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voice forever

[armoured]

...you will need them, I promise.

[Believe him, he also thought that clothes and food were unnecessary. After all, he's a hollow suit of armour. But he somehow needed them here all the same.]

Without food and warmth, you won't survive out there.

[burnalive]

That won't be a problem. I just need directions and I'm leaving. [ i.e. yeah will just walk through a blizzard, sure. no chill. ]

[armoured]

I'm sorry, but nobody knows the way out yet, it might not be as easy as that.

[Well, at least she's calm?]

[burnalive]

If I pick a direction and walk long enough I'll reach something, probably.

... Where is this place? [ nooot a delayed reaction at all. ]

[armoured]

[He won't argue with her right now, she'll surely come to her senses when she steps outside and feels how cold it is.]

I'm not sure. I know it's called Norfinbury but beyond that, I just don't know. We don't even know where in what world it is.

[There's a sentence that he never thought he would say.]

[burnalive]

What world?

... So, this is the outside world? [ what does this even mean. ]

[armoured]

[The outside world, what? Is she like Hope, from the vaults deep underground after a cataclysmic event?]

This is going to sound crazy, but... everyone here seems to be from entirely different worlds or realities. Even time periods, sometimes.

[burnalive]

[ she takes a second to process this, because. that's a little bizarre. ]

I see.

This... it's called a phone? I've seen something like it once, but it must be technology far into the future for me.

[armoured]

[Wow, she's taking this well... too well... His voice is full of empathy for her confusion. The tablets are evil. EVIL.]

Actually, someone told me that they're called tablets, they're sort of advanced for me too. But the way it seems to work is like a telephone, just... with writing and motion capture too.

[burnalive]

[ eh, snowstorms. nbd. waking up in a weird place... it's just a matter of walking home, surely.

let's struggle slightly not to appear ignorant. ]

Right, motion capture. [ whatever that is. ] It's a pain. Whoever left it can have it back, I'm just letting them know that.

[armoured]

[It's okay, he isn't really sure how or what it is either. Video doesn't exist where he's from, not even black and white silent films.]

It's yours now, there's nobody to give it back to. You're going to need it to keep in contact with everyone else here.

[burnalive]

[ ?? keep in contact for what. ] Why? I'm leaving.

[armoured]

[...He will try a different tactic.]

Right, of course, we all are. But until we find the way to leave, we need to keep in contact so that we can look out for each other and share information.

[burnalive]

[ ... well, yes, good point. ] How big is this place? There's no way to leave?

Is there a barrier?

[armoured]

Yeah, there are massive walls of ice right around the town. I tried to start to scale one, but it's impossible...

[You see why nobody else has left this pleasant holiday destination?]

[burnalive]

How about burning a hole through? [ CLUELESS even to her lack of firepower. what a good vacation. ]

[armoured]

I guess that's worth a try, but we haven't found nearly enough flammable materials to try and make a fire that large or hot, it would take a massive amount of energy to burn through such a thick wall.

[He's already running ideas for trying it through his mind, though.]

[burnalive]

Hey, I'll give it a try. Which way's the wall? Should I just keep walking? [ the camera moves as she gets up and approaches the door. whatever, bye coat and supplies, time to go snow-venturing. ]

[armoured]

H-Hey! Wait!

[He's not stupid, she can't have picked up the supplies or put on the coat if she's moving that soon.]

Please don't go outside without your coat, if you do-- I won't tell you where the wall is!

[SO THERE.]

[burnalive]

... It's not my coat. [ it's some mysterious kidnapper-bequeathed coat. there's a difference! ]

[armoured]

Then borrow it for a while, okay? For me, please.

[He is going to have a heart attack here. And he doesn't even have a heart to fail like that.]

[burnalive]

[ not to be rude but-- ] I don't even know who you are. [ ok maybe a little rude. ]

[armoured]

I'm Alphonse Elric.

[Keep calm, Al, you won't see someone else die from exposure.]

Now will you please wear the coat?

[burnalive]

[ why is she getting henpecked...?! ] Does it matter? I can handle the cold!

[armoured]

Consider it a fair trade for getting directions, okay?

[He will cry if she doesn't take it. Except he can't cry. But he will try really hard.]