( 002 ❱❱ VOICE )

[coarse]

[Some people may have noticed an absence since before the last jump. Even when the passengers were awoken, Bass made sure he found isolation before any familiar faces found him first. The entire process was different this time around: yes, he still felt sick and his telepathy had become once again erratic, but he knew where he was, he knew what had happened, and he knew what mattered. He also knew that the clock was still ticking.

It's been over a month since he's last fed, now making its way to the second month mark. That means things are going to change - that he's going to change - unless he does something about it preemptively.

It means that someone has to die.

The audio feed clicks on, running silently before he speaks. Words are then recited from memory, taken from a prayer of warning he was taught many years ago.]

In the quiet of the night the sky tore open, and from the holes in the skies monsters began to descend upon Earth.

[There is more to it, but this is where he deliberately stops. Bass wants to know if anyone recognizes the tale of how his world came to be. He wants to know who could find out what he is, even if that person is just his sister.]

Comments

[coarse]

[Like the sun and the moon and the changes of season. Few of the things Bass misses aren't uncomfortable, but they're still better than this. They're what he knows.]

Among other things.

What about you?

[shoyu]

[ since he's from a more desert environment, soysauce really can't complain about the oxygen gardens. ]

Mm? What about myself, sir?

[coarse]

Think you're better off here?

[shoyu]

Ah, an excellent question. [ after a moment of thoughtfully rubbing at his jaw, ] I suppose it's nice not having to be wary of bounty hunters, but such a drastic change of environment is still hard to get used to.

[coarse]

[Hold on, now.]

Bounty hunters? Don't think you told me about those before.

[shoyu]

The topic never really came up before.

[ have a stupid, sheepish little laugh. ]

I'm not a criminal, though, so please don't worry! It was, ah -- a personal thing.

[coarse]

I'm not judging. [Really.] I never thought of you as trouble, though.

[No offense.]

[shoyu]

Aha, I would hope that's not the impression I give!

[ totally taking that as a compliment. ]

But I've won a fair few grudges against myself where I'm from, and it's a relief they haven't followed me here. Goodness knows there's enough going on already.

[coarse]

[YOU GOT THAT RIGHT, SOYSAUCE.

There's an exhale; something almost amused.]

You let me know if they do.