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[The feed flickers on to a view of the library. And Meja, sitting at a table, with a big book out in front of her. It appears to be a book about plants, hazarding from the pictures visible on the video feed. Laying on Meja's shoulder is a white rat, who appears to be sleeping. Her armor is glamoured into a dark blue coat.]

I don't suppose anyone's been poking around the lab machines, as of late? Some of the plants in hydroponics are getting quite large, and I've been curious about food applications since I started. Unless we'd like to completely depend on random chance in the cafeteria. It was suggested to me that we should test the plants properly, to see if they're edible, but I'm terrible with anything mechanical.

Is anyone interested? I should mention that if this work also includes testing machines, it will be dangerous and should not be undertaken lightly. I can heal wounds, if it comes to that, but I'd like to exercise as much caution as we're able to, here.

[She smiles.]

Tusen takk.

somereliance

Some of us are still willing to make house calls.

[Yes, that is exactly what it sounds like. Dr John Watson will come to you.]

notthefirst

[Mary's expression is somber when she turns on the feed, she's more than aware that waking up to this kind of situation doesn't bode well. Still, her voice is remarkably calm with a hint of good natured humor. ]

Well, this is a first. I'm no detective, but even for a kidnapping this is a strange set up. Points for ambiance, though.

[She pauses.]

Is this a kidnapping, though? I'm not quite sure what the objective might be. If you've mistaken me as a rich heiress, I'm afraid you'll be very disappointed.

[She flashes a small, if uncertain smile.]

And if I'm to be used as some kind of leverage, I'm afraid you'll be similarily disappointed. Perhaps it's best if we just lay all our cards on the table and see where we're at. Shall we?

Current Location: mary morstan

could_be_dangerous

[The first thing that's obvious about the video -- the first thing that's meant to be obvious -- is that everything about it, from setup to framing, is deliberate. The second thing that's obvious is that the man in it has taken pains to seat himself such that the upturned collar of a very distinctive, rather expensive-looking coat is visible, a shirt, unbuttoned at the collar and clearly tailored -- but not his face.]

Mmmm, no.

[The lazy drawl is punctuated by a brief silence and then the faintest of sighs, quick and impatient, and he shifts in his seat, the rustling of his clothing just faintly audible -- and then, all of a sudden, like thunder after the lightning strike, he begins to speak again, words flowing out of him with an almost startling rapidity and a clipped precision which could only possibly indicate irritation.]

Ostentatious, bringing me back. Arguably meretricious; nobody likes a showoff, believe me. Hate the new decor; at least before it looked lived in; nothing is this clean unless somebody's trying to hide something, but that was already obvious, can't say I'm intrigued. Can't say I'm interested at all, in fact. Can say I'm a bit busy, actually astonishingly busy, lives to save -- dull, I know, but one does what one must -- so no. No, I don't think so.

could_be_dangerous

[The contrast between Sherlock's usual appearance and his current one is sharp. He looks exhausted, the sort of utterly worn out that hides beneath a burning mania. He's disheveled, what little colour had once been in his face now utterly gone, and his eyes are glossy and feverishly bright. Not good, but who is right now?]

I've two words for the lot of you.

[If it weren't for the fact that his camera is strapped to his wrist, this would be where Sherlock grins and spreads his arms, invokes all the drama appropriate for the current situation. Under the circumstances he must settle for a grin that's manic but far from happy, the huff of a laugh, the sound all strained arrogance and guiltily repressed relief.]

Aerosol. Dispersal.

[He bites his lower lip, oh, oh, got it, must be.]

Saying it for years but nobody believes me: nothing new under the sun.

rigging

[ The video starts off with Jesse rubbing at his face with the hand not attached to a communicator. He looks sort of worn down, but at least he's not covered in blood! That's nice. When he's finished with that, he wrinkles his nose. ]

So, that whole escape thing was a bad idea. I hope nobody, uh... died. [ Wow, sensitive. ] I'm okay, for anybody who was wondering, which you probably weren't, cause I know maybe three or four of you, but. I got a question, anyway:

Anybody got any cigarettes? Or, y'know... food, that you ain't eating, but cigarettes're more important.

gloryisbullshit

Okay! [He croaks and coughs and comes back louder, cuz he's so mad.] Where the fuck is Blue? Isn't someone neighborhood-watching, I know one'a you saps keeps a watchful eye, so where is he?

