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@cuttingedge; A swamp warning [OPEN AUDIO] late on March 12th

[It starts with Jo clearing her throat. Somehow even that sounds tired and dejected.]

I went with a group I trust, looking for Dr. Solis' lab. We headed toward the mountains past the scrapyard and found a swamp instead. [She pauses here, searching for words to explain the seriousness of the situation.]

I don't know how far out it is because we were gone for days but it didn't feel like that. [An edge creeps into her voice and she lets out an annoyed huff of air.]

Whoever you see in there, you can't save them. Two of the group tried, and they were ready for a fight right up until they just gave up and sank. We had a rope. We couldn't pull them out.

[There's a shaky sound, almost a stifled sob. Don't comment on it. She'll deny it. She doesn't know what made them stop, but she knows Castiel went in ready for a fight.]

If you had any business with Dean Winchester, you can talk to me until he's back. [There's a rustling of fabric as she moves to end the call, but pauses.]

Castiel too.

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[ Castiel too. So, his instinct was right. ]

Pathetic.

Castiel never should have gone with you morons.

You almost didn't even mention he was gone. What a waste of Light.

Dude.

What?

[ VANITAS... PLEASE...

day's reaction right now:

]

Do you really want to start something over this? Jo is trying to give us a heads-up about what to look out for over there despite what she and the others went through.

Come on, man. This isn't fair to her.

You think I care about what's fair, Daylight?

I do think you care enough about something here. Why else are you replying?

[ He's not wrong, even if the motivation might not be what Daylight thinks. It isn't compassion driving Vanitas' cruel commentary; it's something else much more possessive. ]

Because she deserves it.

Going out to look for Solis' lab? Wandering around in a swamp?

She helped get those two killed, even if that Dean guy had what was coming to him and Castiel was stupid enough to go along with it.

If we didn't risk exploring the unknown and doing things we shouldn’t be doing, we wouldn’t have most of the progress we made. [ like dr. solis but day… has some measure of self-preservation in him.

that’s difficult to believe, yes, but it is there.

somewhere.

deep in him.

… only comes out when it really needs to. and if it’s a workday. anyways— ]

Besides: You told her. What now?

She's been here long enough to know the warning signs.

Now you can butt out, because this isn't any of your business.

[ 'know the warning signs'... vanitas....... my favourite problematic boy in the gang........... ]

And what you said to me didn't apply to You From A Few Minutes Ago because?

I know you're a fool but at least try to keep up.

I'm going to give you a 10/10 for the execution on that dodge but for real: What do we do now after all this?

We know (for sure) that the swamp is dangerous. We know two people are dead due to its ability to influence somehow. What do you think we should do now?

Not my problem.

Maybe there's a reason her lab is somewhere that can't be easily reached.

[ vanitas is being honest at least.......... ]

It would be nice if we could find the lab. At least have an idea if the lab is still around. There could be something in there that could help her out with Dr. Solis' project.

[ a pause. and though day knows he should know better: ] Are you helping out in that too? The project, I mean.

[ Vanitas narrows his eyes very suddenly at his tablet. ]

Leave the manipulation to those better suited, Daylight.

[ what. ]

What.

[ what? ]

[ He would stop responding completely but he's still feeling hostile, so: ]

If you dumbasses want to see her lab, maybe you should ask her.

After all, you went so far out of your way to make sure she was readily available.

[ ...

....

.....

!!!!

one could almost hear the lightbulb go 'ding!' daylight's helm at the suggestion/remark from vanitas. ]

Oh my gosh, Vanitas! That's a great idea!! With Dr. Solis around, we can ask her for information regarding the layout of Beacon and what to possibly expect from the area. We don't need to go wandering around anymore, just hoping to find something now! At least, not a lot!!

You're a genius!

[ How is this guy still living, that's the real question. Vanitas is so flabbergasted by how he apparently never thought of this that he literally stares for a full half minute. ]

I'm not talking to you anymore.

