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[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

[arebetter]

[ ...

Not her business. ]

... Sure. No problem. And sorry, I was going to put in a good word for you about the Xbox, but then the Risen were loud and shitty.

[transmittable]

Ahhh, that's probably a lost cause anyway. 'ppreciate it, though. 'ppreciate how you guys are... I dunno, it's just nice.

[arebetter]

Yeah, well, don't let it get to your head or anything on my end.

[ Oh god, there was almost no edge to that at all. It's at this moment Pizzazz realizes she's fucked. ]

Probably a bad time, but I might as well ask while I'm here: any luck on the guitar or the music?

[transmittable]

[ Business as usual seems kind of appreciated too. In a weird and fucked up sort of way, but you know, here we are. ]

Not yet... But there are some instruments in the vending machine, I'm positive of that. Not a help, huh? I'll keep on trying, maybe...there's probably a room that'll have what you need, I just gotta get you access to it.

[arebetter]

Well, when I get some coins I'll try my luck. Where do those come from, by the way?

[transmittable]

...You're gonna frickin' hate this answer, but. Classified.

[arebetter]

The coins are a state secret here? I can't even be angry, that's just stupid.

[transmittable]

It's just how it works, I don't know what to tell ya.

[arebetter]

No, again, I have basically no anger towards you. Well, no more than anyone else I only talk to on the phone gets.

[transmittable]

Poor customer service that gets you. Naw, I get what you're saying, I do.

[arebetter]

No, telemarketers have it rough when they call me, I'm not going to make excuses there. But you don't go calling me. Can you even call our rooms?

[transmittable]

Uhh. ...I don't think there's need for me to? I don't think I can... I don't think I'd be allowed to, even if I could.

[arebetter]

Yeah, see? Way better than people offering me "free" cruises.

[transmittable]

You call me, I never call you, eh. Yeah sounds like a good deal.

[arebetter]

I mean, I'm not exactly in here very often anyway. But... wait, do you have cameras all over in here?

[transmittable]

Uhh, I can see everything in there, yeah...

[arebetter]

... including the bathroom?

[transmittable]

What? Ew- no, no! I've got no interest in any of that!

[arebetter]

Good. Keep it that way, and I promise not to have any insidious rebel meetings in it. This is dangerously close to reality tv as it is.

[transmittable]

...It's not like...we're the only ones watching all this.

[arebetter]

... Pardon?

[transmittable]

...We're the only people watching this. Did it- oh. Oh it sounded like I said- no, it's just us over here.

[arebetter]

Good, because if you actually were doing this for a youtube stream or twitch thing or something I was going to hang up right now.

[transmittable]

And that would be completely legit.

[arebetter]

You, me, and a bunch of raspy... ghosts or whatever, that I can deal with. Or at least I might as well deal with, because this is life for me now. Hooray.

Are the... audio and video distorted on your end too?