4th Song // Voice

[wordsgate]

[It's a little embarrassing to be gone for this long (which is why he's been lurking around the network for the last few days) buuut he had to show his face sometime, right?]

Hello everyone. Sorry for my absence. I've been, ah, recovering since the...incident in the mines. But I'm fine, don't worry. [And then his voice gets a bit warmer in tone.] Tamara's been taking good care of me.

I've tried to keep up with the Network the last few days. Seems like things have been busy. And that we have a lot of new "members" in the club. I hope everyone's been trying to stay safe. [He takes a deep breath.] I'm still a little banged up but if I can do anything to help, let me know. We're all in this together, after all.

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[espigeonage]

Doing better, huh? Heh... I'm glad. Sorry, I know I've been spotty about getting in touch for like a month.

[wordsgate]

Yeah, enough that I feel like I can keep up with everything again at least. I hope you weren't worried. [And he miiight have said that with a slightly flirty tone.]

Don't worry too much that you didn't keep in touch all the time. It's not like I did, either. How have you been? Busy?

[espigeonage]

Of course I wasn't. [Lofty and elaborate] Tch, I'm well aware that one such as yourself has too much flair to curl up and fade away.

I have transformed into a shut-in! Apparently. Hah, I can go out, it just - I need a reason now. Quite unlike me I know!

[wordsgate]

[Well, that doesn't sound good. He's worried enough that he can't really keep up the happy-flirty act.]

Wait, really? ...Is it because of another 'extra'?

[espigeonage]

Heh... Yeah, actually. You know how all kinds of people keep getting weird-looking eyes that still work the same...? Maybe they're a little sharper or work better in the dark?

Guess something else had to happen eventually.

[wordsgate]

Oh no...something's wrong with your eyes?

[espigeonage]

It's better if I don't think of it as "wrong". ...Different though. Very different. I'm still trying to adjust.

[wordsgate]

Ah. ...It's hard to adjust to changes like that. I'm sorry.

[espigeonage]

Hahaha... I seem to adjust quickly to most things. I've stopped flinching at everything, that's progress!

[hollowleg]

You were still down and out from the mine? Geez. How hurt were ya?

[wordsgate]

Well...I broke my leg.

[hollowleg]

Holy shit. I'm sorry to hear that. Is it on the mend?

[wordsgate]

Yeah, it's healing all right. And using crutches has been getting easier. I'll hopefully be walking on it again without a cast in a few more weeks if I'm careful with it.

[hollowleg]

Well, you're lucky you weren't roaming around recently. There's been a rash of mutant animal attacks.

[wordsgate]

Ah...I think I saw something on the Network about that. I was really hoping those were temporary.

[hollowleg]

Well, if it means anything, I haven't seen one in a few days?

... I've also been holed up in my house, though.

[wordsgate]

Well, I haven't left my home lately either...I guess it's a good sign they don't seem to be targeting us at home.

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[formermagicalgirl]

I was starting to wonder if you were going to show yourself on here again. Not that I've been much better.

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[wordsgate]

Hah! Pot, meet kettle.

[and then a minute or two later]

I'm sorry for all of the trouble. I owe you a lot of dates. And probably some flowers.

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[formermagicalgirl]

[She's trying to think of a good snarky response to that first part when the next comes in and she decides to just ignore that comment.]

Not when it was my fault to begin with.

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[wordsgate]

None of this mess has been your fault. Unless you're the one that blew up the mine and gave me stupidly sensitive hearing.

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[formermagicalgirl]

If I could give people powers I'd have given both of us the ability to get out of there unharmed.

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[wordsgate]

Yeah. If I could choose an ability for myself, it'd probably be somewhere along those lines.

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[formermagicalgirl]

Teleporting would be very nice, though weird to get used to I'd imagine.

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[wordsgate]

Hmm. How about a big force field?