[Video]

[ecthelion]

[The feed almost seems to have clicked on accidentally, but for the first few moments the view shakes rapidly, settling on the empty sky and one of the warehouses. The sound of footsteps comes across, and soon enough a young man is staring down at the phone's camera.]

What's this?

[He gives it a few moments of consideration, turning it over and examining it.]

...I'd better hold on to it.

[With that, he pockets it, but the video is still going...]

Comments

[technologic]

Yeah, it was.

... Though if you don't mind me asking, what happened to Malice?

[ecthelion]

She's also dead. She grabbed Cierra and then told Hector to kill her...

[technologic]

I see...

... Cierra is your friend, I'm guessing... Is she alright?

[ecthelion]

...

No.

[technologic]

... I-I'm sorry... I shouldn't have pried...

[ecthelion]

It's fine. You didn't know.

[technologic]

Still, I shouldn't have been... well, insensitive...

... And, ah, sorry, I've gone way off-topic. I guess I was surprised at being able to meet you.

[ecthelion]

I'm still surprised Ledah is even here.

[technologic]

The dead... well, don't stay dead here, and you'll find that's kinda common. When he died back home, he returned back here alive.

[ecthelion]

So he was here before he died, too?

[It must have been something I didn't need to know then.]

[technologic]

Yeah, he was. Then he left for a few days, and when he came back he... [She frowns and looks faintly uncomfortable.] He wasn't injured, but he was covered in blood...

[ecthelion]

Huh...

Well, I guess I'll see you around then.

[technologic]

Ah, yep... Oh, uh, and I should point out that I live with Ledah here, so you might see me around if you ever visit him at the apartment too.

[ecthelion]

Oh, I didn't think about that... Is there a place to stay anywhere else?

[technologic]

Yeah, there's a hotel here where you can get a room for free. It's called the Bay View hotel... Hold on, I'll send you a map.

[And cue a map to the hotel being sent.]

[ecthelion]

Thanks!

[Received map. For convenience it displays itself.]

[technologic]

No problem, I'm glad to help! And the hotel provides gift card things for stores around here, so you don't have to worry about money just yet.

[ecthelion]

I'll start worrying about that when I have to.

[technologic]

Okay... And jobs here are easy enough to get, for when you do need the money.

[ecthelion]

That's nice to know.

[technologic]

I'm glad I was able to help... Is there anything else you'd want to know?

[ecthelion]

Not right now.