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I ☾ week 19, friday early afternoon; [audio]

[Audio clicks on, there's a sharp intake in breath, before Ruby talks]

Uh, hello? Can... Can anybody hear me? I don't really know if this thing is even on right. Just kind of hit random numbers and hoped for the best.

David? Belle? I'd ask for Granny but I'm still teaching her how to use her crappy nokia flip, I don't think she'll get the handle of an open broadcast network ever.

Is this another Realm? Oh who was that guy...

[there's a snap of fingers that's faint, before her voice is loud again]

Jefferson! I don't think I got here by magic, but if I did, maybe he's around! Hey! Anyone know a weird guy with a top hat?

...If anyone is even listening to this, which they're probably not. Guess I better start walking.

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Well, whoever they were, their interior decorator should be fired.

[It's unsettling, but Ruby has been through enough that she isn't that easily rattled.]

I don't want to trouble anyone. I can find my way, I'm pretty good at that.

Come down the mountain towards that ruined city you see there. The center of the city has been largely rebuilt, and anyone can direct you to the Flop-- temporary housing until you find somewhere you would prefer to stay. There are basic food supplies there.

[There's a bit of a smile in his voice when he adds,]

Welcome to Verdana, miss. Do be careful what you say on the network, and there's a bit of a plague running through the city, but other than that it's not a bad place.

Okay, I could sm- uh, see people, I kind of figured that was the way to go but-

What do you mean, plague? Like, capital P plague or just, a crazy bout of flu?

[If he'd been in wolf form, his ears would have perked. However, he doesn't actually comment on it. He'll run into her in person eventually, and that's safer to discuss things like slips of the tongue that might actually mean things.]

Capital P, I'm afraid. This is an engineered form of an actual plague from Europe in the middle ages. If you are prone to catching illnesses easily, actually, best you avoid the central parts of the city. There are some usable buildings further out, though not many.

...Oh. Uh, yeah I don't... really know if I'd say I'm prone to getting sick easy? Probably average human immune system, but I've had all my shots. [Suddenly that phrase is way funnier to her than it used to be, but she manages to keep from snorting aloud]

I'll take my chances, I guess. I've gotta be here for a reason, and hiding has never really worked out for me.

Then your help will be welcome, if you want to offer it. There aren't very many hands to go around.

[And he'll have another person to perhaps worry over. Ah, well. He's used to it.]

Then I'll try to make mine count.

[a pause]

I'm Ruby, by the way.

It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Ruby. Randolph Lyall.

[Hasn't he already said that? He thinks he has. It really must be time for bed. Better sign off here soon.]

Good luck navigating the city, and welcome, again.

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