VIDEO ✍ 008 --> Lari's Return from Hiatus

[inseine]

[The video opens to a blank white with a dim shadow at the left corners. It is a moving shadow. There is a faint, muffled rustling sound, and a black, fluid shape - a bedsheet - flutters. Now the indecipherable, severe mutterings of a man's voice can be heard.

The video feed jerks sharply. A bare, hairy foot kicks at the screen, gnarled toes grasping. There is an odd scraping, clanging sound in the background.]

Wretched bitch will pay for this, I swear it!

[The speaker, whose face and body is not visible beyond that reaching foot, does not seem to be aware of any voyeurs this morning.]

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[solidarity.livejournal.com]

[Hello, Javert's foot. You are looking kind of gross, but fortunately, Snake doesn't care. He's just glad to see that his friend is awake.

...Wait, what did he say?]

You're not talking about Naomi, are you?

[chose-death.livejournal.com]

What! Who are you? I recognize that voice. Is it David?

[This is completely indecent and undignified. The foot swings out of view.]

You must be joking. Unless you know another devilish tart with access to my flat.

[solidarity.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's me.

[From his brief conversation with Naomi and the fact that Javert seems incapable of addressing the Dreamberry with his face, it's not too difficult to figure out what happened.]

She cuffed you to the bed, huh?

[chose-death.livejournal.com]

[Javert's tone is brusque.] So it seems. You know her schemes! Does she carry the keys with her? Or do you think her the sort to conceal them here?

[solidarity.livejournal.com]

Hey, don't bring me into this. I'm sure she had her reasons for making sure you didn't go anywhere.

[chose-death.livejournal.com]

Petty amusement or revenge come to mind.

[solidarity.livejournal.com]

[He just shakes his head.] The situation outside might have something to do with it. It's not safe.

[chose-death.livejournal.com]

Yet it is safe enough for her to gallavant across town.

I outgrew childhood half a century ago!

[solidarity.livejournal.com]

We're keeping an eye on her. I've been checking in myself. [Nope, no leaving her stranded on a building this time!] Besides, she can't be far.

[chose-death.livejournal.com]

[Javert simply snorts indignantly. If he could reach his phone, he would have hung up on Snake right then and there.]

Evidently. Her workplace is near.

Are you finished giving me sermons?

[solidarity.livejournal.com]

Just about. Need me to call her for you?

[chose-death.livejournal.com]

You do understand this conversation would not have happened if I could properly reach my device.

[solidarity.livejournal.com]

[Good to hear from you too, friend. Snake is just going to ignore that.]

Right. I'll give her a call.

[chose-death.livejournal.com]

Good. My unending thanks.