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[themightykamina]

[Here's a face no one's seen for the last three weeks or so: one very bewildered-looking Kamina, incredibly grimy and probably not smelling too fresh, from the looks of him. There's a very ragged bag over one shoulder, and what looks like the remains of several yeti furs behind him as he frowns into the camera.]

Yo, Kamina here. What's the hell's going on? I'm gone for a week and it sounds like there's been a war. Someone wanna tell me what I missed?

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[bekommen]

Jesus Christ.

[Yep, that's it. That's what Nick has to say to you, Kamina.]

Re: voice.

[themightykamina]

Who's that?

permavoice.

[bekommen]

Some guy who's about as fucking useless as you are.

[themightykamina]

Yeah, well, your guy didn't just spend the last week mapping more of the caves and keeping yeti off his ass, so I guess one of us is a little more useless.

Look, did you just miss bitching at me, or what?

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[amos_moses]

[Amos has a bruised scrape on his cheek, but his smile is cheerful as usual.]

Kamina! Welcome back. And watch out. There's people-eating monsters loose, called wendigo.

Only some of them used to be people, too.

So be careful, and make sure you be careful what you eat: some of the food supplies have been contaminated with human flesh. That's how the wendigo get you.

[bekommen]

Yeah, I missed you about as much as I missed being fucking buried alive. Get over yourself.

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[isacrowd]

Seriously?

[She's giving him this "are you serious, bro" look for five full seconds before she finally speaks again.]

I don't even know where to start. The last time I saw you was last month.

Don't eat any meat for a while, at least unless you've killed for it yourself.

[themightykamina]

Man, I just don't get chicks like you. You're the one who answered me, aren't you?

[muttering;]

I guess it's good to know some things aren't changing, anyway...

[themightykamina]

[Kamina looks equal parts horrified and disgusted by this news.]

What, you're telling me I came back to cannibal monsters? This place is seriously too much. Did Hope really give everyone people to eat??

[bekommen]

Hey, pal, did it happen to escape your fucking notice that we've got a fucking wendigo problem here? No, you know what, don't even answer that.

[themightykamina]

[It's cool, he'll wait. At least until she tells him how long he's been gone, then he'll look properly shocked.]

A month? Damn, I was sure it was only like two weeks, give or take a day...The light down here is weird, and in the tunnels it's worse. Guess I lost track of time.

Don't worry about me, I've got enough bear and bat jerky to last a while. You need any?

[themightykamina]

[TOO LATE.]

I said I just got back, didn't I?

[bekommen]

Well, surprise, asshole! We've got a fucking wendigo problem. Welcome back to reality.

[themightykamina]

Hey, I'm sure you guys had it bad, but you think it wasn't reality in there? Where do you think Hope sends all the monsters once he gets them outta the city??

[bekommen]

Do I look like I fucking care?

[Nick, you're not on camera.]

Everyone here knows to stay outta the caves, that's just common fucking sense. If you went in there like the big fucking idiot you are, that's your fucking problem, not mine.

[amos_moses]

Naw, naw, wasn't Hope. 'Parently Fear an' Rage tried their hands at feeding us to give Hope a break.

Didn't go so well.

[Amos waves a hand dismissively, rolling his eyes. Yeah, Fear and Rage have a lot to answer for over that mistake. If it had been a mistake at all. Amos suspects it wasn't.]

So yes, cannibal monsters, an' be careful you don't turn into one yourself. I won't let you in if you do, chief.

[isacrowd]

Everything down here is weird. Plus, it's hard to tell time when you have trouble sleeping because, you know, people are turning into nocturnal cannibal monsters with freaky screams.

[She wrinkles her nose a little at his offer. Z is not a picky eater, but bat might be taking it a bit too far.] I'm good for now, thanks. Going vegetarian for a while.

[Possibly forever, who knows.]

But you're doing okay, right? No injuries or anything?

video.

[fervence]

[lloyd has a single bandage taped above his right eye, but otherwise appears to be wholly in one piece over the phone, if a bit tired.

because of course if something dangerous is going down in hadriel lloyd is throwing himself into the middle of it to try and keep people safe.] There was a problem with the food supply. [a sigh.]

I wish the professor was here so we could have helped more people. [because the unicorn spell had worked for people suffering the effects of the exspheres, it almost certainly would have done the same for the people turning into wendigos too.]

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[themightykamina]

Lloyd!

[Glad to see another familiar face, Kamina grins, but he definitely can't miss that bandage.]

I'm sure you did the best you could, man. It doesn't look like you gave up!

[themightykamina]

Yeah, and everyone here knows there's no way outta this place from the middle of this village or whatever, so eventually if you want out, you're not gonna have much of a choice, are you??

[themightykamina]

....And they thought people eat people?? Man, that is messed up. Even Forehead Boy's village wasn't that bad, they just sent people to die up on the surface.

[Shudder. He's serious for once as he looks straight at Amos, though.]

You better not. If I turn into a monster, you better kill me, alright? Cut my head off, if that's what it takes. I'm not gonna be that guy.

[themightykamina]

Suit yourself. A life without some kinda meat ain't exactly worth living, though. Your body needs protein!

[He gives her a grin that's tired, but more or less his usual cocky flash.]

Hey, who the hell do you think I am? A few monsters can't take down the great Kamina!

[amos_moses]

More like set you on fire then cut your head off...the wendigo are only vulnerable to fire.

But don't worry. I'll do the honors if you need it. But try not to need it!

[Amos is serious too, despite that little smile at the end. He'll certainly do the deed if it's required: he's no stranger to killing. True, it'll take him a lot of creativity and luck, since he's not a superb fighter to start with, and he's very squishily human...but he'll do what he can if it happens. But hopefully it won't!]

[isacrowd]

[She's just gonna ... let you do you on that, bud.]

I don't care how great you are, you can still get hurt. Somebody's gotta watch out for you. Where are you right now, by the way?

[Using the buddy system is probably the best plan in this cave, and she's thinking she should be your buddy.]

cw ableist slur usage, i'm sorry, she's awful :c

[bekommen]

Are you fucking retarded or something? There isn't a way out of this place. If there was, someone would've fucking found it by now.