Day 272; Morning; audio; > video; @dreamsnhonor Snow need for tearful reunions

[heroproceeding]

[ The voice that cuts in sounds surprisingly juvenile for the owner. Where for months, it's been a tone filled with deteriorating determination, now it's full of wonder and mild annoyance with a side of the creeps. Young.

And maybe a little on the clueless side. ]

-seriously, Angeal? I know we gotta work on survival in all kinds of environments, but snow? And what's with waking up in a body bag? That's pretty morbid if you ask me.

[ Shuffling can be heard and the next time he speaks, he sounds closer. And a lot more curiously confused. ]

Wonder what this is for anyway.. It sure doesn't look like anything ShinRa standard. No logo or nothin' and these sure as hell aren't... Wait a minute, that's not a call button, is it.

Okay, so I should just delete this somehow. Maybe right he-

[ Only a few minutes later and there's a new message to follow. This time, it's an actual video now and Zack's looking pretty sheepish at that. ] Okay, now I think I got this finally figured out. I also take it this isn't some ShinRa standard training program...

[ He makes a face at that, but it soon clears up to something surer. ] Anyway, SOLDIER Second Class, Zack Fair, at your service! [ He salutes quickly with a confidence that may or may not be exaggerated. ] I, uh... saw something about mind control? Anyone care to fill me in with that? Or anything for that matter?

[ Except maybe the body bag in the morgue thing. He's not sure if he wants to know. Capture...
method? ]

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[heroproceeding]

[ That gets at least an understand hum in answer. Maybe a little on the distracted side though as a zipper's heard and then rattling as keychains clink together while he slips his pack back on. ]

So, Alphonse, right? I was wondering.. Where are you? I mean your voice has been sounding pretty funny ever since we started talking. Kinda sounds like you're in some kinda vent or something.

[ Or maybe it's the signal being weird? His PHS has done that to him. ]

[armoured]

W-What?!

[There's a startled silence, a moment of surrealism for having to deal with this with Zack all over again.]

It's just the tablets, it's not a very good signal! I bet a lot of people sound like this when you talk to them... haha.

[heroproceeding]

Nah, not really at all. It's just been you, buddy.

[ And it's kinda weird that he's shouting about it, all startled and stuff. He didn't think it was that big of a deal. ]

Unless you answered while you were taking a leak or somethin'. [ Maybe there's an echo in the bathrooms and that's why he's getting embarrassed? ]

[armoured]

Ew, no, why would I do that?

[Come on, Zack, don't be gross.]

Why would you think something like that?!

[heroproceeding]

[ That actually gets a rude chuckle out of Zack. ]

'cause I wouldn't put it past some people.

[ He's military. He's had more than a few handful of friends who've picked up their phone in the bathroom let alone- ] At least you aren't going, too. Seriously though, it's not a big deal.

[armoured]

It is a big deal!

[Seriously, Zack, that's incredibly disgusting.]

Just because the tablets let you answer any time, it doesn't mean you should.

/zombie shuffles back in here

[heroproceeding]

Tell that to the guys back home! But seriously, man. I just thought you were in the bathroom. I didn't say anything about actually going.

[ Only he did. Or at least it sounded like he phrased it that way. But you know- minor details. ]

[armoured]

That's what you meant! I'm not an idiot, Zack, and you can't try and pretend that you weren't being gross.

[He is so going to give him hell about this when he gets his memory back.]

[heroproceeding]

Hey, I'm not the gross one taking it that way, now am I?

[ He can fight fire with fire here, Al. HE HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. ]

[armoured]

...I think I'm gonna go, this is too weird.

[Besides, he's given what help he thinks Zack needs for now, so he hangs up. So gross, Zack.]