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[angelskills]

[ The voice on the other end of the feed is shaky and weak. It's difficult to make out the words because of the hum of other noises -- clicks of cash registers and the squeak of sneakers, the shuffle of plastic bags. ]

Please... I....

[ There's more static and muffled noises - she's talking but it's not clear what she's saying, there are noticeably a lot of pauses and sharp inhales. ]

I can't -- it hurts -- please, help... some...

[ There's a crashing noise and the feed continues to run, all the noises that were there before sans Colette, who has gone silent. ]

[ ooc: Long story short, Colette has passed out in an alley beside a popular super market. Her bags are dropped on the floor and she's on the ground. I'd like for one person to find her!! If you'd like to just throw up that you're doing so in the subject line. Otherwise, Colette will be responding once she's come-to and probably been dragged to a clinic or hospital. ♥ ]

Comments

I can if you have no one else you'd rather have find her. :3

[searchforpeace]

[Par usual for Audrey, she's checking the network on her phone. She doesn't much care for staying too cooped up in her uncle's home.

And naturally, this new bit on the network makes her pause. Her brows raise, the voice mildly recognizable to her. Where else did she know it from besides the network?]

Hello?

She can certainly find her :3c

[angelskills]

[ Even though she's dizzy and disoriented and everything hurts, she can still hear (that's the problem, she can hear everything, and why does it hurt so much?). A voice, one that's too loud yet still somehow soft, a word, hello, and she tries to grasp for words. ]

Please...

[ She's curled up on the floor and her hands are pressed to her head, knees digging in dirt, and it's too hard. Too hard. ]

I can't... breathe.

[ Why does her chest hurt so much? Her shoulder? Why...? ]

Lovely! :3c

[searchforpeace]

[A jolt of surprise runs through Audrey at the words, from the content of them to the tone behind them.]

Yes, of course, I...

[What should she do? Even if she were to call someone right then, she had no idea where the other woman was to be able to direct anyone. Her mind began tripping over possibilities, situations.

The teen looked up around herself. There had been cash registers in the background and the sound of bags, yes? She hadn't imagined that much. So whomever this was had to be near a store of some sort.

She's not that far off from one of the more popular shopping spots in the city, having been window shopping just a touch. So she starts passing by shops again, not really looking down to her phone as she speaks in a tone of voice that's all business. She continues scanning about.]

I understand this is difficult but what are you near?

voice;

[eras]

Where are you?

[ That wasn't enough information for her to go on, and that was definitely worrying, even if she doesn't know the voice. ]

voice;

[angelskills]

[ Another voice... where is it coming from? Where are you? Where...

The sounds make it difficult to concentrate but she tries, tries to find the right words and remember. ]

I...

[ The store? What store? ]

Groceries.

[ And then she's silent again, another jolt of pain quieting her. ]

[Video]

[destinedforrock]

-- Hello?!

[Cinderella's ears are on end. She's trying to listen in for any sound or sign of trouble let alone the broadcaster, but she's among people, that much is obvious from the sound; she can't be hurt, or under any attack - can she?]

Still there - dear?

voice;

[angelskills]

[ She winces at yet another voice and curls up more, pressing her hands to her chest at this point because that -- that hurts the most, even with the loud sounds drilling at her brain. ]

I'm...

[ She trails off, fingers curling and clutching at her shirt. What was happening..?! Was this what a heart attack felt like? Though it doesn't really hurt around her heart as much as it does around her neck. ]

( audio )

[argents]

Colette... was that you? It — it had to be! What happened? Where are you?

[ Because he can't explain it, the sting of something so alarming ripping across his mind like a siren, full of pain and fear. Even worse, pain and fear that he knew, down to every last nerve. ]

( audio )

[angelskills]

[ Enough time has passed at this point that she's been taken care of thanks to Audrey, and while she's still in pain, she feels as though, for some reason, she needs to downplay it. Hide it. Don't make them worry. She had already done enough of that, with needing to make an emergency post, not knowing what else to do when she had laughed and laughed and then the sting and pain had knocked her to the ground. ]

I'm -- [ She doesn't want to lie to him but -- but she doesn't want him to worry. There's something wrong with her and the doctors don't know what it is, can't pinpoint the reason for her sharp pain, and for some reason her hearing is... so much more acute. She can hear every stress in his voice and it pulls at her heartstrings. No, she can't burden him. She shouldn't burden anyone.]

Nothing, it's okay. Please don't worry!

[ Even now it still hurts for her chest to rise and fall too much, but she does her best to sound cheerful despite feeling -- quite the opposite. ]

I got dizzy and fell, that's all.

[ She neglects to mention that she's being kept in the hospital for a little while. ]

voice;cellphone

[schild]

Are you hurt? Has someone called an ambulance?

[ He could certainly provide first aid in the meantime-- ]

Where are you?

[angelskills]

[ The voice on the other end is shaky, but has more strength now then it did when the call for help took place. A short breath followed by a weak trill of a laugh. ]

I'm sorry. I'm okay now -- someone found me.

