Exsilium - IC Contact

[bodilesswarrior]

Line 1:

This is Barbara. Leave a message and I'll get back to you.

Line 2:

Oracle speaking.

Comments

line 1;

[velveteened]

September!

( VICTORY IS HIS or something )

[bodilesswarrior]

[A soft, delighted chuckle.] Well done.

Twenty-third, specifically.

voice; BOTH

[controlledvariable]

Babs.

[in a tone that manages to be both pleading and exasperated.

SOMEONE JUST SAW BABS AGREE TO GO ON A COFFEE DATE WITH SAUL.]

THIS IS NOT WHAT THE ORACLE LINE IS FOR

[bodilesswarrior]

Steph? [YEAH SHE HAS NO IDEA WHY THIS WOULD BE AWKWARD.] What's wrong?

ULTRAMEGAPRIVATE. also voicemail.

[crossbearing]

Barbara?

There's a new Question in town. Thought you should know. Helena out.

( She's not mad. Just flat. )

crying

[bodilesswarrior]

[A new - oh, God.]

I'm sorry, Helena. [The words are quiet. Maybe she's jumping to the worst conclusion, but in this business, it's usually the right one.]

Line 1; text

[thephix]

[Would you believe that she spent like an hour composing this text? Because she did.]

Barbara, it's Max. The Initiative sent me on a mission to 1969, and I picked up a few books for myself that I realized might interest you, too, if you'd like to read them.

How do you feel about coffee?

[help her.]

text

[bodilesswarrior]

[Oh no that's so sweet. Barbara's glad no one can see the dorky little smile she has right now.]

I'd love coffee.

Thank you.

→ text

[controlledvariable]

ellie's missing

there were those posts on the network about people leaving but i wasn't paying enough attention and then ellie said she was going to the outlands for a week

and she just does that sometimes? she was acting weird but i thought she was mad at me or something had come up, 'cause she gets into moods sometimes or maybe someone told her about saul so i didn't

i didn't stop her, i just let her go and now she's gone

[She doesn't say help because really, it's implied.]

→ text i lied i'm not on hiatus anymore

[bodilesswarrior]

[She doesn't see the message immediately; chaotic doesn't even begin to describe the state of her life right now. That's why her heart sinks, really, when she reads it. What if she's too late to help?]

Stephanie, you listen to me - if something did happen, it is not your fault. Ellie is her own woman, and she makes her own choices. [Barely a woman, really, but certainly not a child.]

A lot of people have been acting strange recently. If we can figure out why, chances are good it will lead us to Ellie.

line 1, voice

[velveteened]

( he'd almost forgot about this, with everything else, but she gets a message before midnight )

Happy birthday.

line 1, voice

[bodilesswarrior]

[Oh.

Not a lot of things stun Barbara, but she'd completely forgotten that Oz had figured it out; a lot of things have been pushed from her mind, recently.

And the simple, blatant kindness of the gesture, in the midst of all this, it -

It just takes her a second to respond. When she does, her voice is soft and grateful.]

Thank you, Oz.

We better hold off on the party.

text

[controlledvariable]

i'm going on a mission/supply run soon, there anything you want me to pick up?

text

[bodilesswarrior]

Coffee. [That's mostly a joke. Mostly.]

Any idea what time periods you're hitting?

voice. a touch backdated because LIFE WHY

[crossbearing]

( bluntly: )

Barbara, how do you feel about helping out with a project?

( hi dear how are you how is your day going )

LIFE SUCKS

[bodilesswarrior]

God, yes. [Who needs small talk anyway.] What are you up to?

text

[controlledvariable]

Babs

Babs

Saul went to paris on a mission and he got me a book of poems. in french. french poems.

i don't. um. help

text

[bodilesswarrior]

[It's a good thing this is text, Barbara wouldn't want her to take the snickering the wrong way.]

Can you read French?

text

[bumbles]

Hi Barbara, this is Donny. From the beach?

( In case she doesn't remember. Or maybe she would remember, they've spoken a couple of times. Anyway. )

I was just wondering if anyone had delivered a first aid kit to you yet or if you'd like one bought over your way? Thank you.

text

[bodilesswarrior]

Hey, Donny.

A first aid kit would be great. None of mine came with me.

How are you, by the way?

a few days pre-mutiny.

[crossbearing]

( She still hasn't told Barbara about her conversation with Chloe. The longer she leaves it, the worse it sticks on her tongue.

Eventually, she reaches for her device, never mind that they share a room. )

Are you hungry?

feelings in 5 4 3

[bodilesswarrior]

You do realise we're in the same room. [She's using voice, so Helena can hear the wry amusement.]

[voice, line 1]

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

Want to go to New York for a few days? Or San Francisco? I'm not feeling picky.

[There is a note of 'Bright Lady please say yes I need to get off this rock and I'm going to drive myself crazy if I go alone' there]

[voice, line 1]

[bodilesswarrior]

[She's heard that tone before, and there's a note of warm amusement in her voice, despite how low she's feeling.]

Sounds nice. Haven't been to San Francisco in ages.

not long after Ashraf's post;

[5055034455]

You and I should have a chat.

[bodilesswarrior]

I'll bring the coffee, this time.

text

[khajidont]

[Slightly backdated to earlier on the 26th.]
If you're getting this, you wanted to know more about the clones. I'm going to tell the network what I know soon, but here's a copy of my notes.

[Attached is this document.]

text

[bodilesswarrior]

Thank you, Beetle.

text; backdated to the 1st

[controlledvariable]

bruce is here but he's from a different universe

he doesn't know anything about batgirl or robin. he doesn't know dick

text

[bodilesswarrior]

Earlier point in the timeline, then, or a different one entirely.

How did he react to you?