Open meme/voice testing

[hasseenthetruth]

Various and sundry voice testing threads go here. Additionally, any meme'ing with any version of Ed I currently or formerly played or that lazy loser I played for a while is valid here, as well.

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[transcender]

My mother would love it. Trust me.

[And while there's a bit of a pained expression at the idea of it, there isn't any hate in his voice.]

I like it in Locke, busy without being Manhattan.

[hasseenthetruth]

[ Ed nods at that. ]

Yeah. I don't know if I could've handled something that big, but this is pretty good. It fits what I wanted.

[transcender]

[Okay bus seriously, his arm is going to go numb eventually but he's not going to just suddenly plunge them both into the downpour.]

It's loud, I didn't live there thankfully but the little bit I do remember was just loud.

[There's a few seconds of quiet.] Do you live in the dorms or an apartment?

[hasseenthetruth]

I've never been there, but it just seems too busy for me.

[ seriously. Where is that bus? ]

I'm in the dorms. It was easier. I don't really know anyone here to find roommates for an apartment.

[ Not to mention being a little too awkward to move in with strangers. ]

[transcender]

[Sometimes he wishes he had a dorm, probably has better soundproofing than his little tiny thing]

Smart choice, I'm in an apartment and to afford one and still be able to eat it's so tiny I'm surprised I don't hit my head on a wall when I put my shoes on.

[hasseenthetruth]

[ He laughs a little in spite of himself. ]

The single dorms aren't too big, either, but at least none of it's taken up by the kitchen or bathroom. And I don't have to spend money on toilet paper. How far from campus are you?

[transcender]

No to far, I can walk to work and school.

[Which is probably why it's so expensive for the amount of space he has but no car means he can't go too far from the school.]

[hasseenthetruth]

That's pretty convenient. Saves on the cost of having a car, too.

[ and of course the cost of parking permits. ]

[transcender]

[There's a little half shrug here, because he hadn't really thought of it like that. More like he didn't have the money for a car when he'd left home. But he tilts his head and nods finally.]

Yeah, you're right. I don't have to worry about ever getting pulled over at least.

[Was that a joke? That might have been a joke.]

[hasseenthetruth]

[ It sounded a bit like a joke, at least. ]

Is it close enough that you're waiting on the bus to campus, too?

[ The very, very late bus to campus. ]

[transcender]

I usually just need to take the bus to other parts of the city.

[Though he's starting to wonder if he should get a bike. Really bus? Did you disappear in a void or something?]

[hasseenthetruth]

[ What if it crashed or something? What if it's just disappeared into some land-bound version of the Bermuda Triangle? This place has been getting weird, after all... ]

I haven't really gone anywhere besides the grocery store, myself. At least, for places that aren't walking distance.

[transcender]

There's a nice park, when it's not raining that is.

[A land based Bermuda Triangle is so completely believable for Locke-

Frowning he makes a face.]

Maybe we should... walk to the next stop? We can see if there's anyone waiting there?

[hasseenthetruth]

[ Ordinarily he wouldn't go for that, especially in the rain, but the way the bus is totally failing to show up... ]

Yeah, that's not a bad idea. There's a park? Is it near here, too?

[ It might be nice to get out for some fresh air once in a while. ]

[transcender]

Yeah it's... hold on. [He shifts the umbrella to the other hand before they start walking, this way neither of them should get soaked.

This also frees up his left hand to grab for his phone in his back pocket. A few swipes with his thumb and he's pulling up map of Locke, the green area close to their dot obviously being the park.]

It's there. My dad and I used to go there when I was younger.

[hasseenthetruth]

[ Ed takes a look at the map, noting where it is related to their current position and the locations he knows. ]

You've been recently, too?

[transcender]

Yeah. [He holds the phone so that Edward can see it, before finally putting it back into his pocket.

Oh look! The bus stop! With no one there.]

Okay this is weird. We can't have missed it.

[hasseenthetruth]

[ This is becoming concerning. ]

They wouldn't have stopped service for some reason, would they?

[transcender]

If they did they could have at least put up a sign or put a notice on the news.

[He's getting irritated, and he's not got a very long fuse for these kinds of things.]

Do you want to share a cab? [They're not that far from the school he could pay half without dipping into his food funds.]

[hasseenthetruth]

[ he digs into his pocket to see what he's got for cash.... yeah, he does have enough left, and hopefully with that cheap market nearby... ]

It's looking like the only way we're gonna get back any time soon. Yeah, okay. Let's call one.

[transcender]

I'll do it.

[The phone is out again, left hand dialing. He has to give his full name to get them to send it. Deren Karim.]

Okay it's on it's way. At least we're not on a side street. [It should be easy to spot them. Two boys with groceries and an umbrella.]

[hasseenthetruth]

[ he nods ]

Yeah, and there's probably not gonna be anyone else out to get mixed up with us. Did they say how long?