1 - Voice

[takes_careofher]

[ The bracelet clicks on mid-sentence without Simon knowing, based on how muffled his voice is as he speaks. His tone is hurried and clearly panicked as he takes in his very new and very unfamiliar surroundings. ]

-- What... What planet is this?

[ He suddenly seems to realize that he's being recorded and there's some crackling as he moves the bracelet around his wrist, examining it, before he seems to address his audience directly for the first time. His voice is much more controlled than before, the panic somewhat contained as his tone takes on a more serious, business-like quality. ]

Um. Hello? Hello? Can... Can anyone... hear me? [ Then, more to himself: ] I'm. I'm talking to a bracelet. This-- This must be what going mad feels like.

[ And back to the audience. ]

If-- If anyone can hear me out there, I'm-- I'm looking for my sister. River. She's, um. She's seventeen years old, about 5'6" with, ah, with long brown hair. If anyone has seen her or heard from her, could you... tell me where she is? Please? She's a-- she's a very sick young girl.

I, um-- Thank you. For your assistance. 

[ And, with that, the transmission ends. ]

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[sicarius]

[Oh, more people are coming in? Thank god it wasn't during the horrendous attack, at least.]

You are looking for someone, messere?

[Hello, Simon! Hope a sudden Italian accent doesn't startle you much.]

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[takes_careofher]

[ Why hello there, sudden Italian accent. ]

Oh, um. Yes. My-- My sister. River.

Video

[samantha_grey]

Trust me, bucko, when I say that you have absolutely no idea what going crazy looks like, yet. This place isn't going to help, however. Just think of the bracelet as your own portable communication device. If you had cell phones or tricorders or god knows whatever people use in some worlds for quick communication. Hell, think of it as a personalized carrier pigeon if you need to, but this thing?

[The Red-head tilts her hair so that her horns are clearly visible, giving the camera feed a bit of a needlessly over-dramatic look with her blood red eyes.]

Nope, you haven't even started down the rabbit hole yet, brother.

Video

[takes_careofher]

[ That was... a lot to take in and Simon's head is kind of spinning as he tries to process it all at once. There's a long pause as he thinks of how to respond before finally deciding on: ]

I... haven't?

[ Honestly? It's much better (read: politer) than the other question he has going around his head which is: why does she have horns? ]

Video

[samantha_grey]

Not even close. You missed the shadows possessing people and trying to drag us into horrible depths, along with all of the tornadoes. Those were fun, and you haven't even met the trolls.

[Heh, she was showing him the horns to illustrate the point.]

But that doesn't matter as much. You mentioned a River. I don't think I've seen her yet, but these bastards have a habit of abducting kids to fight their wars, so... keep your eyes peeled. People will ask around.

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[onlyserves]

No, you have not lost your mind. You are talking to a bracelet which is used as a means of communication with those residing in this very same world. Everyone on the network will be able to listen to any of your broadcasted messages such as this one.

[All said with a pleasant smile. He could not help wish to answer his messages because it really did catch his attention. A rare occurance, at times.]

Does your sister have a last name of sorts? I do not believe I recognize her name, but you might be able to find out her wherabouts if you check the list of names located on your bracelet. Would you like for me to check if she is indeed listed for you?

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[takes_careofher]

[ Simon gives the guy a quick once over before deciding he doesn't look like a Fed and - really - he is pretty desperate to find his sister. ]

... Tam. Her last name, it's-- it's Tam. River Tam. Could you, ah, check for me? Please?

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[onlyserves]

[There is no need to feel concern over Soushi wanting to do anything to anyone. He has all the happiness in the world with his master.]

Certainly. Please, give me a moment to check the list.

[He will literally leave him on hold. At least, for a few moments as he checks the list. Hmm. He can only find one Tam, and it was not a woman's name. Quickly, he will return to him.]

Excuse me. By any chance, is your name Simon Tam? [The other individual never told him his name, so he is purely assuming.]

video

[whatagoodgirl]

You mean River Tam? I only talked to her once, but I saw her win a spelling bee. She seemed really smart, but really confused. Is that her?

