Is There Anybody Out There? Tell Me What Went Wrong [audio]

[wormintheglass]

[The feed opens with Bianca singing unaccompanied: her voice is deep, rich, compelling, and pitch perfect. She breaks off after a few lines.]

Good morning, my dear Hadriel, and a very warm welcome to our newest residents. I am Bianca, and I'm here to ease your days, lighten your hearts and perhaps even ruffle your feathers!

It's always a turbulent time, when the door opens and strangers from all over the multiverse land haplessly in the sands of the Colosseum. Allow me, my new friends, to point you towards two useful features on the communication device you've been given - one is my dear friend Mello's guide for those new to the city and the other is a concise history of Hadriel as we know it, by the same author. I hope you savour his salty prose as much as I!

But enough about practical matters. Let us talk to each other, dear Hadriel. What makes you angry? What do you need to get off your chest? Tell Bianca. I am listening.

(Soundtrack)

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[audio]

[wormintheglass]

Mello's gone? Are you sure?

[audio]

[synthedick]

[Whoops. Looks like she didn't know just yet.]

You see him on the network?

[audio]

[wormintheglass]

Things have been rather - upheaved, of late. I assumed he was just too busy to play.

Damn it.

[synthedick]

Sorry to have been the bearer of bad news.

[Seems like there's a lot of that these days.]

I can take up the guide, keep it up to date. It's a useful thing for all the new folks we get. Saves the rest of us the trouble of answering the same questions over and over, too.

[wormintheglass]

I was counting on Mello to help with this little broadcast of mine. You could always trust him to keep things lively.

...yes, do that. You're so good at the practicalities, Nick dear.

[synthedick]

I'm just trying to keep things running around here.

[Don't call him dear, Bianca. He's a professional.]

[wormintheglass]

Of course you are, my darling. I don't know what we'd all do without you.

How is the Guard holding up?