video; day 46; 003

[facilitated]

[ So here's someone who will be familiar to anyone paying attention to the networks recently - except at least this time there's no screaming. Instead she switches on the video after composing herself, and she's maybe not as calm as she'd like, but it's close enough. ]

The people we found, is anyone- [ she hesitates a moment, she's not good at public speaking at the best of times, let alone with the topic at hand. She presses on though, after a moment to suck in a sharp breath of air. ] Is anyone arranging a funeral for them? I just...wanted to know, that's all.

[ Another hesitation. She looks tired, and in the moment that she sweeps the stray hair out of her face it's kind of obvious that she's not looking a hundred per cent. ]

I'll do it, if there isn't something already.

[ And...that'll do apparently, because with that she cuts the feed. ]

Comments

Re: audio

[facilitated]

Tomorrow? [ Woah, no pressure or anything there Bruce. She swallows, but it's okay. She can do that for these people surely. ]

Tomorrow is fine. I'll sort something out. Will you be there?

[greenisnteasy]

Of course, yeah. I'll do anything you need me to, too. I can wrap the bodies in a sheet. It's probably...

I'm not a mortician, you know? I can't make them look... nice enough for something open casket.

[facilitated]

I don't think anyone's going to be upset about that.

[ Seriously. She saw Maria's body, she can only assume that Phil wasn't in a much better state. ] A guy...said he had some experience. You don't uh...know of anything we could use though, for a casket?

[greenisnteasy]

Oh, well. There's plenty of wood. We could repurpose some shelves, or...

[ Or Tony, who's barely talked about any of this, could maybe get some his feelings out doing something physical. ]

I can take care of that too. My -- Another friend of Phil's is good at building things. He and I can take care of the caskets.

[facilitated]

You'll do that? Cause I mean, I'd really appreciate it. [ Laura hasn't got a clue how to do anything like that, okay? It's pretty obvious how clearly relieved she is by this offer. ]

Do...either of you want to say something, maybe? I just, I mean I never met either of them. Phil, he seems to have had a lot of friends here.

[greenisnteasy]

Of course. Don't worry about that; we've got it under control. [ He smiles kindly, and he's glad to be able to help her out like this. She's arranging this whole thing and she doesn't even know the victims -- that's pretty admirable. Then his smile flickers. ]

Yeah, absolutely. I met Phil before we got here, but we didn't really talk until this place. And Maria, we weren't close, but I saw her around. She was nice. I'll say something.