First Clue - Audio/Text

[whistlesatengineers]

[ The first sound out of the comm was a suspicious thump thump thump. Someone’s testing to see if it’s on, maybe? After that, someone whistles what sounds like the acknowledging warble a computer might make. After that is a long, tense pause, followed by a grunt. The audio flicks off, but typing starts after a few more moments. ]

Gunney? Dare?

[ Another long pause before the typing continues. ]

This isn’t New Mombasa. This probably isn’t even Earth, is it? Where am I?

[ More importantly, where are his guns?!]

Comments

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[whistlesatengineers]

I try.

[ That? That he actually has to dignify with typing ellipses. ]

... and I've been called a lot of things, but 'yabber' is a new one on me.

Audio

[ello-poppies.livejournal.com]

It means yer yappin' too much, yeh boor'ead.

[How dare you call him on his inexplicable way of speaking.]

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[whistlesatengineers]

Gee, everyone else complains about how little I talk.

[ What can he say? His squad's resident jackass must have infected him with his painful bluntness. ]

Audio

[ello-poppies.livejournal.com]

And yet here yeh are, askin' about what I just told yeh and parrotin' it back at me. Whot are yeh, thick or somethin'?

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[whistlesatengineers]

Nope. Just really lost, apparently.

[ This is so embarrassing. ]

Audio

[ello-poppies.livejournal.com]

Get used to it, 'cause that ain't gonna change anytime soon.

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[whistlesatengineers]

Fantastic. I guess I'll just get started on that sitting around and twiddling my thumbs thing.