July 18 [Video / Voice]

[thebestandwurst]

[Video flips on for a few seconds before Germany curses and puts it to voice. You can see for a moment there that he's been beaten up a fair bit, like he's been on the losing end of a bar fight. Bruises on his face, one eye swollen shut, split lip, split skin on cheekbone, a welt under an eye, dried blood under his nose and ear. Not looking so handsome there! And mighty panicky, too.]

[Voice]

What is going on? Why is the church burning and where is my brother? Ungarn is also not in the Communal, as well as a number of others. How many shadows have infested the city? Italien and I have just run into ours, but they have been driven off.

Comments

[Video]

[smokeeasy]

So I keep hearing. But, I mean, you have to figure out a way to accept something that's beating the crap out of you? That stops them mid-pummel? Shit. [He shakes his head, rubbing at his temple, but if that's what it takes then that's what it takes, he guesses.] Okay.

And uh, naw. It's cool. I appreciate the thought, but by the looks of you I think I'd move faster alone. I'm not going out there to be a hero--I see anything that looks like it wants me for lunch, I'm just gonna run.

[Voice]

[thebestandwurst]

That was... similar to my case, yes, unfortunately. Some of the other shadows are not hostile. Japan's, for example, seems to only want to talk.

Very well. I wish you luck in your endeavor.

[Video]

[smokeeasy]

Heh. Well then I'll hope for the chatty ones.

[He raises his forefinger to his brow and gives a casual almost flippant salute before he flips off the communicator, wondering how the hell he gets himself into these things.]