voiceinthedark | [Mission 002] Video/Action

[Sam switches on the camera and tries to set it up so it’s not horribly blurry and smiles at the camera when he thinks he’s got it right.]

God it feels weird to not be telling someone to raise the gates.

Uh... hi? So, I’ve been in Luceti a week now. Maybe a bit more and I was just wondering about, well, the houses are nice but they’re not very secure and I wanted to know if anyone knows how I’d go about finding stuff like fencing, barbed wire, concrete....

[A voice interrupts from the background as Simon starts to protest.] What? Oh no. No, you are not concreting up my damn windows, Sam. I’m putting my foot down. No. N-O.

It’s a weak point, Simon! Points of entry, that’s what Janine always says. You need as few as possible.

[The journal is jostled a moment before Simon’s exasperated face appears in the feed, giving Sam a Look.] Which is great. Awesome. Janine’s the voice of annoying reason as always, but I’m sure we can think of a better way of securing them in case of emergency that still allows us to enjoy the fresh air and actual sunlight when it’s, y’know, not.

[Which has his attention turning to the journal feed and giving it an apologetic look.] Please excuse him, he doesn’t get out much.

[Sam positively glares at him, a look of long time exasperation and why does he have to deal with this idiot?]

I get out plenty! Well, I mean, not at home obviously because oh yeah, apocalypse! I’m pretty sure a lot more people would be alive if they’d had concreted windows before the end of the world.

Oooor we might have all mutated into some strange sort of psychotic mole-men instead. [Simon rolls his eyes.] The point is, we’re looking to secure the house a little bit better than it currently is and if anyone has any suggestions on where to get the materials to do that, we’d appreciate it.

Mol- do you ever listen to the stuff that comes out of your mouth?

Never. [Simon’s grin is cheeky and unrepentant.] Speaking of houses, we should have a party here, since we’ve now got an actual one and we’re not likely to end up on the menu. How’s tonight sound? Good? Good! Open invitation to a grill-out on the lawn of House 33. Swing by, bring beer or food if you like, it’ll be all casual-like.

What? You- you can’t just spring a party on people! This is the first I’ve heard about it!

That’s because I just made it up. And sure I can. Be spontaneous, Sam! Live a little! 5 o’clock sounds good, right?

Oh god, this is gonna be like a couple of weeks ago in New Canton isn’t it? With the hula hoops.

[Simon’s smirk takes on a wicked edge for a moment as he flicks a glance sideways at Sam.] Nope. It’ll be even better. I need to go get things.

[And with that, he vanishes abruptly out of the feed.]

[Sam sighs, rubs his forehead and gives the video a pleading look.]

Please don’t encourage him? He’s good enough at doing that himself. Although I suppose it has been a while since I’ve been to a proper party.

But yeah... security. Thanks for any help.

[He pauses for a moment, looking like he’s trying to think of what to say, because ‘Stay Safe’ is Jack and Eugene’s thing and ‘welcome home’ just doesn't work so he settles for another smile and then cuts the feed.]

Action
[Simon and (grudgingly) Sam can be found around the village for the rest of the afternoon, collecting food and drinks for their impromptu party. And later on they can be found on the lawn of House 33, where the burgers are cooked and the booze flows freely and there are not yet fences and barbed wire and sealed up windows.]

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I kind of prefer things that don't need electricity. You never know when that'll get cut off and explosives aren't that good against... well, the things I don't want getting in.

Magic. Yeah, I might just stick to what I know.

[Fair enough.]

I mean, if you ask around, you might find someone willing to cast one for you.

That might be something to look into although I'm not sure it beats the secure feeling of a concrete bunker.

Mm. Nothing beats having a few yards of solid earth over your head.

Except if the people with you are also heavily armed. That helps.

I miss that.

Heavily armed people in a secure bunker? Yeah, me too.

[Oh, why not. He likes you.]

Ninjas in a sewer lair, actually. But close enough.

I'm Donatello.

...[Like the Donatello? He's biting his tongue right now.]

I think the sewers are full of zoms too right now. So I'll stick with a bunker.

Nice to meet you. I'm Sam.

[Yes the Donatello, and you're not the first one to notice.]

What are zoms? ...Zombies?

[First comic book characters and then Turtles and how is Sam supposed to cope. Why didn't Jack and Eugene tell him?]

Uh, yeah. Yeah, zombies. They're pretty much everywhere now.

Where are you from?

England. [Really? He thinks it's fairly obvious but... there's a lot of different worlds out there. Maybe it isn't so obvious here.] A place called Abel Township.

[Not really familiar with it.]

Do I want to know what year?

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2014. The plague hit late 2012.

[That's disturbingly soon.]

Oh. Um. New York. 2006. No plague.

It kind of came as a surprise to everyone, trust me.

[Well, really, what do you say to that. He'll just make some awkward polite noises.]

[Sam huffs softly and gives an apologetic look, deflating a little.]

Sorry. You kind of= it's an all pervasive sort of thing. You kind of run out of things that aren't zombie related.