SWITCHBOARD

[transmittable]

If you'd like to ask the Transmitter something over the phone, go right ahead! The Transmitter will answer the phone as soon as she's available. Leaving messages is impossible, given how old these phones are, but you should be able to reach her at almost all hours.

Comments are screened for privacy; all Patients are offered confidentiality, didn't you know?

Comments

[ossifragant]

[Probably not surprisingly, she'll be getting a call nearly as soon as the motive announcement ends.]

That... was interesting.

I didn't take you for someone who would do a presentation like those traveling salesmen who sell bottled sugar water like it's a cure-all.

[transmittable]

[ Greed's going to hear some incredibly loud feedback and screeching, plus static. The voice in response is the same extra-distorted version of the Transmitter's at the incentive. ]

And here's Authentic too. Geez Louise, kid's really getting around. We should've said something about how she'd need some cool down time.

[ossifragant]

[He's silent for a very long moment.]

Who are you?

[transmittable]

Try guessing. We'll wait.

[ossifragant]

The Risen, I take it?

[transmittable]

Bing-bong, teeeell the contestant what he's won...!

[ The voice drops to a dangerous deadpan. ]

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

[ossifragant]

That.

Any reason why you've decided to go with the traveling huckster approach? I'd say it's not very endearing if I didn't think that was the point.

[transmittable]

Because it's fun, silly. We wanted to have some fun. And it's not like she'd get you guys all fired-up.

[ossifragant]

"Fun?"

You're encouraging people to kill each other, and after a big deal was made about that not being ideal. I'm not gonna try and take the high ground here when it comes to killing, but you'll see where I'm coming from when I say that's a massive switch in standards.

[transmittable]

That was before someone had killed. The game's out of the tutorial phase and into the main event.

Besides. We said we'd prefer if you all stay. We never specified if you had to be alive.

[ossifragant]

"Tutorial phase?"

Is this some sort of game to you?

[transmittable]

Ohhh no, this is much more than a game. Much, much more.

[ossifragant]

Is that so?

You'll have to forgive me for saying this, but I don't care for mysteries.

[transmittable]

Too bad. You're in one now. Happy investigating!

[ ...And with one more burst of static, they hang up. ]