[video] they ain't gonna catch you when you fall

[builditstrong]

[The feed is turned away from Kid, showing a view of a shattered Wonderland, chunks of land suspended in midair, some of them connected by bridges made out of debris, some not. Some are small, some are large. The feed catches a door and a section of wall tumbling out into the nothingness below with a crack of wood and metal.]

Yeah, this one's mine.

[Kid keeps the camera pointed out at Wonderland. He doesn't want to look at the camera right now. Of all the events to happen only a week after his death, it had to be this one. It's adding insult to injury, this reminder of what his world has become, and all the things that go along with it. And all of this on top of hearing that Dean has vanished.]

[It's just been a miserable month.]

Looks jus' like Caelondia. 'S uncanny. [That's one word for it. "Disturbing" is another.] Figger things're pretty obvious here. Don' bother tryin' t' jump, it jus' ain't worth th' risk 'nless ya got some Hop-Scotch on ya, an' I dunno 'f the closets are gonna work. S'ppose Wonderland ain't gonna be kind like Caelondia an' form up bridges 'neath yer feet. Keep t' ropes an' such. We got folk what kin fly here, yeah? They might be willin' t'help.

I'd gen'rally say jus' stay in one place, but that means settin' fer three 'r four days without food an' water fer some. 'F th' diner's whole, I'd say head that way. 'Course I ain't got no idea where it's ended up.

Jus'...look out fer each other. An' don't fall. [He pauses.] Th' gods sure ain't gonna catch ya.

Comments

[Video]

[builditstrong]

'S a liquor. Makes ya jump better. [Video game logic.]

I heard they do work, but I ain't anywhere near one t'test it.

[Video]

[cursebreaking]

If I can get close enough to one, I'll try to pull some out -- best I can without a visual.

[That's going to be tricky.]

Nobody nearby you can give you a lift to one? You'd probably have better luck than I will.

[Video]

[builditstrong]

I kin try an' find some as well, once I find a closet. [He's just got to jump a bit first.]

Dunno 'f anyone's near...ain't seen anyone floatin' 'round out there.

[Video]

[cursebreaking]

Hopefully those who can lend a hand will start piping up on the network.

[Angels and possibly Regina, she's looking at you.]

So is it like this all the time where you're from?

[Video]

[builditstrong]

Hope so.

...Yeah. 'tleast in Caelondia.

[Video]

[cursebreaking]

How do you live like this year-round?

[Video]

[builditstrong]

We, uh...didn'. Weren't always like this.

[Video]

[cursebreaking]

Not always?

[That's a little better, but--]

How did it happen?

[Video]

[builditstrong]

...Called th' Calamity. Shattered Caelondia an' threw it skyward. Most th' folk died instantly. Jus' me an' three others what survived.

[Video]

[cursebreaking]

... four is all that's left?

[That's grim.]

Sorry. I didn't realize.

[Video]

[builditstrong]

Four, an' some Ura out in th' mountains. They got off easy, relative-speakin'.

[Video]

[cursebreaking]

The mountains weren't effected like everywhere else? Not as badly, I mean.

Video]

[builditstrong]

Not as bad. They're far 'nuff away, an' th' Tunnels were far 'nuff underground.

[cursebreaking]

Lucky for them.

Guess I shouldn't be complaining. All we have to do here is wait it out. Guessing it wasn't so simple back home.

[builditstrong]

S'alright. Got useta it.

[cursebreaking]

Feels like nobody should have to get used to crappy situations, but that's life, isn't it.

[builditstrong]

Yep. Tha's life.