oo1 [ voice → video ] (July 1st)

[interspace]

Testing, testing... Is this thing on? ALFRED?

[ Despite the sound of rain mostly being filtered out of the audio, there comes a slightly-computerized male voice with none of the background interference. As if it's speaking from inside the microphone. ] We're transmitting.

Positive?

Positive.

All right, and now... [ Video! Here's a young woman with some bright red hair tamped down by the wet rain falling all over her as she walks down the street. She does have a rain jacket on with the hood up, but that never really helps completely. She's wearing a frameless visor over her eyes, but even with that, she may look pretty familiar to some of the Transports here, though her "user name" identifies her as 4d 69 73 68 61 20 48 75 6e 74. ] Voi la! Are we in business?

Not only that, but it's booming.

Great. Okay, now to finally have a point to this instead of just futzing with my new toy. What's the current progress? I mean, sure, all these links to history and general info is great, but there isn't a whole lot of talk on how far we are now, what's left to go, how coordinated the actual effort is... Basically, how much shit is this Initiative still in and how much do we "Transports" have to keep digging?

... also. [ She flips the notepad around to momentarily show the street that she's on, heading toward the apartments. ] Am I going the right way?

Comments

[interspace]

Right as in correct, or right as in not-left?

[feel_nevermore]

[She quirks a quizzical eyebrow.] ...The former.

[interspace]

Good to know. All this rain sucks; I can't even take my usual route to anywhere.

[feel_nevermore]

Your usual route?

[interspace]

By air.

[ She makes an incredibly dorky motion of cutting her hand through the space in front of her. Right now, she would rather not phase through all of the rain when she's so tired and otherwise getting to an appreciable speed would hurt. ]

[feel_nevermore]

You can't fly when it's raining?

[Sorry, Misha. That gesture was not quite clear.]

[interspace]

It's not like I can't, but I'm not fond of the idea. Physics, you know.

[feel_nevermore]

Must have to do with how you're flying.

[Raven's never had any problem with that.]

[interspace]

Certainly does. In any case, I'm hoofing it today. Any twists or turns I should keep an eye out for?

[feel_nevermore]

Wouldn't know where to begin.

I'm Raven, by the way.

[interspace]

Misha. Nice to meet you, Raven. You been here long?

[feel_nevermore]

[A curt nod in greeting.] Nearly one year and a half.

[interspace]

Jesus. [ She sucks in a breath. ] How much progress have you guys made? Anything notable?

[feel_nevermore]

We've been involved in several time missions, we've been bombed but if you want an honest answer to your question, the answer is 'no'.

[interspace]

[ Misha pulls in a careful sigh. ]

Honest is good. I'm glad to know where we stand, at least, even if that position is ludicrous.

[feel_nevermore]

Are you and... Alfred? used to being in ludicrous positions, then?

[interspace]

It's basically what he was made for. Dealing with crazy stuff.

Which is a yes to both of us, if you didn't catch that.

[feel_nevermore]

[A small smirk and a sarcastic tone.] Thanks for the clarification.

You made it... him?

[interspace]

I wish. He was a gift.

[ Perhaps not the best idea to mention it, but there is literally no way she could pretend otherwise. Her bullshitting abilities do not extend so far as to fake programming artificial intelligences. ]

[feel_nevermore]

Quite the original gift.

[interspace]

I know, right? Birthdays just haven't had the same charm ever since.

[feel_nevermore]

I bet. What else can he do? [In addition to dealing with crises and stating the obvious, she means.]

[interspace]

A lot of things. He's basically my smartphone, if you know what that is. He's also got some great in-flight programming in him.

[feel_nevermore]

Never owned one myself... except for those tablets we're using to communicate here. They're smartphones too, right?

...I guess it would be more impressive if you had a plane.

[interspace]

Something like them. Pretty handy, huh?

[ She grins. ] Did you miss the part where I said I can fly?