[network] @hawkguy, video; do you hear the people sing [open, day 162]

[awwnoun]

[ Cue a video of your resident Hawkeye coming on and wincing as he rubs at his bright purple hearing aids. His hair is a mess, he's got a hobo beard starting, and he looks tired as hell, but it's a video nonetheless. Or an approximation of a video, anyway. There's tearing and glitches and static, and Clint's voice skritches in and out as he asks his question, but it should mostly be easy to figure out: ]

Okay, I'm [static] only one who [static] all that screaming, right? Where is [static] from?

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@featherydouche; video; private

[mrcreamsicles]

[He had enough of this the first time around, and that was before the screaming and weird eyes started up. Nonsense and horseshit just had a very confused, annoying baby, and Davesprite wants nothing to do with it, but here it is crying on his doorstep without even a note of explanation.]

[He would have liked to have moved on north toward the hospital today, but now he sends Clint some pictures. One doodle is one he's sent before, him going north on a rough approximation of the map, but with the whole now crossed out. The next shows him in a rectangle (which has been labeled with a dolphin—the aquarium) with a bunch of arrows pointing right back at the building. Both are marred some by glitchy distortion, but the idea is hopefully clear enough. He's staying put.]

[He finishes out with video and a tap of his finger at his ear. Yeah, he hears it.]

@hawkguy, video, private;

[awwnoun]

[ Yeah, he gets that. Clint's own group probably wouldn't move if they weren't all stubborn. The eyes keep freaking Clint out, and he makes a totally obnoxious WAH sound when he looks up and there's just an eye staring at him from the inside of the window on the glass across from him. A beat, and he makes a face. ]

Right. Yeah, that's probably smart. Be - careful. Okay? With Bucky. Stay away from him.

@Ecks | audio

[ecks]

[static] east. [static] I am going back to Hsiaoke [static]

@hawkguy, audio

[awwnoun]

Aww, no - Ecks, maybe that [static] a good idea. You don't know wh[static] causing the s[static], missy.

Day 162, video @Kid

[equal_shots]

[Kid flips on the video as well, mostly because he tends to match whomever is using the feed. Of course, he turns the video on largely because of what he sees when he looks at Clint on the screen--instead of focusing on the messy hair or his rubbing at the hearing aids, Kid's eyes are focused on the bright glowing orb of light emanating from Clint. His soul.

His attention is quick to shift from the bright light to the dull misshapen orbs that he sees floating beside Clint, he familiar eye marked dead center of each. Kid rubs his eyes. Static obscures some of his response, but he's clearly paying attention.]

Definitely not. [static] very loud, but I can't discern where [static]-ing from. Can you turn off [static]ering aid? If you still hear it, the sound may not be directi[static]

@hawkguy, audio

[awwnoun]

[ Clint misses bits and pieces of the message because of the static, obviously, but he thinks he gets the idea as to what's being asked. ]

I ▒▒▒▒▒ but then you'd have to make sure your ▒▒▒▒▒ is visible so ▒ can keep talk▒▒▒ to you, or switch to ▒▒▒▒. [ A beat, and then he admits: ] I'm ▒ little scared ▒▒ actually.

@zachtastic; video

[majorlazer]

[Zach has no idea where the screaming is coming from. He has no idea about anything, the static being so bad he can barely look at either Kesara or Steph without feeling nauseous, but.

He can see again. That's enough for him to barely even care that everything is going topsy-turvy, that his world feels unbalanced right now, like the town is trying to communicate with them, remind them that nothing is real and everything they've gone through has been a lie.

He can see. So he's all too eager to flip on the camera to reply to Clint, because he can see him. It's a good fucking thing.]

[static] No id- [static]. Do you see [static] everywhere?

@hawkguy, video

[awwnoun]

[ Clint gives him a tired little grin. He'd be more enthusiastic but he has had the worst day. ]

See wh▒▒? Sorry, you cut out. ▒▒▒▒▒? Alie▒▒? Uhh... ▒ogs. I'd love to see dog▒ everywhere.

@ordo; text

[hangfire]

[Nope, no way is he bothering with audio. His one working ear is having a hard enough time with all the screaming.]

dont kn▓▒ where □he hell you are bu▒ ▒▒▒ a goddam▒ cacophony ▒▓st the sch▓□l

@hawkguy, text

[awwnoun]

Residential ▒▒▒▒
Close to the ▒▓nnels its pretty lo▒▓ □ver here

you ▒▒ the sc▒ool then? yo▒ ok?

@totheark; text

[0thingsonmymind]

ihear

d▒▒ou
s ▒ e ?

*He includes a short video of the eye symbols on a wall.*

they were▒Ⓧt be fore

@hawkguy, text

[awwnoun]

Yep def▒▒itely ███ those
Th▒▒'re all ﹏ ﹋﹌ver
Kee▒ ▒o▒▒ing u▒ when I look away and back

@standardissue; text

[deus_ex_phs]

I can [static] too. It's dis[static]an't tell where it's coming [static].

I'm down in the en[static]. Whe[static]ou?

[static] hear it, t[static] distant. Can't tell whe[static] from.

[static]own in the entrance area. Where[static]

I [static] it, too. [static]tant. Can't tell [static] coming from.

I'm [static] in the entrance a[static]re are you?

[He's trying a different tactic here to hopefully make up for the static.]

@hawkguy, text

[awwnoun]

[ Clint isn't exactly sure what Kunsel is doing at first, but he gets it after a second. ]

Reside▒▒▒▒, ▒▒▒▒▒ now, e∀st of ▒chool
We aren't ▒▒▒ from the tunnel▒ its loud here
The ▒▒▒eaming is
Its a ▒▒▒tle much

@Mnemosyne; voice

[bookofnope]

East.

