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Enter the Silver Fox; Video

[As the video starts recording, an older gentleman inspects the device, unsure if it's actually recording. After a few seconds, he shrugs his shoulders and decides to leave it be and sits in an uncomfortable looking aluminum chair in front of it. Victor Sullivan, an older mustachioed gentleman, sporting a worn Havana shirt and holding a lit cigar in his right hand. Looking exhausted and in need of sleep, he leans back in the chair casually and looks directly into the camera.]

Goddamn, I must have one helluva hangover. I feel like I've been stuffed in a barrel...

[He taps the ashes of his cigar on an off screen ash tray, and takes a drag from the cigar. He returns his attention to the camera as he exhales slowly.]

Look I don't know what I'm doing here, one minute I'm in this peaceful little village chatting up a friend, next thing I know this, actually pretty cute, woman is talking nonsense... offering me weapons, I think she might have been coming onto me? I don't know I didn't get her number... Then suddenly I'm in this room... cigar in one hand, this little electronic doohickey in the other. Apparently this is to be my "living quarters", hah, as if. Nate, I don't know if this can even reach you, but I hope you're alright. Assuming you are, get over here! Quick! I need you to come pick my ass up, pretty sure you owe me one after I used all our money to bail YOU out. Christ I feel like I'm on lock down!

[He puts the cigar down and leans forward in the chair, moving in closer to the camera. He sighs and smoothes his mustache anxiously]

Seriously though, if anyone get's this message, anyone at all.... someone please fill me in. I could really use a familia- hell even just a friendly face right now.

[He laughs nervously, his weak smile quickly fading in defeat. He stands up out of his chair and picks up the camera.]

Yeah... well it was worth a shot anyway. ... I need a drink...

[The video abruptly stops]

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Oh, for the love of god.

This isn't the bloody future, this is hell. I'm in hell, aren't I?

[ Yes that's it, that's all he has to say. HELLO SULLY. ]

[What a warm welcome Flynn...]

What? Harry?! Well... yeah this definitely must be hell then. Nate said you'd died! Clearly this must be hell... somehow I've died and now I have to suffer with you.

Dear god, Kate's not here is she? ... You know what nevermind...

[ Holy jesus, hearing the old man prattling on just like old times - not like they're in some bizarre militant future - makes him long for another live grenade. ]

No, no Kate. No anything but you, and apparently that pet of Nate's. That and a circus load of freaks; you lot should fit right in.

[His voice alone rubs Victor the wrong way. Harry never was a totally reliable business associate, for whatever reason. Even outside of business though, Sully was fighting the urge to really tear into the guy.]

Hey, pal, it takes one to know one. The fact of the matter is, we're here. As far as I know it's you, me, and Chloe. I'm sure you guys have already reacquainted yourselves... Heh heh heh!

So tell me, what's the last thing you remember before finding your scrawny ass here?

[ Hey, no worries, Flynn hates Sully's voice too. It's just so... jolly. And patronizing. Also GET OUT OF HERE WITH YOUR HEH HEH HEHS ]

Reacquaint might not be the right word. And why do you need to know? Shouldn't matter, should it? Like you said, we're here now.

[ Bit touchy about his would-be death, apparently. ]

She usually does better at explaining things... Ah well, welcome to Exsilium in the year 3312. We are currently in the middle of what used to be England as part of a time-traveling army that has been gathered from all realms.

So... you're telling me she wasn't making that up?

[He leans back in his chair and sighs heavily, trying to absorb all this new(-ish) information.]

Wait... Army? Oh no, oh hell no! I've already served my country before. I'm done with my service.

[He clutches at his collar, reaching for the dog tags that aren't there. Dog tags he stopped wearing years ago... Apparently MANY years ago.]

Well... thanks for clearing that up for me anyway pal.....

I would say a mob of unruly children but some of us are well in our middle years. We are not very much of an army despite what they may like to see.

I'm looking for answers of my own. Sounds like we're in the same boat.

[The woman on the screen somehow manages to make even the area around Victor chilled. She's an intimidating one for sure. Not quite if he should place too much trust in her yet, he figures it's at least better to stay on her good side for now]

Oh? Well... if you find anything useful out, please let me know! I'll be sure to do the same. Name's Sullivan, Victor Sullivan. However, for someone as easy on the eyes as yourself, you're very welcome to just call me "Sully." I uh... didn't catch you name however...

[Sully is a man with good instincts.]

I've probably heard the same stuff you've heard. We were brought here to fight in some war that has nothing to do with us. I also heard we can't trust the Initiative, though I don't know who would.

Name's Meg.

