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[24karat]

You've reached Vasquez. Go on and leave me a message-- maybe I'll get back to you.

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night 213; @guardian; text;

[phaseshifter]

Hi Vaqsez!!
I was just talking to Rhys and he said that you like to smell yuro own butt and I was like "Rhys. That is very immature and fake" (I only laughed a LITTle)
But then he said "no it's true ASK HIM" so I am asking yo u. Is it true.

 

He also says your middle namei s Pissbaby

[ Someone found bourbon. Someone drank bourbon. Someone is going to regret so many things tomorrow ]

@imtheboss, text

[24karat]

wow you are
wrong on literally all counts! i'd say that's an achievement, but then again, you're getting info from rhys, so. really, really not surprised. i haven't seen him get much right? i mean. just look at what he does with his tie.

and it's not pissbaby, holy shit
what the hell kind of middle name is that

[phaseshifter]

Oky I would defend him but
the tie is really bad.Like reALLY REALLY bad. Thsi one time hamsome jaack locked us in a basemetn and he TOOK THE BAD TIE AND THREW IT AWAY (!!!!!) and it alsmot made that whole thing worht it? Like yeah it was crazy and horirbble but the tie was GONE
good times
good tieless times
then it freakaing came back.It CAME BACK, dube. and that was the worsts day ever. The day afshion died. The day I knew I cant' have nice things. EFF the tie.

 

alsos I am not qualified to comment on middel names I don't even have a LAST naem

[24karat]

well you could defend him, but you could also not. that's a pretty good idea too.

...what do you mean it came back
it's. it's just a tie, it's not gonna teleport? probably? i mean i know it's awful but it can't be like, possessed or something. although that would explain some things.

you don't?? so you're just angel angel, basically
i don't know how that works, disclaimer.

[phaseshifter]

He's my FRIEND defenddign him is part of the jobb.I will defendh im always. But not his fashin choices because no holy sh*t no. no.

and I meanit CAME BACK it was jsut there one day whenw e woke up? just. there. his tie. (Or he SAYSit was his tie but it cuuold have been a friut rollup. ZING!! ^_~) I nearly cried, vapesez. For real.

(and no its' just Angel.My dadd always said that heroes only hav eone name and that's why we do too?? He was full of crap.)

night 213 - @dickcheese, video

[headjacked]

[ No text for this very, very special dial. Rhys has his hobo-hair held back by his shitty red tie in a sort of crooked bandana, and he is grinning an equally crooked grin. ]

Hey. Heyyyyyy, Assquez.

Guess what.

@imtheboss, video

[24karat]

[ Vasquez honestly debates responding for a good few minutes, but eventually, he figures that he can probably get at least a little blackmail material out of Rhys if he's as drunk as he seems to be. An opportunity missed is no good for anyone, especially not in these circumstances. How often is anybody gonna find alcohol out here? This probably wasn't going to happen again for a while, and probably not with Rhys. ]
[ With a small sigh, he adjusts his not-as-pristine-as-it-used-to-be tie and switches on the video feed. It's time to deal with this bullshit. ]

What, Rhys. What could you possibly want.

[headjacked]

There's something I didn't tell you back when you got here, mostly... mmhm....mostly because I didn't want to en-gage with you for longer than I had to, but also. I had to save it.

[ Rhys' smile gets wider by a few teeth and he snorfles, which turns into a vaguely sickly cough. ]

I saw th' future. The future back home.

[24karat]

Is that so.

[ He crosses his arms, shifting just a little so he can get a real good angle on himself-- Vasquez is trying to show off the fact that he doesn't look anywhere near as rough as Rhys does, although whether it's out of an intimidation thing or what is...not as clear. ]

Well, if you've been waiting all this time, by all means! Go on ahead, Rhysie. Tell me aaall about your fun little future-vision crap you've gone and planned for yourself-- I could use a good laugh.

[headjacked]

You might wanna grab a seat. Be sitting. And not standing f- for this.

[ A grandiose, entirely pointless gesture with his one remaining twig-arm. Gotta add some flourish to this tale! For some reason! ]

So! I make it back up t'Helios, and. Turns out Hyperion has a new Per-esident.

@Spoiler ; audio ; Night 219, after lockdown

[spoileralert]

Hey, Hugo? I was wondering if you might be able to help me. I'm just north of the chapel, and I'm... kinda blind.

@imtheboss, audio

[24karat]

You're-- what? How'd that happen? You were fine like, two days ago.
[ To be fair, a lot could change in that little amount of time. Either way, if Steph kept roaming around without knowing where she was going, that...wasn't going to end well for her. ]

Lucky I'm in that area. I...think, anyway? [ Time for a real quick map check-- okay, he's good. That could've been kinda embarrassing. ]
Yeah. There anything you can do to let me know where you are specifically, or should I bundle up for a long walk in the snow?

[spoileralert]

Yeah, well one day ago I died.

