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[sleepdarts]

( The device is carefully placed before the video starts, letting it show only the piece of paper in question. It's not quite the wanted signs of the past but it'll do the job.

ستة وسبعون

76. She's calling him out.

The video only stays on for five seconds before it switches off. It's done its job )

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[sleepdarts]

( Long suffering sigh. She supposes she'll have to wait, maybe rib him when he arrives )

Good.

( Telling him she'll be there is so obvious it isn't necessary )

( text )

[sleepdarts]

A friend.
They will understand.

[sleepdarts]

Then you ask about it.
As you did.

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[wallride]

[while lúcio can recognise this as arabic, he can't read it. vaguely, he does think of fareeha and ana, but doesn't want to assume this could be either of them. not their style, maybe?]

i don't speak arabic but i can still try to help you!!
are you okay?
you're not hurt are you?

( text )

[sleepdarts]

( What a sweet person. When they actually later meet Ana will appreciate him )

I am not.
It is only a message.

[mylawn]

[Look, Jack is long-suffering too, though he does know that ten minutes is usually too many minutes, so he does his best to make it less than that, if possible. He's only marginally successful, but soon enough he's found what he hopes is her current hiding place.

No one else could have possibly made that particular network message, but Jack is still cautious. When he puts his knuckles to the door, it's a particular knock, but perhaps a familiar one. Given the fact that they're both soldiers and over the course of their shared careers, sometimes secret codes come in handy.

It's the one that means it's him, and that he's alone.]

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[wallride]

i'm glad to hear that!
and as much as i hope who it's for gets it
unfortunately sometimes people who look for teammates can't find them here... :(

[sleepdarts]

That is unfortunate.
But I have heard enough to know they are here.

[sleepdarts]

( Even though Ana had known that Jack was here, recognising him from the tales she'd been given, it's pleasing to have the confirmation when he does knock.

Putting her device down, because apparently others had taken interest in her message, she moves to unlock and then open the door.

Seeing him stood there Ana gives him a nod, and then steps back to let him in )

I hope you didn't tire yourself out getting to me.

( Because he's just under his ETA )

[wallride]

oh!!! it worked!!!
what did you hear?

text

[cadeuces]

[ For a change, someone who is actually capable of parsing the meaning here has arrived. And Angela will be delicate in how she handles this, because while her Arabic is certainly far from perfect, she's picked up a little. Numbers are basic even if rarely done longhand, and she knows a few basic medical form terms and body parts. The important things.

That this reads "76" is no coincidence, she already knows, and the Arabic is suspect enough. ]

I should hope that number has nothing to do with you medically. Blood pressure alone would be... غير جيد

[ "Not good", though it took some doing to get it typed up. This is a weak prod into an otherwise anonymous posting, but Angela's name is well-known in their world and she can likely parse an interest if this aligns. One can hope. ]

[sleepdarts]

That they have caused some trouble.

[wallride]

haha that could be anyone here!
i'm glad you found them anyway
say hi for me!!

text

[sleepdarts]

( It is rather refreshing to find herself in a different conversation, though it certainly means that she's going to tread more delicately. A number would be a number to most, but she has already seen that there are others of interest here. Other old friends )

You can be relieved, then.
It is only a number.

[sleepdarts]

It could be.
Who is saying hello?

[cadeuces]

We'll I'm indeed relieved to hear as much, then.

It's quite the peculiar one to pick. I can't help but wonder if you're a journalist still chasing a story, even here in the far reaches of another universe. That number meant something where I've come from.

[ For Angela, at least, she is not anonymous. Her picture and name show on her messages, leaving her without a leg to stand on short of her wit, and conversations like these are not her strong suit. ]

[sleepdarts]

( If only Ana were to know that Angela was in on their secret, then she may-- no, Ana would probably still keep herself hidden, at least until she'd spoken to Jack. Though if Angela ever guessed... )

It is curious that it would mean something to two different people.
For me it brings luck.

( Ana would have to make it slightly easier )

[cadeuces]

I'm not so sure 'luck' is what that would invoke for most; a particular pest, maybe.

Though it's been a pest who has helped me time and again in this place. And not so common a number to be picked.

[ She'll play this game as well, dropping a crumb trail to see who may be following along. ]

[grandpaladin]

[Come on he's old and it's late and he's heartbroken, take pity, Ana.]

Would you like any?

[sleepdarts]

Pests aren't so common with helping either.

[cadeuces]

Not usually, but I suppose I have a way with them. It helps to have known their type before.

( text )

[redshitlord]

WHOA

REALLY ????

do all your numbers look like that ????

[sleepdarts]

( Don't think that she doesn't want to, dear friend. She cannot quite say how much she has missed him, but it is a difficult thing to simply resurrect yourself )

A conversation may suffice, until I can be sure my message is received.

( She's... trying? )

( text )

[sleepdarts]

Not only numbers.

[sleepdarts]

It is good that you can manage them, then.
Pests can become troublesome.