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[assumption]

[For quite some time, Walter has been shuffling about, sitting in corners and observing things on his own time. Perhaps you've seen him in passing, but he surely hasn't spoken a word since he woke up on the ship. He's still not certain if he's alive, dead, or somewhere in-between.

Though he did consider his communicator before, he simply didn't know what to say to it until now. And even so, he doesn't think he has enough to say to warrant a video like so many others posted on the feed. He just wants to try and speak for now. Baby steps! So if you're tuning in to his post, you'll hear a few moments of hesitated breathing, with the timid voice of a 30-something man with all the social grace and experience of someone only half his age following.]

It's lonely here. Lonely and cold.

Feels like home.

[there's a sharp exhale, as if he's silently laughing at himself.]

I'm not the only one who thinks that, am I?

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video;

[showbizpanache]

You're not alone here.

audio;

[assumption]

Even if there are other people around, one can feel alone in a crowd.

[showbizpanache]

Yeah. I know how that feels.

[voice]

[falsehoods]

From manner of place do you hail that this vessel would remind you of it?

[voice]

[assumption]

Someplace a little brighter, but that's only because the sun is outside. The rest is almost the same- just people moving around, passing you by.

...I've spent most of my life shut in the dark. Being surrounded by cold metal is not something new.

text;

[kringlefuck]

Where i came from i didnt have any social interaction so quite frankly i feel its the opposite!
There are plenty of gents and ladies to interact with here and its all dreadfully exciting if you were to ask me.
How is it you feel so lonely my good sir??? Have you not engaged in some chit chat with the other passengers here yet???

text;

[assumption]

I haven't spoken with anyone yet, aside from the few that I'm talking to right now.

I guess you could say I'm not a very social person at all. Even given the opportunity.

voice.

[shoyu]

Ah -- cold, perhaps. But maybe something could be done to fix the 'lonely,' part? There are quite a few wonderful people here, sir, perhaps you could make new acquaintances! It would also serve to distract from the cold.

voice.

[assumption]

Making friends has never been easy for me.

Mm... but if there are some nice people around...

Maybe it's not exactly like home, if that's true.

permavid.

[culver]

[oh. even though he sounds older, even though she wouldn't normally make the effort, he's right. lonely and cold--that described the below very well. and this place sometimes, too. her wings press tight to her back and her lips are set in a thin line. nill shakes her head; no, he wasn't the only one.]

audio;

[assumption]

[it's almost startling to see the girl on his screen, responding to his message. It's not that he's never seen a girl before, but the fact that she's taking her time to answer him... well, that's something that's always surprised Walter. Even still, he's a little too scared to change to the video function like she did.]

You're feeling lonely, too?

[voice]

[unsoldiered]

[Shy guy. But he can understand the sentiment. Lotta' loneliness and cold—it's all nothing he's unused to.]

It can feel that way, yeah. I guess it depends on what home is to some people. [He always did say he'd break free from Shepherd's Glen sooner or later.] ... Even with the space part of it, it's still too familiar for me.

[voice]

[assumption]

Home is a hard concept to define. I think, ideally, my home wouldn't be cold or lonely at all. But the home I had to be in, it was.

Your 'home' was cold and lonely too?

[audio]

[yardbird]

[It's okay, Walter. Murphy still hasn't had much use for utilizing the network beyond addressing it as a glorified Lost and Found.

[...Still. He hopes that this guy doesn't try to remedy the cold part by starting a fire up in his room LIKE SOME PEOPLE HAVE.]

You get used to it. Or... I guess you'd have to. [Pause.] Probably doesn't help that... it's a big ship. Not a whole lot of people, considering...

[audio]

[assumption]

[Nah, Walter just lights people on fire! He's confused by you, though, sir.]

Everyone else seemed to say that there were lots of people around. You don't think there are?

[Maybe whoever this voice belonged to was a bit like Walter himself. You can't really guess a population without seeking out people. It seems like a much smaller world when you're closed off.]

video;

[lacksgrace]

It could be a liiittle warmer, but that's just what I'm used to. I guess you like that sort of thing though, huh?

voice;

[assumption]

Temperature has never really bothered me.

I don't think I really like the cold, but it's a familiar feeling.

Someplace warmer probably would have been nice.

[audio]

[fuckinghysterical]

I - I haven't had a home, in a - very long time, so I'm not sure if I can completely relate, but -- heheheh -- I guess sometimes it does feel lonely. Unsettling, even.

[She pauses momentarily.] Coldness is at least easily rectified, though.

[audio]

[assumption]

I think most would say I didn't have a true 'home' where I came from, so maybe I understand. I think.

I got used to calling streets and tunnels my home, at least until I was able to go back to where I was really supposed to be. That's out of the question now, though.

...Unsettling is a good word to describe this whole place.

[talking to women is odd, sometimes. It makes him kinda' nervous, plus he probably doesn't convey his thoughts very well. You can't see it, but right about now he'd be wringing his hands or picking at his nails, trying to make words come out of his mouth.]

That is what coats are for. [He even offers a weak chuckle of his own. His jacket is one of the few possessions he found in his locker here.]

Video

[skindeep]

I'm sure it can be made to feel less lonely. As for the cold, surely we could find a spare blanket or something for you.

audio;

[assumption]

Ah... well, thank you...?

[If it were possible for him to sound more sheepish at this moment, he would. People offering to find and give things to him was definitely an occurrence he's rarely experienced.]

I guess that's what a few of those other people meant when they said there are kind people around here.

audio; l-a-t-e tag

[notmydiagnosis]

No, you're not.

[ This is what Crane thrives on. He can pick it up right away--the way he speaks, how when Crane checks the number he hasn't seen it around the network before. It's beautiful, almost, how timid the other man is. Delightfully chilling. There's a genuine smile in Crane's voice: ]

Where are you from?

audio; The Slowest Ever here, so no worries!

[assumption]

[from the other responses he's gotten, he's already kind of gotten used to believing that. It felt nice, knowing he wasn't trapped in those feelings by himself.]

I'm not really from anywhere, specifically. As far as I can remember, I was first living in an orphanage in Silent Hill-- I was born in a room with my mother, though. But the rest after that, that's all just nothing. I didn't live anywhere.

[No one's ever asked for that kind of information. Words just fall out, regardless of if they make a lot of sense or not. He's proud to finally be talking about his mother.]

[audio]

[savethebullshit]

[there's a pause on Anne's end, too, because she's honestly just a little creeped out by the sound of breathing before there are any words. It reminds her of something out of a bad stalker movie]

I wouldn't say it feels like home. But cold pretty much sums it up.

[audio]

[assumption]

[awkward pauses are a common occurrence with Walter. He didn't even notice the moments that passed between words.]

Mm. Do you miss that cold?