Voicemail

[charientisms]

[There's a short pause. And then...]

Why, hello there! I'm afraid that I'm not here at the moment, but you are free to leave a message if you so please. I might possibly call you back~!

[Specify IC or OOC, and feel free to bother Break all you wish!]

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[kyudousha]

[There's frantic shuffling. Almost as though she doesn't quite know what to do with her hands. A punch is thrown, and the walls rattle.]

Hatter. Hatter.

[Shuffling. A huff of frustration. She sounds like she's distressed, rather than distraught.]

Just where-

You-

Answer, dammit!

[charientisms]

[Break is not all so surprised by this call, perhaps. He was unaware that Rita is close to Oz, but...pieces, pieces falling together. She spoke with Gilbert, promising to help Oz, and she has mentioned Oz before. So his newest dream...When he calls back, however, his tone is as light as always.]

My, Rita, is something wrong~?

[kyudousha]

[The sound of a messy room being torn upside-down slowly ceases to subsist. She's scowling.]

Took you long enough-

And you know very well just what the hell's wrong, okay?

[charientisms]

Hm~ Perhaps I do.

And you are calling me because...?

[kyudousha]

Oh, damn it all to-

You couldn't have missed that!

[charientisms]

No, Rita, I did not miss 'that'. However, I still do not see why you are calling me.

Perhaps you can enlighten me?

[kyudousha]

[An agitate huff. She slumps down against the wall. The view of the dreamberry tilts. She pauses.]

Clarify something for me.

[charientisms]

[He pauses, for the slightest of moments.]

What do you wish to know?

[kyudousha]

... how many ticks have that thing ticked so far?

[charientisms]

Hm~

Perhaps enough to be concerning, not yet enough to be dangerous.

[kyudousha]

... and just how long does it take before it becomes 'concerning'?

[charientisms]

...It is difficult to say.

You must understand, Rita dear, these seals do not 'tick' properly, not as you would understand it. They are not consistent, you see,

[kyudousha]

[She's rifling through her notes angrily.]

You guys haven't observed any set patterns?

So we don't even know how long we have.

... dammit.

[charientisms]

Patterns, hm~?

Yes, there is a pattern.

[kyudousha]

[A pause. She's putting two and two together-]

... there's a trigger?

[charientisms]

[He smirks, raising an eyebrow at her.]

Perhaps you could say so.

Certainly there is a pattern. And...the clock ticks faster as time goes on.