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[sharagran.livejournal.com]

[A wild Lesley appears, looking somewhat droggy and disheveled. He rubs his temples and takes a good long peer at the screen.]

"What... what was I going to do? Where have I been?"

[His voice suddenly becomes notably deeper.]

"Under my control dumbass. You're at Radiant Garden."

[Slight contortions adorn his face as some kind of internal struggle takes place, after which his voice sounds normal again. And slightly less droggy.]

"Shut up. Blargh, what the hell has happened while I was gone? And can I be of some assistance?"

[Unintentional audio post]

[shadowchaser.livejournal.com]

[Only audio can be heard, the screen remains black. The voice is easily recognizable as Amy's, and whoever she's talking to seems to be letting her ramble on at her leisure]

-of course he thinks he knows what's best for me, but I've had enough of that. If I wanna go fight, or take a long walk around Radiant Garden by myself, or go stalking friggin' Count Dracula, well, I'm gonna do it. He can just-

[She stops abruptly, and drawers can be heard opening and closing. After a few seconds, there's an annoyed sigh]

I don't suppose you know where he hid my slingshot and ammo, hm? 'Course not.

[She laughs as her question is answered by a happy cry of 'Daaaaa!' The person she's talking to is now glaringly obvious]

Yes, Da. Who needs a good smack sometimes. What I oughta do is take you and bail for a while, we can go on a vacation! That'd teach him...bad, stupid idea. When we were gone last year, it killed him. You know that, right Ladybug?

[Amy seems to take his babbling as a yes and sighs. The mattress creaks a little as she sits down]

It's just this stupid Darkness, screwing with everybody. Setting off tempers...I'm still wondering why I didn't start feeling it sooner. ...Y'know, I'm kinda hoping you don't inherit this empathic stuff from me.

[Eli suddenly shrieks with laughter] Mama!

What're you doing, playing with mama's laptop? Trying to show everybody how smart you are? Careful, you might turn it on.

[The audio shuts off]