Text/Voice/Hell on Eyes and Ears [Forward dated!]

[drugsnotclubs]

[Hello, Chosen! It’s probably mid-to-late afternoon on the 28th. The kidnapees have been missing all day… And exploring their lil island prison. Finally, this idiot with a functional charm has thought to, you know, chime in and let people know!

And boy the message is a bit rough. The text portions are staticy enough, and the voice parts are worse, garbled and cutting out constantly. The charms work, but just barely, seems like. Feel free to assume any parts of this are illegible or incomprehensible!]


▒▒▒▒▒▒he snake-people are assholes, ◫█◫█████. [A PAUSE.] Not– you, Dara, you’re f░░░░░.

If anyone’s s▯▦▦▒▒ , watch your d░░ks around ‘em.

░▒░uple’ve us are-

N▓, Senpai, li▧tkehis-!

[A beat, some static as Kotone attempts to change over to video– and the line goes completely dead.

There’s a good period of silence as they figure out– hey, it’s not actually recording anything!! And then compromise on a voice recording that sounds like it’s been spoken into a fan and then re-mixed by someone who has no idea how to use audio editing software.]

ǫ̸̯̲̟͈̲͕͖̣͇̙́ķ̷̧̻̪̟̭̠̞̝͚͉͇̺͂͆̐̈́̽͊̐̚̚͝ͅ☒a̵̧͎̦̻̺͖̥̲̳̒̾̒̓̈́͋͐̈́̈́̈͝ÿ̷̨̨̼͍͈̂̅̐̃͘ͅ,̵̢̡̭͙͉̣̫͔͍̹̗̮͓͕͍̠͋͜ ̸̢̛̘͍͉͉̬̝̞̩̪̣̯̠̝̗̫͆̕ͅi̴̞̮̠̖̟̹̮̹͎͈̊̐̽̿̈́̆̈̈́̍́̕s̵̬̮͙̗͎̠͇͎͈̟̺̭͙̔̾̎̀̀̈́̂̿̀̎̀͗̕̕ ̷̧̡̛̰̜̲͍̭͙̗̣͎̉͊̄̃̒̄̀͌̊̇͐ͅţ̴͙͈̏̌̊̇̽͛̀̀ḩ̸̧̣̱̝̻̦̩̮̘͇͔̺̦̟͙͌̏́͌͜͝ì̸̮͉̘̈́̈́̌̿̔͌̈́̽̄́̕͝͝s be██er?


[It is not better. There are some wild feedback noises, before things seem to settle down a bit, the distortions coming in and out at seemingly random intervals.]

So p≣≣ty sure we got [SCREECHING FEEDBACK NOISES] somewhere. Some kinda b▦▦ch. And this place is covered in ▒█▒ people’s b▙nes. Found a b▰tch of charms on ‘em, too.

[Differently-flavored pink static that's completely incomprehensible until-] --pr▐ba▗ly th▓t cult ▣▣▧▣ a-- [static!] --m▤nth▚ ago. ▓▓▓▓ ▟on't cause any more trouble, ▩t l┆st.

The ◫ablets ⌧⌧⌧ ▎⌧rk, but the ░arms are s▯i◎l... okay-ish? I got ❑◰ on me, I d⍠⍠ who else here d❐❐.

[He has not done a headcount. He probably won’t. Y’all other kidnapped people can chime in on your own???]

W█'re n⌧⌧r so█e ruins-- [SHRIEKING STATIC!] -- took my w▩▩▩▩ns-- [you guessed it, static, even screechier this time] --nagin░ta? ▓▓ ▩voker┆ was ⌧⌧⌧⌧ Akira, but █▓█ not here. ▀▄▐ok y≣≣r axe too, --pai?

That or ▦n’t feel like ▯▯ng it up. If any ▙ ▎▯▯ds it, just don't ░ow your back out. -f you g██ wanna con▒ct us, I t◨◧nk the ◪rms are go▒▒ ⌧ it ‘til we get back.

▒e ca▖▘▒ul!

[And that's probably about it. Good luck, fellow Chosen! It's rough out there.]

Comments

ACTION for Kotone!

