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[sonoftheseas]

 [There is brief cracking noise being picked up by the microphone, as though the person holding the device is moving around. The image on the screen flickers as it's moved around quickly, zooming in to highlight a building in the distance]

So, where am I? [The voice is picked up clearly by the microphone, a young voice, as the image of the screen

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[Video]

[southernreaper]

[He's on his lunch break, and wearing a turtleneck, under mechanic's overalls, and gloves as he eats a sandwich cut into small bites.]

Ya's in Canada. Alternate dimension. Ya got grabbed an' dragged here. No one knows how t'go home.

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[sonoftheseas]

[Percy looks at the image of this new person and blinks at the screen]

I got dragged here? But ... how? No wait, why and by who?

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[southernreaper]

[He shrugs, eating a slice of apple.]

Don't nobody know that neither.

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[sonoftheseas]

[Percy sighs, and looks down for a moment, before looking back into the screen]

So, what is here then?

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[southernreaper]

[A pause as he eats some more.]

Well, it's an island off the coast o' Canada. Cain't leave, not without dyin' an' that ain't permanent here. Monsters come out after dark, like horror movie thin's. Ain't that bad if'n ya c'n keep ya head an' ya know how t'defend yaself.

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[sonoftheseas]

[There's almost a dry smirk on Percy's face. Almost] Monsters? Figures. Okay, say I can defend myself, what are these monsters like?

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[southernreaper]

All kinds o' thin's. Animals, thin's that look human an' ain't, plant thin's. There's a file somewhere on the network, detailin' all the monsters an' stuff that're out at night.

I'm Kevin Ford, by the way.

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[sonoftheseas]

So... anything that comes out at night could be a monster? [Percy thinks about this] What about naturally nocturnal creatures?Would they be -- well you already said that it could be animals -- and I guess that would make the most sense.

Percy Jackson, nice to, uh, speak to ya.

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[southernreaper]

Pretty much anythin'. 'Bout t'only thin' that talks is them children thin's an' they's real recognizable.

Nice t'meet ya.

Oh, sirens warn ya when it's safe an' when it's not. So ya ain't caught off guard or nothin'.

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[sonoftheseas]

Children? They're shapes-shifters or did they randomly possess a couple of unlucky kids? [He winces at the pathetic attempt of humour as soon as it escapes his mouth. Sometimes, he just doesn't think] That ... could have been put better.

So what do these sirens sound like then?

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[southernreaper]

[He doesn't really care. He comes from a place where that's a legitimate question.]

Nah, ain't real kids. Kinda dressed in burlap. With a burlap head an' stuff.

Ya ever heard them tornado sirens? Kinda sound like 'em.

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[sonoftheseas]

So... if these things keep coming out, are there people fighting them or what? [He sounds genuinely confused and curious, hopefully instead of condescending]

Not really heard any, but I guess I get the idea.

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[southernreaper]

Lot o' Newcomers are out after dark. Depends on if'n they c'n fight or not.

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[sonoftheseas]

Right [Percy gives a nod] Anything else known? Like, erm, weaknesses or something? Dislike of 1980s disco, fondness for the colour blue, anything like that?

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[southernreaper]

Not as far as I know, but I ain't really the one to ask. Sorry.

them children thin's I mentioned? They like t'call ya 'Mommy' an' try t'lure ya away or somethin'. ain't run into them yet. A couple of the animal ones run in packs.

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[sonoftheseas]

[Percy listens, and gives a small nod, before looking... well slightly freaked] Seriously, they actually do stuff like that? The 'mommy' thing?