133 // He returns! [Voice]

[major_west]

[We interrupt your screaming and indignant rage with a very polished English voice.]

Hello?

My name is Major Henry West, formerly of the M602 Blockade, presently... [He pauses.] at an unknown location, and I have not been exposed to Infection. [LOL NOT TRUE.] I repeat: I am Major Henry West, and I have not been exposed to Infection.

[Another pause.]

The rescue-- if I may assume this is indeed a rescue-- is appreciated, but I'm afraid I'm at something of a loss with regards to the details of it. Where are we, and how secure are these premises? How many survivors are there?

[OOC: People on Level 3 may have heard him screaming in horror and agony as he appeared, as West has just returned from his death at the hands of Mailer. He's been listening in on the network a little and has popped his head out his door once, but doesn't really know WTF is going on. But, to those of you who haven't heard him scream like a little girl, he's going to act like he's totally fine and hasn't just experienced the death of all his boys.]

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Preparing to come give you a healing make out session in 3...2...

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

West? I-- You're on the barge. You're back on the barge, are you--

Are you in your room?

:CCC Crane's Jim face will be in the dining hall, then probably zero. XD

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

[lazarusrisen.livejournal.com]

We know who you are, West. Look, stay in your room and don't come down to the dining hall. I-fuck!

NOT THE FAAAACE

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Who is this?

FACT: JIM'S FACE IS THE SOURCE OF ALL EVIL

[major-west.livejournal.com]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Seeing as I've just introduced myself, I should hope--

What's going on?

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

Doctor Horrib-- It's Billy. Are you in your room?

[major-west.livejournal.com]

I see. A pleasure to meet you, Billy.

If this is my room, then I'm in it.

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

A pleasure to...?

...

[Suddenly, VIDEO!]

[Video clicks on just as Billy is pulling away from the screen, he stops and stares for a moment, looking PRETTY BLATANTLY SCARED NOW.]

West, look at me, please just look at me and say you know who I am? Say you remember me, please.

VIDEO

[major-west.livejournal.com]

[West clicks a few buttons and video turns on for him, too. HE PEERS AT THE CAMERA.]

My apologies, but I believe you have me mistaken for somebody else.

[video]

[gimmethemap]

[looking tired and somewhat breathless]

...I was afraid you would say that.

[video]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

[He linefaces.]

Three responses, and not a single response to my questions. What is this place, and how many survivors are here?

[video]

[gimmethemap]

That's a long story, and it's one that would be better told in person, preferably with you sitting down and a drink in hand.

[lazarusrisen.livejournal.com]

Something's happening in the cafeteria. Don't go in. The ground, it's rising but it's not rising and I see Hiro and ohmygod oh good God don't come down here.

VIDEO

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

[Billy rubs his eyes, swallows, and then turns to look back towards West.]

No, I haven't got you confused with anyone else. Major Henry West, with your stupid obsessive need to have all your shirts folded the right way, who made me go to MoMa when I wanted to go to Forbidden Planet [He almost sorta laughs at that. Then he looks down, and pulls something up on a chain around his neck.] Major Henry West, who keeps on disappearing, and who keeps on leaving me these:

[and he holds them up and SHOCK UPON SHOCK THEY ARE YOUR DOGTAGS! Not like I asked your permission to pull this classy stunt or anything.]

VIDEO

[major-west.livejournal.com]

[West is growing somewhat concerned by this line of dialogue, as what Billy's describing with the shirts and MoMA (a place he'd never been to but always wanted to visit) shows a suspicious amount of knowledge about his interests and habits. He looks at the dog tags, then shakes his head.]

That's impossible. Mine are--

[He reaches under his shirt to find them, then frowns when they're not where they should be.]

Did you go into my room while I was... [He blinks, hesitating for some unknown reason.] unconscious. [He repeats it, more to convince himself that he'd only been unconscious moments ago and not torn to shreds.] While I was unconscious?

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Calm down and tell me plainly what's happened.

[video]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

Answers first. For the third time: What is this place?

[video]

[gimmethemap]

This is the Barge. It's been your home for the last two years and some months. Those people that are talking to you are your friends.

[She bites her lip.]

My name is Morgan Adams. I've been charged with looking after your affairs since your first arrival here.

[video]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid that's quite impossible.

My "affairs"?

[video/Private]

[gimmethemap]

[Slow breath through her nose and turns on the private settings.]

Yes, your affairs. Your protection, your guidance, and all other matters pertaining to you on this ship are handled by me.

If you want further proof, I can rattle off any number of intimate details you'd like me to give.

VIDEO

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

If I'd been in your room and stolen your dogtags while you were asleep, then I wouldn't have to ask if you were in there, would I?

[Flippant bit of supervillainy right there. He's just so used to giving you lip, West.]

You have been here before, and you left me these because--

[He cuts himself off there, and suddenly the flippancy is gone, because he just realized that you don't remember any of this, and you're a lonely, demented closet case who wouldn't thank him for declaring himself your boyfriend on an open channel, and who will probably run back off to the the Marquis De Sade the first chance you get. For a split second, Billy looks utterly devastated as this thought hits him, and then he pulls his shit back together and coughs, scratching his head absent mindedly.]

Well, because we're friends. Or, we were friends. When you remembered everything.

VIDEO

[major-west.livejournal.com]

And I suppose we've known each other for, what was it, two years?

[video/Private]

[major-west.livejournal.com]

[He scoffs.]

Ah, so I suppose you're... what. My guardian angel, as it were? [SAAARCASM.]

Re: VIDEO

[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

Yeah, actually.

[There's sort of an awkward moment. Billy looks down at the dog-tags, then (as though a fresh thought occurs to him) suddenly looks back to West, sharply.]

Hey, you're not getting these back, you know? Just because you think you can just vanish and then come back all sarcastic and crazy again? That doesn't mean you can un-give me stuff!