[network] @jwatson; video [Morning 383] [open/semi-open] [shadownet]

[jumpthegun]

((OOC: The first and third parts of the message is OPEN. The second part is SEMI-CLOSED to anyone with access to the Shadownet - a text only app created by Winter. It works within the Bunker. Please see this post about Shadownet distribution.

John's death price is that he can't interact with anyone. He won't see/hear messages, so he won't be responding to anything.))

Part 1 - OTA
[John wakes with a start inside his body bag. There's a momentary sense of absolute panic as he claws his way out of it, and gets off the slab he's been lying on. It's a moment to get his bearings and realize that he's in the hospital morgue. That's... not as bad as it could be. And he's fairly certain all of his memories are intact. At least one of the most important ones. John goes for his tablet first.

It doesn't even occur to him that Mary's been silent since he woke up. He can occasionally see her standing off to one side, but other than that, he's focused on the present, not the past. John double-checks the network, but there don't appear to be any new posts. Good. That means he's probably woken up the morning after being killed. As far as inconvenience goes, that's a minor one.]

Everyone, this is Dr. John Watson. Please listen closely. Rhys is in severe danger. His last known location was Building 317 on Dr. House's map. Please, if you're anywhere near there, go and check on him. He was injured during a fight a few days ago and Mr. Beckett attempted to kill him last night. I tried to stop him, but was killed in the fight. I don't know if Beckett succeeded. If Rhys is dead, Beckett may be a danger to others, particularly Enoch. Please watch out for him and please someone check on Rhys and Enoch, physically, if you're able to do so.

[He sends that out and waits for replies. And waits. John gathers his things and leaves the morgue, heading upstairs. When there still isn't a reply, he decides that maybe everyone has... somehow headed to the bunker.

'Or there's something wrong with the network,' Mary suggests. It's the first time she's spoken since John had woken up, and he glances over at her with a furrowed brow before switching on the Shadownet.]

Part 2 (half an hour later) - Shadownet Access Only
Hello? Is anyone there? This is John. There's been a serious incident. Beckett attacked Rhys last night. I died while trying to defend him. Rhys may still be alive and Enoch may be in danger. Please, could someone respond?

[Another half hour goes by as John begins walking. And then another. It's two hours later before he switches over to the regular network again. Mary's close to him now, fingers laced with his free hand.]

Part 3 - OTA
Please, I don't know what's going on, but this is Dr. John Watson. I'm heading toward Residential Zone 3. If anyone can see this message, please respond. [He looks to the side as Mary speaks up, the woman only in his own mind.

'John, I don't know there's anyone there.'

But they have to be there. The whole bloody town can't disappear overnight.

'Why not?' Mary asks.

It's a simple question, but it's absolutely chilling.]

Sherlock? Please, answer me. Alfie? Royce? Bucky? England? Stephen? Tess? Kunsel?

Anyone?

Comments

[warriorscribe]

[Still talking. He can't help the worried look in Beckett's direction, but he returns his attention to his tablet quickly. It's on this second look that it actually registers he was aware it had been a mercy killing. Which makes him wonder what he'd missed. If he'd been informed he would have stopped Beckett well before he ever got to Rhys...

He can't shake the feeling that this isn't enough, and the sleepless paranoia will continue.]

I understand. I can stay close to him. If he loses control again I can subdue him. I'd already promised him that much.

[Which is why he still feels responsible for this situation too - never mind that his promise had only been that he would defend himself against frenzies directed at him.]

[jumpthegun]

If he loses control again, I want you to get away from him, Enoch. He is not your responsibility if he comes after you.

[warriorscribe]

I can't do that. I won't leave him to attack another, or harm himself in pursuit.

I know the risks, and I knew them when I made that promise. I accepted them then, I still do now, and, should we all escape from here, I always will.

[jumpthegun]

[John has thoughts on that, but he knows there are people who could point to how he is with Bucky or even Sherlock in some respects to say he's being a hypocrite.]

Can you at least do me a favor and try to get him locked in a different room away from you, if it's possible, and he's going mad?

[warriorscribe]

I can, if I can be sure of its security.

[Not risking accidentally trapping anyone in there with him or leaving him with a door to the outside that could get him killed. The Beast has proven much smarter than he'd initially thought given the one frenzy he'd witnessed, and if an attempt to go around backfired on him...

He wants to say this is far less likely than John is insinuating, but after he's just properly gotten in touch with everyone again? After he's faced an unexpected death? He has all the information every ounce of his brainpower has been devoted to scoping out now. It's not a complete answer, but maybe it will be enough to stop being so completely consumed with Beckett's safety. He isn't calling for anything drastic. And hopefully, he's gone back to read the obituaries - hopefully, he knows enough to warn those who would not to.

Hopefully. He can't follow it. He wants to, that part of him still fearful of loss. But that would be...hurtful, wrong. He isn't so muddled by lack of sleep or emotional turmoil as to miss that this time.]

I think that is as much as I can promise. I will do what I can to help.

That includes you, as well. Will you be all right?

[jumpthegun]

I have Sherlock with me. I expect I'll not be hearing the end of it with getting killed by someone when I went off to treat a patient on my own. And that means he'll be keeping close for a while.

[And John feels fairly confident that he and Sherlock can take on just about anyone in Norfinbury as a team.]

[warriorscribe]

[And Enoch is thinking of his emotional state, of course.]

That's good to hear. It's important to have a friend close by.

[His every instinct is telling him to apologize again, but, again, for the could-have-beens that weren't. John's already said his piece on that, and Enoch isn't eager to accidentally make things worse again.]

[jumpthegun]

Yeah. Have you got anyone apart from Beckett?

[warriorscribe]

Of course. We met with Angel as soon as we could after that, and Rhys, once he was able. We're far from alone even then. The bunker is, if it has no other good traits, not lonely.

[jumpthegun]

[He doesn't like Rhys being in such close proximity to Beckett, but there's not much he can do about it.]

All right. If you need help, please don't hesitate to reach out to the other people in the bunker. If Stephen's there, he's a good choice. Or even Dr. Wilson.