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[nomorelosing]

[well, this is alarming. that says a lot coming from a guy who's used to waking up in the strangest of places, though granted, said places were always at least familiar and easily identifiable as his home turf. starting off the morning in the cockpit of a helicopter cuddled up to some faceless new recruit is pretty damn tame compared to the

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[walking_nuke]

[Over on his end of the phone lines, Balin considers for a second before responding.]

Can't say I've heard anyone goin' by'at name around here.

You just get nabbed?

[His voice has a pretty strong Philadelphian accent to it.]

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[nomorelosing]

Oh. [just a very simple, monosyllabic word, but it carries a lot of weight. a lot of disappointment.

thankfully, Kaz is very good at masking that specific emotion. making a contemplative mmmh... noise, he replies:] Probably! I prefer "rudely and inhumanely snatched", but whatever works best, man. From the way you say that, I take it that this is a pretty common thing 'round here?

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[walking_nuke]

Yeah. I think just about everyone in'a town-who's real, at least-is in'a same boat as you. An' me.

... You're gonna wanna siddown for'is next part.

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[nomorelosing]

That's just swell. [he'll allow a little bit of spitefulness to shine through right there. miserable as he is right now, maybe it is a good thing that Snake isn't here. unless he's doing something uncharacteristically smart and using an alias.] I've been the subject of some pretty elaborate pranks before, but this...

Well, out with it. I'm listening.

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[bridesearching]

I don't know any snakes. Did you lose your snake?

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[nomorelosing]

Strictly speaking...! [heheheheh.] He has one eye, loves cigars, and probably did a good deal of carrying on when he woke up here. He's kind of hard to miss.

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[bridesearching]

He's a funny snake. I've never seen a snake like that, but Millie can look out!

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[nomorelosing]

Millie's very sweet for that, but he's not a real snake. [it's only possible for him to be so patient right now because he's certain that he's dealing with a pretty girl on the other end. maybe she looks as cut as she sounds.] His name is Snake. He's a very tall, very gruff looking guy with brown hair and an eyepatch over his right eye. Are you sure you haven't seen him?

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[fatedmagica]

u-um... I... I don't know anyone by that name, but um...

Has anyone told you about this place? "Mayfield"? Because I could tell you about that, if you want...? Sorry that I can't help much...

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[nomorelosing]

I've been given the general gist of things. No need to worry about me, kiddo.

Ah. My friend - he's a big guy with an eyepatch over his right eye and a beard. Smokes a lot, too. Are you sure you haven't seen anyone here matching that description?

[if he only knew there was a drone Big Boss here up until recently.]

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[fatedmagica]

Ah, um... no, I haven't... But I can keep my eyes peeled for him, for you! Would that be okay...? um...

I'm Madoka, by the way...!