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[ jiǔ - Voice/Location: Central - Backdated to Piper's Wendigo-glitch ]

[ The transmission starts with a string of very long Chinese swear words, and the sound of something smashing against a wall or door in the background. It's almost hard to hear what she's saying, but the tone is entirely there. ]

Somethin'..........on't know what it is, but.....warn...out of Central. Repeat, stay out--

[ There's a crash, louder than the ones before, and the howling snarls of something finally breaking through the door. More swears on Kaylee's part, and the tablet switches off. ]

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Since Casey is still living in Central, he immediately drops what he's doing (which just happens to be carefully pruning his bonsai tree) and reaches for his sig, shoving it in the waistband of his pants. What have the damned hamsters got going this time? Sounded like some kind of feral animal. He also grabs a wooden practice staff propped up against the wall and heads for the door. It sounded like that mechanic gal and if she's in trouble he doesn't have time to waste hatching more tranquillizer darts.

Casey follows the blip on his map...wait, there's someone with her? Confused by the readings, he still heads in their direction till he gets to the smashed in door. He steps on through, all of his senses primed to react to any threat that comes his way.

He doesn't call out, preferring not to alert the intruder he's close. Systematically he starts to stealthily check the rooms.

As Casey gets closer to the house Kaylee and the creature are currently trashing, the sounds of it will be obvious. The howling of the beast, the slamming of doors followed shortly by their being smashed through, and, more importantly, the sound of a chair being thrown into a window...

[[ OoC: Current thread here (http://community.livejournal.com/taxonomites/397569.html?thread=24485377#t24485377) ]]

Kaylee? Everything all right?

[Stupid question-- of course it isn't. And the Master's damned if he's about to allow anything to happen to her yet. Not after he's worked to earn her trust. He's already on his way to the heart of the city.]

[ She sounds downright exhausted, but she's still kicking. ]

Everythin's...'s shiny. Don't come near Central if you can help it. Dunno where it went...

[Does he sound a little angry? Like a mother hen? Perhaps the connection is wonky.]

Oh, yes, everything certainly sounds 'shiny'. I'm almost there.

[ SIGH. How is it that no one in this city ever listens when they're told not to do something? ]

Least keep an ear out 'stead of talkin' to me.

Hush. I've got things well under contr--

[Suddenly there's the sound of a crowd panicking, the Master mutters something under his breath in a strange language that sounds suspiciously like a curse, and the audio feed cuts out.]

--what's goin' on--

[ She'll just be sitting here cursing in Chinese right back at the tablet. SERIOUSLY PEOPLE NEED TO LISTEN TO HER FOR ONCE. ]

[His reply is a little delayed, but when it comes he sounds oddly calm. Smug, even.]

Everything's fine. No need to worry.

[ Calm isn't always good, though. Sorry sir, but she's still plenty worried. ]

You're sure?

Yes. I... managed to lose it.

[There's a faint growl, not too far off in the distance, and he hurriedly muffles the receiver]

And you? Still safe?

[ She's still a bit suspicious as to whether he's actually lost it or is just reassuring her, but Kaylee's coming to terms with the fact that he's going to be as secretive as Mal forever. ]

Still where I was, yeah. Bit cut up, but that's nothin' the monster did.

[He sounds too distracted to really respond to her injuries. Or anything she's said, really.]

Mmm. Well. Best to stay put for now. The creature's still out there, after all.

[ They really aren't that bad--a few cuts from the window's glass, mostly--and it's a bit of a relief that he doesn't question it. ]

For a little while longer, maybe. I gotta check up on River, though...

[Well, he's just batting a thousand, then, isn't he? Whatever that means.]

River?

[The Master sincerely hopes that isn't someone he's just had the Wendigo attempt to eat]

River, yeah. One of my crewmates from home. She's at a friend's right now. I hope.

Oh, thank goodness for that.

Still, isn't there the chance you'd inadvertently lead the creature to her? Better to stay put until this is over.

[ Hear that sigh, sir? That means she's a mite frustrated and not really looking forward to keeping herself holed up in this building for an undetermined amount of time. ]

Kinda hard to tell if it's still goin' from where I am.

[And she gets a sigh of her very own, back at her.]

All right, then. Stay out of trouble.

[Meanwhile, the Master will do his best to keep the creature 'entertained'... and far away from Kaylee.]

...Kaylee?

[ This would be River's 'terrified so you better answer and be not-dead' voice here. ]

[ And this is Kaylee's 'I'm here and don't you dare leave wherever you are' voice. ]

'M here. It's fine now, I'll be home soon, alright mei mei?

[ Oh, she's staying put whether she likes it or not. ]

Don't fight monsters.

[ It doesn't sound as stern as she means it, but she means it to be really really stern. It's the slight little sniffle that ruins the effect. ]

[ Good. Kaylee is high-fiving Dawn later for it. ]

Ain't fightin' it. It's gone now, no need to fret.

Not now but it was...

[ Organizing her thoughts is thus far not going so hot, so it's a few seconds of deep breathing before she continues. ]

Good.

Was, but it ain't anymore.

Thanks for checkin' up, though.

Kaylee? What's goin' on? Talk to me, meimei.

[ DON'T WORRY MAL she's fine. Out of breath and a bit cut up but fine. ]

'M here, Cap'n. Was a...I don't know what it was. Gone now.

You all right?

Don't know what you were thinkin', gettin' in trouble like that.

[ But Maaaal it's not like she did it on purpose! ]

Yeah, 'M fine. [ And then, since he's mad enough and she probably shouldn't lie: ] Bit cut up. Had to break out a window.

Ain't like it was planned.

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