First feather [Video] - Book

[charcoalfeather]

[The network comes to life and focuses on a young woman. She appears to be dressed in a pair of simple pajama clothes and is sitting near a window where the night sky and stars are visible. Snow is lightly falling, and frost clings to the window. If she's cold, the girl doesn't seem to show it.

The screen is somewhere below her, and she is looking down at it nonchalantly for the moment. But soon, the moment passes, and her eyes slowly widen until they're as open as they can go. Then, the screen suddenly, and violently changes, as the girl pushes away from it and scrambles away.

For a brief moment, the screen moves to fast to make out and then falls on the window, the moon hanging full in the sky. It's only for a moment though, as it is picked up once again and turned until it shows the girl's face. She looks shocked to put it lightly.]

I... I can't believe this. ...What the hell is...

...Maybe they were right....[Her face drops briefly and she frowns. Then she perks up again, brushing some short, brown hair from her face.] No, that's stupid. This must be something else at work here.

[Hesitantly, she poked at the screen. Her book was showing her this.]

Hello? Who's doing this? This isn't funny.

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[hustru]

Who was right?

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[charcoalfeather]

My parents. They think I'm-

[She freezes, realizing just what was happening.]

Wait! What the hell?!

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[hustru]

A network that only those who received a number can see.

[She will lay off the whole "and we are all reincarnates and also some of us turn into monsters and there are homicidal kids on here". At least for now.]

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[charcoalfeather]

You mean the number I...

[Rakka frowned and pinched her nose, groaning loudly.]

...the number I wrote in my book.

[Voice]

[dododo]

Right about what?

[Voice]

[charcoalfeather]

That I might be insane.

[Rakka looks down at her book. She frowns in confusion.]

And it seems like they might be right.

[Voice]

[dododo]

Oh, no, don't worry. You're not insane.

At least not because of this.

voice

[dragon_blossom]

If 'they' think you're crazy because of the number I'm assuming is stuck in your head, then no. You might still be though.

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[charcoalfeather]

It's not just the stupid number. I've had this super strange dream.

And now, I'm hearing damn voices!

voice

[dragon_blossom]

Yeah, sure, but at least it's my beautiful, melodious voice.

I'm Marina, by the way.

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[chernobolt]

Hello! [have Kara waving enthusiastically. hopefully her cheerfulness will help allay the girl's fears a little]

This is not actually a joke, nor is it hazy! ['hazing', Kara, the word is hazing] As strange as it seems, this is all truth!

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[charcoalfeather]

Ah!

[OH GOD THERES A PERSON IN HER BOOK WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON

Sorry Star, Rakka's still pretty doubtful.]

Y-you're in my book! How did you do that?

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[chernobolt]

Am I? Oh, fascinating!

[she presses a little closer to the camera as if that will let her see how she's in the book, then remember herself and pulls back]

I believe that the answer they gave me when I asked a similar question was...magic?

[Voice]

[espigeonage]

Greetings to you! Hah, sorry, no, you're not crazy, nor is this a prank! It would be a lot simpler if it was.

Congratulations, and condolences, miss. Through no fault of your own, you've ended up in the Numbers Club.

[Voice]

[charcoalfeather]

..You sure I'm not crazy? Because I'm kind of doubting that now.

Especially with the whole voices coming out of my book thing.

[espigeonage]

If you are, all of us are! Voices are coming out of your book because of something we call "the network", because we're not hugely imaginative when it comes to names. Write or enter your number into anything and it'll hook up. You can share audio, video, text, or drawings all just fine.

We've got a FAQ. Hang on a second. Here!

[bam]

[Video]

[originaloddcouple]

Hi there!

How ya doing?

[Most efficient at answering questions.]

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

...Fine?

[She really doesn't know anymore. There's mostly just lots of internal screaming going on right now.]

...H-how are you doing?

[Video]

[originaloddcouple]

Pretty great, thanks for asking!

Although, the holiday season is a bit stressful this time of year. But don't let us ruin your day! Welcome to the network!

We're happy to have you aboard!

[Audio]

[dead_black_eyes]

What do your parents think you are?

[He kind of stalked some others threads.]

[Audio]

[charcoalfeather]

[Oh really.]

...Insane.

[She's not proud of it. Any and all things about her parents lead to problems for her.]

[Audio]

[dead_black_eyes]

Were you ever at White Pines?

[She's young for them to have been there together, but he's curious.]

[Text | Handwritten]

[scramasax]

[Only fair to answer the new face's visual post with audio, at the very least - but holds back a verbal "hello" - not going to risk inviting questions to raise any fresh alarm. Gets his pen moving again.]

It's nice meeting you, Rakka!

I see you have already been shown the guide... If have any more questions, I would be happy to see if I can answer them. My name is Anthony. I have been using this network since April.

[Text | Handwritten]

[charcoalfeather]

[Rakka stares at the text. She's sure there's hundreds of questions she could probably ask, but one comes to mind.]

Uh, hi.

How come we're all getting these... pulse things in this city?

[Text | Handwritten]

[scramasax]

[One of the questions that anyone let alone him would be helpless to answer - taps the pen in the air off the paper, figurative wheels spinning and he jots something else to stall for time, or at least establish a place to start - ]

Have you read anything about "Target One" yet?