[Accidental Audio][Forward-dated to the 29th/post-event]

[brotimaeus]

[[ooc: Because things are fucked up enough for him without his little bro being a sword]]

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[He's not running, but his footsteps are quick, breathing heavy and not panicked, not panicked, because Bro Strider doesn't panic, not even when he wakes up in a hospital bed with the last memories he has still fresh in his mind being told by someone who sounds too calm that he's fictional. Or was.

Under his breath, he's talking to himself.]

Okay, okay, just. Calm down. Take it easy, Bro. This ain't the most fucked up thing you ever got yourself into, just.. Okay. Priorities. One. Find out where the fuck I am and what the hell is really goin' on here 'cause I ain't down with all this 'you ain't real' bullshit.

Two. Two.. find a fuckin' bar.

[His footsteps pause, then resume. The audio cuts off.]

Comments

[Action] That's the spirit!

[brotimaeus]

[Sir? Fuck, how long has it been since someone called him 'sir'? He almost checks over his shoulder to make sure the teenager is talking to him.]

... Yeah. Just fine, kid.

[But why are you looking at him like you know him? It's creepy.]

[Action]

[encore_dueling]

[Whoops, colors a little 'cause he just realized he's been staring.]

Terribly sorry, I'm being rude. You just...look like a good friend of mine.

[cough]

I'm Jake English. Are you sure you're okay?

[Action]

[brotimaeus]

Just got one of those faces. Don't even worry about it.

[He stops and turns his full attention on the kid.]

Yeah. Just got here, if that clears things up any. Name's Strider.

[Action]

[encore_dueling]

[fuck]

Dave and Davesprite's brother? [A beat.] Probably Dirk's at this point, too. Or something.

[So confused by this switcheroo business.]

[Action]

[brotimaeus]

[Beat.]

You know Dave?

[There's a small frown at the name 'Dirk', but if it means anything to him at all, he's apparently not mentioning it.]

Yeah, I'm his brother. Their brother.

[Action]

[encore_dueling]

Yeah, he's a friend. We were going to meet up with him and his friends in the game, but instead we met up here.

[Shrug and smile.]

Then I'm sure he'll be happy to see you!

[brotimaeus]

.. Right.

[Why hadn't he paid more attention to Rox? A+, Strider. Fucking hell.]

Heh.. that's what I'm hopin'. Is he alright? Ain't trying to survive on ramen or some shit?

[encore_dueling]

He's fine! At least, as far as I can tell he is. He looks healthy, though I couldn't tell you about whatever he shoves into his stomach.

[brotimaeus]

I guess I can't be askin' for more than that.

[There's a frown then, and he rubs his thumb along the bridge of his nose.]

Yo, er, Jake, yeah? .. You got anythin' you can tell me about this place? I kinda skipped out on the introduction.

[encore_dueling]

Well, we're sort of trapped here, since nobody's found a way out just yet. Lots of time shenanigans considering some of us are from different points in time. And odd things happen sometimes. Like, last week, it was like we were all magical girls or whatever.

[brotimaeus]

[... He's glad and yet oddly disappointed that he missed that. Bro makes a small gesture by his temple as if nudging up shades that he's noticeably without, and he snorts softly.]

And this is 'reality', huh? My ass.

[encore_dueling]

[He shrugs.]

Perhaps it's reality for New Moore? There was another week in which people were pirates, but I wasn't here for that.

[brotimaeus]

Pirates? Ah, shit, and I missed it.

[He's not sounding like he believes this 100%.]

What else they got goin' on here?

[encore_dueling]

Well, there are jobs you can get around here, or head over to the college. There's also a pretty good-sized forest outside the city limits!

[brotimaeus]

Jobs? They're really goin' the whole way with this 'rehabilitation' bullshit, huh.

[Good luck getting him into a job.]

[encore_dueling]

I'm not sure if they force adults into doing anything, to be quite frank.