savetheearth | Eleventh Message [Audio

[Anthony's defaulting to his typical least-preferred method of communication for two reasons - text isn't quote-unquote enough for his peace of mind about now, and video is for another package of sub-reasons not ideal - at least to start with.

He doesn't have much of a voice for speaking on the phone. Still, the particular brand of apprehension he's got in it presently pulls it through to register relatively well - and he's loosely rehearsed this in his brain enough times for his tone to be evenly-cadenced and -pitched on the whole, if just a little hoarser than his usual natural, and restrained. All the same best to clear his mind on this, better sooner than later than never.]

Hello. -- This is Anthony. ...Janvier.

I -- spoke - about this before, but I -- ...thought I should - be clearer. About it. Now... -- I -- am - a zombie. So please -- ... [Trip here - second-guesses phrasing.] -- don't be alarmed - when I use the network. -- Anyone. -- It's... - unpleasant-looking -- I know. However -- I promise that it's safe.

-- I can, er -- [Also second-guesses and wrings and waffles over making this offer, but again, if wanted it'd be better sooner than later!] -- also show anyone, who'd like me to... if it may help.

... -- And if you're - one of the new ones - in this, er... - Transforming - hasn't been common... among pulses - or Echoes... -- It happens, but - it's -- normally in ways that aren't -- extreme -- like - hair and eyes changing color -- [Bumbles quickly and back to a higher pitch through this next as he has no idea if he's being presumptuous in saying it but it must be worth something - at least he'll not name names!] -- ...others are becoming "monster"-like but they're -- all - ..."safe", also.

Thank you. Uhm. -- And please excuse me.

[For any and every way in which that might have been a poor move - and alas what's done is done - he'll see if it'll have appeared to have at least been benign.]

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[Oh, he...recognized that voice. Admittedly, it would be hard not to. Roy thought something sounded off when this person answered him previously, but wow, this was not the sort of something he expected.

Maybe he should have.]

...Are you alright?

[He still seemed to have his sanity, which is more than what the media usually grants to the undead.]

[Anthony likewise thinks he recalls the voice replying, with a silly sort of "caught" feeling as he does assume in fact that the recognition's mutual - tries to put some lightness into his tone. It comes off as obviously sheepish, relatively quick scansion and hoarse-ish quality aside.]

-- I am, uhm. I've been er - ..."turning"... since - June... actually. -- ...I know it doesn't sound - "good" -- but it still - hasn't been surprising. [He might have attempted to put an all-the-more-sheepish bit of a laugh of heart into the last couple of words were this not probably an inappropriate situation, and that laying it on a little too heavy.]

Are, erm - ...are you all right - ...? [Asked a little thinly and lifting high - doesn't want it to come off as nosy, or as a deflection of undeath matter, even though it's partly that - killing the four birds of deflection, confirmation of recognition, lingering concern, and curiosity as to precisely what that was with one stone.]

June... [It's nearly October now.] I see. That...must be unpleasant.

I'm fine though. [He sounds sheepish, almost embarrassed.] It probably seemed stupid to you, me panicking over such a minor thing when you have something like that going on.

-- Oh - no, not - it didn't -- ! [On the contrary:] -- It -- is... understandable - ...worrying about physical changes... -- I don't even have to worry about having to hide mine - anymore. [Hesitated to say that, as his intention's really not to talk about himself further, it's indelicate and the implications are awkward, but it still fits a point he has in mind.] - I have friends who do.

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Still, I mean...it can't be pleasant for you, right? [Awkward. Roy wants to express some sort of sympathy, but it's hard to think of something to say that doesn't seem too nosy.]>

So...what does all...that [The word "zombie" seemed insensitive somehow] entail...exactly?

Er - [Dead, stranded freeze. Deeper chill than the current baseline,

... -- I don't know how it works - yet -- I'm afraid. [Which wasn't the question.] But uhm. -- I - look - dead. [To put it mildly.] -- My heart's been weakening -- and that isn't all. Uh - [Quick awkward swallow and snagging continuation, all in anxiety, this is surely a very awkward thing to say...] - in uh -- ...My - body's dying -- in other words. -- But my -- mind -- isn't -- ...

-- I don't mind -- when it -- ...doesn't disturb - anyone -- ...Anymore...

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