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[flightlessbird]

[ WELL HEY, this is a face that hasn't popped up in a while! Artika's looking a little dirty, ragged, and generally unkempt, and not terribly pleased. ]

They need to stop— they all need to be quiet. [ uh. okay, Artika, if you say so. she darts a glare over to the side. ] I said to leave!

[ When she's satisfied that... whatever is over there got the message, she looks down into the camera again. ]

Killing them does not work. I tried. I hate them.

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permavideo; private too SURE WHY NOT

[flightlessbird]

Ro— [ aaaannd mid-word she jerks away from the screen and disappears off to the side, though there's still a tensely crouched leg in the frame. ] I said go! I can kill you!

she's not sticking her voice out there okay

[boughtabookstore]

[ .. uhhh. ]

What's going on over there? Do you need help?

[flightlessbird]

No! [ that's to the netbook, but it's a little hard to tell. ] They are too afraid to touch me, because they are still cowards.

[boughtabookstore]

Who, specifically?

[flightlessbird]

The men with masks!

[boughtabookstore]

I haven't seen any of them in more than a month.

Where are they?

[flightlessbird]

They are everywhere. None of them will leave me alone!

[boughtabookstore]

I haven't seen them anywhere. [ Keeping an eye on her other conversations. And, slightly reluctantly. ]

It looks like you've been assigned to room with me. If you like, Bariyan can bring you here once he picks you up.

[flightlessbird]

[ a long pause! whoa hang on changing gears. ]

I have a room?

[boughtabookstore]

Yes. Just as you did before?

[flightlessbird]

I did not have a room before.

[boughtabookstore]

Everyone did, so presumably you did too.

But you're certainly on my rooming list as of now. So if you need somewhere to stay, it's here.

[flightlessbird]

Oh. [ considering that for a few seconds... but she will not be sidetracked! ] After I have killed them, I will come and find it.

[boughtabookstore]

[ this long pause. ]

Okay.

That sounds excellent. Good luck killing them all. [ what is up with this place. ]

[flightlessbird]

[ well okay maybe she can be a little bit sidetracked ]

Where is my room?

[boughtabookstore]

Unit 108. If you just follow the numbers on the doors in the housing section you should find it easily enough.

[flightlessbird]

Oh. [ a beat. ] I will see you there?

[boughtabookstore]

Yes.

I'll be there.

[flightlessbird]

[ a pause while she WEIGHS THE VALUE OF THIS LADY
but then in the end she's pretty okay, so: ]

Then I will see you there. Later.

[boughtabookstore]

All right. Good luck with the Masked.

[flightlessbird]

[ she nods and cuts the connection — and then of course will utterly fail to show up at all. BARIYAN'S PLACE JUST LOOKED SO MUCH COZIER. but one day she'll recall that she actually has a room of her own and show up there! ]