[A raspy breath of a word. Beckett isn't even sure if Clint would hear him over the screaming he himself hears with terrifying clarity. But there is a direction, and where there's a direction there's a trail. Where there's a trail there's a goal.]

The eastern tunnels. I [static] make some of them apart. They're [static]ophet again. "Long live the Prophet."

@hawkguy, audio

[awwnoun]

East. [ There's an exhale of static. He rubs at his face. ] Yeah, I'm hearing ▒▒ose too, here and ▒▒ere. Mostly ▒▒▒eaming but - it isn't... it isn't all terrible, there's a lot of ▒▓▓▒ sounding people too, I ▒▒ink.

@jwilson; text

[oh_negative]

▒▒▓▒▒n Hsi▒▒▒e Pass. Th▒▓▓▒▒▒ming is loud here. It's echoing, so it's diffic▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒inpoint the origin, but if ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒ guess, it's coming fro▒▓▒▒▒▒her in. S▒▓▓▒e cu▒▒ently in the museum ▒▒▒▒▓▓ be ab▒▒▓▒ tell you better.

@hawkguy, text

[awwnoun]

[ God, poor Wilson. Clint makes a concerned noise before responding with text. ]

▒orry a lot of that was ▒one
You're in ▒he pass?
Are ▒ou not in the ▒▓▓▒▒▒ where are ▓▓▓

@lockhart; video

[powersouls]

[Tifa's voice is quiet, and she doesn't look sad so much as exhausted. She shakes her head, frowning.]

I don't hear anything. ▒▒▒▒▒ of screaming?

@hawkguy, video

[awwnoun]

Sorry, ▒▒▒▒ of screaming? The ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ is bad - I can't believe you can't ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒.

@boy; audio;

[realhunger]

Maybe [static] the dark place.

@hawkguy, video

[awwnoun]

Well, ▒▒▒▒▒at's foreboding. [ Look at this flat face, Peter. ] Wanna ▒▒aborate?

@ketximq; video

[mightyratslayer]

[That static bullshit turned up to eleven again and Charlie went straight for the turpentine. Nothing like a good inhalant high to stave off the bullshit horrorshow this town likes to spring on them. Charlie appears on the screen looking very obviously out of it. He's wrapped in his fuzzy blue blanket which is he new best friend.]

Is it, ▒▒▒▒▒▒... Us? ▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒ther people stuck here? I th▒▒ght there wa▒ li▒▒ a party going on or so▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒.

[It doesn't sound like a party Charlie wants to go to, but he's a little bummed he didn't get invited.]

He▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒e you seeing like, eye▒▒▒▒nd shit everywhere too? Something keeps drawi▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ll over the wal▒▒▒▒▒▒e. It's ▒▒▒riously freaking me out.

@hawkguy, video

[awwnoun]

[ ... Charlie. Charlie, please. ]

I got like ▒▒▒▒ of that so here goes me trying to fi▒▒▒▒ out how ▒▒ talk to people when ▒▒▒▒▒▒ keeps eating the▒▒ word▒. Hey, you wanna make ▒ure maybe I can ▒▒▒ your mouth? It makes ▒▒ easier for ▒▒ to read lip▒▒▒▒.

And - yeah, I ▒▒▒ the eye▒, too, man. Everywhere, right? ▒▒▒ was ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ the ba▒▒room.

@Spoiler ; video! and yes, this does work

[spoileralert]

[ The video opens on a picture on a notebook page: it depicts Steph, giving a thumbs up, next to the words: ]

Hacked it?

[ Steph herself pokes her head into view and waves. ]

@hawkguy, video

[awwnoun]

Whoa, lo▒▒▒▒t you.

[ That's... annoying to have to do, but hey, if it works, it works. He has no paper, unfortunately, or he'd try. He gives her a little grin. ] Sneak▒, ▒▒▒▒▒▒. I'd wr▒▒▒te back but I'm ▒▒▒sh out of dead tree▒▒.

@donner; audio

[imgonnatouchit]

▓▓ here in ▓▓▓ in ▓▓▓▓nels. It's ▓▓▓▓ quite lou▓▓.

[In the background of Hange's audio, the sound of manic screams can be heard, just as glitchy as the words.]

If ▓▓▓ in o▓▓▓ sections of ▓▓▓▓ it may be ▓▓▓▓ng from this direct▓▓▓▓

@hawkguy, video

[awwnoun]

Wil▒▒▒ told me people were in there, ▒▒▒▒, which are y▒▒? I don't think we ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒.

... What I can h▒▒r is sc▒▒▒ as hell. Can you figure out where i▒▒▒▒ coming from in the tunnel▒▒?

@guardian; text;

[phaseshifter]

Screaming *and* whispering here. If it's not one it▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒ther.
▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ven hear what ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ay!!

@hawkguy, text

[awwnoun]

I can't mak▒▒▒▒t what they're wh▒▒▒▒▒ing
I hear ▒▒ but the scr▒▒▒▒g is
Well. Scr▒▒ing. Hard to he∀r anything over i▒.

You seeing the ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ too?

@LELRIC; audio

[armoured]

[Oh thank goodness, it's not just him.]

I can hear it too, I think it's [static] hospital.

@hawkguy, audio

[awwnoun]

At the ▒▒▒pital? Like coming from there?

@username; audio; private

[advanced]

It's the programming.

[He sounds so tired. Not quite defeated, but getting there. The screaming is the programming, it's the fight being lost.]

@hawkguy, audio, private

[awwnoun]

The programming. [ Poor Bucky. ]

What does ▒▒▒t mean?