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eight days of luke: david

First Over || accidental video

[ The video feed opens on a small, wet cardboard box and a handful of thoroughly soaked and utterly useless matches. From the quality of the audio, it's evident the recording is accidental. ]

Where am I? This isn't Ashbury. And-- Oh, great, how am I meant to call Luke now? Wait, what's this? Some sort of portable?

[ A hand comes into view as it picks up the device, revealing a sandy-blond boy in his late teens. His hair and clothes are a few decades out of date, and he seems confused enough by what he's holding to suggest he's not from around here. ]

Oh, it's a camera. Sort of? Where's the film go? [ In trying to figure out where to put the nonexistent film, David accidentally ends the feed. ]

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[David. It takes Luke a bit after the feed happens to notice, he's not on his device every waking moment, but once he does, he does a quick look over the network, checking, is there a curse? A curse that makes people hallucinate, or something like that? Nobody's announcing anything?

Free to go.

He's a bit of a usual habit of casually ambling over to David but this is important, because this is the longest he's gone without seeing him since he met him ever.

So he runs, instead, shouting to catch his attention as he runs over to the fountain.]

David!

[He barely slows down when he reaches him, scooping him into a sort of bear hug.]

We're in a magical city, and time works differently, so I've been here for months and I missed you.

[ David sees Luke running towards him and is instantly relieved. ]

There you are, I was about to-- [ He's cut off by the intensity of the hug and by Luke's next sentence. That's not to say he doesn't return it, because he can tell Luke needs this right now. ]

Oh. But months? I just saw you yesterday.

[Luke grins into his shoulder, and then breaks the hug off, beckoning to David as he walks away backwards. WALKING ADVENTURE TIME.]

I thought you might have. It moves differently, though, there are all sorts of people from the future and the past here, not to mention different worlds and universes entirely. It's brilliant.

[ FOLLOWING TIME. ]

Sounds neat. Have you made many friends? There's one lady who talked to me on this... thing. [ He wiggles the device. ]

That's a future thing, and that's how I worked out where you were. We shall have to find you some more matches. Anyway, I've made loads of friends. I'll have to introduce you to all of them, even if you've already met Dulcie. One of them is even a version of me from a different universe.

[He's arguably headed for the Welcome Centre, to get David some dry clothing, but he might end up distracted.]

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Oh my goodness. You must be David.

Well, I don't know if I must be, but I am. Who're you?

Hi! I'm Dulcie. I've heard a lot about you.

Oh, is that a little creepy? I forget sometimes. But potentially stalkery business aside, I'm a friend of Luke's as well.

No, it's not creepy, really. I've never met another friend of Luke's before who wasn't a relation. Are you from another world, then?

Yep. Pretty much everyone is around here. You're lucky to show up with someone you know here already.

Also I think Luke is probably pretty fail at the welcome speech. Not that I'd do MUCH better. Is there anything you needed to know?

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[Are the matches and calling "Luke" connected? If so, that indicates a particular Luke, particularly adding in the 70s gear and the accent.]

The wet greeting is a City favorite. Are you okay?

[ This future portable is super cool. David has a spot of trouble getting it to face the right way, but then he's replying. ]

I'm fine, thank you. It's just my belongings that got wet. And the bottom of my pants, I guess.

[Bruce blinks and closes his eye for a moment while it gets righted and then nods at the screen.]

It's like a hazing. Are you getting on your feet, do you need someone to tell you what's going on?

No, Luke has found me and explained things. He says you're his friend, a scientist?

Yeah, I guess I am. [How old is this kid anyway?]

Are you going to be okay with a place to stay?

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Oh, Bruce, this is David: my best friend. David, Bruce is a sort of brilliant scientist.

So the matches were for you. This is that David then?

They were! They would have been. They're not hard to find, luckily.

And yes. It's him.

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If anyone offers you a tour of the underground? Just say no. Stranger danger.

Stranger...? Um, alright.

I lied. Have at it.

Why, does knowing Luke suddenly make the underground safer? What's so dangerous about it anyways?

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Serrure! This is my very best friend David. The one who set me loose from prison, you remember.

Ah! Well then, I suppose he ought not worry about the perils of the Underground.

No, he needn't, especially once we've found new matches.

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