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[kyrannical]

[Phone]

Good morning. I know many of you are new in town, and may not be familiar with much of the technology here. If you aren't, please be careful when you leave the house; there are 'cars' [the quote around the word is audible] on the streets, and they can be very harmful in the event of a collision. Any healing abilities you may have back home are unfortunately gone, so please make sure you watch out for yourself, as much as that's possible in this town.

[The worst part is that he sounds completely earnest.]

[Action-- used car lot]

[There is a reason he's decided that he's a car expert, and that's because he's finally getting the hang of his job-- not the lying or anything like that, but at least how to talk about them and how to make them move.]

[He's showing off a car now, actually! And he drives it like a 16-year-old who just passed the written part of the test and has never actually been behind the wheel, but that doesn't stop him from getting out and patting the car like he just did something impressive.]

As you can see, it's a very--

[and then a spark jumps from his hand to the car and suddenly the whole thing is crackling with lightning]

...Ah.

Comments

[thenewnancydrew]

[ Just a couple of them being: ]

Don't think I can afford it right now. Plus, I have a car. I just have to wait for it to get here.

[ But waiting isn't a strong suit of hers. ]

[kyrannical]

Yes, truthfully it seems rather unnecessary...

[Ky Kiske: the worst used car salesman ever]

Though of course you could sell it back to us once yours arrives.

[thenewnancydrew]

I guess that's true. I don't know, though. It kind of feels like it'd be cheating. I'm awfully attached to my little bug.

[kyrannical]

If you're unsure, you could always come back and buy it later if you change your mind. We never do seem to run out of cars...

[thenewnancydrew]

Tell you what. If my car doesn't arrive in the next round of apology packages, then I'll start saving up to buy a new car.

[kyrannical]

That seems more than fair. I hope you'll be alright in the meantime.

[thenewnancydrew]

A little bit of walking never hurt anyone.

[ It helps that everything in this town is so close together. That, and she grew up in New York. Walking places isn't a foreign concept for her. ]

[kyrannical]

That's true. Maintaining exercise is important, especially here!

[thenewnancydrew]

Yeah, with all the running around and trying not to die we all do around here, staying in shape sure is important!

[kyrannical]

It would be terrible if one were to die when it could have been avoided if they only trained a little more.

[he... seems to have taken that comment 100% seriously]

[thenewnancydrew]

[ Uh. Okay. ]

... Right. Um, anyway. I think we met before, haven't we? At the funhouse at the carnival?

[ And don't mind her while she represses a shiver at that. ]

[kyrannical]

[he also looks a little uncomfortable at the mention]

Ah, yes, I believe so. I hope you were alright.

[thenewnancydrew]

[ It definitely wasn't a walk in the park. ]

I was a little worse for wear. But I'm alive.

[ Now, at least. ]

Were you okay?

[kyrannical]

I was... spared the worst of it.

[because he died... early...]

I'm sorry you had to go through that.

[thenewnancydrew]

[ She lasted until the very end, and then the fog ate her. ]

I'm sorry, too. That you had to go through it, that is. Though I am sorry that I had to go through it, too. [ Better quit there before she starts rambling. ] It was really crappy all around, really.

[kyrannical]

Yes, I'll agree with that.

I'm not sure I got your name?

[thenewnancydrew]

I don't think you did.

[ She puts on a smile and holds out her hand. ]

I'm Bella Kirkwood.

[kyrannical]

Ky Kiske.

[and he shakes it!]

It's a pleasure to meet you... ah, circumstances aside.

[thenewnancydrew]

I don't think it's possible to meet people here under nice circumstances, since I haven't accomplished it yet, so... yeah, it's a pleasure.

[kyrannical]

I can't help but feel bad for saying it, though, as it'd be better if we weren't here to meet at all.

--Not that you're unpleasant company, of course.

[thenewnancydrew]

I guess that's true. As much as I love the people I've met here, I'd really rather be at home.

[ She giggles. ] You're company isn't unpleasant either.

[kyrannical]

Yet it sounds like such a terrible thing to say either way. I suppose that's the nature of it all.

[thenewnancydrew]

Yeah. Even though a lot of us don't say it, I think we're all thinking it.