scramasax[As with a certain previous post, the visual coming through this connection is of nothing but a ceiling. For anything it's worth, it is not the same ceiling as last time.
Voice likely fully-recognizable of course, however, to anyone who's heard it - dragging a bit low, anxious but less so than a weary. Nerve-racked and laid flat and unwilling to move much. Rather mumbling.]
...This is Anthony Janvier. -- Is... erm... [Short cough, and then quicker.] Everyone all - right...?
[This is very largely prompted by yesterday. Is Mr. Lyall all right, he wonders, in case anyone would know. The question is broader than that, with a couple other specific points of immediate concern, across the board at this point, if more intent where more immediate.]
Also, it's uh. -- Nice to meet you. Everyone who's connected recently... [Also very mumbled but forcing a lighter tone - a but breathier in a trade-off.] I've, uhm. -- I've been -- I'm -- one of the people who -- has been connecting since April, if er -- ...if -- uhm - tell me if there's anything I can - I might be able to -- help with - please...
[Drift-off's more absent than unsure - that was said semi-compulsively and with both thoughts out of the way there's nothing more coming to mind to be said.
Post the earthquake, however, he is back in - and that is to say in - not-at-all-life-like face and all, glazed eyes wide, leaning intently over the page and slouched over it - shaking his head slightly and looking down - voice not much more or less hushed than it was previously but shaking, more breathless, certainly - ]
I'm sorry -- I'm sorry -- is -- ? [Hard swallow - a sudden oddly wild-eyed glance up from the paper - and back down after a tight blink shut.] Is everyone all - all right -- I'm... -- Sorry...
[In truth he really isn't even for reprising just about the same thing so soonHe does not drop it this time. Stays hovering and in-sight intently over the paper, unsteadily, with the occasional almost woozy sway or look aside. Another swallow at some point - any word will do...!]