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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Nov 10, 2018 22:53:40 GMT -8
I wouldn't have to give up my vices? Just one bad apple.Edmund- "I'm definitely listening. I think I can help. You're talking about Mills, right? Do you know where the boy is?" I leaned over and turned the tape over as the voice suggested.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 10, 2018 23:07:26 GMT -8
As you pulled the tape out, its contents unwound into curly madness. Damn!
But something came off in your hand. It looked like the security tag from one
of your expensive blazers. The kind you'd have to take back to the store to get remove lest it explode ink all over you.
PROPERTY OF STH FABRICATION
The back of it unfolded to reveal a two inch golden pin. Presumably something
to hook it to the garment.
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Nov 10, 2018 23:19:52 GMT -8
Edmund- " I hope that wasn't important... Is that it?" I didn't expect an answer since the tape was now messed up. This is why the kids went digital. Looking at the pin, I felt a strange desire to keep it. It seemed important. Rather than lose it in a pocket I fastened the gold pin to the inside of my current blazer. No one would see it under the dark blue fold.It was probably mine to begin with. I stood up and looked around, speaking to the empty room.Edmund- "Is that it? I'm a terrible psychologist. Is that what you wanted me to know? Can I go now?"
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 11, 2018 0:40:44 GMT -8
The void behind the blinds was lightening to that same hell-red as before.
The phone rang. The screen was still glitched out-- but you could make out the last four numbers. The number on the whiteboard...
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Nov 11, 2018 0:46:30 GMT -8
Alright. At least that was some kind of answer. Mystery number, reveal thyself. I answered the phone without hesitation.Edmund- "Hello? This is Dr. Bassett. Can I help you?" Can you help me get out of this place?
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 11, 2018 1:05:30 GMT -8
The line clicked a few times, then a recording began.STH Fabrication - your call is very important to us, but there are no operators available.
If you would like to leave a message please press ONE now, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
If you would like to be transferred to another department, please press TWO.
If you would like to hear more about STH Fabrication, please visit us on the world wide web at h. t. t. p.... It began listening out the entire URL at a pain staking pace.((You may roll 2d10+Reason if you'd like))
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Nov 11, 2018 1:09:23 GMT -8
Seriously? Even here? That was the same company on my pin. Interesting. I pressed two HARD, it was worth seeing what was on the other end.wBCWjFJ6+ + 0 ·
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 11, 2018 1:20:28 GMT -8
Ah, STH -- that was the company Mills had been working for. You'd called them before and gotten this same runaround. You pressed two, and the line clicked several more times.
Thank you for calling our department directory. STH Fabrication has -- NINE-- departments. That one word seemed dubbed in, in a strangely harsh voice.To transfer to a department, please press one of the following buttons, or press star to re-access this directory.
Press ONE to transfer to Employee health services.
Press TWO to transfer to Media Sponsorship
Press THREE to transfer to Materials and Welding
Press FOUR to transfer to Temporary Employment services
Press FIVE to transfer to Community Outreach
Press SIX to transfer to Mining and Industrial Applications
Press SEVEN to transfer to Mental Heath Services
Press EIGHT to transfer to ͢҉̷͜s̕͠ʇ̷͏ǝ̡̧̡ɹ̨͝͏ɔ̴̶̧͟͝ǝ̴́҉̀Ś̵̡͘ ͜͡͞ɟ̸̵̨͢ơ̸͘ ̵͏̴̵̀ɹ͏͏͜ǝ̵ḑ̴̢̢̛ǝ̴̴ǝ̡̛́ʞ͢͠ ̵̵̨̛͝ǝ̷̡̨͜͠ɥ̢́̀͘͡┴
Press NINE to transfer to Employment Opportunities
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Nov 11, 2018 1:25:33 GMT -8
At least this felt a little more like reality. This company needed to get their act together. I pressed 8, that felt like the right one in this weird little universe I was in.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 11, 2018 1:35:20 GMT -8
The line clicked once more and a recording began in a different voice.
The previous had been a pleasant robo-woman, this seemed like a
tape recording of a real man speaking Thank you for calling the department of the ̀̕͡͠ṕ̵̴̛͜ơ͟פ̸̶̢͘ ̴̡ɟ̢͝ơ͏̵ ̴͝͏ʇ҉̛͜͡͡u̢̡̧̕͡ǝ͘͜ɯ̡̛͘҉̛l̷͜͟͡ɐ̨ǝ̨̛̕ɔ̕͞͏́͜ư͠͠҉͘o̸Ɔ
The last word came out all crunchy and distorted. We thank you for your interest.
If you would like to ̴̷̶̨ʇ̶̀ɥ̵̨́͘ƃ̴̴͠ᴉ͏̴͢͠͡l̡̕͟ ̵̧̡̛҉o҉̶̕͞͏ʇ̧͞ú̵̸̴̡ᴉ̨̡͢͢͝ ̨́͢͝s̛͞͏̶̀s̵̵͢͡ǝ̸҉̸̴̛u͏͡͏ʞ̧҉͞ɹ̢ɐ̴̸̶̷̛p̶̵͢ and ̶̡͜s̡̀s̵͢͟ǝ҉̶̷ú͘ʞ҉͘ɹ̴͡ɐ̨҉̡͟p͜͏̴ ̵́͜o͠͠͠ʇ͘u̵̡ᴉ̷̨ ̴̧͟ʇ̷̨̀͝ɥ̷͢͡͏ƃ̶̶͝ᴉ̕͢ļ̷̢̛ ͏ǝ͘͘͜s͏ɹ̶͜ǝ̨ʌ҉̸̡̧ǝ̴͟ɹ please press ONE.
