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[nothaunted]

[Hello, City. It's the audio from the video that will filter in first, a bit broken up and fuzzy, but slowly coming in, the music of the Carousel accompanying his voice.]

--can't seem to get any reception. Maybe if I hold it up...

[Visuals follow, and after a moment or two of static, there's a perfectly clear picture of John Watson from above. He's frowning, and suddenly much closer as he pulls his cellphone in again.]

...is that the camera? [he's flipping it over, unknowingly treating the audience to a view of the ground and his shoes.] No, I wanted my email. [once again the camera is turned towards him] How do I shut this off? [his mouth pinches, just a little, as he's trying to figure it out...and a moment later he seems to. The feed cuts]


[Private; Action ==> Molly Hooper]

[After finding oneself sitting on the edge of a fountain facing a carousel, and having exhausted all other options of deciphering whether one is dreaming and where they are, going to a place with a large blue sign that says 'Welcome Center' seems the most reasonable option. So. Here he is, coming in the door now.]

Comments

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[unsolved]

[ text | anonymous ]

[unsolved]

Is a mobile really that complicated?

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[nothaunted]

[...what the hell kinda noise is his phone making at him now. And he's checking it...only to find he's made some sort of post. And someone's responding to it.

Yeah okay didn't mean to actually do that.]

[text]

[nothaunted]

Mine seems to have gotten some new buttons added to it. I'm still working out what they mean. Won't happen again, sorry.

[ text | anonymous ]

[unsolved]

[ He's lolling at you fyi ]

It's a mobile. Not aerospace engineering.

video: (FUTURE JAM BUDDY!)

[charring]

Reception here is tricky. You'll get it anywhere in the City but won't be able to make calls out of the City.

video;

[nothaunted]

[...what is this sorcery. He didn't have skype on his phone before. Well, there'll be time to question that later. But hi, Charlie, have a confused/wary John]

...you say 'the City' like it's a place I should know.

video;

[charring]

Actually, the City is a place no one knows of until they're kidnapped here. It's a pocket dimension.

video;

[nothaunted]

Kidnapped here. So you're telling me that I've been kidnapped. [he sounds way too calm about this. Definitely chalking this up to dream territory right now]

audio.

[captainfuckingmagic]

[After Harry stops laughing, because Harry is somewhat easily amused.]

Dude, where are you from you don't know what buttons mean 'camera', or whatever. Do you know people can reply to this? Actually, you'll probably get a lotta help pretty fast, with a demonstrative like that at the get-go.

audio.

[nothaunted]

[John is not so easily amused :| He sounds grumpy]

The camera button wasn't there before. It was a different button earlier. It's not my fault it changed.

And I did notice that people can reply to this, thanks.

audio.

[captainfuckingmagic]

[He flips states so fast; he's now sort of interested.] Does it? I'd never noticed that. I don't think I was that intricately familiar with all the buttons and shit on mine anyway.

So who're you?

audio.

[nothaunted]

[good thing John is used to people who can have terrible moodswings] I got used to the essentials being where they were.

I'm John Watson. Who're you?

[synanthrope]

Yes, it's the camera.

text

[nothaunted]

[sob his life]

I've noticed that now.

text

[synanthrope]

[Saya likes to point out the obvious, okay?]

It's all right. You're kind of cute, in a troubled, worried sort of way.

[errandry]

Might wanna memorise whatever you just did.

text

[nothaunted]

Why's that?

voice!

[errandry]

You wanted it turned off, right?

[ voice ]

[likeboudica]

Have you just arrived, sir?

[ voice ]

[nothaunted]

I have, apparently.

[ voice ]

[likeboudica]

Welcome to the City, then. Has anyone told you about it yet?

SORRY I'M LATE LOVE

[ironmanic]

I know- these things are crap.

IT'S OK I STILL LU - voice?

[nothaunted]

Utter rubbish.

voice!

[ironmanic]

You new?