That's HELLHOUND to You

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[CRUNCH.

you get nothing but DARKNESS--

--ZZZAAPP annnd light!]

... Ow! Stupid--

[there's a shift, and then something moves in the light; are those shoe treads? quite possibly! the screen is still partly obscured so it's probably hard to really tell wtf is happening]

'Tch, I know this shock! Don't think you can--

[CLUNK, SCRABBLESCRABBLE, THUD.

HERE HAVE NORA'S FACE -- it's covered in dirt and there are leaves in his hair and he looks approximately as cheerful as ever]

--hide anymore, stupid thing, why did I bother running around so damn long for--

[the comm gets bumped a bit, and you can sort of see hints of foliage and whatnot up above, cut off by... walls of dirt? if you are observant, welcome to a hole in the ground!

this is also the point at which Nora's muttering and cursing devolves into growling and flat out vengeful stomping on the device

... and just before he stomps on the power button?]

--what kinda sock is that??

[OOC: BACKDATED TO THE 25TH, MERRY BELATED CHRISTMAS, DISCO.

So Nora got lost in the forest tracking down a monster. That stole his comm. And buried it.

And then he had to dig it up.

... THAT'S HIS STORY AND HE'S STICKING TO IT!!]

• VIDEO •

[for once! the communicator flickers to life with no hint of misuse or abuse, and Nora (back to normal!) is staring bemusedly into it while his face kind of looks like it's trying to go several different ways at once]

That... made no sense at all. I don't get this freakin' city at ALL.

[his face decides! -- it screws up briefly, then smooths out] But whatever, it's all done and over with! I don't care anymore. And look, I got one of these, too--

[a brief cameraswing and you can see what looks like a nondescript package] --came outta nowhere but I bet it's the scien-- [ripping paper... and a sudden resounding silence, and before the camera wobbles back to a narrow-eyed glare you can just catch a glimpse of a colorful package]

... THAT'S NOT FUNNY. I KNOW THIS DIDN'T COME FROM A FUCKIN' SCIENTIST. FOR THE LAST TIME, I AM NOT A DOG--!!

[annnnd on the tail-end of that bellow? you get a prime view of 10 GALLONS OF WATER SUDDENLY DESCENDING OUT OF FUCK-NOWHERE]

[... drip]

[splutter]

[...]

[/transmission cut]

• VIDEO •

[the display flickers on with a loud, muffled bump]

--finally got you, you stupid--

[KRRRAAAACKLE. electricity flickers across the screen in very familiar fashion and the snarling yelp that follows is almost lost in the bang of the communicator flying to the other side of the room, where it lands with an odd crunch -- once the image stabilizes, you can see a very nice view of a glass-strewn floor (the high school may be slightly draftier now) along with a view halfway up the comm owner's torso]

... Gah-!! So that's the spell... stupid thing! [the rest of him comes into view as he bends to pick up a shard of glass and fling it useless in the communicator's direction; it misses by a mile] Why'd I even bother looking for you, anyway?!

[in other news, this dumb pup is looking much the worse for the wear -- mostly scrapes and more or less shallow wounds and the standard roughed-up and blood-crusted clothes, but mostly he just looks like he hasn't slept in days, which is more or less accurate]

[there's a moment of silence where he sways on his feet]

... 'Tch. Shut up, you useless asshole-- [his voice weakens to a mutter before it rises again and breaks] --not ever gonna listen to a guy like you! So fuck... fuck off!

[have an exciting slow-mo of him sliding down the wall, hands flying to his temples] Ignis... Magia-- Flame Fang Explosio--

... Ha.

[it is at this point that he keels right over]

[after a long moment, a snore cracks the silence]

[OOC: Broke into the high school via window after the kekkai fell; his comm was in there the whole time, ty Kan-chan. Responses will be ICly delayed due to epic and much-needed snoring session. Feel free to attempt to badger him over the network or in person, though. 8)]