video; on the dissapearance of an NPC...again

[lazyinlove]

[Unless you've met this kid in person, you've probably never seen him. He's not a video post kind of guy. But this is important, and it's hard to summarize in a text post. So here he is, the face to a name that's been around for 6 months now.

He's pale, maybe a little shaken. And for some reason, he's wearing a new coat.]

Uh...

Listen. I-

[He takes a breath, realizing that he's stuttering a bit, and tries again. No, really. It's important.]

If anyone here met Richard Lawson...he's gone. And I'm sure. I-

I saw it. He- I don't know. He disappeared. He just raved about us and then disappeared. Um. He used to be on the UE council, so he knew some stuff about them. And he told me that they're still out there and that-

[Stanley swallows, and glances away from the camera for a moment. It sucks, to watch someone disappear. Fade away. But he can't think about that yet. Right now, he has to pass the message along. So he looks back, right at the camera lens this time.]

He said we have to make sure they don't find us.

(OoC: Derp, forgot to give you guys the relevant link.)

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[lazyinlove]

[Sigh.]

Never mind. He didn't talk about that.

[retraced]

[He's quiet, then. It almost sounds like he may have hung up.]

When's the last time you ate?

[lazyinlove]

[Now that Gilbert mentions it, that would be last night. He's been too busy psyching himself up to tell people about this to make sad eyes at the farmer's wife today.]

Uh...guess I should.

[retraced]

Where are you staying? I can bring you some lunch.

[And maybe stick around long enough to hopefully get a little more information from him. It's a potential win/win.]

[lazyinlove]

East of the city close to the bay. There's that big farm house? And a black barn. That's me.

[Hey, you're welcome to try, dude.]

[retraced]

[It takes him a moment to acquaint himself with east, but he's pretty sure from these instructions he'll be able to find it.]

I can be there soon.

[lazyinlove]

Okay.

[retraced]

[And with that he goes to bundle up and grab a container of the vegetable soup that he and Kevin had prepared earlier that day. Thank goodness these tablets have some sort of compass in them. It won't take him long to navigate through the semi-familiar paths of snow to Stan's new digs.]

action or handwave, take your pick.

[lazyinlove]

[Soup? Score! Hot food is rare and wonderful. He likes you now, Gilbert.]

[retraced]

[Handwave for now, pls. The soup is delicious and Gil learns no more useful information aside from perhaps a few new slang words.]