Pleasure to meet you, Meg!

Just out of curiosity, is it just you? Or did people from... your home get taken here too? I've found a some acquaintances from my place, though it seems somehow we were taken from different times. They have memories of me that I haven't experienced yet. It's a damned nightmare trying to wrap my head around it. That sort of thing sound familiar to you?

Also, if you ARE alone... I mean ... maybe we could stick together. Strength in numbers, or whatever the hell people always say...

I've got people from my world here, but no one I'd call a friend.

[More like people who'd rather put an end to her.]

The people from my world come from the past, too.

Making a few alliances would be the best way to go about it.

Unfortunately it seems as though I'M the one who's come from the past for the people I know. It's a little difficult to adjust to say the least.

I like to think that if they expect us to band together and fight for them, they should be prepared for us to band together for our own intents and purposes as well. I'm not sure what or who we're dealing with. But I think it's better to have some good company instead of being a lone wolf.

[Though, he's getting a sort of lone wolf vibe from her anyway... But he thinks he could get her to warm up to him.]

So, did you have many friends back "home"? Significant others, or anything? I bet you were batting off the boys left and right, sweetheart!

[She definitely has the lone wolf vibe, but she's not unfriendly. Doing things for her own purposes is definitely up Meg's alley.

His question makes her grin slowly.]

Are you just making conversation or are you asking me out?

[Getting a smile out of her starts to make him feel a little more confident. Maybe this place wouldn't be so bad after all.]

Well, a little column 'A', little column 'B'... depends. If it's the latter, and your answer is "yes" ... then yes! If not, then I'm just making friendly conversation.

[Thank god this was over video, he probably avoided a slap from the beautiful woman.]

[He did make her laugh, so he had that going for him.]

I guess if we're going to band together for our own purposes, we could at least do it over drinks.

[Goddamn what a woman. He liked the sound of that!]

Sound like a plan! It's good to know that even 1000 years in the future, I can still get to know a sweetheart like yourself over a drink or two. Though... unlike back home, I don't know the local watering holes like the back of my hand....

Well, I'm from about a thousand years ago, too. This isn't my time period, either.

Wish I could name a good bar, but I just got here. Guess we could hit all of them and see how it goes.

[Eventually he's going to meet up with his roommates if he stays in that apartment for long enough. And he'll probably be as confused by Sonic, as Sonic is by seeing an old human dude in their apartment.]

Wh-uh, hey there! New face, huh?

[This may be the best part of this entire thing. Sully's getting the best room mates :P]

[Sully takes a slow drag from his cigar just as he hears the friendly voice. When he sees the blue.... thing? ... standing there he coughs, almost choking on his own smoke.]

What the holy hell?!

[He catches his breath and inspects his cigar momentarily before putting it out.]

Welp, I'm never buying this brand again...

[He decides that the past couple days have been plenty weird, so this is just a icing on an already barely edible cake. Best to make the most of it though...]

Uh... yeah, I guess you could say that. I don't really know how long I've been here honestly, haven't figured out how to keep track of time. Uh, nice to meet you though, name's Victor Sullivan.

[He cautiously reaches out to shake the blue creature's hand]

And I'm guessing you're one of my room mates? I don't think I caught your name...

[With uncharacteristic patience, Sonic waves the cigar smoke away with naught but a backwards-folding of the ears and a wrinkling of his muzzle while Sully freaks out. Then he takes the human's hand for a quick shake.]

If this is your room designation, then I sure am. Name's Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog! You'll meet my buddy Tails eventually, I think he's out on parts inventory, or something...

[He zips around and plants himself into a low chair, lounging. Since he and Tails just got there a few days ago themselves, the whole flat has a very distinct destitute-bachelor feel to it.] So I guess your world is one of the ones that're kinda light on talking hedgehogs, huh?

Well, good to meet ya!

[Victor realized he hadn't even thought twice about smoking indoors even knowing he had house mates, so much had been going on that it just slipped his mind.]

Ah, sorry 'bout the smoke, pal. Bit of a nervous habit...

[He struggles to follow the blue blur finding his seat, and is almost relieved when Sonic finally kicks back and relaxes, so he can rest his eyes.]

Um, you could say that. Most of our talking fauna are limited to cartoons and internet videos. Hah, though this one time, in '65, I tried LSD and spent the better part of the evening talking astrophysics with a talking alligator in stilettos! Heh, when I sobered up it turns out I'd passed out in a Macy's window display, spooning a mannequin in a leather trench coat! Boy were my cheeks red!

[He laughs to himself as he reminisces, then snaps back to his conversation with Sonic.]

So, you ever try acid?