[Oh please, just let her still be here.]

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[takes_careofher]

[ Simon gives a relieved smile, his expression fond, because winning a spelling bee? Definitely his sister. ]

Yes, that's-- that's her. Do you know... is she still here? Is she alright?

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[whatagoodgirl]

She was fine when I saw her. She just seemed confused the first time we talked, like I said, and that's natural when you first get here. [Her voice is very gentle.] The only way to find out if someone is still here is to press that button on your bracelet screen that says "contact list" and scroll through it. If her name is there, then she's still here.

[It may be cruel to make him do it, but she's too weak to deliver bad news right now. She's not even sure she'll be able to handle his reaction if it turns out she has left. He's so obviously devoted to her.]

( audio. )

[gameplaying]

They say this is Asgard, home of the gods.

( audio. )

[takes_careofher]

... Asgard?

I, um, I remember reading something once about Asgard and the, ah, the deities that supposedly lived there. But it was... fiction, right? Stories passed down from generation to generation?

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[writeswrongs]

[Surprise! This isn't who you think it is.]

Not just a bracelet, a fully functional communication device. This thing even has a video feature, by the way.

[He smiles.]

Sorry to say that I don't think I've seen your sister, though there are a lot of young women here who fit that description. There was a girl who used to be here called River though...

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[takes_careofher]

Oh, um, thank you.

[ And then he really looks at the face smiling back at him and he's startled to see that he recognizes it. It's the captain, but the longer he looks at him, the less sure he becomes. The face is older and the clothes he's wearing are very, very different.

He realizes that he's been staring quite awhile now and that he should probably say something. What he does say, comes out in the most confused, unsure voice known to man, probably. ]

... Captain... Reynolds?

[Video]

[comeonthensexy]

[Oh, look, someone who actually says planet. That gets his attention, as does River. Obviously not the River he knows, but the same name and all. It would catch your attention.]

It's Asgard. Not sure if it's a planet or something else.

You should be able to check on the bracelet if she's here. There's supposed to be a list visible on the... main... menu... thingy. If she's not there, she shouldn't be here.

[Video]

[takes_careofher]

Yes, um, a few people have... mentioned that. [ Manners, Simon, manners! ] Thank you, though. For your help.

[kabukihime]

[Simon's first question catches Alto off guard. No one he'd met yet, aside from the friends here from his world, had been from another planet. He would have remembered something like that.]

This place is called Asgard.

[He really wants to ask about Simon's world, since his curiosity has been piqued. Indulge him, if you will.]

Your world has space travel too?

[takes_careofher]

Yes. Of course.

[ After all, doesn't all worlds? 8| ]

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[gymnast]

I don't think I've seen her, but I'll keep an eye out. [ Not that a seventeen year old brunette is all the uncommon around here... ] Are you okay, though? Has anyone told you where we are yet?

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[takes_careofher]

I-- I appreciate that, but I, ah, I don't think she's here. Anymore.

[ A pause because he's still coming to terms with the fact that he's separated from River. For who knows how long. ]

Asgard. Or so I've been told.

[formercheerio]

If you're crazy then everyone here is. [ And she sure doesn't want to be ]

[takes_careofher]

[ And now he thinks he's insulted her in some way. ]

Oh. No. It wasn't my-- my intention to offend you, in any way. It's just that this whole ordeal is rather... rather overwhelming.

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[corona]

Tam? Ah...

Huh. Well it sounds familiar? But I— Oh. Right! River Tam won the spelling bee at the olympics a few weeks back. [ Whether she's still around is another story entirely.

...aaand it's a story Rapunzel has no interest in pursuing. ] Unless she's blind or deaf, your sister should be all right. Illnesses don't carry over into "the Eventide".

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[takes_careofher]

Yes, that's-- that's her. But I, uh, I don't think she's... here. Anymore.

Oh? [ That piques his interests. ] What about... mental instability? [ Because just in case River does show up again, he wants to be prepared. ]