handwritten;

[brotimaeus]

[The message starts off with a few unevenly-spaced dots as he taps his black biro against the paper. His handwriting is spidery and sprawling, but legible.]

Well, don't I feel special.
One minute I'm minding my own business and the next I'm having a string of numbers pushed into my head and finding my way around this merry fucking mess.
That was rude, by the way.
What if I was driving or something.

[dot... dot dot]

Either this is working or I'm getting concerned about making an ass of myself for no reason.
If it isn't then who would even give a damn anyway.

Comments

[Text]

[oncedevil]

[Because his handwriting is sloppy chicken scratch, you get text instead.]

Isn't there a law against texting while driving anyway? Or writing, I guess. I don't know, did they ever specify you shouldn't write and drive?

Don't worry about it, everyone does their first time around. Hope you're not driving right now, pal, things are about to get crazy.

Text;

[knights_king]

I think you're good.

There doesn't really seem to be a cool way to do this.

[brotimaeus]

Loopholes. I could wriggle out of a prosecution on something like that but I got this feeling it would come under not paying due care and attention or something.

Not right now. At home attempting to digest all of this bullshit.

[brotimaeus]

Yeah, I'm getting that impression.
So what's the deal with this...

Explains a hell of a lot but doesn't do a great job of answering its own questions, y'no?

[knights_king]

I'm a pretty shitty welcome wagon, myself. There's an FAQ, but I forgot how to look it up.

So, anyway, what's up?

[oncedevil]

Sure, something like that. I wouldn't really know myself, honestly.

Hope you've got some tums handy, you're going to be doing a lot of digesting.

[brotimaeus]

I found my way to it, don't even worry about it.
Had to do something with the time I was sitting here trying to figure out if I was dreaming or

whatever

"What's up?" So casual, huh. How about we start on introductions and I can figure out if I know you from somewhere already.

[brotimaeus]

Great. And I had my night all planned out.

This is a fucking inconvenience.

[knights_king]

kk

I'm Arthur. I'm not really a big name or anything, though. I just sort of work and go home.

[Arthur would be the world's shittiest spy.]

[oncedevil]

You're telling me. I'm still trying to think of ways to wiggle my way out of this but I think I'm stuck. This really wasn't what I was planning on doing with my life.

Sorry man, I could dig up the FAQ if you really want to jump down the rabbit hole?

[brotimaeus]

Richard. Same, more or less. Most of the work gets done from home.

[Some more unevenly spaced dots.]

You got any idea on just how many of us are in on the freaky numerical cult? Curious minds want to know.

[brotimaeus]

I got it. Amazing what you can find if you pay a bit of attention.

So is this the part where we introduce ourselves and get down to hazing the newbie or what. I never got the college experience.

[oncedevil]

Hazing? Naw, at least not from me. Still pretty new myself. Honestly you made a better introduction, pretty sure everyone thinks I'm a drug addict.

Anthony. And you?

voice;

[ursoreckless]

We've got no control over who gets a number in this crazy mess. Anyways welcome to the Numbers Club. Enjoy your stay.

[brotimaeus]

Richard Stroude.

[oncedevil]

[The response takes quite a bit longer than the others had.]

Richard? It's you?

[brotimaeus]

Huh, fabulous. I'd like to talk to a club representative. I'm not satisfied with my experience.

[brotimaeus]

What do you mean it's

Fuck.

Tony?

[ursoreckless]

Sorry 'bout being all outta pink snakes for your first time in our club. Mebbe you can hitch a ride to Vegas and meet up with the freaky mini-itts flying around there.

[oncedevil]

You got it.

Haha, shit. You too, this has got to be some kind of weird family trait for you guys.

[brotimaeus]

"You too"?

You better start talking straight with me, son, and fast.

[oncedevil]

Okay, okay! Relax, don't be mad.

Dirk's got a number too, and a couple of his cousins Dallen and Harper.

[brotimaeus]

I think I'll pass. Vegas and me ain't got such a good history, if you know what I'm saying.

[Siiiigh.]

Right-- Yeah, no, this is fine. This is fuckin' peachy.

[brotimaeus]

Christ.

I'm not mad. Shit. Where are you??

[ursoreckless]

That's me and Hong Kong, so I know what you mean.

You've read the FAQs right? Do you got any questions about it?