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For several moments Tyler waited, watching the shadows and the hallway for any signs that the police officer was coming back at all to talk to him. After a few minutes he was entirely certain that the coast was clear.
Never in all of his life had he been so very grateful that he'd gotten a backpack with more secret compartments than a chinese puzzle box. He dug around, fingers brushing past the daffy putty egg and it's controller, and the keychain that activated the armor boost, until his hands found the compact long-distance communicator and headset. He had no idea what the range on this thing was in this world but...he had to at least try.
He checked once again to see if anyone in the shadows, windows, or hallway was watching before he flipped open the little video screen and tucked the bluetooth set into his ear.
...here goes nothing.
He tried turning the dial until he didn't get as much static anymore...
"Hello? Mr. Revenant?"
Nothing...except more static.
"Mr. Revenant...come in please..."
Again...nothing.
"Mr. Creepy guy from the castle?"
"...Hall of mirrors?"
"...anybody?"
Finally something did come in..and Tyler strained to hear what was being said, hoping it was someone..anyone.
~Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello my ragtime gal.... !!~
For a while he listened to what was coming in over the communicator...before turning it off, closing it up and tucking it back into the backpack. Then he hugged his knees to his chest and buried his face in them talking to himself very quietly, trying not to freak out and cry.
He had never felt more alone. ...no. He had once. But he was well and truly alone here.
"I will not fear. Fear is the mind-killer, the spark-destroyer that brings total obliteration. Where fear leads I do not follow; where fear forbids, I go as needed. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...."
Never in all of his life had he been so very grateful that he'd gotten a backpack with more secret compartments than a chinese puzzle box. He dug around, fingers brushing past the daffy putty egg and it's controller, and the keychain that activated the armor boost, until his hands found the compact long-distance communicator and headset. He had no idea what the range on this thing was in this world but...he had to at least try.
He checked once again to see if anyone in the shadows, windows, or hallway was watching before he flipped open the little video screen and tucked the bluetooth set into his ear.
...here goes nothing.
He tried turning the dial until he didn't get as much static anymore...
"Hello? Mr. Revenant?"
Nothing...except more static.
"Mr. Revenant...come in please..."
Again...nothing.
"Mr. Creepy guy from the castle?"
"...Hall of mirrors?"
"...anybody?"
Finally something did come in..and Tyler strained to hear what was being said, hoping it was someone..anyone.
~Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello my ragtime gal.... !!~
For a while he listened to what was coming in over the communicator...before turning it off, closing it up and tucking it back into the backpack. Then he hugged his knees to his chest and buried his face in them talking to himself very quietly, trying not to freak out and cry.
He had never felt more alone. ...no. He had once. But he was well and truly alone here.
"I will not fear. Fear is the mind-killer, the spark-destroyer that brings total obliteration. Where fear leads I do not follow; where fear forbids, I go as needed. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...."
