[01: audio] white knuckles

[manhunthotline]

[With oddly apropos timing, given the recent appearance of the traveler, detective Benny Stango has arrived in the middle of a conversation with Mark Meltzer's answering machine--his last conversation with either it or the man himself, in fact. Without his noticing, the ground has changed under his feet from damp concrete to carpet, and the pay phone he's been clutching has been replaced by the Wonderland standard-issue communicator unit.

So the network gets treated to a low voice, sharp with panic and thickly-accented (the Bronx, if anyone was wondering). And he's shouting. Despite years of smoking, the man has a set of lungs on him.]

--Jesus, Meltzer, what is that thing?! I took a shot at it, it didn't even flinch! I ran the whole way back to the squad car--yeah, I gotta remember to clean the seat--jesus, Meltzer, I never believed you were right, I'm sorry! Just gimme a c--

[The voice stops, almost cut off. Stango's looked up, finally noticed the change.]

What the hell...?

[At least he's still blissfully ignorant of the whole hellhound issue.]

Comments

[video] oh…baby…?

[manhunthotline]

I, uh…y'know, I'm still kinda sortin' it out. As far as losin' my mind goes, this is really not my style, but I have trouble buyin' into this whole Alice in Wonderland gig.

[video] /snort

[nascensibility]

I'm afraid it's as real as you and I are, if a bit unbelievable at first.

[Sadly, you get used to it.]

I'm assuming you're from the same year as Mark?

Re: [video] /snort

[manhunthotline]

A year prior, accordin' to him.

[nascensibility]

[She laughs.]

Well, you're still closer in years than I am. In what capacity do you know him?

[manhunthotline]

He's, uh, a witness in the case I'm workin'. I'm a cop.

[nascensibility]

[A case. The case? The only one Mark has ever been concerned with, really.]

Are you helping him to find his daughter?

[manhunthotline]

That was the idea, yeah.

[nascensibility]

Oh.

[He's certainly doing a marvelous job of making it seem like he'd rather get back to his work. Not that she can blame him -- he's new here, after all, not everyone settles in seamlessly. The transition can be excruciatingly difficult.]

Well. Ah...I suppose I should...let you go, then, shall I?