[ So. You know. A lot did change. ]

I think Gabriel led me straight north. It might be the house with all the cat stuff? I felt something like a cat toy, I think. Or a very bald feather duster.

[24karat]

Oh. Shit.
[ THAT WOULD...EXPLAIN THAT, YES. ]

Alright, alright. I'll make a pass through that area first thing in the morning. Don't get dead before I get there, huh?
[ House with cat stuff-- did he already pass through something like that? Who knows. On the plus side, he's pretty close to where he suspects the house might be; if Steph went straight north, there were only a few places she could've gone, so Vasquez is pretty confident he can make this work. How hard could it be? It's not like the house would've moved just to spite him. ]

You need anything? 'Cause I can try and dig up...whatever while I'm on the way. Might even get lucky and find it.

[spoileralert]

I'm running low on food, but that shouldn't be too big a problem. I'll just... stay put, until you find me.

@Spoiler ; audio ; morning 245

[spoileralert]

Hey, Vasquez. Has your death-thingie gone away yet?

@imtheboss, audio

[24karat]

I wish. How long does it usually take this shit to wear off? 'Cause if it's not done with in a few days, I'm gonna take it up with-- somebody.

[ Who, exactly? No idea. He'll find a scapegoat. ]

[spoileralert]

A week and a half is the record, I think. I'm really sorry about... last time. It's like I had some kind of compulsion to pry. More than normal, I mean.

[24karat]

Eugh. We'll see how good I am at not saying anything dumb on the network-- pretty sure I can manage, but cross your fingers for me anyway. A little backup never hurts.

[ There's a quiet scoff; somebody doesn't sound all that worried. ]
Honestly, I don't even remember what I said. Things got-- weird after that.
[ Just another box of memories to ignore forever until he dies! Put 'em in the attic. ]
You okay now, though? Saw some posts about things being back to normal now, and...being that I can't make heads or tails of whatever the hell went on, I'll take their word for it.

[spoileralert]

Just stay off the network and you should be okay.

I'm alright. Blood's gone, arms are moving, everything seems more or less back to normal.

@mlaurin, voice; morning 265

[standing_waters]

*Normally he'd take more time to figure out how to say all this, but for once that doesn't feel right. He can't really fix what was done, but he can get started on the path to atonement as quickly as he can.*

I'm sorry. I can't make up for what I've done, but I want to try. If there's anything you ever need, or any revenge you want to take on me, just let me know.

@imtheboss, voice; late morning 265

[24karat]

[ He really, really has to take a few hours to calm himself down before he responds to this one. Brainwashing, there was brainwashing-- Manny wasn't in control of himself, and he couldn't have helped it any more than anyone else could've. If he wanted to get far here, he had to play nicely with people, and he'd been doing a decent job of that for the most part. ]
[ But it would feel so good to lash out, and it would be so damn easy. In the end, he makes no effort to stop himself from doing so, and he doubts he'll feel all that guilty about it later. ]

Well, look what the cat dragged in. Or should I say cult? I dunno! Little hard to pick at this point. [ Vasquez is absolutely not above taking the shot. ] If you really want, you can march your ass on down here so I can make this a real special chat, just for you. Even things up a bit, y'know?
[ Right now? He's tired, still kind of confused, and if he's completely honest, he doesn't think he wants to see Manny's face so soon, even if it is with the express purpose of punching it. Maybe in a few days, when he's had the time to think about things and make himself angry all over again. ]

[standing_waters]

*He didn't really expect responses quickly. He just needed to apologize right away.*

Of course.

Where are you? I think I'm still near the school.

[24karat]

[ Okay, that was easier than he expected. Vasquez scowls down at his tablet, almost wondering if it was a trap. Either way, it's going to take Manny a few days to get anywhere, and that gives him time to prepare just in case. ]

Right across from the grocery store. Come on down! You're the next contestant on having a bad time. [ He gives a humorless chuckle, although it doesn't last long. ] Don't worry, I'll keep the building all nice and warm for when you get here. It's the least I can do.

[ On one hand, Vasquez wants beating the shit out of Manny to make him feel better. It would make sense! He could just break the guy's nose and be done, and that would (not) be the end of it. On the other, he...almost get it, a little. The mind control hadn't left much wiggle room, and technically, it was someone else pulling the strings. There was a better target out there, albeit a hidden one. ]
[ With a muffled sigh of disappointment, he leans back, settling against the wall. It would be way more productive to fight the people actually responsible for it, wouldn't it? That, and Sylar knew his face-- was it worth picking a fight with Manny's friends, too? ]
[ Dammit. ]

Just, fucking-- Look, we can talk. I...think. It's not gonna be that bad, probably. [ Doubtfully, but he might put in a little more effort than none to make sure it isn't. ] No promises, though.

[standing_waters]

*The grocery store? He'll have to look up how to get there.*

Whatever you want. I'll get there as soon as I can.