[network] @ADMIN; Obituary [Day 136]

[snowblindmods]

We mourn the loss of those who have died in the time between the last announcement and this one:

Steve Rogers
Charlie Kelly
Gregory House
Vaughn
Apollo Justice

Comments

[not here]

[devoutish]

[He's just going to. Watch this.]

@username; audio/sort of not here

[advanced]

[He knew.

Peggy told him two days back, but it still hits him again to see it so impersonally written down this way, and her words ring in his ears. It tore him apart... Was he partially to blame? Was anyone to blame?

He has to believe Steve will still come back. He's always been that idiot who never knew when to stay down, when to be done, and he's never hoped so much for it to still be true as he does now.

There's a muffled sound of a hand over the speaker before the loud crack of the tablet being thrown into the wall, before it hangs up.]

not here

[swatsflies]

[ Welp. That's a thing. Steve and G.H. again on there. ]

[not here]

[bywolves]

[ Guess who else is watching this quietly. Also, Steve is dead again... noted. ]

[not here i guess maybe? or also just a log]

[mightyratslayer]

[After a long day of travelling, Charlie finally has a chance to check out what's shakin' on the network. Not that he can read any of it, but maybe there will be pictures or something. But nope, no pictures. Just his name. On a list with some other names, maybe? Weird.

He shows the screen to Charles and points at his name with a confused look and a shrug. Am I famous?]

[not sure but same as above lmao]

[coyoteking]

[Charles is looking at the obituary too, since it just popped up on the network, and admin messages are rare. He doesn't recognize two of the names, but Steve was on the guide. Whoever he is, sucks to be him. And House. House is the guy who shared all that fucking terrifying shit over the network yesterday. Interesting.

... Oh shit. Charlie. He isn't gonna say anything, but alas.

Hmm. How to put this as delicately as possible without words?

He very pointedly mouths the word "they", points to the tablet screen, and draws a finger across his throat while sticking his tongue out.

Nailed it.]

[mightyratslayer]

[Charlie makes a face. Subtle, dude. He glances at the list again and decides he'll need to actually say words to communicate his next point. Man, it'd be really sweet if his hearing would come back already.]

Lotta people there. Any of 'em we know?

[coyoteking]

[God, now he has to try to explain who these people are without being able to talk. For someone so typically focused on spoken words, this is hella difficult.

First he brings up the list on his tablet and zooms in on it so that the list fills the screen. He points to Vaughn's and Apollo's names and shrugs dramatically. He has no idea who these people were. He isn't sure if Charlie did, but well, can't ask him.

He points to Steve's name. Then he turns the tablet and brings up the guide before showing Charlie and gesturing to it. He points to Charlie's name and then to Charlie, but he's pretty sure Charlie already knew that one.

Then he gets to House. There isn't a convenient house he can point to, because they're in the middle of the ice tunnels, in a building, but after pointing to the doctor's name, he opens the notepad app and scribbles out a square with a triangle on top and a rectangle for a door. He isn't sure if Charlie will know who this is, but he'll find out.]

[mightyratslayer]

[Charles earns himself a long, unimpressed stare when he takes the time to point out that Charlie's name is, in fact, Charlie's name. C'mon, dude.

But, okay. Two shrug-worthy folks, the... guy who made the guide? and a house. Oh, House. Bummer about the guide-guy. Charlie didn't know him, or at least he didn't think he did, but that's probably a pretty significant loss for the town. Or, well, maybe not. All these guys probably came back just like Charlie did. That makes this death list a bit less dramatic. Kinda boring, really.]

I think House was on my team or whatever for the repairs thing. Fiona dealt with him mostly. I never talked to the guy. Seemed kind of grumpy.

[He drags his backpack over and pulls out the turpentine. For as much as this town sucks, it manages to not suck in pretty rad ways sometimes.]

[coyoteking]

[Yeah, okay, uncalled for, but it was just a formality Charlie, jeez. It would've come off much more in passing if he'd been able to just say it.

Looks like Charlie didn't really know these people, either. Charles wonders if any of them came back, too. He doesn't keep track of everything on the network, how could he?

And House being grumpy, well. Charles might be grumpy too if he was brooding on all of that scary bullshit. Or, wait. He is brooding on that bullshit. But then, he's also usually grumpy, so, whatever.

Charles closes out the obituary and gives Charlie a weird look. What the hell is he doing with paint thinner? Oh wait. God damn it, Charlie.]

