xiii | voice; forward dated to saturday evening

[invoking]

[ PRIVATE to NICK FURY and BOBBI MORSE ]

Hector Peck might be a dead end. I don't think he's involved at all with Vulcanus or that New Vesuvius city. He's just an editor for a newspaper here and keeps himself busy with that. Nothing out of the ordinary with his schedule or work.

[ /end private ]


[ When Gil speaks up, he sounds as if he's slightly congested. ]

I believe Raven has been ported out. If she had any previous or future engagements to attend to I'm sorry, but I don't think she'll be showing up. I haven't heard from or seen her around the house since before some of us were ported to New Vesuvius.

I'm not sure what to do yet about her belongings. It seems too soon to pack them away somewhere so they aren't lying around the place, doesn't it? A bit rude, too... [ He sighs. It's hard to finish cleaning the place when he's caught in a tiny dilemma like this!! ]

It's always going to be impossible to predict how long before people return. [ A beat. ] If they do.

[ Followed by another pause, as if he may add something to that thought. ]

Ah, never mind.

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[invoking]

Wha -- Kenzi! What's going on? What do you mean by nightmare fuel?

[wisecracked]

I mean just that! [She's yelling but she quickly gets a grip on herself and sucks in a breath.]

Just...look, it's freaky and I don't want to talk about it.

private

[invoking]

Does it have something to do with New Vesuvius? Some of the people are coming back... different. Jessica's been turned into a troll.

private

[wisecracked]

...Yes.

private

[invoking]

Did the Porter change you, too?

private

[wisecracked]

Well, if she didn't I don't know who did.

private

[invoking]

What did it change?

private

[wisecracked]

[A long pause.] My eyes.

private

[invoking]

Your...

[ He pauses himself, trying to imagine what it could have done but the possibilities are endless in this world. ]

Are you hurt? What's wrong with them?

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[wisecracked]

I'm not hurt. [Anymore.]

They're just really freaky looking. And I can kind of see in the dark.

private

[invoking]

You can what?

private

[wisecracked]

See. In the dark.

private

[invoking]

That... doesn't sound so bad. Harmless, at least.

private

[wisecracked]

Yeah, the seeing in the dark is kind of great! But the way my eyes look isn't.

private

[invoking]

How do they look?

private

[wisecracked]

Like nightmare fuel! Haven't you been listening?

private

[invoking]

I don't know what that means!

private

[wisecracked]

It means what it sounds like! Like if you see them you'll have nightmares!

private

[invoking]

I'm sure it isn't that bad... [ He's just trying to get her to calm down. ]

private

[wisecracked]

[She was calm until he had to press for answers.] It is that bad.

private

[invoking]

How long has it been, then? Whatever it is... it usually changes back after some time.

private

[wisecracked]

Since I returned. It's been almost two weeks now, I think. [She hasn't really kept up with the days. Maybe it's only been a week? What day did she even return?]

private

[invoking]

It's already been that long? That's not right.

private

[wisecracked]

I've lost track of time...

private

[invoking]

Most of us were ported back the first of the month.

It's been a little more than a week now.