[Video] - after the handcuffs are gone

[mister_10_below]

[Bobby's just going to give the journal a confused look.]

Right, so...did someone hit the magic disappearing handcuffs button? Or did whoever was behind this -

[Deior, but he'll leave it open, just in case.]- decide that whatever they were trying to do with this was done, and we can all go back to having two hands now

Comments

[video]

[ghostly_stutter]

You were hand-cuffed to Xanth?

[There's light laughter in her eyes.]

Must have been fun.

[video]

[mister_10_below]

[Bobby's expression brightens when Chloe replies, and he smiles at her.]

Hanging out with Xanth is always fun. Being handcuffed to him was no exception. Okay, except for the awkward part. That was less fun.

How'd you fair in this?

[video]

[ghostly_stutter]

[Laughter greets Bobby on his end.]

One awkward part? Dare I even ask?

I was remarkably okay, actually. I had quite a few friends warn me what was going on, so I stayed in my room and tried to talk to people and see how things were going.

[Yeah, Derek ended up cuffed to someone as a wolf, but it could have been worse.]

[video]

[mister_10_below]

Okay, more than one awkward part. Being handcuffed to someone for two days tends to make some parts of the day really awkward.

[He's not going to expand on that, Chloe, that's all you get.]

Oh, man, lucky you. I was outside when the handcuffs appeared, so we were cuffed before we even knew it was a Keep wide thing.

[Audio]

[stillseecracks]

I--

W-- Why would they-- w-want to s-see us h-- handcuffed?

[Video]

[mister_10_below]

[Bobby makes a face, shrugging.]

I dunno, man. Maybe they were just bored and thought watching everyone try and deal with things handcuffed for two days would be hilarious?

[Which was annoying, but hey, he'd take it over zombies and telepathic pumpkins any day.]

Or maybe they just really like handcuffs.

[Audio]

[stillseecracks]

M-Maybe Deior's-- e-ex-- experimenting?

[But what kind of experiments? There was no point in handcuffing people together! No one even fought about it or died or anything. Or at least, Xanth thinks. There were no calls on the network about such things, at least.]

[Video]

[mister_10_below]

Maybe. Charles was thinking maybe it was a reaction to all of the violence and stuff lately, trying to get people to learn to work along. Which makes sense, though sucks that the rest of us got lumped in there.

[Then he frowns.]

Though it wasn't like who was chained to who was planned out all that well or anything.

[unit_67]

Yeah, the handcuff stuff was pretty... unnecessary. I don't know what they were trying to accomplish.

[Video]

[mister_10_below]

[Oh, hi, new person! Bobby smiles, then grimaces.]

Me neither. I'm starting to think maybe it was just a prank on a really epic scale. I'm gonna reserve judgment for a few days, though, in case something else is in store.

[ video ]

[unit_67]

Haha, uh, wow, I didn't even consider a follow-up. [That's alarming!] I hope not. I'm done with handcuffs.

[ video ]

[mister_10_below]

If it was a prank or something, there'd be no need for a follow up, because it was a pretty complete prank.

[He'd be impressed if he was sure it was over.]

Mostly I'm just thinking of the pumpkins, when we all thought they were just weird, and then even more happened.

[video]

[needsnobottle]

Wish I could say that the thought hadn't crossed my mind, but. It had. I've pretty much come to the conclusion that we are all toys for Lord D-bag, and when he gets bored, we all suffer.

Welcome to the Keep.

[video]

[mister_10_below]

Isn't it a lovely thought to have?

[But he's totally smiling now, because he hasn't talked to Tammy in awhile and it's good to see her.]

That's what we're really doing here. He's just a bored and lonely guy who doesn't know how to make real friends. And has a handcuff fetish and I'm going to stop talking now.

[video]

[needsnobottle]

[You can see her shuddering, Bobby. See what you did there?]

You know, whatever the old creep wants to do in the privacy of his bedroom is one thing, but dragging all of us into it is crossing a line. Not that I imagine this'll stop him.

How've you been?

[video]

[mister_10_below]

[He's definitely shuddering a little with her. Definitely shouldn't have gone there. Nope.]

That's what internet dating is for. He totally didn't need to kidnap all of us.

[Bobby smiles slightly at her question.]

Okay. You know, as okay as you can be with traumatizing scarecrows and creepy handcuffs. And still lacking in modern technology.

How about you?

[Audio + Translated Text]

[makesowndestiny]

I am beginning to wonder if I should stop trying to understand the goings on of this place. I am glad to have my hand back again, though.

[Video + Translated Text]

[mister_10_below]

[Woah what the hell language is that.]

Dude. Wicked. What're you speaking?

[Oh, right, he'd said something.]

You and me both. I don't get any of the reasonings behind anything here.

[Video + Translated Text]

[makesowndestiny]

[A hearty laugh. Oh, yes. Dastan feels he should have spoken to you sooner.]

It's Persian. I come from the land of the Greatest Empire the world has seen. With... the greatest and most wise King.

[His voice softened towards the end, thinking of both his father, and his now-missing brother.]

Where are you from, if I may?

[Another chuckle, this one drier than before.]

Perhaps they wish to confuse us.

[Video + Translated Text]

[mister_10_below]

[Of course he should've. Everyone should talk to Bobby. His laugh gets a wide grin.]

You're from the Persian Empire? Seriously? Cool.

[He notices the change towards the end, there, but doesn't say anything about it. Bobby pretty much figures he's missing someone back home,

Uh. I'm from New York. America? You might not have heard of it if you're from that long ago, though.

[Bobby grins wryly at that.]

Well, they're doing a really good job.