05 // Voice

[sole_choice]

I was just kidding before! I didn't expect REAL prehistoric animals to start showing up! A-Ahem...

*There was some muttering before he spoke up into the walkie-talkie properly*

Is there a place where more people are gathering together to try and keep safe in bigger numbers? If so, I'd appreciate some general directions there because I just spent several hours getting out of a tree and down a small cliff to try and keep out of reach and another two getting back up when things decided I still smelled like prey.

Given that this is supposedly a dream world, this will let up and change eventually right? Dreams, even nightmares... they don't go on forever...

Right?

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[cutsyourtoes.livejournal.com]

This sort of thing happens for about a week. Last for the remaining days and you should be fine.

[scholastical.livejournal.com]

Ah, well...It appears as though it will not change for some time, but that seems to be inconsistent with other observational data...

But you are mostly welcome to stay with myself and Lyn, if...you are able to find us.

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

This sort of thing...?

So the entire landscape and such does change drastically like this from time to time?

At least it's only a week then. Thank you for the information. I hope this follows the normal pattern then...

Not that this should be considered "normal" in any way in the first place...

[cutsyourtoes.livejournal.com]

I can't say I've seen it change this much before but yes, strange phenomena have happened here every once in a while.

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

Normally I wouldn't expect something like all of this to just magically get better, but given how suddenly it came on, I'm hoping it can vanish just as suddenly.

*There was a long pause as Shouichi tried to decide what "mostly welcome" was supposed to mean*

... your voice sounds familiar. Have we met?

[scholastical.livejournal.com]

[...Mostly welcome would be a mun typo. Apologies forever for that fail. 'Most welcome', yes? orz

But unfortunately, he does not recognize your voice in the least.]

Perhaps. This place does appear to function in a peculiar manner at times.

...I do not know. Have we?

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

*Shouichi doesn't sound like he feels very well over some faint static*

The only reassuring thing about that then is that you say it only lasts a week.

What other sorts of --- Gah!

*There was a loooong silence save for loud angry chittering and the sound of some scrambling around before he spoke again, breathless*

N-nevermind. I'll ask another time. Do you know if there is any mass gathering of the residents?

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

(( ahah, it's all good. Also, I'm assuming that the contacts don't show up on these walkie-talkies, right? >.> ))

I'm not sure... huh.

If I had some tools with me I could try to mess with this to track down your signal, but I lost what I had with me a few days ago now. Do you have any way of telling me where you are? Because sticking to myself is not an attractive option right now. Any kind of safety in numbers would be good...

[scholastical.livejournal.com]

((I think so? xD;;;))

...It is rather difficult to tell at the moment, I am afraid. The trees all appear rather similar. However, Lady Lyn and I did pass by a river not too long ago, if that assists you?

[1000marshmellos.livejournal.com]

Just stay close to me, Shou-chan~ you'll be fine!

[cutsyourtoes.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you've got your hands full right now.

But I can't say I've seen many myself. Besides Maka, I haven't seen many large groups walking around.

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

W-Where the hell are you?!

[1000marshmellos.livejournal.com]

Under a tree!

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

Under a tree? Under what tree?

That isn't helpful, you know!

... are you alright at least?

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

Let's just say that there were some angry monkeys that I'm lucky just wanted me to get out of the way... and the few pieces of foodIi'd managed to find...

*He gave a heavy sigh* This Maka person was in a group? You have any idea where they were headed?

[1000marshmellos.livejournal.com]

Oh. Some tree, not really sure where! There are a lot of trees.

Of course I'm fine. A little hot, but fine.

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

What am I thinking? It's you, of course you're fine. *Was that the hint of a relieved sigh?*

How exactly am I supposed to stick close to you if I don't know where you are, anyway?

Your signal sounds pretty clear compared to some others... maybe you're closer. I'm out of that tree and down the cliff again, so I'm going to search around a bit.

*He paused slightly, looking for something to talk about so he can try and follow the signal strength*

This almost seems like something right out of Choice, doesn't it?

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

A river?

That may help, but if I traveled along it in the wrong direction... the animals around here are going to be drawn toward a clean water source.

Do you see any other landmarks? What direction is that giant volcano from you right now?

[1000marshmellos.livejournal.com]

I am close to a cliff bottom....

Ah! Shou-chan! That's the best idea! We should play Choice here in the jungle. Live Choice. We've never done that before...

*Well, to Shouichi they hadn't and that's all that really mattered at the moment, right?*

So the setting is the jungle and we don't have any troops... so we'll have to fight one on one. We can hunt for each other and battle! Or, well, restrain the other somehow. No time limit!

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

Wh-wha-What?!

Wait a second!

*He swallowed hard and shook his head to himself. Why had he opened his mouth? Now that the other man had it in his head, he wasn't going to take no for an answer... This was the worst sort of circumstances to try and play live Choice, what with the environmental threats being as real as they were, but...*

Fine. I agree to the field and time-limit. And we don't have much choice with participants...

Format... *He paused, considering* I'll agree to a Capture format as well.

I can't believe I'm doing this...

[1000marshmellos.livejournal.com]

Excellent. We should also give one another an extra clue as to our current location. Let's see...

*There was a pause as he looked around, humming, trying to decide what to use as a hint.*

There are some strange flowers here... odd markings. They look like a larger form of an iris.. remind me to get some of these! I want to uproot them and see if I can get them to grow, they might be some sort of prehistoric variety!

[scholastical.livejournal.com]

[There is a pause, presumably as he looks.]

It is to the North of our position, I believe.

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

*Extra clue? There was silence as he frowned and glanced around as well, looking for some sort of unique indicator to his surroundings. That was when he remembered the monkeys high in the trees above him*

The cliff I just climbed down from has a tree growing out of it almost perpendicular to the face near the top and there is a nesting group of thieving monkeys there.

*One could almost swear they heard his stomach growl over the transmission*

[sole-choice.livejournal.com]

*He was quiet a long moment, fixing the position of the volcano in his mind, trying to orient himself as to where they could be from him*

Which direction are you traveling along the river and is the volcano close enough for you to see yourself?

[1000marshmellos.livejournal.com]

Ah... Shou-chan? Are you having tummy problems?

We really can't play a fair game if you're going hungry. How about you stay where you are and I'll come find you and take you to get food. I've been staying plenty stuffed with all of the wild fruit and nuts around here.

And you thought botany was useless compared to engineering~

*There was a definite laughing tone to his voice. There was the sound of leaves brushing - he was already on his way to find Shouichi.*

Have you had much water? You should be keeping hydrated in this weather.