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[onlyordinary]

Okay, so... I guess this is on now? Is that what the... damn it.

[Someone sounds Very Tired right now. She has had a really long week and it looks like it's getting longer as she speaks.] Is there anyone part of the Hargreeves family out there? [She pauses, apparently not quite understanding that she's still recording and people can't respond yet, before she heaves a sigh.] Yeah, I figured.

Is there anyone out there at all, or am I just talking to myself?

[Maybe she's officially snapped. Or maybe she died and this is hell. Either one tracks with the week she's had.]

Because I am talking to a block of plastic and I'm feeling pretty ridiculous right now.

Comments

[takenalive]

It is an ugly thing, isn't it? Humans don't build with aesthetics in mind, unfortunately.

[onlyordinary]

[Oh, thank goodness someone's responding.]

Yep, pretty ugly.

I'm guessing you're not human?

[takenalive]

I am not. I am an Andalite. An alien, you'd probably say.

My name is Alloran. I suppose I should welcome you to this rabble. This is not a good place to be, but there are worse as well.

[onlyordinary]

I've never met an alien before. I feel like I should be surprised, but it's been a strange week.

My name is Vanya. How long have you been here?

Audio

[credit_not_blame]

If you're not familiar with the technology here, I'm happy to give you a run-down.

Hi, I'm Stacia. No Hargreeves in my family tree that I'm aware of.

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[onlyordinary]

Yes please. None of this makes sense to me.

You'd be aware of it. My name is Vanya. It's nice to meet you, Stacia.

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[credit_not_blame]

[Text it is!]

Definitely no Hargreeves then. I do have a Vanya, but he's my dad's uncle.

It's nice to meet you too. Wish the circumstances were better, etc. Anywhere in particular you want to start, or should I give you the same run-down that I gave the Easter Bunny?

[onlyordinary]

I guess the normal run-down works for me.

...The Easter Bunny?

[wheyoftheadept]

hey. new?

no hargreeves that i know of, thought idk i just found out some stuff - got any relatives down by the Tir?

[onlyordinary]

By the Tir? I don't know what that means, so I guess not.

[wheyoftheadept]

oh well. nice to meet you, i'm saturday.

[onlyordinary]

I'm Vanya. Nice to meet you too.

Have you been here a while?

[walkingballpit]

Okay, from the top, it’s on, I don’t know any Hargreeveses, there’s people out here, but you’re kind of talking to yourself, a block of plastic, and us all at once.

You’re only ridiculous around here if you lost a fight to a toilet.

[onlyordinary]

To a toilet?

I feel like there's a story there.

[And why not? Her week is just getting continually weirder and she's done resisting it.]

[walkingballpit]

I can’t confirm or deny if anyone’s fought a toilet, but aggressive, animated furniture is a very real possibility. I’m just saying that there’s a very high bar to clear before you hit ridiculous. You’re cool.

[onlyordinary]

[There's silence. And then a huff, almost a laugh.] Why not, I guess?

Should I be keeping an eye on my furniture, then?

Voice

[greyerrant]

I do not know that family, I am sorry. But you are not alone.

[ The voice is deep, almost too deep for baseline human. ]

Voice

[onlyordinary]

[That should be a relief to hear, but somehow, her block of plastic erupting with a faceless baritone voice doesn't make her feel much better.]

...That's good to know.

Who am I talking to?

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[greyerrant]

My name is Garviel Loken.

May I ask your name, Mamzel?

[ He is taking a bit of a risk guessing the person on the other end of the line is a young woman, but probably not too far to venture. ]

Voice

[onlyordinary]

Vanya Hargreeves. Where are you from? Garviel isn't a name I'm familiar with.

[Like, maybe it's a really old-fashioned version of 'Gabriel'? But she is swiftly realizing that a lot of the people here are from very different times and places.]

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[gempathizing]

Well, you can feel free to feel less ridiculous, if that helps! People are definitely out here. At least I'm pretty sure I'm people.

[ As far as he knows, he's only ever been people, so. ]

I can't help you with your family, though, sorry. Haven't heard that name before.

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[onlyordinary]

Honestly, I'm not sorry they're not here. [Probably relieved they're not here, actually. But she realizes too late that she said that out loud and she clears her throat abruptly.]

You're pretty sure you're people? Are you a robot or an alien too? [Just trying to get a sense of how many folks are human.]

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[gempathizing]

Half-alien, half-human. Definitely people. I, I mean, I guess I used to have some issues about the being a real person thing, but that was a while back. Grew right out of it.

[ Hell yeah, real individual person rights. ]

Video

[scavengineer]

You're definitely not talking to yourself.

Hi, I'm Gadget.

[That's definitely a mouse in coveralls on the screen.]]

I don't know any Hargreeves, though. Sorry.

Audio

[onlyordinary]

[She's glad she's on audio, because now no one sees her reaction to seeing a talking mouse. It's not as horrifying as she thought it'd be, and it's really not weird compared to living toys, but still.]

...Hi, Gadget. I'm Vanya.

Yeah, I don't think they're here. It's probably for the best. [Mainly because she's not convinced they wouldn't try to kill her if they were here, but details.] It doesn't seem like a great place to be.