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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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[grandpaladin]

... You may have to give us more than that, I am afraid.

Otherwise, I do not think we can help you, my friend.

[WHOEVER YOU ARE.]

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[sleepdarts]

( ..... hunt for Jack find another old friend. Interesting. Unexpected. Awkward. Proceed anyway )

The message will reach its target.

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[lavelly]

What does that say?

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[sleepdarts]

It is just a number.

hang on

[mylawn]

okay 1/2

[mylawn]

[Actually yeah, that's what's happening. He's dropping the thing he was doing (probably not a terribly important thing, let's be real) and getting on the first available transportation toward the Ingress complex. That's probably where she is, right? Yes, that sounds about right, but he's so fixated on getting to her presumed location as quickly as possible that it doesn't even occur to him to reply to the post.

It occurs to him when he's more than halfway there. Just. Just give him a second. This was unexpected.]

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[mylawn]

sitrep

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[redshitlord]

Whoa!

Squiggles!

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[sleepdarts]

( HUFF. People today )

It is not.

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[desynched]

[ She... can't read that. But the entire network broadcast is very carefully-planned. Very mysterious.

It could be a lot of things-- a threat, an SOS, a message to a particular person.

Ugh, now she's all curious. ]

D'you need something, love?

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[sleepdarts]

( And they keep popping up. How many will she fish out? )

It is just a message.

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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?

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[sleepdarts]

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

I am not.
It is only a message.

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[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. ]

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[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.

[Not here]

[justice_from_above]

[It's not the fact that it's Arabic that grabs her attention; it's the message that gives it away.]

[The last time she'd talked to her mother, it was to hear she'd been lied to and betrayed for her entire stay here by two of the most influential people in her life. She's not even aware there's been any sort of a loss before this post shows up, and it strikes her as a little odd.]

[Why would she be contacting him through the network like this?]

[She considers sending a reply, maybe she even has one written out, but she hesitates, and eventually decides not to. The hurt is still too new.]

[But, she does see it, and it does make her wonder ...]

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[nishizono]

hey asshole not all of us can read your shit.

[sleepdarts]

المعرفة هي مفتاح.

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[flashbanging]

[ Hmmm. ]

Knew lady who spoke Arabic, once. She was here for a while, too.

[ He puffs on his e-cigarillo. ]

Be nice if she was here now. Maybe she could tell me what the hell you're trying to say.

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[sleepdarts]

( Oh, Jesse, you had to go be lovely to an old woman now )

Perhaps asking would grant you an answer.

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[saveyourserpent]

I take it this isn't some kind of numbers game.

[sleepdarts]

Perhaps it is an important number.

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[gainedlove]

[And now for something completely different, someone that is neither suspicious of intentions or familiar at all! ...also young, which might be worrying in itself.]

U-um, what's that say? It looks really pretty...

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[sleepdarts]

( Oh what a sweet child )

It is only a number.

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[soldiergenes]

[ Snake's fluent in six languages and has a passing knowledge of even more, so it takes him hardly any time to decipher the message. He wouldn't have thought much of it if it weren't that specific number: seventy-six. Seeing how he knows someone who goes by that title, it's pretty obvious this person is calling him out.

Maybe he should stay out of it, but who even knows if Jack will see this? Chances are if the message is meant for him, then he'll recognize it, but color Snake curious all the same.

The people from that universe just seem to keep multiplying. ]

Looking for something?

[ There's no saying that this person means Jack well, after all. There's at least one person here with a huge vendetta against him. ]

[sleepdarts]

Perhaps I am simply curious.

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[tinkerhell]

[She's too smart to show anything but the paper. Too bad.]

should have stayed dead

[sleepdarts]

( What a ray of sunshine )

I had something to do.