CHANNEL EIGHT

[fillerups]

CHANNEL EIGHT

TCHHHHHK-!

Starting Monday, if you talk into your walkie-talkie, it won't just be the person who shares a truck with you who can hear you... But, hey, at least that means you can keep in touch with more people from a distance? Maybe this will be useful somehow!

Or maybe you'll just shitpost. That's valid too.

All communications on this post can be heard by everyone it is filtered to. Although, ICly, you won't know who that is until they talk back.

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[humblepie]

[hello, spooky channel eight..........]

Hello? Is anyone else here?

[starcracker]

Well, I am.

[ like riku didn't know that?? ]

[humblepie]

I never would have guessed.

[it'd be hilarious if they were literally right next to each other.]

Might just be us two this time.

[starcracker]

It sounds like it so far. [ they absolutely are next to each other this is funny. ] We didn't end up using it much last time, did we ...?

[humblepie]

We didn't. [why are they texting in the same room] It might still be useful.

Maybe.

[starcracker]

Maybe.

[ she repeats it in a dubious sing song, and there is the shuffling sound of her reaching over and stealing riku's walkie talkie. you can tell because there is mild echo-y feedback ]

So if there's anyone else on this, tell us! Over!

[saclayfice]

[There's a clear chuckle all of a sudden]

I suppose there's no point in keeping my existence on this channel a secret. Not that I intend to get in you two's way.

[A clattering sound happens for a moment]

Unless you two have business to discuss with me, I'm willing to leave this device aside and not listen at all, both now and for the rest of this week.

[Does she mean that? Or will she keep the walkie-talkie and spy on them in case these two go and plot her demise or something?

Who knows]

[starcracker]

Hi, Nuwa. It's fine if you listen.

[ the shuffling sound of her sadly giving riku back his walkie talkie, her bullying over ]

If we do use it, it should be for important things, right?

[saclayfice]

I suppose you're right in that 'important things' could be the purpose for this device's channels, but it hardly will matter. I doubt everyone else is using it for serious and grave discussions.

[Not that Nuwa is a spontaneous or jokey soul. If it was up to her she really would use it only for important things, hah]

[starcracker]

It's more... we can just find each other if we want to talk. This place isn't that big. And people who vanish to these other places can't use the walkie-talkies. Or ... at least I couldn't. So there's not much to use them for, right?

[saclayfice]

[Kairi has a point there. There hardly will be a moment where you can't just walk to wherever the other person is and talk in person]

You are right.

[Oh well. It's a tool to be used if something happens, no harm in having access to it. Hopefully any use won't be for nefarious purposes]

Feel free to get in touch anytime if you do find an use for this, then.

[starcracker]

Same goes for you. We'll keep the line open in case anything comes up.

[humblepie]

[She can definitely hear Riku (in stereo) say, "Hey, that's mine, Kairi!" when she steals. But he doesn't try to take it back at all, he's a good boy.]

I think it's better if we use them when we need them. Don't worry, we won't bother you all the time.

[saclayfice]

I have nothing better to do in this place. Bother me as much as you judge necessary.

[Well at least Nuwa is willing to say that instead of telling them that yeah, they better not be a pain in the ass, mostly because these two don't seem all that excitable or annoying. This could actually be tolerable, she judges]

[humblepie]

[Sora is not here to boldly talk to everyone over the walkie-talkie, it's fine.]

Have you, uh... happen to have seen a robotic rat, by any chance?

[saclayfice]

Certainly not. The only animals I have seen so far are those other people here brought as company. I suppose this mechanical rat doesn't belong to anybody here?

[There's a little bit of a rat theme on this truck stop, if the rat overlord gummy message is any indication. Perhaps it's a clue as to what's going on over here]

[humblepie]

Not that I know of. At least, not one of us. Sora and I explored a room behind the convenience store counter, and it attacked us. Well... it jumped at us, but froze, and then we were suddenly outside again.

I wasn't sure if anyone else had seen it, too.

this is still on monday technically

[humblepie]

[idk when they wouldn't be glued together, but pretend it's whenever that is]

Hey, Kairi.

Can you check on Nabiko for me if you haven't talked to her today? I think something happened.

[starcracker]

[ crackle crackle ]

Sure. Did she say something to you?

[humblepie]

I just finished talking to Hyuse. He said they tried to get into the break room in the garage, but couldn't.

[He's quiet for a moment, like he's debating.]

It opened into the back of a truck. He said it was... full of corpses who looked like the people they knew. It upset Nabiko.

[starcracker]

That's--

[ she cuts herself off, and riku can just hear nothing over the radio for a bit as she seethes about how much she hates this place ]

Okay. I'll see what I can do. [ ... there's a pause ] Why aren't you checking on her too, though?

[humblepie]

I'm... not so great with that sort of thing.

[You want him to TALK to a GIRL? Thinking about his talk with Shiki.]

I'm going to go look around to see if anything has changed after they tried to get in.

[starcracker]

You're not that bad, silly.

[ he's a lot better than he used to be, let her Stan. but she lets it go ]

Okay. [ there's another pause, like she's going to say something else, but instead-- ] Be careful.

[humblepie]

[HIS TURN FOR (X) DOUBT, HAHA. Take that.]

I will. I don't plan to mess with anything. I just want to know if anything has changed. Let me know if you guys need anything.

[It'd be funny if he had to go check on her anyway.]

[starcracker]

Maybe bring back oranges? She likes throwing them.

[ it's a joke. maybe. ]

[humblepie]

[He's probably, like, "Oranges...?" off mic. Riku wouldn't understand.]

Okay... oranges then. Just tell me where you guys end up.

[Why'd he let Kairi rope him into this.]

[starcracker]

[ laughs softly on mic because riku is so dumb ]

I will. [ there's a pause ] It's sweet you're looking out for her.

[humblepie]

[NO DON'T LAUGH AT HIM. He feels embarrassed, probably more so because Nuwa can hear him be stupid. It's fine.]

She reminds me of Sora is all. [Please say literally anything else about someone, idiot.] So I figured she could probably use the company.

[starcracker]

Sora... [ she's mulling that over like she hadn't thought about it, because she. hadn't. ] I guess I can see that.

[humblepie]

[See. They are sort of similar. Kinda. Especially when Nabiko starts talking weird about meeting, and being good.]

I know you're not doing anything but checking on her, but be careful, okay? In case something happens.

[starcracker]

[ she isn't the one who recently died to a ddr machine, riku. she does not say that ]

Of course. Don't worry about us, we'll be fine.

[humblepie]

[STOP!]

Okay. Thanks, Kairi.