audio;

[lookstairs]

[First there is the sound of crackling fire. Not a nice campfire or fireplace. Large, dangerous flames. Then above that is the sound of someone stomping their feet around. Then suddenly, a shout.]

Riley! Get over here!

[Running footsteps and the sound of door creaking open.]

What is this!?

Smuggler's hold. Get in!

[The sound of two people landing on their feet.]

Follow me.

[Two sets of feet can be heard running as fast as they can.]

Get down! [There's the sound of Riley being thrown to the ground, and then another door slamming shut.

Finally a giant explosion sounds, and the feed cuts off.]

[ooc: Plain text is Riley, Italics is Nic Cage Ben.]

Comments

[grandest_delusion]

I... take it that wasn't a film, was it?

[lookstairs]

If it was I'd be paid a lot better than I am.

[grandest_delusion]

So that was a real explosion? No pyrotechnics at all?

[lookstairs]

Very real, unfortunately.

[grandest_delusion]

... cool. Er, sorry, I just yeah.

It's kind of like the first episode of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger where the curry shop implodes suddenly in the pirates face.

[lookstairs]

Well, I'm...not sure what that is, but it really wasn't anything like a TV show.

[mariannethree]

Are you alright?

[lookstairs]

It was a close call, but yeah. I'm alright.

[mariannethree]

Good.

Why were you in such a situation?

[lookstairs]

Well, the short version is that I was traveling with a small expedition group and one of the members decided two of us weren't necessary anymore.

[mariannethree]

So they decided to kill you? And in such a loud way!

[trustmybase]

Wow...Hey, you okay? This is far from our snow man plan.

[lookstairs]

I can say with confidence that explosions were not part of anyone's original plan.

But yeah, I'm okay. Sorry about that.

[trustmybase]

Good. [Her voice sounds more relaxed, though there's still a nervous edge.] Nobody goes to the Artic to die by fire.

What happened, anyway?

[lookstairs]

Oh, you know. Turns out 80% of our expedition crew were dirty double-crossers who would rather have us dead than get in the way. Same old, same old.

[He's laughing it off, but there is a nervous edge to his voice as well.]

[trustmybase]

What, were there only 10 on the trip? [She'd only heard 2 voices, counting his.]

[video]

[scanningutterly]

I guess the community just butted in.

[video]

[lookstairs]

Shocking, I know.

[video]

[scanningutterly]

I know I'm surprised. Wait, no, I'm completely unsurprised.

You guys are alright?

[video]

[lookstairs]

Somehow, yeah. We're just waiting for a plain back now.

[tenminutes]

I knew I recognized him from somewhere!

[ WAIT FOR IT..]



Right?

[lookstairs]

W-what? What is that???

[And how do you know about the declaration!?!?!?!]

[tenminutes]

Nicholas Cage. I found it on the internet.

[lookstairs]

No. But that's-

That's Ben.

[tenminutes]

I think there's a weird painting of him from the 19th century too. Maybe it's a really common face?