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[There is a golden eyed man with a large nose staring at you. The expression he's going for is neutral, but the way he purses his lips gives away his unease.]

I do not know who can hear me, but I was instructed to put a set of numbers into my computer, which...has led me here. I was told to do this by a young man who was convinced that he knew me...

[His voice is low and his accent is obvious, with wide, nasal vowels and 'd' replacing most 'th' sounds. His eyes start to roam around the edges of the screen as he considers how to continue.]

It was not a pleasant conversation. I was accused of being a danger to children. This is very insulting; I work with children. It is my job to treat them and make them well. I don't know who is listening, but I will not stand to be insulted again. I am here for answers, not for being told I should not be allowed to do my job, or that I am 'evil'.

[Now that he's made that point, he shifts, picking up something metal off screen. When he lifts it to the camera, the large, heavy amulet spins on its chain. It's almost as big as his fist, with an eye-sized orange jewel at the top of it and several smaller, similar stones embellishing both sides.] This appeared a week ago. I have no idea what it is, or where it came from, but I can't...shake the feeling that it is mine.

[He sets it back down, out of frame.]

Can you tell me what this means? Can you tell me what's happening to me?

((ooc: Ghannam ran into Luke, who recognized him and told him about the Number's Club. Sorta.))

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[........she actually wasn't inviting him urk quick backpedal girl] Woah, I meant, like, in a controlled situation. With someone more like you. I'd feel like crap trying to punch you, personally. [and that would probably involve showing that she was a Key let's hold that back for now]

Just see what you can do to get yourself an edge. If a little kid's got no reservations about lighting people on fire in this place, then the hell else we get to deal with here?

[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA OH WOW A+ GHANNAM A+. It wasn't as weird as you thought it was. Just jumping to all the wrong conclusions all on your own! .]

Forgive me, I misunderstood. [And let's NEVER SPEAK OF IT AGAIN. And also do some blame shifting;] I would appreciate it if in the future you were a little clearer in your intentions.

I would also appreciate it if you didn't reference such, such...[Oh just call a spade a spade.] frightening events without offering context.

Yeah, yeah. My friend and I beat each other up on the weekends, maybe you should go find a friend to do the same with. Better? [at least she's smiling? a little?

not so much now]

There was some trouble with the Dead District...the Blood Keys, I guess. [how to spin this...] The people here started huntin' them down, lookin' for trouble, and stories got passed around. I mean, some you can't trust, but this one...

Little kid. Younger than my brothers. Fuckin' burned the guy alive, and he said it was self-defense, but jesus christ that's kind of overboard. Stomp on the toe and run or somethin', don't just light him up. And he walks around with grenades.

[Okay. Okay there's a lot going on here, he needs a minute.

Okay, you know what. We're putting the whole Fight Club debacle on pause because while he wants to suggest, idk, some adult supervision to this shitfest, that can wait. Lets deal with the real topic here.]

Literal or figurative grenades.

Throw thingy, get explodey. I haven't really gotten a close look at 'em. I'm guessing they're grenades, though they could be, I don't know, nuclear fairy dust. I would not be surprised.

And this is a child doing this. Not only is the child...allowed to be apart of this...this fight, this Blood Key fight, but he is allowed to handle explosives of, of varying degrees?

This is insanity. Has no one stepped forward to keep this from happening?

There's been one or two efforts to organize people that I can think of off the top of my head.

If there's any success with it I haven't seen it.

[There's some tense silence from him as he, frankly, fUMES over this BULLSHIT. Surely there's enough adults on here to manhandle some fucking children into a car and out past the city lines! If not that, enough adults to keep the little brats in line!]

...I see.

[There's an edge to his tone that makes it clear he does not WISH to see, and yet is forced to, because he has to recognize reality even if reality is a big bag of dicks.]

Yeah.

I know.

[totally fucked up, yo]

Anything else you could tell me? About these Blood Keys perhaps?

[UUUUUUUUUUH]

Stay out of the Dead District? And stay away from them. They're trouble. Totally willing to fuck people up, too.

Why hunt them? Why look for trouble when there seems to be plenty already and within arms reach?

Dude, I don't! I totally stay away from all of it. [YEAH.] Why the other people here do it- iunno, sore about not being able to walk where they want? They're not the smartest people, in case you didn't realize.

[STOP ASKING LET US CHANGE THE SUBJECT]

What've you gotten? So far. Memorywise, if anything. My first was a name.

[Uhm, excuse you. We're not getting pally until we address your tone.]

I did not mean to imply you were part of those looking for trouble; there is no reason to be upset.

[For the moment he's happy to assume you merely learned about this shit via the network.]

As for my...'echoes', [Yeah using 'pulse' in that sentence would've been wEIRD.] only fragmented memories and emotions. Besides the amulet, nothing of substance.

[as long as you keep fixing her brothers if/when they break themselves she's cool with whatever, man. herself...well.

magic is pretty awesome, all told. but she's going to continue with the subject change]

That happens. I remember Orotheans who have to do with water and the animals in it- merpeople, maybe?- but only that.

...

[Why do you think he'd be interested in learning about this? What good could this information possibly do him? Also what the hell are you talking about is that even a word? That's not a word. That's a made-up fucking word.]

...I'm sorry, you remember what?

Orotheans. They live in the water. Can breath it without problems, live in it.

It sounds crazy, but I- look, I just know it, okay? And I know they're not actually merpeople, they're different.

That'll happen. You'll remember something completely out of context, with no idea of how it makes sense but it does.

[Oh, you mean like how he suddenly knows there's a race of people who live and breathe under water named the Zora? And that they don't look like mermaids they're fucking ugly fish losers with tails growing out of their dumb heads?

YOU MEAN LIKE THAT???

He takes in a sharp breath when the familiar and yet still so off putting sensation of remembering hits him, followed but a heavy sigh and the thunk of his elbow hitting the desk as he shoves his chin into his palm.]

I believe you.

[AND ALSO BLAME YOU. THOSE ZORA ARE FREAKY LOOKING OKAY, YEESH.]

[...uh.]

...if you tell me you remember them too, I'm going to need a minute.

No. No, I. Believe I remember. Remembered an entirely different species. The Zora. They...sound similar to one another, though.

Mmn. [she's not sure if she's disappointed or not. it would have been nice to have someone who's somehow linked, but...at least she's used to going it alone.] They don't sound familiar.

Then I suspect we were not from the same place.

So far the only members of the network that I know to be from my past-life are a girl who has gone missing and a boy who won't give me his name.

[Grump, grump.]

Have you had better luck?

...as far as I know, I'm the only one from...wherever I'm from.

[so very flat. she's not bothered. really. not at all.]

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