savetheearth | 1o. → voice

[Hello there Numbers Club! It's everyone's favorite support checking in. No video this time, only voice, since she's at home with at least one of her parents.]

We're okay. That was kind of scary. I've never really been through an earthquake before. Are there even faults out here?

How about everyone else? Everyone okay? I think the worst we got was some shaking. Felt like the ground was jell-o. On one hand, it was kind of cool; on the other, really, really freaky. But anyway.

Mom's been gone since late last night. She sent me an email around one saying that things are hectic at the hospital. There are tons of injured, a lot more than they were expecting, even with the biggest tremors being within the city proper. Right now they're citing infrastructure; I don't buy it.

Anyway, there's a bulletin going around the school email that we'll be collecting items over the next week to help those in need that may have been displaced during all of this. If there's anything in particular that you're short on, let me know.

I know there are probably some people without power, and I'm not sure if you can see this, but this should go without saying. Be careful. I'm not talking about just Numbers stuff. I don't know what caused this, although I definitely have my suspicions. I don't know if there will be any kind of aftershocks... although we probably would have felt them by now if there were. Which, thinking about it, yeah, this probably wasn't natural. So definitely be on your guard.

Stay safe, everyone.

[If you're among her circle of friends (so Ez, Brooke, Banagher, Zelos, Soren, the Dians, Rachel, and Marisa, you'll be receiving a specialized message either off-network--if she has that contact info--or through private network checking in. Feel free to respond to that.]

[To investigation team, sent through the number given at the end of last month]

can someone look into the quakes and see what all has been affected? deaths as they come in, areas affected and in what way. practice caution, things may not be structurally sound and i suspect we'll be watched.

anyone know anything about the sudden construction project by tc? they should have a permit and intended land use board up somewhere, can someone check on that?

safety is priority. don't go alone. don't go in if you feel it's too hot. thank you and good luck.

-L

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I'll track news reports and other online data for you. I think Locke City mantains a website archive for these kinds of permits somewhere. Might be wrong though.

I'll pass along anything of interest I get. No hacks though - that won't turn up too much on this topic I don't think.

ii thiink iim ok ju2t feel liike 2hiit the voiice2 2tarted 2CREAMIING riight before the quake and wouldnt 2HUT UP and they 2topped once iit happened for 2ome rea2on?? ii 2tiill have the headache, fuck.

It is perhaps worth noting that the buzzing sound has suddenly stopped.

It seems like far too large of a coincidence that Tuning Towers is located near the presumable epicentre of the quake.

[It takes him half an hour to respond and when he does he sounds distracted.]

Yeah. Yeah. I'm fine.

[...No. This is no good. He's insanely worried about Brooke because this was either her and Danny or Thunder Corp. And Thunder Corp he at least assumes knows what they're doing. He can't act his way through this-- but he knows someone who can. It's surprisingly easy to slip into the mindset, letting himself relax and a chipper tone take over.]

Sorry. It's a little busy here all things considered. But never fret, the great Zelos Wilder always comes out okay! But what about you? And I don't mean physically, you've already said that.

[Not neatly-written, but written it is.]

Is it the project that they (Thunder Corp.) had announced in the Dead District?

Let me just say that this wasn't my fault and also I'm okay.

I was at work when it happened. Business district is in pretty bad shape. One building collapsed, afaik.

Keeping track of news reports, new statistics. It's looking bad. At least a few dozen dead. Think it was the enemy??

p.s. is the buzzing gone, or is it just me?

Edited (updated from plot post q&a) 2013-12-06 07:30 (UTC)

We're alright. Mom's a bit... Mom. But we're alright.

The only casualties here are a ware or two.

The voice?

2orry iit2 a pul2echo.
ju2t... dii2embodiied voiice2 iin my head ii gue22?
mo2t of the tiime theyre ju2t kiinda there not two many or two loud but ye2terday before the quake they were REALLY REALLY loud and
yeah iit wa2nt fun.
iim ok though.

[Something seemed off, but she wasn't sure. Best not to press it. He was probably just stressed with this and the event coming up.]

I'm okay. Tired mostly.

It's a slow process, I'm hoping that I can actually take advantage of this opportunity here. If that's what you mean.

I did think it was. What happened? If I didn't know any better, I'd think you knew something.

[Oh Brooke, please don't say you were involved in this somehow...]

It has? I haven't gotten a chance to get close to the towers. That's interesting. I don't imagine you know anything else?

Yes.

Good, I'm glad. I would hate to think what would have happened if it had been any stronger.

That reminds me, I wanted to talk to you two about something. I should have done this sooner.

Did it (they?) tell you anything that might have been related to it?

That would be great, thank you.

they. lot2 of them all at once 2creamiing.
they ju2t 2cream and yell and cry and are hurtiing and 2cared and
ii dont know. ii dont know iif that2 anythiing helpful.

iit 2topped after though.

Whoa. That sounds way too coincidental. Is this the first time they've reacted like this before something happened?

yeah. normally iit2 ju2t liike background noii2e, theyre alway2 there but ii can iignore them except 2ometiime2 they get loud agaiin ii gue22 but iit2 really not two bad?
kiind of freaky actually though but iit wa2 one of the fiir2t pul2echoe2 ii got 2o iive had a long tiime two get u2ed two them.
that wa2 defiiniitely the fiir2t tiime iit got liike THAT though.
my, um. pa2t-liife brother. had iit really bad two.
he ha2 the 2ame pul2echo a2 me.

So there are two groups of people who share echos with another person. Interesting. Very interesting.

I won't ask you who he is, it's not my place, but do you two usually get the echos at the same time?

no we dont normally actually, ju2t the 2ame one2 at diifferent tiime2?
not all the 2ame he ha2 2ome ii dont luckiily becau2e they 2uck.
but no not at the 2ame tiime they ju2t are exactly the 2ame 2o when my voiice2 2tarted tryiing two driive me crazy hii2 diid two.

No- [There is a pause where he can be heard speaking to someone, something about moving furniture to a ground floor for people.] ...Ah, well. I'm pretty busy, they need me downstairs. But before I go- you realize sometimes things we do might hurt people, right Luci?

Edited 2013-12-05 06:56 (UTC)

So it is a bit different then. Did you two become aware of the network around the same time?

Don't work too, hard, all right?

[She sighs quietly.]

I know that and accept it.

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