[audio | @SCARAMOUCHE] backdated to beginning of May

[numerouno]

SINI, baby!

[An obnoxiously loud, sing-song voice is broadcast across Anchor. The lack of sincerity in its too-bright tone is palpable, made even clearer by the way in which the speaker delivers his next line:]

We need to talk.

[A cool, level monotone, but the smile behind the words doesn't falter.]

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Text un: Rook

[nothinglikefather]

You call everyone baby? I thought we had something special.

Voice to Text un: SCARAMOUCHE

[numerouno]

Who is this

Text un: Rook

[nothinglikefather]

[ Ooh what an opportunity to fuck around ]

After the magical night we spent together? Scara, the wedding's OFF

[numerouno]

[Nobody calls him 'Scara' except...]

Jakealoo! Later, babe--I'm tied up.

[nothinglikefather]

Literally or figuratively? Let me know when you're done.

[numerouno]

[Things Scaramouche won't be doing: that.]

[text | @hot.damn]

[circumitus]

you realize this is public and not a direct line right?

[voice to text | @SCARAMOUCHE]

[numerouno]

[That username doesn't belong to SINI. He doesn't know who he's talking to and he doesn't care.]

And?

[circumitus]

just making sure you know how the internet works is all

[numerouno]

Look at you, looking out for me.

[circumitus]

sure whatever now you owe me

[numerouno]

Buzz off, babe.

[circumitus]

"babe" your face

text; @SINI

[conceptdrift]

Loaded words.

What is it?

audio; @SCARAMOUCHE

[numerouno]

Where do I start.

You're hard to get a hold of, you know that?

[It's a hologram joke.]

[conceptdrift]

You seem to have done just fine.

[Then, a few seconds later.]

Oh. Haha. Very funny.

[numerouno]

What's the idea, setting them up like that?

[conceptdrift]

Who?

[numerouno]

You know who--your buddy and mine, Peter Parker, and his pal Qubit.

audio;

[redwinekindofgirl]

Oh my god, what are you up to this time.

[It's actually kind of hard to tell if she's exasperated or intrigued.]

audio;

[numerouno]

Who says I'm up to anything.

[redwinekindofgirl]

Feels like you're usually up to something, dude.

[numerouno]

Not this time, babe.

[redwinekindofgirl]

You're not gonna piss her off, are you.

[numerouno]

Do I need a reason to talk to my favorite hologram?

[redwinekindofgirl]

Er... [Hm.

Julie has her doubts that SINI is just a hologram.]

Depends. I have this feeling she's capable of seriously fucking us up if she wants to.

[numerouno]

You worry too much, Julie baby.

[redwinekindofgirl]

Yeah, well, you see one attempted mass murder by angry sapient robots and you get kinda wary of it, you know?

[numerouno]

You think telling her off for double-crossing us is taking it too far?

[That isn't really what he's doing. He just wants to know why she did it. What makes her tick.]

[redwinekindofgirl]

Uhhh. I dunno. Depends if she thinks you need to know what she's really up to.

[Julie has a feeling that SINI isn't really that interested in giving them all a peek into how her mind works.]

[numerouno]

Aren't we all friends here?

[redwinekindofgirl]

[She makes a face.]

Don't know if I'd go that far.

[numerouno]

SINI and I go way back, babe.

[redwinekindofgirl]

[Excuse her small snort of disbelief.]

Now I have to know the details.

[numerouno]

First I need to hear the magic words.

[The magic words are 'over a drink.']

[redwinekindofgirl]

[She studies him for a moment.]

Meet you in the bar?

[Not quite the magic words, but hey, it's close.]

[numerouno]

Oh, do you hear that, baby? We're singin' from the same song sheet, you and I.

[redwinekindofgirl]

Tch, you're an easy read, dude.

[Not really, but as far as drinking goes she's pretty sure he's always on board.]

So, when and where?

[numerouno]

Let's see. Why don't I pick the time and you pick the place.

Meet me in an hour.