I don't want to catch whatever infliction you have that's made you this kind of imbecile.

[ may this give poor vanitas more motivation to find more and more places. just so he has more and more hiding spots to get away from the relentless force known as day. ]

Okay! Good luck, Vanitas. See you soon!

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll let you know how the conversation with Dr. Solis goes down when I get the chance to talk with her.

[It takes a moment, but. ]

I don’t know who you are but there’s no way Castiel wouldn’t have gone, and you can keep your goddamn mouth shut about things you don’t know anything about.

Edited (God damn it phone) 2020-03-12 04:13 (UTC)

Oh?

Like what?

All the hot air your buddies were blowing the other day about how skilled they are?

I bet he died to save your Dean Winchester before the Darkness got them.

You'd lose that bet, and you shouldn't be surprised since you're the one blowing hot air about something you weren't there for.

Looks like you're the expert on "darkness", so how about you go ask the swamp what it did to them to get them to give up. Neither of them just GIVE UP. Something happened.

I don't need to ask. I already know.

Just because the swamp gave them a little nudge doesn't mean it preyed on something that wasn't there.

You're no master of perception. We all have regrets. We all get tired.

Something pushes at it hard enough, it might trick us. If you want to blame something, go find out what did it.

Leave my friends alone.

I'm not going to repeat your stupid mistake, lady.

You're the one looking for an excuse.

Don't need an excuse when it wasn't our fault

go be perfect somewhere alone, asshole.

Sorry to hear that about Castiel (and Dean I suppose, though I didn't know him nearly as well).

It sounds like the same sort of luck my group met with when we went in search of the medical center. Was it the swamp itself or a spirit?

I've been keeping a rough map on paper. If you're feeling up to it, I'd like to get more details about the route you took.

i didn't see anything but i was distracted

the spirit with the masks?

Yeah...that one.

like i said, i didn't see anything.

i can try to help with your map.

It would be appreciated. I've been keeping a paper copy as up to date as possible instead of always relying on the digital version on the tablet. I can make notes for myself for one.

nothing wrong with paper, but why do you do it?

Are you okay

[Yes, Soldat just came back from dying a couple hours ago, found this, and is asking if she's okay. She doesn't know he died, right? She doesn't follow his patrol routes and whether he's on them, right? It's fine.]

i'm not hurt.

[Okay is debatable.]

[Uh huh. That's not what they asked. It's an answer to what they asked anyway, though. Nobody dodges like that if they're actually okay.]

Do you need anything

[Jo has lost a lot of people, she's no stranger to death, but actually seeing it with someone she cares about is something completely new.]

Sleep.

[She probably should eat too, but that feels pointless.]

Okay. Let me know if you need anything else. I make a mean grilled cheese sandwich.

[If she were less drained, it would make her smile. As it is, she'll just have to remember for a future occasion.]

you might not wanna brag about that, you'll have everyone asking

That's okay I like feeding people

i'll take one in a few days.

thanks

Just tell me when.

[Mun is sad he doesn't use emoticons. There would be a smiley face here.]

i will.

thanks

Gone for days? How is that possible?

( to lose a stretch of time that big is pretty alarming in and of itself...

then, after a beat, )

I'm sorry about your friends. What about you, are you in one piece?

i don't know. we didn't look at the calendar while we were out.

we left four days ago. everyone we asked confirms it.

I'm not hurt.

Edited 2020-03-21 14:17 (UTC)

Sounds similar to the green eyes attack. It seems like they can manipulate our minds enough that we lose track of time.

( maybe they were involved in this? hard to say... )

You didn't answer the second question.

you asked if i was in one piece. i didn't go in, I'm not hurt.

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@cuttingedge; A swamp warning [OPEN AUDIO] late on March 12th

@darkness

@daylit; text.

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( FOR REAL THIS TIME BUT IT'S NOT ANY BETTER. )

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Private text, @ Soldier, late on 3/13

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