IC Contact - Exsilium

[maddeninghatter]

[ Thirty seconds of tuneless humming--beeeeeeeeep! ]

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voice;

[maddeninghatter]

Yes, yes, it is a curious situation we find ourselves in.

But what I said is true, no matter where you are. Your entire world can change in an instant - that is the only true constant in life.

[ He sounds like an old man. ]

voice;

[velveteened]

( he does, and oz's playacted humor relents )

I remember that.

( there's a hint of wryness, but no more than that, as he considers the events surrounding his fifteenth birthday. there's an audible rustle of clothes as he pitches his weight forward so that he's half-lying on his desk, holding the tablet up in his hands. )

But even knowing the nature of this place, I didn't think about it at all. And I don't know anything about where she ( or ringo or ikki or anyone else ) went back to.

voice;

[maddeninghatter]

Life and loss are one in the same. But you can't dwell on the latter, or you'll lose all sweetness of the former.

[ He'd sounded philosophical and weary. But when he speaks again, there's an edge to his voice: ]

In this place, we are someone else's pawns. We've got no choice but to move forward.

voice;

[velveteened]

( breathes out, long and slow, as he listens to that. it's true, and that's not hard to understand in some respects, though others remain elusive. )

Moving forward... ( it was one thing in their own world, but ) ...what does that mean, here?

voice;

[maddeninghatter]

[ And on that enigmatic note... ]

My, my - look at the time. I'd better be running along.

[ It's Emily who says: ]

BYE BYE SHORTY!

[ End transmission ]

[velveteened]