one ❀ voice

[unknowable]

[There's no video, because it's too dark in the coffin to show anything anyway. Adam's voice is carefully steady, as if he's keeping himself under control through sheer power of will.]

I saw that Fear said our air supply will be refreshed. I don't know if that's true - I don't know if we can trust him - but I thought people ought to know anyway.

[Not that he necessarily believes anything any of the gods say, but - well. Who knows.]

Talking is a little less impersonal than text. It might help to hear a familiar voice, if any of your friends are buried. There also isn't much to do down here but panic, so if anyone wants to talk - I wouldn't mind.

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[isacrowd]

[She snickers, the sound tinged with anger.] I've got one, but I'm not sure if your cards will be able to answer it. In fact, I bet you've already asked it.

[When will we get home? She doesn't want to ask if they will or won't. Neither question would get her a good answer, she's sure. Besides, if she can somehow influence that, then ... she's going to try.

That's not a burden she's going to put on Adam, though, so she laughs again, just as quiet, the anger gone.] But I'm sure I can come up with another one. I don't have money to pay you with, but I can cook you something in exchange. I'm not a bad cook.

[unknowable]

Yeah, they never seem to be able to answer those kinds of questions. Personal ones are better.

[There's a faint shade of bitter amusement to Adam's own voice. Of course he tried, when they arrived here, and of course there was nothing helpful. Whatever power it is that keeps them here, it's stronger than his own.]

Sure, I'll never turn down free food. The guys I live with really can't cook at all.

[And Adam does okay, but he'd never say no to not having to cook.]

[isacrowd]

Then it's a deal. As soon as you're feeling up to it after getting back up here, I'll stop by.

[And he will make it out of the coffin. He won't run out of air and die. Z has faith in that. Whether or not she finds him, he'll be fine.]

I'd better get back to digging. If you want to talk, though, call or text or whatever you need, okay? [If that's the only she can do, she'll do it.]

[unknowable]

I will. Thanks, Z.

[He doesn't want to keep anyone from digging, not when he knows there are a lot of people out there in the same situation he is.]