[drugsnotclubs]

[Huh. He's looking down at the charm, and shakes it a bit. Kind of doubting if that even worked.]

....You think they got enough?

[orphne]

Maybe!

[Even her eternal optimism can't hide the doubt in her voice as she shrugs. Either it worked, or it didn't! They'll just have to see if anyone answers. For now, she just picks her way cautiously around the bones, checking to see if any of the charms have any better connection.]

I didn't even know there was a range on them... how far d'you think they took us?

[drugsnotclubs]

[Well. 'Maybe' is the only real answer they can hope for, so he shrugs. It either worked or it didn't! Either way, they're still on an island!]

Can't be too far. I mean... it's not like they got engines on their boats. I didn't try calling anyone back in Aldrip when we were in the city, though. [Sooo he's got nothing to compare the range, to. or maybe it's the ocean interfering that's the problem?

He crouches down, picking up and tossing a scapula while trying not to think about it too hard, rummaging for whatever supplies are underneath the once-body.]

So what happened with that cult you mentioned?

[audio]

[cursegod]

[Everything about this is giving her a headache. Of course she should've guessed sooner that sacrifices were being used to counteract the blight. It's such a traditional method. Maybe living in modern conditions has dulled her perception of the old rites.]

You two...! [Her irritated tone dies away pretty quick because this is no time to go into a lecture.] I'll be able to hear and see you clearly once I start scrying. And be careful to not get cut. Bleeding anywhere on that island will likely alert whatever resides within that territory.

[drugsnotclubs]

[SRY GIRL he has decided against summoning you to Sacrificial Death Island as of yet, perhaps that will change.]

Y▩▩r wa░▒ thing? If--

[AOL dialup noises. It sounds like someone possibly speaking behind the noises? It's completely incomprehensible, just creepy.]

The dead cu▣t ▎▯ .. ment ▯ ▙d sacrif▓▓▓▓▓▓.

[cursegod]

[WOW SHE HATES THAT SOUND WITH HER ENTIRE BEING. Dara almost feels bad that she may have cursed people's electronics with that racket.]

Just give me a minute! And don't reply because you're going to give me a headache with how bad it the static is. I'll text you.

[More like give her closer to ten minutes. She needs to find a source of water that isn't the sea. Dara doesn't dawdle, and soon enough a text pops up:]

I can see you now. Give a thumbs up if you can read this.

[BIG SNAKE LADY IS WATCHING YOU.]

audio;

[laserguy]

Kotone!!

[A mix of emotions break through from Scott, consisting of both relief and worry and everything, really. She's... not okay, but she's alive. This is proof of that and he feels that ball of anxiety in his chest break just lightly, because they still have time to reach her and everyone else. They're not too late.]

You're-- okay. [Not fully okay, because he thought they mentioned bones, but he just feels choked up okay.] And is that Shinji with you? I-I heard he was missing too, I'm glad you're together.

[He should be asking important details about where they're at and everything but honestly, it's taking all his willpower right now to stop himself from crying.]

[drugsnotclubs]

[Who the fuck is this guy calling him 'Shinji'. Only one single person in his entire life has called him Shinji. Who the fuck is this guy. Whomst.]

▒▒▒ th▒▒ f▒▒▒

[Oh right. Yeah that's still not working great.]

She's f██████. It's no▒ even b▧█n a d▒▒.

[orphne]

[This is so funny. Even through the garbled audio, she can clearly hear the way it cuts off not after "Shinjiro," but that definitely was just "Shinji." Her giggles make it through the charm, though it's less cute than it is haunted-doll-esque.]

He▒e▒eheh▒▧▧▒▓▓ ▩

Yea▓ we're ▩k! C▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▧oker?

Text | Charm | fellow kidnapped

[beshackled]

Switch to written communication. It is slow in sending, but it seems to come through the clearest.

[drugsnotclubs]

I d█▓█. Maybe mine's just fuc░░d.

[orphne]

M▓▓be it's ▓ause we're sh░░░ing?

Text

[whatsamada]

[On the one hand, it was great to see that they were okay. They were alive and well. And yet, on the other hand?]

...Are you sure you two are going to be okay?

