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evowhisperer) wrote2014-12-17 04:18 pm
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IC Voicemail
*There's nothing but a long silence after the ringing stops. If the caller's been looking at their screen, there are plain black-and-white letters on display:*
Please leave a message after the beep.
*Beep.*
Please leave a message after the beep.
*Beep.*
[Action]
Anthony Janvier. Albero's people sawed open an old woman's head. Removed her brains. The media latched onto the imagery of a zombie doing that to her, and I'm sure you can imagine how the frightened public responded. I tried to tell him to run; he wouldn't leave me to face them alone.
[L shakes his head restlessly. The ever-present rings under his eyes say that he hasn't slept since this happened.]
It should have been me. Someday it will be, and this cosmic joke will end, and I hope you can take as much comfort from that as I do. Until then... what's happening is evil, and I am asking you to help me fight it. I can't do it by myself.
[Action]
*Seconds pass.*
*Now, typing.*
They kidnapped me. Brought me to a warehouse. Said it was punishment.
Left me there when they were done.
*Cesar's eyes stay on the phone, this time.*
[Action]
He reads what's been typed, and it's a painful kind of comprehension because it's so familiar.]
Yes, that sounds about right. I am... truly sorry.
[Two months ago, he and Tony went through a similar ordeal. L survived, and came away from it in one piece, another part of that cosmic joke that inexplicably continues to spare someone who should, by every natural law, die easily and quickly.]
How... how long were you there. After they left, and... who came for you?
[Action]
I don't know how long. No one came. They say I called an ambulance.
*He starts to show the message, and then pulls back to add,* Somehow.
*His lips twitch mirthlessly, and the expression dies before it gets far.*
[Action]
I know it's hard. Thank you for what you've told me; I believe that it will help us. In return, I want to help you; I'll leave, of course, like you wanted, but in addition, do not worry about hospital expenses not covered by your insurance, as they'll be taken care of.
[He nods briskly, turning towards the door.]
[Action]
*As things are now, he lifts his gaze to watch L leave.*