SAMPLE: NETWORK.

[nockback]

Setup: Laura Costol (my character) is contacting Noelle Rosas (inpersonation) in the wake of her escaping custody and Leeds Ascii being rendered unconscious.

Comments

[inpersonation]

[ what in the f u c k.

that throws her off, hardcore. ]

And what makes you think I'll do it after I'm out of both of your reach and Lune-18's? I'm doing this to be petty against him. Fucker has it coming for backstabbing me like that.

[nockback]

Maybe you won't. I acknowledge that and I'll accept it if it happens.

But I won't have you risking your life for this. The time you need to download and compress and send the information to me? That's time you and Raoul could use to gain distance from Lune-18.

AND BACK!! YOU'RE THE REAL ONE, EMMY!!

[inpersonation]

Why?

Why are you trying so hard to act as if you care? I would feel more comfortable if you outright admit you want to use me or Raoul.

That would be a lot more honest than this charity sthick you're pulling here, Costol.

[nockback]

( laura finds this an easy question to answer. ) Because I do care.

Believe it or not, there are people out there who want to help because they can.

[inpersonation]

Easy for you guys to do that.

Not everyone gets the luxury to be good all the time. Or has to not worry about what they're giving up or giving in when they show softness. [ is it needlessly antagonistic? it sure as hell is and maybe that's the point.

she was hoping it'll remove the weird twisting and churning happening in her gut after she reads the message. but it doesn't. ]

[nockback]

I saw it on the security cameras. The way you checked Leeds for injuries before you and Raoul booked it. How you went as far as to remove the pillow from the wheelchair. Place it under his head.

You didn't get anything out of that but you did it all the same. I know you're a good kid.

[inpersonation]

[ and some more silence in return.

it goes on long enough that one could think noelle has opted to cease communication with laura altogether. ]

[nockback]

( laura thinks that's exactly what happened. ) Noelle? Noelle?

Are you there?

[inpersonation]

[ finally, after what must have felt like an eternity for both parties, a message is sent to laura: ]

Tell Leeds I'm sorry that he got hurt.

Again.

He seems like a nice guy.

[ then another message comes in. as if sent at the last second: ]

You'll hear from me soon.

[ and, with that, noelle ends her correspondence. she first blocks laura from the burner .comm she's using and, no doubt, is planning to destroy it to cover her and raoul's tracks.

but that's for some other time. when she and he are back on the move.

she's got a lot to think about. ]