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[stillbetter]

[Click. Someone sounds distressed, but trying to keep it together. Trying being the operative word.]

I know this is the absolute worst time to bring my own matters up, but - someone, a friend of mine - she's gone missing. I-I believe she's gone home. [Which should be a good thing, right? Except not.] Going home for her is... [breathe, Poppy.] She was in a lot of trouble there. They locked her up, they took away her children and her wife, and - I guess what I want to know is - can they bring her back? Or, I don't know - is there any way we can know she's all right? If we can help her?

[god, this is a mess.]

I'm sorry, I just have absolutely no idea what to do. [Before she forgets -] Her name is Emilia. She was Julia's wife.

[Pause.]

What can we do to help those who have - [disappeared?] All I have are these bloody headphones.

[Said headphones can intercept communications from far away. WILL POPPY EVER FIGURE THIS OUT? Someone help her do that or something]

Comments

[stillbetter]

Its trick--?

[wolfchild]

They all have a trick. What does that one do?

[stillbetter]

I'm - [d'er.] I'm not aware of them having any... tricks.

[wolfchild]

[ a beat. ]

Have you used them at all?

[stillbetter]

... No.

[... no.]

[wolfchild]

Why?

[stillbetter]

I don't know - why would I just - use a random set of headphones?

[wolfchild]

Because they're given to you. [ says the little girl that likes claiming she's not a little girl. ]

[stillbetter]

I haven't exactly had a reason to plug them in and listen to relaxing music.

[wolfchild]

[ she makes a face that goes unseen. it bleeds into her voice, though. ]

I guess.

[stillbetter]

[excuse u is she being judged by a child]

You'd guess correctly.

[wolfchild]

[ yes. tbf child judges everyone. she also sucks at maintaining conversations so awkward quiet goes here. ]