#1: oh my QUACK. [voice/text]

[ducktastical]

[voice post.]

[The recording begins with a fuzzy static-like sound, followed by several beeps. Some ruffling - feathers, maybe? - can also be heard.]

QUAAAACK!
Quack qua-qua QUAA QUAAACK! Qua quack, quack quaaa qua qua quaaack! Quack quack quaaaack qua qua quaaackkkk!

[Silence. More sounds of motion and ruffling occur until the audio eventually

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[ Voice ]

[sword_and_quill]

[ The quacking takes him off-guard almost immediately.

He knows it's never good to jump to conclusions in the City, but--he finds the text soon after, and that is a dead giveaway. "Kinkan" most certainly was not a common term.

It takes a moment before he can find his voice - and it comes out a bit stronger and more frantic than he intended. ]

A-Ahiru? You're---but that was a curse--she's gone--what the hell is this city up to now? Is that... you?

[voice/text]

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[voice post.]

[It it obvious that her initial excitement starts another audio post.]

Quack! Qua quack qua qua quaaack quack-

[The audio cuts short almost alarmingly, a long beep following her anxious quacks until the post times out again.]

[text post.]

[Once again, her excitement combined with initial typing abilities makes her text even less legible.]

FAAaAKIuRR! whatt aret you ddooing hewrwe!?

[ Voice ]

[sword_and_quill]

[ And that settled it, as far as Fakir was concerned. Whether this was a curse or a trick or not, he wasn't damn well going to sit here and do nothing.

Impatiently, he speaks into the device, his voice mixing in with the sudden rush of his footfalls heading down a flight of stairs. ]

I've been here for a long time, moron! Never mind that. Where are you? What sort of things do you see?

[text]

[ducktastical]

Uuih uhh uhm iits really ddarkk so IUm not sure-
a fountsain! yeaah, a founmtain!

text

[whackapervert]

Your beak-

Oh my goodness. Has anyone come to your aid, Ahiru?

[text]

[ducktastical]

I-i think Faakikr is commingd\g

[text]

[whackapervert]

Fakir is a friend?

Re: [text]

[ducktastical]

yess an oldds friirend who i didntts even kwno wadfs hweraw!

[he_who_kills]

Duck girl come back!

[ Voice ]

[princess_crow]

No... It can't be.

[ Rue gasps when she hears the quacking. It's another foul City trick, she's starting to hear things now.

That is the grief to be separated from her Prince again.

She hesitates for a few minutes and begins to read the post. Beak. Kinkan?]

A...Ahiru?

[In person/action/text]

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[in person/action]

[Hearing her voice caused a fire to light in her system, to which she scrambles in Fakir's pocket for her device he snatched. Pulling it out with her teeth, the weight caused Ahiru to hit the ground, tumbling on top of the small computer as she frantically began to type a reply. She paused for a moment only to fiercely flap her wings at Fakir.]

QUAAACK!

[text]

RWEUE! RUwe wherweir are youu@!!?

[voice]

[princess_crow]

[What was that noise...? Rue's already concerned, but before she could ask, Ahiru has replied to her.]

In the Opera-[She stops her automatic answer. She doesn't remember, does she?] I'm in my room. Where are you?

[ In person ]

[sword_and_quill]

[ Fakir nearly stumbled in surprise as Ahiru struggled to get out of his grip, taking the device with her - one that was quite clearly carrying Rue's voice.

It was... kind of odd to see her poking at the communicator like that. But she'd caught onto the use of those faster than he thought she would. Maybe she hadn't forgotten everything, after all?

Bending down beside her, he clicked on the voice option to have his say. ]

Rue? Come down to the entrance hall. It's---it's her. Bring the pendant with you if you still have it.

[text]

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Aah! Tthanjsks!

[text]

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YWes I'sldl defintiely be okk1!