If you would like to ̸̛͝ɹ̴̕͞͡ǝ͠͞ɥ̧́͠ʇ̴̵́͟͞o̴̡ɯ̵̡̛̛͠ ̷́͜ǝ̴́l̕͢͝q̸̴̧̡ᴉ̢ɹ̷̕͞ɹ̨҉̶͟ǝ̴̵̧ʇ̛ ̧̧̧̛̛p̀͠u̸̴͟ɐ̡̛͘͢͠ ̷̀ʇ̨̧ɐ҉̨̡̕͞ǝ̷ɹ̶͟ƃ̵ ͢͟͝ɹ̶̢̛͢͜ń̵̛͠o̡̢ ̴̴̛͡͠ɟ̧̀͝͞ó͘͝҉̢ ̴͟s̴͟ƃ́͢͡͠u̶͟ᴉ̵҉҉́͝s̛͜͠͡s̶̛ǝ̵͜l̕͞͠҉q̸̵̴̨ ̵͟ǝ̀͘͏͟҉ɥ̶̕͡͏ʇ̸̸̧ ̛͜ǝ̸͘͝ʌ̷̕̕͞ᴉ̵̡͞ǝ̸͞ɔ̡̢̡̧ǝ́͢͠͏ɹ please press TWO.
If you would like to enter ̵̷̵͘s͜͟͡͝ǝ̶͜͜l̴̨p̶̢p͏̶̧͞ᴉ̕͞ɹ͝ ҉̷͘͢ɔ̶̛͝ᴉ̷̧̕͜ʇ̸̴̨̕͏o͘͢͞͝ɐ́͠ɥ̀͝ɔ̸҉̶ ̧͏̧ɟ̵̷͟͡ó͢͏̢ ̡̢̨̀ɥ̴̕҉̀́ʇ̷̢u̸̴̢ᴉ͏̶͘͞ɹ͘͞ʎ͟҉q̷̷͟͢͞ɐ̷̀ļ̧͢ ̨͟ʞ̵͘̕ɔ͘͢ɐ͏͡l̶̀͘q̡̕͜ ̨̨͘ǝ̧̧̀́͜ɥ҉̨͘͢ʇ simply stay on the line.
Your call means a lot to us, at ̀̕͡͠the ṕ̵̴̛͜ơ͟פ̸̶̢͘ ̴̡ɟ̢͝ơ͏̵ ̴͝͏ʇ҉̛͜͡͡u̢̡̧̕͡ǝ͘͜ɯ̡̛͘҉̛l̷͜͟͡ɐ̨ǝ̨̛̕ɔ̕͞͏́͜ư͠͠҉͘o̸Ɔ, we are committed to̷̵̢˙̢̧ʎ̵͘҉̴̸ɔ́͞ɹ̛͏̸́͡ǝ̨̀͏ɯ̡̀ ̢́͜͠͞ɟ̶͡͠͠ǫ̴͞ ̶͢ǝ́́̀͝͞ɔ̛̛͡ɐ̷̡͘͘͡ɟ̡̡̨͜҉ ̧̢ǝ҉̶ɥ͏ʇ̵̸͢҉ ̵̧͘ƃ͟҉̴̵u҉҉̵ᴉ̨̧͘ṕ̴̛͢͠ᴉ̸̵̛ɥ. The recording clicked and then a gentle hum began.
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Nov 11, 2018 1:44:22 GMT -8
Well one option was as indecipherable as another. I stayed the line and hummed 'The girl from Ipanema'.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 11, 2018 1:48:54 GMT -8
Somewhere in the distance, you heard a squeal of metal.
The line clicked, and the robo-woman returned.The transfer is complete. STH Fabrication is not responsible for any accidents or injuries that may occur when not supervised by an approved ̡̻̽҉ שיריל҉̻̿͢. Please enjoy the rest of your day. In the lobby of the office, there was now a rusty service elevator, the doors parted.
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Nov 11, 2018 1:59:19 GMT -8
Edmund- "Well... That' something." I stepped into the elevator and out of old memories.Normally I wouldn't put my life in such a rust bucket but this wasn't normal. I hope wherever this went, it was better than here. Hopefully that last bit was just a clause. I looked around for any buttons to press.
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Post by ◊◊BLOODBEASTER◊◊ on Nov 11, 2018 19:22:15 GMT -8
The elevator was roughly hewn, a service elevator. There was in fact only
one switch inside, unlabeled. Warm air blew up from the elevator shaft,
but there was nothing you could make out visually.
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Post by ∆§Indea§∆ on Nov 11, 2018 19:28:18 GMT -8
I closed my eyes and pressed the button. As long as it didn’t lead to the bowls of hell, here goes nothing.
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