[ She pauses, before continuing. ]

I got really dizzy all of a sudden and fell. It was scary! I'm so grateful that I'm okay now.

[ That's a lie, she's not okay, but she doesn't want anyone to worry. ]

It's the first time something like that has ever happened to me before.

[voice]

[wordsgate]

Oh god--Colette? Are you okay?! [She's wracking his brain trying to figure out where she might be. Some sort of store, from the sound of it, but which store would she go to...?]

[voice]

[angelskills]

Sam?

[ It's been a while since she's heard his voice, and now that something... something strange has happened to her hearing, it's almost musical in her ears. Loud, but musical all the same. She lets out a weak laugh -- more to relax him than her actually finding anything funny. ]

I'm okay now. My friend Audrey found me, so...

[ So, what? She's not okay, the hearing she's getting used to, but the pain in her shoulder, around her chest... that hasn't gone away yet. ]

I had an accident, eheh... I'm a really big klutz.

[espigeonage]

[Julien's voice is more expressive if he lets it be, but he has more control over it in general, when he makes the effort. Which he does, now. Concerned, but calm and steady.]

Colette. Please. What happened?

[angelskills]

[ With the keen hearing his voice sounds even stranger still. Different, even though he has control over it, different from almost everyone else. Why is that? It's certainly more musical than anyone else -- it's impossible for her to miss any hitch or change now, not when everything is so crystal clear to the point of actually hurting quite a bit. It's as though someone has turned the volume waaay up.

She's hesitant to answer. She doesn't want to worry him, especially him, not when he has so many of his own issues that he's dealing with. Another burden on his shoulders was the last thing he needed. He could handle his afflictions with so much poise at times and she... well, she wants to try to do the same. Because making anyone else worry really is the last thing she wants to do.

But she can't just not answer him. So she licks her lips and takes a breath, ignoring the odd sharp pain in her chest. That's dulled now but it hasn't gone away and... for some reason, she has a feeling it's not tied in with the hearing aspect of whatever is going on with her. At least, not totally, they had happened at the same time. ]

I... was shopping for groceries. And when I got outside I ... everything just went wrong.

I'm all right though, really! I'm at the hospital now and I feel better.

[voice: kindle]

[peacefulwinter]

[Winter knows this voice. She'd heard it, the one time it had been debating doing something drastic, and she couldn't help but jump in. And now, it kind of seemed like it was happening again, and once again, her first instinct is to hover.]

H-hey! Are you okay? Colette...!

[angelskills]

[ Ah..! This is a voice she recognizes. The girl with the pretty name... ]

I'm all right now. It was... well, I don't know if I should be calling it an accident. A moment where I was sick?

[ She gives a little laugh, a tired laugh. ]

I'm sorry if I worried you!

[voice]

[boredallready]

A-Are you okay?! You didn't get run over by something too, did you?!

[Because apparently that's going around.]

Re: [voice]

[angelskills]

N-No! [ Though she can't help but to wonder for a moment if running over would feel less painful than this. ]

I didn't get run over. Um, I'm feeling better now! Something strange happened and I felt really really sick. That's pretty much gone now, though! Heheh... I'm sorry for making you worry.

[ She's not actually feeling much better at all, but!! But! Shhhh. ]

voice; cell phone

[edhwierfan]

Colette...

[Here's the voice of someone trying very hard to stay calm, but failing miserably. Calm is not happening when he's been trying to call her cell phone right after hearing this. He has no idea where she is, so using the network seems to be the only way he can reach her right now. With so much going on, all Aeron can think about is Colette being attacked and he's not there to help her.

Come on, you can't leave your brother hanging like this.]

Where are you? Pick-- [He exhales sharply.] Pick up your phone.

[angelskills]

Aeron...

[ At the sound of his voice her own cracks a little bit. She's been forcing herself to be cheerful about this, to play it off, to act all right, but it's very difficult to keep that up when she hears his voice and how -- how concerned he sounds. She bites her lower lip for a second but she can't leave him hanging. What kind of sister would she be if she did that? So she answers, voice a little shaky, as she tries to keep herself together. ]

I'm sorry. I'm -- I'm at the hospital. They want to keep me here to see what's wrong. They're not finding anything.

Voice; Cellphone

[icy_heavens]

What the hell happened to you? [Shhh, he's totally not worried. What are you talking about?]

[angelskills]

Eheh... it's no big deal! I guess I had one of those "extras"... it's the first time something's hit me so suddenly!

Voice. Cellphone.

[flamberge]

[That voice is...! Richard for a moment contemplates joining in the above echoes of wanting to help, but given other replies and the time which has passed, it feels pointless. Skipping ahead to figuring out just what had happened seems the best course of action.]

Colette, what happened?

[Does he perhaps sound worried despite the fact she's likely been helped? Maybe just a teeny bit.]

[angelskills]

Mr. Locke!

[ Okay, okay. Keep cool, Colette. She breathes in and out before turning her attention back to him. ]

I was overwhelmed with... some strange feelings. It was the first time anything like that happened to me.