could_be_dangerous

Well, if I had to suggest anyone to solve the mystery of the sudden rash of strange symptoms sweeping over our lovely little town, I would pick me, but a better option for you lot would be to start paying more attention and stop opening every suspicious box you find lying about.

could_be_dangerous

Next time someone disappears, if you wouldn't mind consulting me before stomping about and destroying what little evidence there's likely to be, that would be delightful. Not, mind, that I expect the explanation for said disappearances is any more obscure to you than it is to me, unless you're a complete idiot, but if you're going to ask anyway it would behoove you to at least try not to ruin absolutely everything of even the remotest use.

hung_garian

Lots of newbies lately, huh? How you doing, welcome to the place, make yourselves at home. Oh, and ignore the lies everyone's been feeding you, this is really a secret testing facility sponsored by the federal government. Fight the power, lock your doors and don't trust the water.

[He doesn't bother trying to make that sound convincing; the apathetic drawl should be enough to convince even those inclined to trust him dubious.]

With that particular PSA out of the way, on to more serious matters. I'm bored. Really bored. Boreder than a straight adult male watching Maid in Manhattan. Any of you monkeys feel like entertaining me, or will I have to revert to my old habit of serial murder to help pass those long lonely hours? Just a simple outraged shouty reply will do, if you can't come up with something more imaginative.

could_be_dangerous

Have none of you lot managed to get murdered yet? Really, isolated community with few resources and no established legal system and none of you are even remotely psychopathic? Could nobody so much as pretend?

[It's just not decent, this many ostensibly remarkable people being this incredibly boring.]

Barring that, I don't suppose anyone happens to have found a violin? Or... anything of any remote interest at all?

onteamdyson

[Kenzi turns on the camera as she reaches the top of the stairs. It shows a lovely sideways view of Sherlock's attic.]

Hey, Fluffy! How's it gooooing? You look very forgiving and reasonable today! I got a message for you. SO! Remember the dude that cut up your arm and junk? Great dude, right? Yeah. He says 'Blow me.'

[And then she waits for the inevitable face-punch.]

[Sherlock is visible in profile a few feet away as the feed begins, and as Kenzi continues he progresses through a series of stages. The first is annoyance, which is typical – nearly everybody annoys him, and Kenzi particularly so, most days. The second is equanimity, a settling of features into something which looks suspiciously as though he's doing his level best to ignore her. The final comes after Kenzi's last comment, the message to be delivered, and consists of the raising of an eyebrow.]

Hmm? Oh, not interested. Was that it?

................................................................... yep. That's it. If there's more, I'll keep you updated?

[And she is fucking OUT OF THERE. Not one scratch or verbal face-shattering. Damn. It was actually pretty freakin' disappointing. She smiles into the camera on her way out.] A deal's a deal. Meet you at the bar!

**Blue is Sherlock Holmes.

onteamdyson

This is getting ridiculous. Does anyone have a drum kit in their house? Anyone? Attic, basement, one of the empty houses, somewhere?! I just really need to freakin' hit something before I go totes mental from insane amounts of boredom. I'm not even kidding. Just ask Phil.

Seriously need to do something that doesn't involve a cape or a baseball bat. Hit me up if you've got something!

[Private to Bruce Banner]

Hey, Bruce? Think I could seek out more hypothetical medical advice?

greenisnteasy

Hi there. Bruce here with your friendly news report.

[For someone who previously delivered all his news so calmly and with a jovial sarcasm, now that edge is obviously more tense, more brittle.]

So, first and most noticeably, don't go outside unless you want one of several Cujos and their feline companions to eat you.

[He's so past sugarcoating that. What is there to sugarcoat when Kobra went on the network bleeding and begging for help? Bruce would've gone, but the situation was taken care of, and so he just stayed quiet and stayed inside. Because if he goes out there and something jumps him? Yeah. They'd have bigger things to worry about than giant wolves. But on the upside, probably no more giant wolves...]

Even more unsettling than man-eating beasts, um, some people in lab coats definitely stole someone. So, uh, take the time you have indoors to set up some impressive booby traps. Nails on the floor, buckets of water over the doors, that kind of thing.

