[The device falls with a clatter to the ground, some feet away but still very conveniently pointed at Dave who appearifies out of fucking nowhere, bent double with shades sliding down his nose and he's coughing pretty severely. It's been about half a day since he tried to travel back in time, only to end up in what seemed more like an alternate dimension than another point in the timeline.

Unlike the icon, there is no blood and his shades aren't broken, but he's having a hard time breathing correctly. He seems to be somewhere in the City, with buildings looming tall. He leans against the wall and tries to get his bearings.]

What... the fuck... was that.

[He pushes his shades further up his nose to obscure red, red eyes. One last shuddering breath before it evens. He then moves to grab his device, frowning at the blinking red light. Fuck he so did not look cool just now. But fuck if he even cares. He switches it back to text, trying to appear REMARKABLY CALM and POSSIBLY FAILING.]

so its awesome that in all the introductory pamphlets and shit no one thought it would be kind of critical to mention the fucking other city floating around
do i have to wait for city geography 201 or something before i can find out about the advanced goings on and local haunts
well fuck you too professor numbnuts

[ooc | Some background info: Dave attempted to go back in time. Specifically, back to "when the clock was first built." Obviously, he can't do that, so he ended up in the Shadow City!]

[Ken's device, which has been inactive for quite sometime, sputters on. Ken's in front of it, dressed rather warmly for the time of year, in the middle of speaking.]

Is that a question or -

[His sarcastic smile drops completely. The video feed will show he's clearly struggling, arms behind him. He looks around, looks to the device. Puzzlement. Then a slight look of shame.]

The City, right? It's been a while.

[A little more struggling.]

Could someone, please, help get my arms untied?

[Feed keeps going for a while, then times out.]


[ooc: He won't be able to respond any further until someone helps him out. Assume all responses are made after the fact, unless you want to help. Also, he's been canon updated to the middle of episode 44, just after being kidnapped.]

[Nathan comes on the screen shaking out his hair. One needs to make a little effort towards presentation after wearing a hat all day. Humming softly, he glances at the hat in his hand before tossing aside and smiling down at the device he's holding in his other hand.]

Mm. Technology does advance so quickly. There was a time when communication required something far more personal than the mere separation of a screen. I suppose those days of utter intimacy are done though.

[A breath and the brown suit he has on shifts into what appears to be a flowing purple shirt of silk. Satisfied with that, he leans back in the chair he's taken over and sips at a glass of wine.]

I'm going to look forward to exploring this new city though. I've been to so many in my lifetime but this one isn't one I recognize. Perhaps I've drifted off into some kind of waking dream. That would be interesting, don't you think?

[He smiles and runs his fingers through his hair.]

What shall I call this fair city that I've landed in? I'm hoping for something creative and magical.