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[network] Noisy Black, Part Two [open] [horror/watching surgeries/note specifics please]

[Maybe you'd like to watch the video feed and give your comments. Maybe you'd like to try and organize something to fix what's happening. Maybe some of the sinners will be able to get on and join you, eventually... Please note what night/day/morning your post is on and note warnings as necessary.]

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Before anyone suggests that *someone* showuld keep an eye on the feed in order to ensure no valuable information is missed: I'm doing it. Nothing so far.

I suggest that other people follow John's instructions and don't watch. They *want* us to see it, or the feed wouldn't be available. It's likely that they're trying to scare those of us who weren't taken into submission.

[ It's probably a given that Angel isn't half as calm as her text is, but. She isn't about to admit to it. ]

Ange, you don't need to do this. We have war vets here, people who are used to seeing this kind of thing. It doesn't have to be you.

I've seen bandits make body part sculptures and peel the faces from dead bodies. I've also seen ECHOlogs of Hyperion R&D performing slag experimentation on humans that corroded them from the inside out. I'm good.

How many of those were your friends?

Iunno. How can I possibly count that high??

Watching this happen to friends means they aren't alone.

They aren't alone anyway. They have to know that, Ange. They have to.

Then consider this as something that helps me. I prefer it to feeling *entirely* helpless, I guess.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry this is happening.

[ She has to shut off the audio before she starts sobbing. ]

Don't apologise for things that aren't your fault. We'll make *them* sorry, Steph.

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Thank you for watching....

But if you need to take a break I can take over in this, I don't mind.

I've seen....

[Thousands of years of human suffering.]

I can handle this.

I don't need to stop. You aren't the only one who can handle it.

[ Watching is all she can do. All she's ever been able to do, it feels like. ]

...I suspect that there is nothing I can say that will make you abandon your post.

So instead I'll just offer you may company, even if it's not in a physical from. I'll be watching with you.

That isn't necessary, honestly. There's no reason that two people should have to do it.

[ The most half-hearted of fusses. ]

For gathering data, maybe not, though there might be things one of us notices that the other wouldn't.

Mostly, though, it may help to know someone else is in this with you.

It kinda doesn't help. It's another thing to worry about.

You're right that you might pick up on something I don't, though, I suppose. I'm not going to pretend I'm infalliable.

Please don't worry about me no matter what happens. If I thought this experience would cause me immense distress I would not put myself through it.

I know my limits.

If it gets to be too much I will disconnect from the feed.

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keeping up with rhys?

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Of course. As much as is possible, anyway. How are you holding up?

(Say hi to Royce for me? I don't want to intrude)

yes

[Meaning yes, he'll do that.]

walking 2 new area

on my own, not going 2 slow watson's group down

when this ends there's a good chance they'll b put back in t buildings they were taken from u realize

[And yet he's still walking.]

Thanks. And dude, *I'm* with Watson. You know how short my legs are! Are you sure you wouldn't rather travel with us?
I wouldn't want to be alone in your shoes. But then, I'm not really fond of being alone anyway, so.

[ fussssssssssssssss. ]

And yes, I know
But there's the chance that this won't *be* over, isn't there?
Or that it'll take a long time, and
Iunno
I don't want to wonder if I'd have been able to stop it sooner
I'm kinda full up on things to feel guilty about

im limping and hobbling

[Short legs or not, he's pretty sure Angel can still travel faster than him.]

not telling u 2 stop. telling u 2 go ahead in fact. im only

[There's a pause, and then a tired-sounding voice.]

-- Audio, eh?

Mm, yeah. Audio, mate.

[ It is. The worst impression of Alfie that has ever happened anywhere, ever. It's super bad. Even with so few words to work with Angel manages to mangle the accent and seriously how the fuck is she not embarrassed by this. Jesus wept. ]

You're not stopping either, huh.

If - if they let them go before we get to them, and we have to backtrack - walk with me then?

[ It's a nice distraction, thinking about how the kidnapped might just be plopped safely back where they started. Comforting. ]

[Under ordinary circumstances, that would probably get him to laugh a little. No such lucky today.]

Mm. I suppose I'll regret going forward if they are sent back to the same buildings. It's what's happened every other time before, remember.

-- Yeah. If we backtrack and run into each other, I'll walk with you then.