002 [Video->Audio]

[sonatasedge]

[Backdated to morning, a couple of hours after the sirens. Soul is sitting at a small table in what looks to be a motel room where he's been staying since the tower bombings. The NV is propped up on said table and he looks at it for a moment then turns the video off with a sigh and switches to audio.]

If anyone's gonna try a different route home today, avoid the DMV. [Another small puff of air.]... At around 4PM a reckless idiot'll drive a bus outta there without looking.

Tch. Might be safer to just do the same thing over 'n over until this stops.

[Yeah, he was hit by the bus. It's kinda funny in hindsight.]

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Permavoice

[sonatasedge]

Seems like every time we meet I've gotten myself banged up somehow. I'm fine, though.

Permavideo

[hybrid_prodigy]

Well, it's not your fault. [After all, you didn't blow up the Towers, and you weren't driving the bus. He does give a little, relieved laugh, though.] Wonder if that means we oughtta meet more or less.

[He's kidding about the "less" part.]

[sonatasedge]

Heh. Not your fault either.

[hybrid_prodigy]

Besides this, you been okay since you got out of the hospital?

[sonatasedge]

Yeah. A friend healed me early.

[hybrid_prodigy]

[And there's a happy smile at that.] I'm glad. Man, I wish I had healing powers. [Healing people would be so much better than hurting them, man.]

We've really gotta do something about this repeating day, though. It keeps up, some of us are gonna go crazy.

[sonatasedge]

Most likely it's got something to do with the core.

[hybrid_prodigy]

Probably. But it's not exactly easy to get down there. With the Voids being around, and everything.

[sonatasedge]

[A hum of agreement.] Who's in charge of guarding it?

[hybrid_prodigy]

Oh, it's government territory. SERO had control of it for a while, but they don't now.

[sonatasedge]

Guess the only option is to ask nicely.