hadriel | 001 [video]

[Have a wide-eyed teenager fussing with her phone. The video is a little shaky. She's sitting in one of the apartments, Barnaby's head in her lap, and seems to be sincerely cheerful despite waking up someplace far from home. Miriam waves.]

Hi! Looks like we're all stuck here for a bit, so I figured I'd introduce myself and what not. It kinda sucks right now, but that doesn't mean I don't wanna meet you guys! Anyway, I'm Miriam, and this handsome dude is Barnaby.

[Barnaby sneezes.]

He's my guy, so don't shoot him or anything. He won't do anything bad.

Two things.

First, uh, I know it's a long shot and all, but anybody seen a lady named Bethany? She's really tall and she's got brown hair and she's my mom, so it'd be really cool if I could find her. Maybe she's not here, but I gotta ask.

Secondly--

[Miriam holds up a crude drawing to the phone. It's the logo for the Sons of Plunder - a human skull with blue roses for eyes.]

--anybody walking around wearing this? Asking for a friend.

It's not a real skull. That'd be weird.

[You're not weird, are you?]

Why would you put flowers in a real skull? It used to be a person!

Some are animals. But if they're skulls they're not using them any more.

Aah... My brother liked to fight way too much. Like that?

[have a dramatic sigh]

Why you gotta talk about making art out of people's skulls and stuff? That's creepy. And I'm not looking for a real skull, anyway.

My friend just wants to know if anybody's been wearing that symbol. Maybe on their armor. You know.