Event: Day 268 [open]

[bastionpc]

Who: everyone and anyone
Open: Open
When: Day 268
Where: The Bastion
What: RING RING RING RING RING RING RING
Format: action
Warnings: none

[So.

Guess what chunk of Skyway ended up getting attached to the Bastion when the Bastion was expanded a few days ago.

It's not really visible, since it ended up way on the eastern edge of the Bastion and partially-hidden by the new not!mountains, but when it starts ringing on Day 268 after the supply group has left it will probably be a lot more visible.]

Comments

[scary_music]

It's the phone! The phone is back, and and... yes! It anchored itself to the Bastion, just as planned!

Except, except, whoops! Ibuki didn't have to do anything! Amazing!

[... She finally picks up the phone]

Zero-chan!

[bastionpc]

Ibuki!

[Oh look he remembered her.]

How's the lighthouse project going?

[scary_music]

Umm, um...

...

...

Ibuki got distracted by magical jerky cows and a music venue. Whoops!

[... way to go, Ibuki]

[bastionpc]

Magical...jerky cows?

[What even.]

[scary_music]

Zero-chan, Zero-chan! Before Ibuki loses her chance to ask!

Your phone number! Let Ibuki have it, so she can call you later!

[individuates]

…you've gotta stop calling like this.

[bastionpc]

Why?

[individuates]

My husband might be home. [nudge-nudge. wink-wink] What if he hears?

[bastionpc]

Woah! Hey now, I'm not into that kind of thing!

[No dirty phone calls nooooo]

[individuates]

[don't mind him laughing down the phone. Too easy] Lucky for you neither am I.

So? How's things?

[freedom_engineer]

[He's been wary of this phone booth for ages, but it's never really been in too easy a place for him to reach. When he and Zahi DID reach it last time, nothing had come of it... Now? Now Colin's got his tools on him, and if he can keep the other guy on the line, he can hopefully trace the call. ... Assuming, of course, that the signal isn't broken. Still, at this point, he has to answer the phone to do anything.]

Good afternoon, you've reached the Bastion branch of Starfury Hypercomm. This is Colin, How can I assist you today?

[Meanwhile, tinkering with the phone, setting up a trace...]

[bastionpc]

...Starfury Hypercomm? What in the world is that?

[Colin can attempt to try tracing the call, but it will take a bit to get a result.]

[freedom_engineer]

Starfury Hyperspace Communications, we're a communications service. Sadly, we're woefully understaffed at the moment. End of the world and all that.

[bastionpc]

Uh.

You know, for how many times I think I've called the wrong number, this has to be the wrongest of the wrongs.

[oursomalink]

[ Ah... the phone! It's back...

Needless to say it doesn't take long for Shing to approach and answer it. ]

Yeah, hello? Nice to hear from you again!

[ Shing, plz... ]

[bastionpc]

Hey!

[Zero thinks he remembers Shing, so. Friendly voice.]

How is everything over there?

[oursomalink]

Well, we're all still here, so that's gotta count for something, right?

[ Oh, Shing... ]

What about you, how're you holding up?

[bastionpc]

We're doing pretty well over here. We've got a bunch of new people, actually.

[cyan_maid]

[...That is definitely a phone.

It's a phone, it's ringing, and Jane has followed the noise on her own. Why? Curiosity, for one, and two, the sound of a waiting phone loses its novelty very quickly, especially when it goes quiet, as if someone's picked it up...and then the ringing immediately begins again.

Yeah it's weird, but it's driving her bananas! Gonna pick this thing up...]

Hello? Excuse me, who is this?

[bastionpc]

[Oh hey, a new voice! Maybe more people have found their way to the Bastion.]

Hi, I'm Zero. I don't think I spoke to you before, actually?

[cyan_maid]

[Awful chipper for a strange voice on the phone, huh?]

No, certainly not. I've just arrived a few days ago. My name is Jane. [A pause.] Exactly where are you calling from?

[bastionpc]

Pretty far away, from what I've gathered. Nobody's been able to figure out just how far, though. But we're in the mountains somewhere.

[superdrowningskills]

[Alucard had missed out on the phone the last couple times, so this is new to him. The dhampire approaches the strange box structure suspiciously, circling it a couple times before going in to examine the thing making the annoying noise. It takes another moment or so of poking at the casing before he finally picks up the receiver and stares at it suspiciously.

Tell him your secrets, little machine thing.]

[bastionpc]

....hello? Is someone there?

[Zero was not expecting utter silence.]

[superdrowningskills]

[A normal person not well-acquainted with modern technology would likely have first assumed the device to be enchanted and someone was at the other end.

Most people have not been attacked by living tables. Since it isn't attacking though, he concedes that it would be rude not to answer it. Just don't think it means Alucard trusts you, strange device.]

...Yes.