1st Mistake; video

[moralperil]

[Two lavender eyes stare deeply into the camera, leaning in too close.]

Testing, 1, 2, 3! Um, hi? Oh good, it's working...

[Mahdi slides backward. He's in the dining area of one of the assigned apartments. The guy looks about fifteen, and was clearly plucked right from his job: he's wearing a clean but old and stained black apron over khakis and a polo that have seen better days. There's a hairnet crumpled up on one side of the table, next to a glittery purple flashlight.]

Is there any way for me to contact my boss on this thing? You'd think a simple inter-realm transmission wouldn't be that hard considering how much other crazy stuff they have out here. [More to himself than to the netbook:] I really just want to tell her I won't be coming in. I'm supposed to be there for the breakfast crowd and she's gonna be up a creek without me. Probably can't get out of getting fired for not showing up... even if technically I was there. Early, even!

[He seems to remember himself, and addresses the camera once again.] Anyway, hi! I'm Mahdi. I'm new. They set me up with a place to stay, so I guess I'm gonna be a prisoner for awhile here, huh? [He doesn't exactly seem upset about it, though at least it's clear he's not enthusiastic.] I hope we can makes friends! That's what people do on the internet, right?

Comments

[stonefaith]

No. Undead. So I've no need to.

[moralperil]

...But vampires eat brains, and zombies eat blood - wait - um - something like that! Not that I suggest you do that! Um... still, if there's anything I can do to help make everything easier - it can't be easy to be undead - I still want to extend my offer of help!

[stonefaith]

[ ACTUALLY CRACKING A SMILE NOW ]

Rest assured, I've no need for blood or brains. Alcohol gets me by just fine.

Just watch out for yourself, boy. Keep safe. That's all I ask of you.

[moralperil]

I really appreciate how people wish well of me, but I'm 22 years old [even if he does look about 15] and I can take care of myself! I'm not going to stumble into an open manhole or something...! Probably.

[stonefaith]

Twenty-two years is nothing. And open manholes are hardly going to be your greatest concern here.

[moralperil]

--Is my greatest concern vampires? I have to admit I'm unprepared for that contingency!

[stonefaith]

No. There are no vampires here, as far as I know. I'll be sure to inform you if that changes.

[ oh man, mahdi is not inspiring confidence in bariyan right now. maybe open manholes are going to be one of this kid's top concerns.... ]

[moralperil]

Well, I don't mind if they're vampires, really, as long as they don't bite people. I mean maybe they could get their food at the blood bank!

Zombies, on the other hand... they might be kind of a problem, what with needing to eat brains. [This is suddenly something he is thinking over quite seriously.

Yeah he might be kinda

doomed.]

[stonefaith]

There are two zombies here and neither of us eat brains. I do not think it will be a problem.

[ ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE TWENTY-TWO, KID.... ]

[moralperil]

Oh - you're a - I'm so sorry! I've never met a zombie before, I thought they were just on TV. Please forgive me. I didn't mean to be rude.

[stonefaith]

No offense taken. Though I did say that I was undead further up, didn't I?

[moralperil]

Sorry. I guess you did.

Just... I didn't realize zombies could talk. It's a terrible stereotype.