[CALL]

[orions_shadow]

[Coming on screen is someone who clearly doesn't know how to use a camera, frame a shot, or even speak into one. It's as if he hadn't used a camera phone before, which is accurate. Very accurate. He turns his ears back and squints at it. Oh. It is working. Okay.

The kid, with clear animal features, looks pretty beat up. His clothes are ragged and torn and looks like he hasn't had a good brush through his fur in a while, let alone a proper bath or shower. He doesn't seem to mind too much about that though.]

Hi. Uuh.

I don't know what's goin' on around here, not quite. Not too big a' deal though cos' for far as I can tell it ain't terribly dangerous around here. Better than what I heard about Paragon anyway. Shining city of hope or dreams or whatever, right? Is that the story around here? Cos that's the vibe I'm getting.

Seein' as how going home won't do me any good, any chance anyone'll help me find a place to stay around here? This place is wacky, but pretty mild compared to most alternate realities I've ever heard of. I mean c'mon, for every good reality there's a hundred that suck.

So yeah. Kid lookin' for a place. Not sure if I want... Definitely sure I don't want adult supervision. No thanks.

Oh yeah. Name's Shadow, if you're wonderin' what to call me.

Signing out. [Fumbling with the phone, and blip. It's over.]

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[digiorno]

[Of all the things that have happened to Giorno Giovanna in his young life — well. This isn't not weird, but it's also not the weirdest. He's still in his own body and no parts of his face are being sliced off, so honestly it's okay. That, and the fact that he's done a fair amount of recon already, plus the fact that anyone who comes after him is in for a nasty surprise, is what makes him look so aggressively serene when he addresses the network.]

[That, plus he just always looks like the offspring of Michelangelo's collected works and Italian fashion week. If he lays on the accent a little thick, it's probably not for nefarious reasons (but it might be) (at least a little nefarious).]

Ah, buonasera, hello everyone! I'm sure you are all very busy on a Friday night, but I wanted to at least say hello as a new arrival. I'm still trying to get a feel for everything at the moment [this is not true] but so far this place seems very . . .

[Say something Nice.]

Well-organized? [Lord.]

Mm, you can always reach me here, of course; I'm making my way through all of the different parts of the city, so if anyone needs anything, I'm happy to help! And then before I go, I wanted to ask: what are your favorite things about the parts of the city you are in? Or least favorite, I suppose, but let's at least start positively, please.

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[malignans]

[Frankly, Dio's not in the mood. Not that he's exactly a paragon of patience most days, but right here and now he doesn't have much patience to offer anyone or anything. Someone else might try to look at this on the bright side, of course. He's clearly not dead here, and there's nothing that absolutely rules out the possibility of him returning to right where he left off. Maybe some other time, when he's had time to put a little more distance between himself and where he left off, he'll think of that. But for right now? Right now, the bitter taste of defeat still lingers on the back of his tongue. Compounding his sour mood even further on that little fact is that he can't do anything about it right now.]

[But Dio is a skilled liar, if nothing else, and he does still possess a modicum of control over his temper that he doesn't throw a tantrum. To do so now would be far, far too costly now that he's found himself thrust into an unfamiliar situation. And he refuses to be caught off-guard right here and now, which means figuring out this...device. There really isn't anything exactly comparable in his world, but Dio's not an idiot. He can figure it out with little trial and error.]

Interesting. [He looks and sounds more pleased than he actually feels when the video feed begins, but it's unlikely anyone would be able to really question how genuine it is.] The technology here is impressive. In my day, there weren't many who would believe something like this is possible. I can only guess as to how clever the minds who dreamed this device in reality truly were and I'm sure this will prove useful moving forward.

[His smile increases only by a fraction, but it carries with it an enormous amount of warmth. Dio is here to play nice.]

For all of us.

[For now.]