hadriel | misfired audio;

( you would think, with all of the glitching happening across the network, he would have the sense to not try in the first place. but as far as he's seen, all of those glitches have been confined to text posts, and with all of the intermittent voice chats he's been having with kate –

he should be safe. right?

( sure, we'll go with that, sammy. )

they never do video – whether due to no real reason, or the fact that most of their conversations take place in the small hours of the morning is anyone's guess – so it's only audio, though there is the sound of a smile in his voice like there always is. )

So, you're missing a notebook, right? You left it on the kitchen counter. ( a beat. ) It's got something added to it, but you're gonna have to come get it to find out what it is.

( this – sadly – is how this idiot flirts. or thinks he's flirting. s i g h. )

Oh, and how do you feel about another movie night? If I promise not to burn the popcorn this time.

( that promise will probably be broken. s i g h.

and kate is probably going to flip her shit when she sees this. )

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And here I was already trying to find a nice wine.

Jokes aside, it's nice to know that it's not all doom and gloom here.

Oh, well let me save you the trouble. You won't find anything all that decent.

( at least that came out easily enough. )

It's all in the people you meet. The company you keep. Y'know?

No.

[The company that Jack has kept has been for the most part spoiled and selfish, and he was the worst of them.]

But I'll see where I go from here. I'm Jack.

( well then. not quite the answer he was expecting, but that's kind of par for the course lately. )

Sam. ( a beat. ) How long have you been here? Long enough to go stir crazy?

( or long enough to realize just how crazy things can be on a regular basis? )

A handful of days, give or take. I'm one of the freshest. And actually, it's saved me from that very thing. Where I came from has been a bit suffocating as of late.

[Jack hasn't seen the full extent of just how crazy things can get, not yet. But so far it doesn't seem like anything he can't handle.

Time will tell.]

I hear there's a bar.

( time will definitely tell, that's for sure.

but he's seen that most of the ones brought here are made of pretty strong stuff.

and banding together makes them stronger. jack might end up learning that, the longer he sticks around.

but, have a short huff of a laugh. ) There is. It's pretty decently stocked, too.

Then I'm inspired even more.

[He sounds amused, but really. It's important.]

Well, I suppose I should let you get back to buttering your popcorn.

( jesus lord, at the very least, you can't hear how red he is through an audio feed. small miracles, or something like that. )

Go check out the bar.

( and forget this disaster ever happened. this is one hell of a first impression, isn't it? )