[001] Accidental Voice/Video

[is_the_eldest]

[He'd been on a ferry... with a man who was probably dead. A dead man ferried him across a river. He couldn't even understand or fathom how or why that had happened. After being let off on land he'll stumble a bit getting his legs back as he looks at the odd thing he'd been given... or maybe he'd had it all along? Federico really hadn't been paying

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[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

[Bawww, her heart goes out to him in record time.]

I'm afraid you're awake. You're not where you were before.

[Video]

[is_the_eldest]

I feel awake but regardless of people telling me I am I still find it all hard to believe.

[Though there is that settling fear in his gut that what people are telling him is true. Even if he is talking to a giant bear right now and a blue woman.]

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

[Jill prides herself on being relatively normal. Of course, her body chemistry is another matter.

She nods.] It's a lot to take in, I know. This isn't exactly normal on anyone's scale. But like you, a lot of us were brought here without knowing why or how.

[Video]

[is_the_eldest]

... and how long have you or these other people been here, signora?

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

I've been here for four months, but others have been here longer. We're sometimes returned home and brought back at random, so it's hard to keep track sometimes.

[Video]

[is_the_eldest]

... people come and go all the time? But why... what is the point of being brought here then returned home only to be brought back again? Is this some sort of punishment or sick game?

Does no one know anything concerning why we're here?

[In this 'not dream' everyone keeps telling him it's not.]

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

[She frowns thoughtfully for a moment.] To the best of anyone's guess, it's ultimately a game of some kind. We've stopped assuming there's any real logic behind it.

[Video]

[is_the_eldest]

I almost don't want to ask the rules, if there are any.

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

[A brief smile, although it's not really a happy one.] They tend to change without warning, and we usually have to figure them out for ourselves. Beyond that, it's just the basic demands of getting by.

There's a residential area free of charge, and a market that probably has anything you need.

[Video]

[is_the_eldest]

So far what exactly is the point of the game, that anyone can fathom?

[And he tilts his head a little, surprised to here that things were free here.]

Free? Just like that? We're brought here against our will but they provide for us?

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

Amusement, as far as we can determine.

[She nods.] Housing and food in exchange for entertainment or services. You'd do the same with pets. Or slaves.

[Video]

[is_the_eldest]

Amusing on their part not our I take it.

[Not a question really, more a statement of understanding.]

Ha, great, just what I want to be. [This nightmare could only get worse, yes?] What sort of services are around here I could possibly do then?

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

Pretty much.

[A brief pause.] That varies, too. In the meantime, just try to make a living for yourself. They give us that much freedom, at least.

[Video]

[is_the_eldest]

I will have a look around then, I'm sure something will come up, si?

And any freedom is better than none. I will take it.

[Video]

[zerosuitjill]

[A nod, and a friendly smile.] Don't let them tell you otherwise.

I'm Jill, by the way. Jill Valentine. Feel free to give me a call if you need help with anything.

[Video]

[is_the_eldest]

Of course not, never.

[He'll smile back.]

Federico Auditore, and it would be a pleasure to speak with you again. I will gladly ask for your assistance again, Jill.