8. ♙ video | desert city

[awkwards]

This is the shittiest curse ever. If I wanted to be surrounded by sand I'd go to the beach, yeah?

[ sand in your pants is just not cool. ]

Has this ever happened before?

[ FILTERED TO SIMON BELLAMY AND NATHAN YOUNG ]

Where the fuck are you?

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[video -- not filtered, because who needs that shit?]

[designedtoparty]

How am I supposed to know? It all looks the same.

[It's sandy, though. So that cuts out half the possibilities.]

[ video ] PARTY POOPER

[awkwards]

You're in the desert.

[ as she can see, thanks to you using video. oh yeah, alisha is the best at observing! ]

Where the fuck are you? I don't want to be in this shithole by myself.

[ video ] HE'S JUST TRYING TO BE INCLUSIVE, OKAY?

[designedtoparty]

No kidding. What was your first clue?

I think I'm near my flat. I went out looking this morning and couldn't find my way back again. Where are you?

[ video ] SHE IS TRYING TO PROTECT HIS WHEREABOUTS!

[awkwards]

In some - [ airquote ] "safe zone" [ end airquote and some overwhelmedsighing. ]

I don't know where the fuck my flat is. And Simon -

This isn't a regular curse.

[ video ] LIES. SHE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO BE SEEN TALKING TO HIM, DOES SHE?

[designedtoparty]

You're going to have to be a bit more specific if you want me to be in with a chance of finding you.

[dudeimbatman]

Where you at, Sweetheart? And as far as I know, nope but there's a room in an apartment building that looks a lot like this.

[awkwards]

I'm in some shithole in the desert. Where are you?

[ ... ] Seriously?

[dudeimbatman]

Driving toward what I think was the square.

Yup. Came back into the City through it when I decided to be a big damn adventurer and sail out past the barrier with a bunch of other people.

[awkwards]

What are you talking about? We can get out of this?

[errandry]

Does it really matter? Just give it 'til midnight, same as usual.

[awkwards]

I don't appreciate being thrown into some weird place with a shit load of sand. Every other curse has let me stay in my flat.

[errandry]

So you got lucky with those. 'Least this kind doesn't come around a whole lot.

[awkwards]

Have you experienced something like this before?

[dulcisnuntius]

Alisha? Are you okay?

[awkwards]

Dulcie!

Yeah, just fucking lost. Where are you?

[dulcisnuntius]

Over-head. Are you near your apartment? I can come get you.

[awkwards]

I'm in some - I don't even fucking know. There are people here. It's nothing like my flat.

You okay?

misfits filter.

[invisibilities]

I don't know. There's glass all around me.

[ so not the desert, basically. ]

misfits filter.

[awkwards]

Jesus - What the fuck?

I'm surrounded by fucking sand. I can't find any glass!

[ cue flipping the fuck out with worry. ]

misfits filter.

[invisibilities]

You're in the desert?

misfits filter.

[awkwards]

What's the difference - [ give her a moment. ]

You're nowhere near sand, are you? What the fuck is going on!

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[cametolife]

There are not words for how much I agree with you right now. I'm from a desert state and even I find this ridiculous.

video;

[awkwards]

Did your desert state have this much sand? It's fucking ridiculous. I can't find my flat.

video;

[cametolife]

Pretty much, except we had a lot more rock faces. Almost mountains and caves. That sort of thing.

video;

[awkwards]

Things that made it look like a place that wasn't as shitty as this one.

You know anyone over at the glass place?