1 . VOICE . four calling birds

[onset]

[Hello, City. You have acquired +1 hopeless human being, complete with a very English accent and no sense of direction. His voice sounds pleasant enough, at least.]

He - [wait is this thing working

okay, we'll just assume it is] Hello? I'm sorry, I have no idea who I'm talking to, but nothing else will work, and - I need help.

[yes, this pause is meant to be a silent expression of how awkward he feels, and this is why:]

I think - I hit my head. [he's actually pretty sure he did that, if waking up with his cheek pressed against concrete and a nasty headache followed by what he assumes is amnesia are anything to go by.] I don't know where I am or how I got here, and... I seem to be hearing things? [voices coming from a random assortment of birds and a clock ticking, to be exact. With a very pointed exhale (he may be feeling sick in addition to everything else):]

Could someone take me to hospital?

Comments

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[wouldnotkindly]

If you mean the birds i think its just a curse so they should go away by the end of the day

Do you know where you are right now ?

[eiremagic]

How about I just give you directions?

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[onset]

[well this makes total sense to him

no it doesn't

he'll just blame it on his headache]

no. butI Can s ee a church

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[wouldnotkindly]

I think i know where that is

If you still need help i can come and take you to the hospital ?

[onset]

Directions? [Pause. With another exhale,] Directions are good.

[maybe giving her a starting point would be nice, Peter. Just saying.]

[onset]

[oh, thank god]

Yes please

If its not toomuch trouble

[eiremagic]

Well, where are you?

[onset]

Oh, [there's a little sound when he winces to himself, clicking his tongue,] Right. Sorry. I'm -

... Actually, I have no idea where I am.

[+5 useless points]

[eiremagic]

Do you see a fountain? A carousel?

1/2

[wouldnotkindly]

No it isnt i will be there as soon as i can

[wouldnotkindly]

[After a minute, it occurs to him—]

Also i cant talk so i will apologize for that ahead of time

Sit tight

[onset]

[oh - well.]

No need to apoloigize

[typos, typos everywhere]

But how will you know m who i am

[not that... there is really anyone else on this street...]

[onset]

No. Just buildings, maybe a shop... [After another moment spent looking around,] I can't find the street name.

[wouldnotkindly]

[Hm. He hadn't thought of that.]

What are you wearing

[onset]

[the not thinking is mutual! In Peter's case, he hasn't thought about whether this good samaritan is really taking him to a hospital or just his creepy abandoned warehouse. Yeah!]

Blue jacket. Gray shirt

I have a bruise on my face too

[that's totally helpful right]

[wouldnotkindly]

[Lucky him, then, that Jack isn't a worse person than he could be.]

Okay im on my way

[onset]

Thank you so much

[And with that, Peter is going to find a place to sit, still within the view of the church. He looks around frequently and glances at his device - a weirdly advanced mobile phone that refuses to let him dial any of the numbers he remembers - for new messages, until his headache and slight dizziness invite him to rest his head in his palms, elbows on his legs.]

[eiremagic]

There aren't many street names. Got shop names?

[onset]

Sure, uhm - [he swallows, then says a couple of names. She may know them from around the church area.] Are any of them familiar?

[eiremagic]

Yeah you'll see a church nearby, right? If you go over there, and look up, you should see the top floors of the hospital.

[onset]

A church? [That should be easy enough to find.] All right - thank you.

What's your name?

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[anunluckypenny]

You don't know who you are? Has someone helped you yet?

[trenchknives]

I can come help ya if ya...

[A pause.]

Wait. Ya don't even know who ya are?

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[onset]

What? Oh - [with a little, sheepish laugh in his voice,] No, no, I know who I am, I just didn't know who I was talking to. [... and he still doesn't.] I'm actually waiting for someone to meet me right now, but - thank you for your offer.

[onset]

[Who's got two thumbs and feels like a bigger dolt by the second? This guy.]

I know perfectly well who I am, no need to worry about that.

I don't know who you are, though, which isn't quite as serious, I suppose, but still a bit of an issue.