[25: Voice]

[loyal_inferno]

[A laugh is heard, and for anyone who knows Jackie well, they might notice the laugh is probably more care free and genuine then they've ever heard her.]

-know, but they'll want to know. Oh is it on already? [Silence.]

Yeah, I'll show you later. [Pause.] Of course, promise.

[Addressing the communicator now.]

Kid, Liz, Black*Star, I'm not sure if you've already talked to her, but Kim just got here. I know you don't know her Kirika, but Kim is another friend from our world. I know the room is pretty tight, but she'll be staying with us, right guys? [Her words are casual but she sounds oddly affectionate.]

[Her voice sounds farther, as she's turned her head away again to answer the silence.] Of course, don't be stupid. [Despite the insult there's a warmth to her voice that's almost foreign to her in Discedo.]

I'm going to try and get her caught up with everything going on here.

[Again Jackie's voice gets further away.] It can be, but you don't have to worry. I'll always protect you, you know that. Just-[The sound ends with a click.]

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[carrythesin.livejournal.com]

[She's looking around, who are you talking to?]

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[loyal-inferno.livejournal.com]

Hey, kirika.

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[carrythesin.livejournal.com]

Hi... [She's still looking around, then to you.]

Where is she?

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[loyal-inferno.livejournal.com]

[Jackie laughs lightly.]

Sorry, I guess it was rude of me not to introduce you earlier when she got here.

Kirika, this is Kim. [Jackie turns to the empty air beside her.]

Kim, this is Kirika who I already mentioned. [She turns her warm smile back on Kirika.]

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[carrythesin.livejournal.com]

[She looks at the empty space, then you.]

There's no one there.

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[loyal-inferno.livejournal.com]

[Jackie raises an eyebrow at first assuming Kirika was joking, and then realizing that Kirika wasn't the type of person to joke over something like this.]

Kirika...[She turns to the space next to her and mumbles something before turning back.]

Are you feeling alright?

[spectrophobic.livejournal.com]

[Liz has been shamelessly hiding underneath the covers of her bed ever since this madness started--with a scream. It just had to be a scream! She nearly died from fright at the sound of it coming out of her communicator like that that so suddenly.

Of course this doesn't mean now is any different from then, as she is still shaking like a leaf even with the sound of Jackie's cheerful laughter coming out of the other room.

The recording clues her in on it, but... Liz just stares at the communicator in between her two hands. Something is not right.

The only voice she could hear out there... was Jacqueline's.]

.....

What the hell...?

[loyal-inferno.livejournal.com]

[Jackie catches the mumbled noise, and glances down at the communicator.]

Liz, was that you?

[asymmetriphobic.livejournal.com]

[Kid's just going to... run past you "both", ripping off his left shirt sleeve in the process.]

[loyal-inferno.livejournal.com]

[Jackie watches, not exactly surprised but taking a moment to hang her head in frustration and sigh. She turned back to the air beside her.]

Things really aren't that different here in some ways...

[asymmetriphobic.livejournal.com]

[Apologies, ladies. Here Kid runs, in the opposite direction. His arm is bleeding but he's clawing at it with a spoon.]