[Angelica's voice is light and airy, oddly happy.]

A lump of coal, haha, what a silly and unnecessary distraction.

Hardly important.

[She pauses, takes a breath. The gentle clink of glass can be heard in the background.]Fortunately, I was able to acquire some equipment from home. That means that I will be far more helpful when it comes to ( Read more... )

My, my, my.

[A not enitrely pleasant sort of croon comes over the communicator, familiar to some. There's a faint rasp in Einstellsehn's voice, a little breathless.]

It seems that all of my children are gone.

[The plaintive note in her tone is replaced with a tiny, tremulous sort of smile.]

But it looks like that won't matter so much now.

My, new people just keep appearing to fill the gaps, don't they? What a shame that some spaces can't be filled. But I don't have to worry too much.

Stray dogs always find their way back home.

[She laughs, a lovely, warbling little thing. That last remark was just a little joke, of course.]

Besides, there's plenty here to be getting on with.

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Giovanni is gone. That's a shame.

[Her voice is cold. Cold like lab tables and sterile needles and scalpels. But it switches, one-eighties to something brittle bright.]

This dark isn't very helpful, is it? You should all be very careful. I'm sure none of us want to get lost.

[PRIVATE // Very hard to hack]

This won't do.

This won't do at all.

Really, now.

They're just toys, aren't they?

My, my, my...

Was I the only one who heard that howling? Surely I couldn't have been.

It sounded almost like some sort of canine, didn't it? Or perhaps, something more - lupine?

[There's a pause. Any distress that was in her voice becomes one of those small smiles.]

Could someone tell me what's been going on outside?

((And the howling she's ( Read more... )

Good morning everybody!

[Recognise that, Heine? Surely it flits about your head sometimes. There's one of those lovely little laughs, sweet and melodious.]

At least the faces at the windows are gone, hm? That was a problem, wasn't it?

[Not that Angelica knows. Not that she saw. Not that she looked.]

A little rain isn't so bad. But it is a lot ( Read more... )

[Angelica's voice is awfully bright and cheery. She is, after all, not a woman to be easily waylaid by little - hiccups in her schedule, though it does still irritate her.]I wonder, has any further movement been made on visiting the hospital? It seems like we might need to stock up, after all. In light of everything that's happening, I'll volunteer ( Read more... )

Ernest, we really should do that again. It was so good to see you after all this time.

Luki, dear, you haven't been getting into too much trouble, I hope?

Heine. The same sentiment extends to you, of course. You really should introduce your friends - your new packNow that our surroundings have been explored somewhat, what facilities do we appear ( Read more... )

Well, this is better than anticipated.