[Voice]; Day 169; [open]

[ninjainviolet]

Ow! Dammit! Who the hell put that there?!

[ Good afternoon, fellow Snowhellions. You are being treated to the angry and frustrated tones of Sheena suddenly coming over your tablets--as well as what sounds like shuffling and the sound of things being walked into. ]

Okay. That's better. [ A pause. ] Sorry about that, but things are looking farther away than they are, and I keep walking into them. Thank Martel I remembered how to turn this thing on by memory. [ Another pause. ]

Has anyone seen Leon? Know if he's okay? As far as I could tell, he wasn't in the Police Station when I woke up [ Yep, she died. She has no idea the obit hasn't been posted yet. ], and the last time I saw him was when the anomaly attacked. [ She says this like everyone had seen it, since it had been so big. ]

And if anyone's in the vicinity of the Fire Station, feel free to drop by, since that's as far as I was able to get to. [ Such a roundabout way to ask for help. ]

Thanks.

[ Private to Leon ]

Hey, Leon? Are you there? Are you okay?

Comments

@hotstud_xxx; text

[rubikscomplex]

how the hell did you die?

[He's not terribly concerned, just curious. Also he has no idea where Leon is.]

Voice | @Summoner

[ninjainviolet]

[ Sorry, House, but she's still using the Voice function. ]

What? You didn't see it? The thing was huge!

[ Yeah, let's get that bit out of the way first. ]

[rubikscomplex]

a. that's what she said
b. no
i didn't

i'm in hsiaoke pass
you can barely see anything in here

[ninjainviolet]

[ It takes her a moment to respond - not because of the text-to-voice thing, but becasue of answer "a". ]

A: Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny

B: Oh. That would explain it. It was several anomalies put together into one. And it was pretty big. It was hard to tell how big though with all the mist and stuff around.

It, uh, fell on me and dragged me under the snow. I have no idea what happened to Leon.

[ And right up until that point, she was keeping her voice steady. But hundreds of anomalies falling on you to kill you does get to a person. ]

[rubikscomplex]

there was enough mist you couldn't see all of it
and you expect everyone else to have seen it?

what did the pieces you see look like?
were the anomalies familiar in any way?

[He notes the quaver, but presses on.]

@hornhead; audio

[actuallydaredevil]

The tablets can be voice activated too... well, if you use the personal assistant. So if you're suffering from blurred vision, that'll probably help.

[ :D In his four days here he has learned this. ]

I haven't seen this Leon guy, but I'm actually at the Aquarium if you want me to head over.

[ How do you feel about the blind leading the blind? ]

Voice | @Summoner

[ninjainviolet]

Are you serious? I had no idea I could do that. [ She sighs. ] Makes sense, though, if you think about it.

[ She's been here for 169 days; she's a little slow. ]

You haven't seen him? [ She sounds disappointed and worried. ] I haven't heard from him, either. [ Another pause. ] I'd appreciate it if you could. I don't know how long I'll be seeing things like this, and with all this white around here I'll probably get lost.

[ Obviously, not too upset about it. ]

@hornhead; audio

[actuallydaredevil]

Yeah, it's pretty useful when you're blind like me.

[ If this were text he would definitely add a happy emoji. Mostly because he's a bit of an ironic loser like that. ]

It must be hard not being able to see. [ He's definitely trying to hold back his laughter here. ] I can give you some pointers when I head over. I've been meaning to check that place out anyway.

Voice | @Summoner

[ninjainviolet]

You're blind?

[ Said simply and not in a surprised tone. However, her next tone is a bit embarrassed. ]

It's not that I can't see; everything just looks farther away than it is. I'm not sure if my training will be able to help in this situation. [ Only because she's never been in this situation. ] But I'd appreciate the help.

And if I remember correctly, the Fire Station is about a day's travel from the Aquarium.

@kingdomkey ; audio - Private

[seekthelight]

Sheena! You--what happened??

[Whenever someone wakes up somewhere that they weren't before, that meant they had died. It made his stomach twist a bit but he tried to keep his composure.]

I haven't heard from Leon in awhile. Where were you guys before you--before you woke up at the police station?

Voice - Private

[ninjainviolet]

[ Another one? ]

You mean you didn't see it? It was a huge anomaly. And I mean, huge.

[ Does he really want the snowy details? But he's the second one... ]

Sora, what day is it?

[ She took a deep shuddering breath. ]

You haven't heard from Leon? I haven't, either. I thought that he was fine since he wasn't where I was. Maybe... Maybe he hasn't gotten this message yet. [ Or is on his way to the Station. ]

Ummm, that shop near the Fire Station. The one that sells gifts.

