[network/audio] @LELRIC; GUIDES; Day 62

[armoured]

A: Network (Audio); Morning; Open to All

Hey, everyone, it's Alphonse here.

[He clears his throat a little awkwardly. He hates having to open the wounds of Clarke's death, but it's necessary to touch on it when discussing the guide she made.]

Clarke hasn't-- she's still gone, but her work and the efforts she made to try and help everyone here aren't something that we should let fade away. I've taken over maintaining the survival guide that she made. I've done some editing to make sure the information is as up to date as possible, but a lot of the people who offered to be listed there in order to help aren't-- they're not here any longer.

[Which is a nice way of saying dead. Well over half the contacts on there, not to mention the two original authors, are all dead and gone.]

So I'm asking for anyone who has useful skills, knowledge, or just a desire to help to come forwards so that we can make sure there's always someone to turn to if they're needed.

Thanks.

[And a link to the survival guide will be put up for general perusal.]

B: Network (Audio); Evening; Open to All

[As night has fallen and Al is faced with another long evening of being trapped inside, his mind turns to how to keep morale up here. It worries him that people like Zack, who had once been so full of hope and fire, is now so drawn and subdued. This place is rough on them all, the losses and injuries of dear friends take their toll on everyone, and it's easy to lose hope.

It scares him that eventually people will simply stop fighting, and he can't let that happen.

Maybe he can make a slight difference just by breaking up the serious discussion over the network with something lighter, something to help people ease their troubles just for a short while and remember how to smile or laugh. But he doesn't really know any jokes or funny stories, or-- or does he? Tim has, after all, taught him one joke from his home.

A self conscious throat clearing echoes over the tablets, before Al pipes up.]

I think I might have found something important, but I'm not sure what it means. Could you help me?

[This link is sent publicly out to everyone. The man playing in the clip is Tim Wright. Al still isn't sure why this is supposed to be funny, but he hopes he executed the joke right based on what he was taught.]

Comments

Not sure it's what Frisk is looking for but it's the thought that counts

[starsandtights]

[Steve makes a face. When he talks it's barely louder than a whisper, to protect his throat.] Not sure I'd know anything about any of that... what do you mean by "they want something," what have you heard? That's a new one on me, I think.

...I've only run into one monster so far, I can tell you what happened, I guess? Everything else I know is— [Cough, cough.] —hearsay from the network.

About a week ago I was headed toward the school for a resupply—or headed for the athletic shed, rather, it was late in the day. At some point crossing that big snow field I turned around and there was a monster chasing after me. Human-shaped, naked, red all over. Kinda reminded me of Red Skull. Pointy teeth, I think, hard to say, I didn't want to let it get too close.

I did call out to it. I think I said, "Hello?" and... "Stop right there, tell me your name!" Something like that, anyway. No answer, no change in behavior. Just runnin' at me. I ran to the shed; Tim, Jay, and Brian were there too. We ran inside, had to wedge a hurdle under the door. The thing threw itself at the door over and over for a while. All night we could hear it circling the shed, trying to get in. Climbed up onto the roof at one point. Took off or disappeared some time in the— [Cough cough cough.] —in the early morning, before end of lockdown.