[Video]

[oncedevil]

Saaaay, I know I've been pretty quiet lately but with all the garbage between the doppelgangers and everything I kinda needed a break, you know? Anyway, has anyone seen a sword wandering around?

Y'know, big, metal, sharp, has skulls on the handle?

[He holds up a rough sketch of this for the camera.]

Darn thing just up and left, who would've thought? And I already checked the refrigerator so don't even ask. Apparently that's where we're keeping swords these days.

[He puts on a slightly disapproving frown, but at this point it's fruitless to argue it.]

Comments

[Video]

[chalicejoker]

You lost it?

[Swords don't just up and leave, dude.]

[Video]

[oncedevil]

No.

[So indignant.]

I knew where it was, it just isn't there anymore.

[Video]

[chalicejoker]

You sure about that? You didn't take it somewhere to practice and forget it?

[Video]

[radiantchicken]

I recently got a sword, but it can be called back to its user.

Do you think that perhaps yours has such a power as well?

[Video]

[oncedevil]

Eh... you know I can't say that I've tried? How would you even do something like that?

[Video]

[radiantchicken]

Well, I do it like this.

[He holds out an outstretched hand.]

Come, Feather Edge!

[And a sword actually zooms right into his hand.]

I just call it, really.

[Audio]

[dead_black_eyes]

It didn't just leave. Where were you keeping it?

[The muffled sound of a voice, very similar to L's, can be heard briefly before there's a sharp yank of a chain and it falls silent.]

[Audio]

[oncedevil]

In the closet, how else would it have gotten outta there?

[Eh, what's that? He leans in as if trying to listen closer. For all the good it does on a camera phone.]

L why do you have a chain?

[Audio]

[dead_black_eyes]

An echo. Sorry, I thought I'd told you about it before.

[More muffled protesting and pleading.]

Shut up!

Voice

[icy_heavens]

... Why would anyone keep a sword in the fridge? [Priorities. Seriously, he'll try to help in a minute, but that's just weird.]

Voice

[oncedevil]

My dad's gone a little funny lately and started filling the fridge with swords. The microwave's worse.

It has traps.

Voice

[solvethepuzzle]

... That's certainly a concern. [And not at all what they need, weapons being suddenly unaccounted for.]

Voice

[oncedevil]

You're telling me. That thing's a nuisance enough when I know where it is.

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

You, uh.... You lost an entire sword?

[Video]

[oncedevil]

Well I sure didn't lose part of one.

[Sorry for being slightly sassy he's more stressed about this than he wants to admit.]

[moreweaponsthanyou]

...your sword developed legs and started walking around?

[oncedevil]

Well I dunno, it's got a mind of it's own that's for sure. Never saw it move under its own power before though.

[ursoreckless]

Where did you stick your sword and did someone else get it?

[oncedevil]

In my closet and there's a distinct possibility?

[Sheepish oops grin.]

[stefanged]

You'd keep a sword in the fridge?

[Stefan would apologize, but he's still struggling with the mental image.]

[oncedevil]

Well I wouldn't, but it's become a running theme in my house. Hell if I know how he got them in there in the first place.

[The real image is even more confusing.]

video;

[alilyinthemoonslight]

[Lily - the real one! - looks, and then tilts her head to one side.]

...there are lot of things in this message that concern me. I'm not sure where to start.

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[oncedevil]

[Phew, her doppelganger seems just as bad as his.]

You're telling me. Pick a question any question, I'm not going anywhere for a while.

[Private | Video]

[evowhisperer]

*Cesar is ready when the video turns on. He lifts up his tablet, showing the message there:*

I haven't seen it. Sorry.

*He doesn't keep the words up for long, lifting a hand and gesturing as though the camera should wait. He doesn't know what his doppelganger looked like, but he hopes the man never looked regretful, or grimly accepting. Is Tony going to stay watching past the first message? The next one is scrolled to immediately.*

I'm the original. Are you okay?

*It's unusual, but this situation calls for it: he leaves the video feed open, and will continue to do so unless it's obvious Tony won't reply.*

[Private | Video]

[oncedevil]

[Oh he's not too happy to see Cesar, not surprised, but not happy. He lets out a low, audible hiss, but reads over the message regardless.

He's patient enough to stay, even if his expression has turned somewhat feral. Surely Cesar knows why by now.][Of course the doppel probably wouldn't give two shits about his current status, so that's a point in Cesar's favor.]

I'm alright, rapid healing, you know how it goes. So, I take it you got the news?