audio | 003 | day 42

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-- cannot see anything but the shadows on the wall of the cave. But what if you could see behind you, to look at what was causing the shadows? You would have a new... view of the world, right? So of course, you would want to know more. Say that you managed to escape the bonds and leave the cave. You would see the sun for the first time, and knowing that light, or that goodness, would be both awesome and terrifying.

[ Oops, someone accidentally turned on his communicator in the middle of a philosophical explanation. Good job there, Jet. He hasn't noticed it's on. And he probably won't, because he isn't alone! There's a voice that comes to the left of him, female, probably recognizable if you've spoken to her before, that says something that the audio doesn't pick up. ]

Yes, that is -- [ But he doesn't get to finish, because there's a sudden stop, the girl's voice again, Jet muttering something, footsteps -- and then, a very loud, and very scared, scream.

The feed goes dead. ]


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( ooc: this would be Jet and Laura finding the body of Maria Smith in the fountain! Action is welcome, and also Laura or Jet might reply. c: )

Comments

[gleans]

... What happened?

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[ He's already tired of saying it, but he doesn't want to be an ass. So. ] There seems to be a dead body in the fountain.

[gleans]

[ Ffffwwwhat. ] Shit. Uh -- male or female?

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Female. Head injuries. [ Deep breath. ] I don't recognize her.

[gleans]

Do you -- um. [ Let him just collect himself for a second. ] I can come check her out. I'm not, like, a professional, but, uh -- I know a thing or two.

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Do you? [ o: He didn't know that, Galen. ] I couldn't stop you. But it isn't nice to look at, I will warn you.

[gleans]

Yeah, I pretty much grew up in mortuary preschool. [ Ha... ha. Galen, not a funny joke. ] I've... probably seen worse. Uh -- I'll be there in a couple minutes.

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That sounds unpleasant. [ Jet says absently. ] I will be here, of course.

( action )

[gleans]

[ He laughs a little, then cuts the feed and heads out to the fountain. As he approaches, he slows down, glad to have gloves, even if they're the wrong kind for this sort of thing. If he looks distracted, it's because he's trying to remember what his dad taught him about decay. ]

Heeeeyywow. Damn.

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[ Jet is doing his very best to ignore the body, because he doesn't really want to look at the waterlogged skin. It's no more gruesome than he's used to, but still, he just. He's so tired of bodies. ]

I think that's a decent summation. [ Jet says, adjusting his eyepatch. ]

[gleans]

[ Galen frowns and tries not to, uh, breathe through his nose as he edges closer. So maybe he was lying when he said he's probably seen worse, but okay, he can do this. Not backing out now. ]

Is your, uh, friend okay? [ Talking makes this easier. Galen gets a little closer, eyeing the head wound and the damage to the body, but mostly trying to recognize the face. Vaguely familiar... ]

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[ Jet glances over his shoulder - for the purposes of this thread we're just gonna assume Pinkman has Laura for the moment - and then nods. ] She's alright for now. Shocked, maybe, but it's to be expected, I think.

Can you see anything unusual?

[gleans]

Not unusual. [ He finally reaches in to poke at things, grimacing. Gnarly. She's... leaking, and her skin is doing some pretty nasty stuff, besides being waterlogged. ] She's been dead for a few days, definitely. Most of the blood's pooled but it looks like she was knocked around a bit, besides this head wound.

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[ Waterlogged. Augh. Jet has a very strong stomach, but even so, he's not looking forward to taking her out of the fountain. ] So it was an assault, then, and not an accident. I'm not sure I want to know what did this to her.