Day 255 [open]

[bastionpc]

Who: Zahi and YOU!
Open: Open
When: Day 255
Where: in the Bastion, by the entrance to the Skyway
What: The phone booth returns
Format: action
Warnings: none


[It is not unusual to see Zahi returning to the Bastion from the Skyway. He's not as spry as some of the other residents, but he's still strong, and he's determined to do his part to gather supplies they might need here.

Today, though, he returns not long after leaving, and he looks very confused. He will be approaching anyone nearby to ask them something.]

So, uh.

Did anybody see that phone booth out there?

Comments

[heptagram]

[Funny, Patchouli was just on her way out. So, she pauses as she sees this weirdo Zahi returning from the Skyway.]

... phone booth? That's a strange thing to have in a place like this.

[bastionpc]

I know, right?

[He jabs his thumb in the direction of the Skyway.]

I think it's still out there, I was able to get over to it just a moment ago.

[heptagram]

Hm. It would be interesting to examine it. I mean, that is incredibly strange. There's... nothing here for it to be connected to, right?...

...I mean, unless there's a telephone network I don't know about...

[four_quarts]

Oh, has it returned?

[bastionpc]

You've seen it before?

[four_quarts]

Five days ago. Someone named Zero called.

[windgod]

[Ippo stopped at the question and tilted his head to the side a little.]

The phone booth is back? Is it ringing again?

[bastionpc]

Actually, yeah. There was some kid callin' for some guy.

Did that happen before?

[windgod]

Oh, you mean Zero! He called before, but I never found out who he was calling for. He and his group aren't in any trouble, are they?

[The fact that he was still calling that phone booth was a little worrying if Ippo was being honest.]

[scary_music]

That's right, that's right! Ibuki talked to Zero-chan on the phone a few days ago!

Ibuki was trying to figure out a way to help him find out which way to go to reach the Bastion!

The phone booth made a return? Did it? It's a surprise! Maybe Ibuki should go give Zero-chan a call!

[bastionpc]

If you know his number, I'd say give it a try. The poor kid sounded a little lost.

I dunno about having them come here, though. If their group is big, we might not have enough room for them.

[scary_music]

Okay, Ibuki will-... o... ooh... Ibuki never asked for a number. The plan was defeated before it could even start... terrible!

But you don't need to worry about them overcrowding us! Zero-chan mentioned there was only himself and a few others, so it'd be fine, right? Right?

[twinked_witch]

... Phone booth?

I'm going to guess this is a case of tech-level differences again, but I've no idea what that is...

[bastionpc]

Yeah, different tech at work. Basically, it's a small box with windows you go into and then you can call other people.

[twinked_witch]

If I spot it, I'll check it out I guess.

[gianthobo]

[AZ looks up and nods slowly.]

It was there a few days ago.

[bastionpc]

...I gotta ask: How'd you fit in that phone booth?

[gianthobo]

I reached in and pulled the phone on the cord out.

[But you are correct, he would not fit.]

[oursomalink]

Phone booth...?

[ Shing pauses for several moment, frowning. ]

. . . how could I forget? I talked to someone using that phone booth a while back!

[bastionpc]

Yeah, how DID you forget that? Phone calls aren't exactly that common.

[oursomalink]

. . . to be fair, I was more surprised at the fact that we had a phone booth just lying around. First time I'd seen one of those...

[ Shing... ]

Anyway, when I talked to the voice on the other end, he said that he had a message for someone here?

[freedom_engineer]

I heard some people talk about finding a phone booth out there. No connections... No APPARENT connections.

[He frowns and looks out in the direction of the skyway.]

I don't like it. This seems like the wrong place for an excellent adventure...

[bastionpc]

Yeah, it seems weird. Think you could look into it?

[Colin is the future-tech guy, after all.]

[blackblooded]

There are lots of things out there, you know. [Crona's getting ready to go out on the Skyway, and now there's a new target for exploring.]

[bastionpc]

There are.

Just don't let Ragnarok destroy it, okay? We're still investigating this weird phone booth.