Voice - Private

[seekthelight]

No I didn't see anything.

[And he's not lying, she'll be able to hear that in his voice. Instead he's just worried now.]

It's--hold on.

[Cue him digging around in his stuff for his notebook.]

Day..169?

[Hopefully he'd been keeping track right.]

No. It's been awhile since I heard from him. I was getting kind of worried about both of you. [A pause.] Are you alone? Do you need me to come get you?

Voice - Private (Gonna time this for around the time Leon contacts Sora)

[ninjainviolet]

You're not the only one to tell me that. I guess you had to be in the same area then.

[ Her tone is wry despite the circumstances.

And cue a surprised stutter before she responds properly. ]

T-- What? Seriously? This happened yesterday! Guess you can't keep a good ninja down.

[ Seriously. She's not sure if she should feel honored or insulted that she's back the day after her death--again.

At least she's not thinking she's seven this time. ]

Actually, he contacted me and arrived right before I heard this message. He's scouting the place now for things.

But, I appreciate the offer. And no need to worry. We'll be fine. [ Famous last words, but shush. ]

@LELRIC; audio

[armoured]

[Oh no. Oh no. Not her too. He feels his entire body go cold, voice low.]

Sheena, what happened?

Voice | @Summoner

[ninjainviolet]

[ Al... Oh dear.

Her voice is soft when she responds. ]

Al, don't worry about that. I'm back. That's all that matters.

[armoured]

[That's the least comforting thing she could say, it's just a knife into the issues of revival.]

That's not what matters. Sheena, you-- you... what happened?!

[ninjainviolet]

[ She had been trying to tell him that nothing will make her break her promise to him. Not even this place.

She's just bad at saying things like that. ]

It was an anomaly, Al. A lot of anomalies made into one giant one. It appeared out of nowhere and fell on me before I could do get out of there.

[ Not exactly blunt, but it's not as gentle as she would have liked it to be. ]

@standardissue; text

[deus_ex_phs]

[Kunsel doesn't ask what happened. He's already following the other conversations so far.]

Something's messing with your vision?

Welcome back.

Voice | @Summoner

[ninjainviolet]

[ It takes her a moment to respond, Kunsel. The text-to-voice option is a little slow. ]

Yeah. This place is messing with my vision. Everything looks farther away than they are.

And thanks.

-> voice

[deus_ex_phs]

[Hm. Best switch to voice, then, so she doesn't have to read, or bother with getting her tablet to translate.]

Try closing one of your eyes. See if that helps.

voice

[ninjainviolet]

[ Thank you, Kunsel. You're a peach! ]

Closing one of my eyes? I...didn't think of that.

[ There's a moment of silence. ]

It's better, but not by much.

[ And yes, she's still sitting there with one eye closed. ]

@Griever; voice;

[canyouhandlethismany]

[Leon has been... upset in the past few days, okay? Let's just say 'upset'. He didn't contact anyone, he just kept checking the network looking for signs of Sora and did what he does better when his mood drops to critical levels: the man stayed silent avoiding the others. Everytime one dies chances of them returning decrease and- gods, it's such a relief when he hears her voice. Losing that stubborn woman would be as painful as losing Yuffie or Aerith, not that he's going to admit that anytime soon.]

You're alive. [He's not even trin to hide the relief in his voice. And maybe he'd apologize for lowering his guard and a lot of other crap but there's no time for that (And he doesn't like mushy stuff anyway), she seems to be in need of help now.]

What's wrong with your eyes? I'm on my way, I will reach you there, try to stay safe until then.

Voice | @Summoner (Phone Tag)

[ninjainviolet]

[If he thought he was relieved to hear her voice, one can only imagine her joy at hearing his.

And she doesn't bother hiding it. ]

Leon! You're okay! I mean, you are okay, aren't you? You weren't where I was when I woke up, so I had no idea ...

[Yeah, she's not going to finish that thought. Because she can't lose anyone else here.]

Re: Voice | @Summoner (Phone Tag)

[canyouhandlethismany]

[And that's when he remembers he's supposed to set the whole conversation on private.]

I am fine, I am fine... [And that's not important!] I didn't know where you were, Sheena- [Let's pretend he knew she was going to return to life] people can return in many places. But I will get there, okay? And you didn't answer me, what's wrong with your eyes?

Re: Voice | @Summoner (Phone Tag)

[ninjainviolet]

[Give her a second to realize this is now private.

And like hell his being all right isn't important! She's relieved to figure out that he hadn't died.]

It took me a while to figure out where I was, but luckily, the Fire Station is close to it.

[She sighs.]

My depth perception is all messed up. Things are closer than they look.

[She's a side-view mirror.]