voice;

[slayer_not_player]

If anyone currently in the oxygen gardens could look around for Simon Silverton, designation zero zero two, zero twenty-nine, Caucasian male, teenaged, brown hair, and report back to me with a status, that would be appreciated. [The tone is clipped, military, and leaves no room for nonsense.]




Private to Simon; I'm coming up to get you. If this is a prank to get me out of my room, you're in deep shit.

Comments

[consulting]

Concisely.
What makes finding Simon interesting?

SH

[ A CASE. I CAN SNIFF IT. ]

audio;

[slayer_not_player]

[Goodness, he has to read while jogging now? Ffff.]

He was mid-sentence when he started screaming, then the feed cut. I want to know why.

[consulting]

Wrong.
That dictates the urgency of finding him,
but not why finding Simon would be interesting.

SH

[slayer_not_player]

Because there'll be cash prizes and swimsuit models once he's found.

It's a missing kid. If that doesn't interest you, stop wasting my time.

[voice]

[yardbird]

A teenager, huh?



...I'll keep an eye out for him.

[voice]

[slayer_not_player]

Thanks. Are you in the gardens right now?

[voice]

[yardbird]

Was, but I can go back.

[voice]

[slayer_not_player]

No need, I'm headed there now.

You didn't notice anything or anyone unusual or suspicious when you were there, did you?

video; TWO WORD TAG I AM THE BEST RPER IN THE LAND

[unparental]

What happened?

video; INTO MY ARMS

[slayer_not_player]

I'm not entirely certain. He left me a worrying message, then hung up.

Could be a prank. [But he's still jogging out there armed and armored. Just in case.]

video; /LEAPS ONTO

[unparental]

But around here, better safe than sorry.

Keep me posted? If he's being a teenage boy and he's not in trouble, I give great mom voice.

video; /spins

[slayer_not_player]

[After a bit of a delay:]

It's looking like there is a real threat. Some kind of weaponized hallucinogen. Not dangerous unless he messes with someone who would do him harm. [...and they both know how good Simon is at keeping his mouth shut...]

voice;

[sweetmotherofgod]

[it takes a moment for her to actually speak, and when she does it comes out tense.]

Is he in danger?

voice;

[slayer_not_player]

[Heather. It's a good thing that the camera's not on for her to see the flinch. There's still more hesitation before he speaks than he would have liked.]

It's starting to look like that's a possibility. Stay away from the gardens.

voice;

[sweetmotherofgod]

Right. I will.

What can I do?

voice;

[slayer_not_player]

Once I know what's going on, I'll let you know. Too many variables right now.


...Just keep safe.

voice;

[entrapments]

The peeping-tom is missing?

voice;

[slayer_not_player]

Affirmative. Missing, presumed injured.

If you're in your room, you should stay there. Don't open the door.

voice;

[entrapments]

What's going on this time?
Are people getting hurt again?

video;

[unfiltrating]

[ The tone's nice, actually. Sharp. Soldier-like. Familiar. It's something that can bring him back to Earth, and it resonates with him. ]

Friend of yours? Look, there's a lot of people out of commission right now. Simon may very well be in danger, but so are plenty of others at the moment. We can't prioritize until we start getting everyone to safety.

audio;

[slayer_not_player]

Are we under attack?

[unfiltrating]

It's not an attack. The strain seems to be non-lethal. It's something I've seen before, and if he wanted us dead, trust me. There'd be people dead.

It's a game, but I don't know what kind he's playing.

voice;

[gothchicklit]

[ TOO BAD, TILLMAN. YOU'RE GETTING NONSENSE. ]

Did you lose your little brother?

voice;

[slayer_not_player]

[>:|]

Yes. [Spaceson, little bro, same diff. Not wasting time explaining. No nonsense.]

You seen him?

voice;

[gothchicklit]

[ Okay, fine, Lumberjack Number Two. Be all no nonsense. ]

A white teenage boy with brown hair? That's not exactly the most descriptive information. [ So no, she hasn't seen him. ] I'll keep an eye out for him, though.