[ voice ]

[hostage]

[No video. Getting to be a habit with him these days, but really... who wants to see him looking like he does right now? Thank him later. If he sounded bad before, he sounds much worse now. The way someone would sound when they've spent a week vomiting. That's why he keeps the message relatively short and sweet.]

I tested the, um... the verstatsi. The U.E.'s drug.

In case the obvious needed stating: don't try it.

Full report coming once I can get my ass outta bed, but I can tell you it's about half-opiate, half-synthetic. The comedown's a total bitch and I ain't just talking like regular use. I mean like one shot and you're gonna need another fix in a few hours unless you like spending the next few days worshiping the porcelain god. Seriously, I'm a professional and this stuff... is bad. I don't think we got a lotta samples around here but take my word for it and don't mess around with it. I done H. This is worse than H. Way worse.

So that's your little P.S.A. and don't roll your eyes 'cause this ain't some D.A.R.E. bullshit, yo. I'm serious.

Comments

anon text (not that the sender isn't obvious);

[5055034455]

Just because they pay you to be an idiot doesn't mean you get to call yourself a professional.

voice;

[noble_nate]

[Nathaniel might just be feeling slightly guilty after hearing this.]

Are you all right? There's no lasting damage, is there?

[hostage]

Same goes for you

anonymous / text

[gevurah]

[ Not going to even ask right now why he was testing it on himself because that sounds like a death wish and Kate's concerned about these drugs. ]

How long before you can make the full report? [ She wants specifics on this, after all. ]

[whatsupcroc]

... Jesse, you did what?

[hostage]

None of my organs failed... uh, yet.

[hostage]

Few days maybe I'm working on it

[hostage]

Don't worry about it.

[whatsupcroc]

Um, kind of late for that? Okay, why did you think --

( She doesn't even know how to really phrase asking that, so she trails off. )

Did people really not already know this? Is trusting any of the Exiles completely off the board or something?

( Why put yourself in needless danger? )

still anon;

[5055034455]

Nice to see you're feeling well enough to exercise your dazzling wit.

[voice]

[highfrequency]

The U.E.'s drug?

[noble_nate]

Yet. Well that's certainly reassuring. Please tell me you have at least seen a healer or a doctor.

[gevurah]

Good to know.

[ ... ]

Get yourself to the clinic here if you can. You sounded like death.

[hostage]

Well there's a whole lot more to it than what I just said, but I'll save it for the paper. The important thing for now is nobody else tries it out.

[whatsupcroc]

Who else was going to?

[hostage]

3===D~

[hostage]

No point.

[hostage]

Lotta people chase any high they can get.

[hostage]

I'm getting better now

[hostage]

The one they give their people. To control 'em.

[gevurah]

A doctor could confirm that.

[5055034455]

♥

[highfrequency]

That's...exactly what I was hoping not to hear....

[He blows out a rattling sigh as he thinks to himself.]

...Shit.

[hostage]

Pretty sure they got more important things to do

[gevurah]

Don't be stupid.