I [Video/After the Feast/Both Courts]

[wilder]

[It takes some tinkering for him to figure out how to work the locket. But he's a clever guy, and not unused to magitech- so eventually he figures it out. And once he does, there's a video feed of a man with red hair and wearing pink coming onto your lockets]

Well what do you know, a piece of tacky jewelry that talks. What I always wanted.

[He then seems to direct the feed more now, clearing his throat and giving a smile]

Hello out there all you beautiful ladies! ♥ Oh, and all you guys too I guess. If you don't recognize my handsome face, I'm the great Zelos Wilder! But you can always call me Zelos too.

Anyway, I just got here last night, so I'm feeling a bit lost to what's going on. All I really know there's something about being on another world and some war going on with these tiny fairy guys. I can't say I'm eager to fight for some guys who abducted me, but if anyone can give me information, I think it'd be good to know!

[And then it seems the cheerful sass dies down a little on the next request, sincerity coming through instead. Colette had just been with him, and he had been looking for Lloyd already- so he's worried they got dragged into this mess too]

Oh, also- I don't know if they're here, but if anyone's heard anything about a Lloyd Irving or a Colette Brunel - could you let me know? ....Thanks.

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[wilder]

[He'll call you maybe Gale.]

Well, let's just say I'm kinda famous where I'm from. So if anyone's from there too- they might know of me!

perma text.

[tensed]

[ he's uncomfortably reminded of caesar flickerman, the host of the hunger games. the man had one year dyed his hair a shade of red that bright for the games — and had painted his lips the same shade giving him the look of someone who had been drinking blood.

all this zelos is missing, in fact, is the capitol's affected accent.

gale's dislike ratchets up considerably. ]

sorry but this is as close toa television as youll get

[ short of going to the station, a fact gale keeps to himself. he wants this spoon-fed capitol peacockfar away from him. ]

[wilder]

[And he looks confused. Also completely unaware of Gale's RUDE monologue]

Huh? What's a [Reads it out, saying the word wrong] "te-la-vision"?

[tensed]

[ is this moron mocking him? ]

youve realle never seen one

[wilder]

[Nope just very confused]

No?? Can't recall ever hearing that word before!

[tensed]

what makes you so famous

[wilder]

A lot of reasons. Nothing to do with that word, though.

[tensed]

youll say your famous but you wont say why?

[wilder]

You mean to someone who won't show his face or voice in the middle of a war?

Heh, sorry, but my survival instinct is stronger than my ego. If you don't recognize the name, it doesn't matter.

[tensed]

your survival instinct cant be that good if youll talk about being important in the middle of a war

[wilder]

Ouch, harsh.

You sure don't hold back punches!

[tensed]

we are in a war

[ if text could convey scathing sarcasm ]

[wilder]

Really? I hadn't noticed.

Oh wait, don't tell me there's a ban on expressions during wartime!

[tensed]

there usually are

[wilder]

Wow. Guess I'll just have to break that. How sad.

disconnect.

[tensed]

[ following the 74th, then the 75th hunger games, gale had to learn to cope with people who wanted specific answers from him. it was a steep learning curve, one he cheated on: he bit his tongue and, when he had to speak, he did so as monosyllabic as he could.

he does not understand those who will hide their answers in layers. what's more, he doesn't have the patience for them. ]

good luck