video + voice | 009

[handelaar]

[There's a fleeting glimpse of this guy - bare shoulders, wet, wildly uneven hair, grouchy face still pale and a little shocked - before the screen jumbles around, finally landing on one hell of a mess strewn across the 002 bathroom counter. What used to be the mirror over the sink is now the mirror in the sink. And on the counter. And across the floor. And - broken glass is everywhere, really, interspersed with shorn tufts of hair and a scattered array of clippers and product.

Not that Netherlands is here to talk about hair. When he speaks it's low and careful, measuring out his words as he goes.]

Has, uh -

Wanna know if anyone else has broken one-a these things. It's... weird.

[…

…

just dead air and a stationary view of the wreckage for a few seconds, then he clears his throat and flips the video off.





Aaaaand about thirty seconds later flips it on again, just voice this time, all business.]

Gardens are always hiring. An' come talk to me, if you smoke. Can set something up.

[Because if he's gonna bother to post to the network he might as well make it useful, right. PRIORITIES. He's your grumpy neighborhood agriculture-head-slash-smokeables-dealer. Impromptu advertisement complete, he ends the feed for good.]

[ooc: dude broke the mirror. also threadjacking is a+ recommended]

Comments

video; 1/2

[sweetmotherofgod]

What-

[nope nope nope too much laughing he's gonna get pissy]

text; 2/2

[sweetmotherofgod]

What did you do?

[video]

[foundafamily]

Whaddaya mean by "weird"?

[A pause.]

And you should clean that up before somebody gets hurt.

[voice]

[handelaar]

No shit, kid.

[Rolling his eyes about it offscreen, like the idea that anyone would leave such a huge mess there is unimaginable. But also stalling because how do words work.]

Meant... it feels like - approval, I guess.

text;

[stimulations]

Well done. Now you'll have everyone associating 'gardens' and 'hiring' with broken mirrors.

text;

[handelaar]

[He's assuming that was meant to be sarcastic and snotty rather than sincere.]

What's wrong with that
Easier to advertise

text; oh hi

[sweetmotherofgod]

Right? You think we can collectively demote him? Or at least get a gag order?

[ video ]

[tailcrook]

[Netherlands breaking anything is awfully concerning...]

Was something inside it?

[ video ]

[handelaar]

[When he turns the comms around to speak, Konoe's the first person to get a glimpse of the disastrous state of his hair - halfway through a haircut a la rpattz but on accident.]

Mm. Don't think so.

[Not that he sounds very sure about it. He bites his lip and flicks his eyes up over the device, scanning around the room.]

[voice]

[yardbird]

...

Depends on why the mirror's broken...

[No, there's no judging on Murphy's part -- primarily because he... might've flipped his shit and done the same thing recently.

[Fuck mirrors, mang.]

[voice]

[handelaar]

What do y'mean.

[What's the story, dude. Spill.]

[voice]

[savethebullshit]

[Anne is always direct and to the point. Right now is no exception.]

You saw something too.

[voice]

[handelaar]

Mm.

[That's a yes.]

Felt somethin' too. Not, uh. Physically.

Voice

[the_other_eight]

Did it do that ... on it's own?

[She sounds a bit unnerved.]

voiiiice probably forever

[handelaar]

Break you mean. Um - no.

[Just the slightest bit of embarrassment might be creeping in, there.]

Looked like it might, cracking at the edges. I broke it first.

Text

[toomuchtenacity]

Why did you break the mirror?

emphatically voice!

[handelaar]

It did weird shit.

Voice

[morgoth]

[ The voice that rings is cool, calmly collected- a little rough, almost with a growling quality. Perhaps a longtime smoker? ]

The Ship. It treats all the mirrors the same. I can only imagine when it'll start abusing the lifts, and then the life support systems. [ He sighs, slowly. ] You mentioned you could 'set something up'.

I'm very interested.

not real not here not really ignore me lalala

[lordof]

[honEY SHOULD I BE SCHEDULING YOU FOR REHAB SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE...




how about hannibal, he's a swell fella for the job.]

LMAO er I mean voice

[handelaar]

[ He'll - he'll come back to the shit about the mirror treatment and the fact that lifts have been compromised plenty of times before. For now, though. Profit. Much more intriguing than the hellship. ]

Mm, yeah. Usually trade - goods, or work in the Gardens.

[leaps]

It's good to see you up.

[ though less good to see you breaking mirrors, bro ]

[handelaar]

S'what Tyke said.

[Unlike speaking with Tyke, though, he lets his guard down a little and lets his shoulders slack, on-screen, as he moves toward the nearest wall.]

text; laaaate

[za_rodina]

you ok?

[Miiiiight be using text only because he's laughing -- at the hair and the shut off of the feed and the terrible advertisement. Still better than America's shit though. And guess who hasn't really looked in mirrors, you get three guesses but only one counts.]

never late

[handelaar]

[RUSSIA you know he hates texting, you absolute asshole. He growls his reply - as voice - in retaliation to both known and perceived sleights.]

I'm fine.

voice;

[gothchicklit]

[ She'll stick with voice for his sake since he switched to it for the tail end of his message. It doesn't make her concern any less evident, though. ]

Weird how?

voice;

[handelaar]

Mm, hey.

[It's a pretty warm greeting, all other things considered.]

Weird, like after that shit with sharin' memories. Too comfortable.

voice;

[a1]

Something about seven years bad luck, right?

[ that's sarcasm, by the way. but color her curious anyway. ]

voice;

[handelaar]

Depends on where you're from.

[aka where are you from, mystery voice]