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[ihavecharacter]

[At first it's just an eyebrow with some muttering about stupid contraptions.] How does this thing work?

[He pulls it closer, but there's an eye now. You wanted to see an eye, right?] And just how are you supposed to tell if it is working?

[He sighs before holding it a little farther away.] Well, I do not know if it is working. This thing is unusual at best. I suppose I might as well make an introduction. Hello. [He goes to tip the hat that is not there before making an annoyed expression and moving on.] My name is John Henry, but you may call me Doc. If anyone is better with these things, I believe I may be in need of some instruction.

Unless I am talking to myself. [This is said softer and meant to be mostly to himself.] Perhaps I ought to stop this before I make even more of a fool of myself.

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[ihavecharacter]

It is possible they are one and the same, then.

[ihavecharacter]

Given previous conversations, I would not be surprised.

I am managing. I'm used to living off the land, so I wager I could manage just about anywhere.

[zangetsu]

christian purgatory, right?

[theskyaccepts]

Ah! Hello!

Doc Holiday, right? I’m Tsuna, from the network.

[He brightens as he sees Doc.]

[nostalgiabomb]

huh

still pretty neat either way

least you don't have to worry about getting taken out by tetanus or something

[miyagimagic]

From what I've seen so far, food seems to restock itself in stores, so surviving shouldn't be too much of a problem.

[ Without even having to live off the land!

But even though that's at least a positive sentiment, there's much more that Daniel is actually worried about.. and though he doesn't want to fully show his cards here - if not just because he doesn't want to make the other worried - he still can't help but bring it up a little. ]

As long as no more unsettling things happen. Did you also get asked questions back there in the train?

[ihavecharacter]

Yes. But it is just a city in America. Truly.

[ihavecharacter]

Ah. A pleasure to make your acquaintance. [There's a brief pause before he adds.] In person, that is.

But yes. I am [He, to his credit, does not introduce himself as John Henry Holliday despite the urge to do so] Doc Holliday.

[ihavecharacter]

That would be mighty unfortunate

I have seen many unfortunate accidents

Though I am told that tetanus now has a vaccine

[ihavecharacter]

Yes. I did see that. And the restaurants have no workers, but still manage to have just what it is you were lookin' for. Seems a bit unnerving if I am to be completely honest.

[They are aware that this happens in normal grocery stores, but those have workers to do the restocking. These have nothing and no one.]

Well, I do not think we are free of that. I did, yes. Rather unusual questions.

[nostalgiabomb]

fair, yeah, maybe not tetanus so much

the common cold, then

[zangetsu]

is that a set-up for a bad joke?

[ihavecharacter]

I have no reason to make a joke. I have lived there for some time. Inside the Ghost River Triangle.

[zangetsu]

（ ghost river triangle.

well.

okay then. ）

is that related to the bermuda triangle?

（ look, at this point, even ichigo doesn't know if he intends that to be a joke of its own or not. ）

[theskyaccepts]

So, uh what can I help you with? You wanted to know how the phone works, right?

[miyagimagic]

You have no idea what a relief it is to hear someone say this place is unusual and kind of unnerving. [ Not that no one at all has said that or anything - but some people seem entirely too comfortable here already.

Especially all the odd murder talk that had been happening earlier. It makes someone saying this weird place is weird kind of nice. It feels much more in line with Daniel's own experience. ]

Even if nothing about the place itself seems actually dangerous so far, it does kind of feel as if we are waiting for the other shoe to drop sooner or later.

[ihavecharacter]

I do not know what it is you are referring to.

[ihavecharacter]

Well, I am still new to the telly-phone...y. [He frowns slightly before correcting.] Telephone.

[He pulls it out the phone.] Someone has said there is a way to do just the audio? Just a voice? [There's a beat.] And do you know how to make the mail...um. Where you leave messages?

[ihavecharacter]

I have seen a great many thing and they would not seem any less unsettling. This just has the markings of something powerful. [Which is the problem, isn't it? Because Doc has no idea what in God's name this is or who is behind it. Witches or something else.]

Always seems that way. Just waiting for something to turn sour.

[miyagimagic]

[ There's a slight pause before his next reply arrives. Mostly because Daniel doesn't want to come across as too strange or paranoid here, but.. on the other hand, sometimes it's nice to be able to discuss these serious things in a serious situations with an actual adult, rather than the many teenagers and twenty-somethings in the city.

So in the end Daniel decides to just go for it and ask. ]

Are you doing anything to prepare in the meantime?

[theskyaccepts]

Yeah, there's ways to do both of that!

And...I'm guessing you mean texting? Or email?

[Either way, it should be pretty straightforward. At least, Tsuna thinks so.]

[ihavecharacter]

[Anything to prepare in the meantime. Doc's still trying to figure it all out as they are.]

Well, I am not necessarily sure how to prepare for it. I do not have a weapon I can use at this point. But I can figure it out. I've had to fight a lot of unusual creatures at this point.

[ihavecharacter]

[He means the voicemail, but it's okay.]

Oh. I mean...sometimes the girls are upset that I do not have it set up when I miss their calls?

But I do not know how to do those very much either. How do you know how to do punctuation? It's easier to write on paper.

[theskyaccepts]

Oh! Voicemail! Yeah, I need to figure that out too...

[He's a teenager. He tends to text.]

But with punctuation, you have to get to a second keyboard. It's this button.

[And he'll pull up the keyboard on his phone to show it.]

[ihavecharacter]

Ah. Well, perhaps someone will inform us both.

[That is fine enough, he supposes. Someone will help him eventually.

Doc peers over his shoulder as he pulls up the keyboard on his phone.]

I see. That is an awful lot of steps.