P.S., uh... anyone want to get on... looking into that? That's not my area of expertise, but surely... someone? [Anyone?]

Alright, and thirdly, that giant box. We've made enough progress to know that the tree on one side is... [He squints at his notes.] Yggdrasil from Old Norse mythology. I probably butchered that pronunciation, but the point is, big tree, and those eight globes must mean something. One's missing. All the others are made of a distinct material, like one's gold, one's some kind of volcanic stone...

Any takers? I can't get to the library without having my face chewed off, so let's powwow this.

[Not to mention someone's hogging the book, but Dean's brother was just creepily abducted by men in white coats, so Bruce is feeling a tad more lenient toward him right now. Except for where he was totally mean to Lydia.]

could_be_dangerous

[The feed, when it flicks on, doesn't show a face. Instead, a hand, pale and long-fingered, and in it, held almost delicately by the edge, is a photograph. A small square thing, it shows a dark photograph of a bedroom, the edges darker than the centre in the distinctive fashion of photographs taken by a pinhole camera. It seems that the device which took the photo was aimed across the room at one of the surveillance cameras. The most notable feature of the photograph isn't the bedroom or the camera but the white blur that crosses the image, most opaque in the vicinity of the camera itself. The hand holding the photograph brings it closer, lets the communicator's camera travel slowly over it, and then comes the voice, little more than a murmur.]

Only a few minutes' exposure. Twice in as many days; our friends are getting sloppy.

[There's a pause, a slight and apparently unintentional shift in the image, and a rustling of fabric before the voice cuts in again, still soft, rough, and weary.]

So well done. Carry on being a handful.

beenunmade

[ Feed flickers on and Clint's still chilling near the box with a pencil and paper, shadowing some of the eching so the research people actually have something in their hands when they're flipping through the stupid books. He's not going to be doing the research, per say. But...still. ]

I noticed earlier that someone was talkin' 'bout their friend disappearing. I haven't seen two others for a while either. [ He watches y'all. He just doesn't like you so he doesn't talk to you. ] 'm not sure if anyone else noticed. Maybe I jus' didn't see 'em. But...uh...yeah, I don't miss details, cos 'm awesome.

Oh! Maybe the box ate them, huh?

preytosociety

Hi. My name is Lydia Martin, and I'd just like to take this time to remind everyone, including my housemate, that this isn't a vacation. I know some of you would probably rather stay in this hell hole than go back to your uninteresting and unimportant lives, but frankly? I've had enough of this place. We should be working on a solution and sharing information. There's no point in keeping secrets and being wary of each other when there are cameras everywhere.

We should all be working together.

[She takes a moment to fix her hair and plasters a seemingly sweet smile on her face]

If anyone would like to help me, I'll be in the library. Alternatively, if anyone knows how to make a decent latte, I'll be at whichever shack you're holed up in and then at the library.

greenisnteasy

Hi. My name's Bruce Banner. I'm a doctor and a scientist. Not to flood everyone with information or to alarm anyone, I feel like I need to say a few things.

If you could gather up the medicine you find in your house and bring it to the pharmacy in the middle of the town, that'd be appreciated. You're welcome to keep a small supply of your typical things, like aspirin, but it'd be a good idea to centralize everything else.

Clearly whoever was living here left in a hurry. Keep an eye on yourselves for signs of illness, including radiation sickness, in case there was a biological reason for the evacuation. Nausea and vomiting are going to be your first indicators that something could be wrong radiation-wise.

I could make a Geiger counter or something similar to test the radiation levels, but I need some electronic parts, and I can't seem to find any except for these cameras. And I don't really recommend taking those apart unless you like getting electrocuted and blacking out.

[That had been fun, and by fun he means he was incredibly grateful that he hadn't Hulked out.]

If you find any parts that don't give you a shocking experience, could we share?

Um... Keep calm and carry on. [But no really, he hopes they can avoid some The Monsters are Due on Maple Street style panic.]

onteamdyson

Hey. Sup, random peeps. I'm trying to find this guy with ridiculously fluffy hair, angry-looking face, cheekbones that could probs cut glass? Didn't catch his name... he's totes British.

Also, I believe I was promised superheroes and lobster. Both of you better honour those promises.

... And Bo? If you can see this? You better have one hell of an explanation for not getting back to me sooner. Kenzi out! Peace, suckahs.

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