rather spent this time being tortured, but this basically counts as.] Yes. Yes. Please. I just--I don't know how this junk works, okay? And I'm tryin' to play ball here, but it's kind of hard t--whatever. Forget that. Yes. This Hope? Person? I'm supposed to be looking out for?

I don't even know this person. So I'm already--I got set up, okay!

[sophielicious]

God forbid, no, I'm not damn Aurora. I sent Hope a message.

What do you want with her again?

[rudelanguage]

Like I said: I'm supposed to be lookin' out for her. Like, like a guardian? For this job? Aurora said so. [look at how hard they're trying to play ball here!!!! where are the prizes and accolades.]

[sophielicious]

Ugh. There. I told her. You gotta learn how to use this thing.

audio; un: hope

[futuremessiah]

[She's a teenager, so her first instinct is to answer in text; however, she tries to go the easiest route and that would be to reply as the message came through. ]

What?

[Blunt, to the point, and said just as surly as possible. If nothing else, she is her father's daughter. ]

[rudelanguage]

What do you think I'm trying to do here?! Cut me some slack, this junk doesn't exist where I'm from!

[sophielicious]

How long have you been here? That determines whether I'm cutting you any slack.

[rudelanguage]

What do you mean "what?" [the energy is met with same energy.] I'm tryin' to get a hold of this Hope-person or whatever.

[rudelanguage]

Great, now I'm supposed to have been counting the damn days. [huff. beat. cool it.

more level:] I don't know. Long enough that avoiding this garbage is making things worse. How's that?

[futuremessiah]

And you've reached her. What do you want?

[hexcope]

[Worth it. Now he's calling back.]

[rudelanguage]

A--wait, really? [no trolling? they're surprised, having expected to be yanked around even longer just to piss them off.

beat.]

Okay. Well. Aurora said I'm your guardian now? For this place? Did you hear anything about that?

[rudelanguage]

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

WHAT?!

[sophielicious]

Great, means you don't get slack.

[rudelanguage]

[frazzled, enunciated in a higher tone through a tighter jaw:] Great, I can't expect shit from anyone, what's new. This is what I get for trying!

[hexcope]

Hey, congrats on using the communicator for the first time! I knew you had it in you.

[rudelanguage]

[there's a rolling growl before it cuts abruptly - almost a clear telegraph of a lightbulb.]

...Long-Term??

[sophielicious]

Please find a therapist.

Good luck!