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[Sonic... merely stares at him for a moment, blinking.]

Nope, but you're sure makin' a case for it. Cartoons and net vids, huh... You'd think you'd have at least a FEW of the real thing then! Anyway trust me, I ain't no hallucination, and neither is Tails.

Oh, uh, he's a fox kit, just lettin' you know.

Well, as long as I'm not going crazy! Though to be honest I'm not so sure that would be much worse than the real thing...

So Tails, he's a fox? That's cool. I've been referred to as a silver fox before. Maybe we'll have some common ground. Either way, I'm guessing it would behoove us all to have each others backs! At least.... you know until this mess if over, if it's ever over. Though, I may have to stay a foot or two behind yours, looks painful.

[Sonic isn't familiar with the dual meaning of the term "silver fox." He's only familiar with it in the literal sense.]

Nah, 'S only painful if you get on my bad side! [That was a horrible pun, Sonic.] But you're right. ALL of us are going to have to work together if we wanna go home again.

Sounds like I better introduce myself to your pall then. Just to make sure he's thinkin' the same thing.

Uh... what IS home for you? Or where... Is it like some alternate version of mine? Like in the comics? I mean... you're just so unlike anything we have on our rock, but from the sound of it, you're a pretty regular sort of occurrence back home. Sounds unreal...

I think that's what's going on, yeah! Alternate realities n' stuff. Wow, you guys don't have anything besides humans over in your world?

Sounds kinda boring.

Well we have... uh... animals, as well. We have hedgehogs.... Other than the spikes, they don't look much like you though. Pretty boring actually, in our world. Are humans in yours? Maybe like, colorful ones, oh! Do we get gloves too?

[Sully stops as he notices that this is the most distracted he's been since this started. The longest he's gone without thinking about the crazy situation he's in, without the sense of confusion, or dread. He shrugs it off, eager to learn more about the world his new roomies come from.]

Or are WE the boring ones in your world?

They're a lot like the people here, mostly. [So, yeah, boring.] Gloves are optional. And sure, we've even got animals too! Technically I'm a Mobian Hedgehog. That title-or-whatever-it-is sets us apart from the little guys, but no one bothers to use it except scientists, you know? When it comes down to it, I guess I'm about as much of an animal as you are!

I just got here myself, so I don't know shit about this place. But I do have a question for you:

Where'd you get the cigars?

Hah, a man with a taste for the finer amenities in life. I can appreciate that.

To be honest though, these were just on my person when I got here... I've got about four left, you're welcome to have them... but be warned; I think they're bad or something. Unless you've seen the blue hedgehog too?

A blue... hedgehog...

Nooo, I can't say I have. Were you, like, conscious at the time?

[Aw, Christ I do sound like a loon.... *sigh*]

Pal, I know how it sounds. But the guy's as real to me as you are right now. I don't know what else they've collected here, but I'm sure it probably get's weirder than blue hedgehogs. He talks too... and I'm not referring to any sort of theme park mascot sort of thing either.

[Yeah, ok, he'll play along...]

These guys must be pretty damn hard up if they're recruiting talking hedgehogs.

[The guy had a point. What a rag tag group of souls these mysterious people had collected.]

I feel like they must be pretty hard up just by recruiting me. I mean, I served when I was younger, but I'm hardly the shining example of a good soldier or ... whatever it is their looking for.

I don't know what you are or were where you came from, but looking at the two of us, I'd say we're pretty unassuming. Has anyone figured out what criteria these assholes use to snatch people up?

I got no clue. My skills pretty much consist of hustling people out of their money and killing zombies. I can't imagine either of those would be of much use in a futuristic Civil War.

[Hiya Sully, you just might notice an odd sight if you were to enter your room (after you meet Sonic, anyhow) - a yellow fox sitting down at a table, not facing the door, messing with a few cogs and bolts. Most notable about the fox are his two swishing tails that seem to have a mind of their own while he's distracted.]

[Sully splashed his face with a little cold water from the sink, then left the restroom, headed to his own room. When he entered the doorway, the swishing tails caught his eye and he stopped dead in his tracks, shocked at first, until he remembered Sonic talking about his fox friend.]

*Ahem* Soo. You must be Tails huh? I've heard a little about you from your speedy friend. Name's Victor Sullivan, but seeing as we're gonna be livin' together, you can call me Sully.

[He approached the little fox, curious of what he was doing at the table, but trying not to hover.]

Uh, whatcha workin' on there pal?

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I lol'd so hard at the crack about cigar brands, you don't even know. XD

Haha! I've had that in mind since I first saw the living arrangements, glad it paid off!

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