eachdraidh | A1. video. [ open to both courts ]

[ it doesn't immediately occur to thomas that he could probably just communicate through a text system--as far as he knows, the locket is a lot easier to use by video, and so he does. the network is presented with a pair of big, brown doe eyes before he leans backwards a little, revealing a face that could be rather familiar to some--dark hair, a button nose, moles like spots littering his face.

this is not the man you are looking for, however: this is thomas "murphy", and he clears his throat before he introduces himself. ]

Hi. I'm Thomas Murphy, and I'm--kind of a new arrival. I guess they'd call me a greenie if this was back home. [ there's no hint of humor on his face, but he did actually just try and make a joke, and his tone is a little lighter, for it. ]

Can anyone tell me about the Seelie and Unseelie--in your own words, if that makes any sense? What you know about it...you don't have to tell me any secrets or anything, but, maybe why you're there, I guess. [ he's not going to say which court he is (though it's obvious eventually, by the background of caer scima), but he just needs to know. ] Or, if you're okay with where you are. Not that I'm not, but...I don't know. Is there any reason why someone wouldn't be? They apparently brought us here for a reason-- [ again. ] --since we have these "shards", or whatever they are, but I don't have a lot of trust for anybody who says that, because it's usually a load of klunk.

I guess that's all I've got to ask. [ a beat. ] Actually, that's not true. Is there another map around here? Besides the one they gave me, I mean, it's not very good. [ ... ] No offense.

[ thomas is just going to shut his trap now. he almost physically winces and shakes his head. ] That's it, honestly. I'm just going to... hang up now. Thanks.

[ thomas does hang up, and the feed ends--for all of five seconds, before he snaps it back on. ] Oh, wait--also, I want to know if anyone here's ever heard the phrase "WICKED is good." It has to look like this. [ after a second, there's a typed out phrase that appears instead, with WICKED fully capitalized. ] That's really all this time. Um, thanks.

[ click! for real this time. ]

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[ eyebrow raise ]

Right. [ yeah ok. ] Well, I'm not...anything like him, I promise. Is his name even a name?

It's a heated topic of debate, among people with nothing better to do with their time. You'll learn to ignore, lest you find yourself with a permanent migraine and more wrinkles on your forehead.

[A beat. ]

Though, your physical similarities are remarkable.

I thought he was a clone. [ he sounds more exasperated than anything else; really, he looked like one, and he wouldn't put it past WICKED in a million years to have figured out cloning. and cloning him for that matter. ] Except he does something stupid to his hair.

[ it still looks like minho that's so weird. ] You're not going to kill me because I look like him, are you? [ he doesn't sound like he believes the guy will, so. ]

Despite what he may believe, I'm not in the habit of killing people unless it's necessary.

[He pauses. ] Or they get on my nerves.

...right.

[ right, okay, so, sociopath. that's okay: thomas is far more suited to handle sociopaths than his "clone". he looks incredibly unsure for a second, there, but reins it in. ] Just to make things clear, I'm not the prank pulling type.

[ that was chuck. ] Or...whatever else he does. If we're on the same side, then I don't really see any point in messing around--I won't bother you.

I appreciate that, Thomas. I like you infinitely more than I like him already.

[Just such an unfortunate face. ]