[drugsnotclubs]

[Hey, text seems marginally improved! At least it's better than the hell screeching feedback noises. Even if it's half illegible, it's silent.]

W▙re stranded not de▦▦. Just g▒▐▒a get back bef▦▯▦ ⌧ starve or g⌧ ▐▒▒▒▒▒▒ ◫◫

[A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE CHARM WANTS TO SEND AGAIN, but finally it does:]

l≣ke whoever ≣≣ kill▙d here.


[.....boy there's probably a lot in the middle missing there.]

[orphne]

░░░░-kun, can you find Akira and ⌧⌧⌧⌧? And Kiri⌧▒▒▒pai.

Without ▦▒▒▒▒ies it's gonna be tough.

[izanagis]

VOICE
Kotone. [An audible sigh of relief.] Are you alright? Do you know where you are?

[... but knowing how garbled the audio is, he tries switching, just to see what happens, to:]

TEXT
Your voice post is breaking up. Does text come through better?

[orphne]

[Well, it's hard to say, because at first the only response he gets is a weird sound like someone desperately trying to play a Theremin through static. Eventually it resolves into text, though! Sort of.]

▓▓tter. Near some r▓▓▓s. Y▓u can see from the d▩cks.

▒▒▒▒ ok?

[drugsnotclubs]

Offsh▣▧ ▒▒▒▒where.

▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ower.

[izanagis]

Somewhere you can see from the docks. Copy that. The rest didn't go through.

[...]

Kotone, Yosuke went missing too. Is he there?

voice

[feintofhart]

[ Ugh, he's not so great with the communicator at the best of times... ]

Ooookay, I think I got about half of that. Lucky for you, my would-be kidnapper spilled some important details. You guys are on an island, right? Just try and stay safe until we can figure out how to get the rescue team over there.

[drugsnotclubs]

[Sorry, pal, they are EXTRA shitty today??? Or at least on Hell Island.]

You almos- [HELL FEEDBACK NOISES.] -oo?

[That.... is interesting. So they tried for way more Chosen than they could actually get. But just putting them on an island seems dumb.]

We fo▦▦▦ ▒▒▒▒ notes about peop▣▧ gett▒▐▒ █acrificed, too.

[nullificates]

Coming for you, Koto-chan.

[orphne]

D̶̢̛̦̗̜̣͈̘͕̝̣̲̭̎̐͋̐́͊̀̈́̔̅̒̋͑̒͊̒ä̶̞͎͔͓̜́ẓ̸̨̧̛̯̣̖͓̹̮̥͋̍̈́̆̀͛̈́̋̅̈́͘͜͝ͅå̷̦̰͈͎͖̮̖͙͙̥͈̝̦̱̻͓̩̮͔̐͜ͅi̶͎͔̜̽̾̉̊-̶̡̛͎̲͇̺̳̤̩̼̮̭̩̿̑̐̔͗͐̓̆́̆̅͂̆̏͂̇s̴̨̛̯̤̟̤̦̳̞̠̥͖̙̮̳̫̪͉͈̞̼̫̮͇̰̱̃̔ͅa̷͇̳͙̲̰͍͔͙̥̙͆̓́̔͛̃̽́͊͝ņ̴̮̥̦̥̒̋͐̌̆̏͗̚͝!̷͖̠̮͎̜̺̀̈̓͐͊̇̽̽͆̅̾̒̈̓̀̅͒̂̌͋͋̏̔́̚̕̚̕͠͝!̴̢͉͉̳̤͕̟̳̼͉̻̳̬͕͕̲̖̳͂͒̀̾̀͆̊̉̂̊̋̓̅̾͆̑̚̕͜




[Whew no okay the audio? Still a screeching, garbling mess. After a moment, she texts instead.]

▓▓▓▓▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒▒ ▓▓▓▓▓▓Be car▓▓ul.

text (IN THE VAIN HOPE THAT IT HELPS)

[baldrshand]

Shinjiro? Kotone? This is you? Are you hurt? Are the others with you hurt?

[drugsnotclubs]

N▒▐ ▒et. I d▒▒█ th██k anyone is, b▦▒ I mi▒▒▒ ▧ot ▐a▐▒ seen everyone.