@dickcheese, audio;

[headjacked]

...it's probably healthier to take a shot whenever Greg's name isn't up there.

[ Picking on that to distract him from the name further down the list? You Bet!! ]

If anyone actually has alcohol, though, I could t-t... totally use some.

[ There's a sudden, pained squeak to his voice. He tries to roll right though it, though it's still somewhat noticeable. ]

@enhance; audio; private

[plundering]

Hey.

[She hears that squeak! And she's going to try to be comforting, even though comforting isn't something she's great at, especially when she's hurting.]

No alcohol here, either.

private

[headjacked]

I mean, I have Greg's supermeds, but. That almost feels tacky.

[ Another squeak. He'd suppress it, or at least try to, but... it's private. And it's Fiona. And he is very tired. ]

...almost.

private forever i guess!

[plundering]

A little tacky. I wouldn't blame you.

[There's a pause, and then:]

Is Angel around?

[headjacked]

Of course.

You're not alone either, right?

[plundering]

Nah. Still with John and Haurchefant. You gonna be okay?

@hotstud_xxx; video; Day 137

[rubikscomplex]

[This comes delayed, but it comes all the same. Rhys will receive a very simple message. It's a shot of House's hand flipping Rhys the bird.]

[headjacked]

[ Of course Greg's back. He will always be back. If Rhys is mold, House is an angry rash.

Rhys blows a kiss in return. ]

Maybe focus all that energy into dying less, buddy!

[rubikscomplex]

[Wow, rude, Royce. He will receive a three-panel crayon comic of a heart, a heart that is stabbed, and finally, a frowning face. That hurts, man. That hurts real bad.]

[not here]

[ecks]

[So it's confirmed. She is tired, so tired, but she is also angry -- at Greg, and at the person she suspects is responsible. What she will do about it she does not yet know, not when she has pushed herself to the point of exhaustion.

For now, she will wait.]

@hotstud_xxx; video; Day 137

[rubikscomplex]

[It takes House a little bit to respond to this, mainly because he's trying to do some minor damage control. Also dealing with the panic of checking himself over, checking his tongue, his hands, his shoulder, his thigh. His tongue. He has some irritating new rips in his clothes and bloodstains all over the place. And now, just because he... can't figure out how to make private messages on this damn thing anymore or instruct it, he's going to have to make an open message and hope Wilson sees it even if he's not looking at Rhys' message.

The video clip shows a notepad with a crayon drawing of a house with a red roof. There's an equals sign, then a skull and crossbones that has been circled in red and crossed through. That should, he hopes, be clear enough. Freaking Admin.]

voice @Enoch

[warriorscribe]

[Oh good, he's back. House may get on his nerves, but he still doesn't want the man to die. The concern in his voice is, of course, genuine.]

Have you lost your ability to speak?

[rubikscomplex]

[Enjoy the sight of House's most deadpan expression, Enoch. It's followed by him shaking his head, features turning to mock-grave. House brings one hand up, close to his chest, like someone might do if they were praying. He closes his eyes 'reverently,' then draws two fingers across his lips, makes a locking motion and tosses the imaginary key away. He points up toward the ceiling, and then returns to his 'prayful' pose for a few seconds. It breaks and he shrugs for Enoch.

Clearly, he's made a vow of silence to God.]

[warriorscribe]

[He may not really get the whole idea, but he gets the "prayer" parts well enough. He gives him a deadpan look right back.]

There are many reasons not to speak that don't involve the loss of your voice, you know. Clearly it's not the ability to comprehend words, at least.

[The deadpan look melts into a soft smile, though. A little strained at the edges, like everything else about him recently, but there.]

I'm glad you were brought back.

cw: suicidal ideations

[rubikscomplex]

[The inability to understand would be heinous. This is annoying, but somewhat tolerable, as far as these things go. He's suffered worse losses after dying. Out of all of the ones so far, this actually one of the most tolerable. He's not helpless and having to rely on other people, and he's not spilling his guts about things he doesn't want to, but can't help.

In any case, there's a split second when he glances away expression becoming pained when Enoch says he's glad House is back. House isn't particularly glad about it. It's the endless cycle he's stuck in, though. Apparently, Norfinbury really likes him.

That expression is replaced quickly with an unimpressed look. House twirls his finger and mouths 'whoop dee do.']