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[nanomitesss]

[Well, hello, City. Have a creepy man standing near the creepy carousel. He's peering closely at the device, fiddling with it a little, then his eyes light up with interest once he realizes it's on. A new toy! When he speaks, his voice is raspy and obviously modified by the device on his face. He drags his s's out, just a touch.]

There we go. How kind of my kidnappers to leave me with this device.

Now, this entire scenario is inconvenient, to say the least. I was in the middle of something. But it would appear I'm hardly the only one in this situation, so I won't bother asking for a way out of the City; I'm sure nobody here has that particular answer. Rescue will come eventually. [Because he's way too valuable to MARS Industries, yup. They'll just send Storm Shadow in to break him out or something.]

In the meantime, I suppose I'll make myself comfortable, provided nothing in the water turns me into a talking, ah. Equine. Would anyone be so kind as to tell me what there is to do to while away our captivity?

Ah, and you can call me... [He smiles, corners of his eyes crinkling.] Doctor.

[Just a helpful doctor. There's nothing villainous about him at all, nope.]

Comments

[nanomitesss]

I don't anticipate being here long enough to require one.

[synanthrope]

Find one anyway.

[nanomitesss]

I take it you've been here for quite some time.

[synanthrope]

A year and a half.

[nanomitesss]

[Gah. He doesn't even want to think of being stuck here for that long.]

So if I were to ask you about escape, I'm sure the answer would be "is impossible..."

[synanthrope]

It depends.

[nanomitesss]

If there are exceptions, I'd love to hear them.

[synanthrope]

You could die. It might work.

[nanomitesss]

I think I'll pass on that.

[synanthrope]

Most people do.