Medical Chart 1 -- Video/Action for New Bark

[bloodmoney]

Video

[The Gear turns on to show a feed of a very disgruntled looking man. The scars on his face make it look like he lost a fight with a chainsaw. Or a shark. Or a shark with a chainsaw.]

[You get the idea.]

I don’t care if this is an elaborate ruse, or some sort of prank, because it isn’t funny.

[Is he pissed? Oh, only a little.]

People’s lives are on the line. I don’t have time for this nonsense.

If you have business with me I would prefer if you were upfront about it. I don’t appreciate being dragged around like this.

[Really people you could just ask for his help instead of kidnapping him all the time.]

[He gives the screen a long, cold glare.]

This is ridiculous.


Action

[For anyone else in New Bark Town at the moment, feel free to notice the man dressed in all black with a Skitty nagging him to play.]

Comments

video;

[ossifragant]

[This guy is completely unfazed by the scarring.]

Honestly, I thought it was pretty cool.

It's like a vacation.

video;

[fourwayconnection]

[Add a number two who doesn't seem too bothered by the scars.]

Sorry, no pranks going on here. If it makes you feel better, I hear you don't have to worry about things back home.

[bloodmoney]

If I wanted a vacation, I would have arranged it myself.

[Let us ignore the fact that he has whined about how he's never able to take one MOVING ON.]

Perhaps you can be complacent in this situation, but I don't have that luxury.

[bloodmoney]

...what do you mean, I don't have to worry about things back home?

[if anyone has so much as touched his kid, there is going to be hell to pay. :T]

And if this isn't a joke, then what is the reason behind this?

[ossifragant]

[Broad smirk.]

I believe the appropriate phrase here is "shit happens."

[...]

Anyway it's not so much me being complacent as it is that the moment I go back to where I was before I die. It's a damn good vacation.

[fourwayconnection]

Supposedly time stops or something, and you go back like nothing happened. I'm still sorta new myself, but that's what I've heard from my friend Maka.

As for a reason? [Shrug.] Hey, don't ask me. Or anyone else, apparently. It's the big mystery.

[bloodmoney]

True enough, but that doesn't mean you need to wallow in it.

[Being proactive is always the answer.]

[Oh, now that is an interesting statement.]

And what are the circumstances that where leading you toward death?

[bloodmoney]

Time stops. [stares] Somehow I find that hard to believe.

[Harder to swallow than cute little monster things, at least.]

Perfect. Just what I need, a mystery.

[ossifragant]

The fact remains we're all stuck here for whatever reason.

[SHRUG]

A lot of bad luck, honestly.

[bloodmoney]

And no one has any idea what that reason is?

[This is the opposite of answers ffff.]

Ah. Lady Luck is, proverbially, a bitch.

[It should probably be Fate, but he doesn't believe in silly things like that.]

[Especially when more often or not "bad luck" is just people being plain stupid.]

And you've found refuge from your problems here, I assume.

[fourwayconnection]

Better get used to it, man. But hey, could be worse, right?

[ossifragant]

If I knew, I'd tell you.

[Well, in Greed's case it's because he is fucking stupid but like hell is he admitting that.]

You could say that, yes.

[bloodmoney]

Wonderful.

[He's so pleased that there isn't a rhyme or a reason to this place. :l]

Why, is your "vacation" not all you hoped it would be? [Now he sounds amused. People didn't say that unless they wanted someone to ask.] Or did your some of your problems follow you here instead?

[bloodmoney]

It could usually be worse. [As in, it wouldn't be surprised if things took a downward spiral from here.] And I doubt I'll get used to it.

[I'm sorry, did you want optimism? Oops.]

So is there something we're supposed doing here?

[No one ever reads the manuals man.]

[fourwayconnection]

Well, get the hell out of New Bark for starters. There is nothing there, dude, trust me.

After that... Well, what sort of stuff did you get in your complimentary grab bag? That usually has a decent hint.

[ossifragant]

[Shrug.]

It's not a perfect refuge but it'll do.

[Dodging the question? Naaah.]