[video]

[for_truth]

[A video post pops up on the network with a cellphone-y aspect ratio. The girl in charge of the camera has it way too close to her face before she pulls it back and starts talking at about a mile a minute.]

Heyyyy, it works! Good, I'm totally starving. Uh... I guess my info's still good cuz I got wi-fi, no problemo, but s'that really the date? I coulda sworn it was last year, like, 5 minutes ago. I was on a plane to Kalos and I walked outta the bathroom and now I'm here? Howzzat work, anyway? I mean, like, I'm stoked to be back and stuff but I tried FOREVER to get back last year'n I couldn't! It was the pits, and...

And I'm stuck. In a... I think it's a closet? Lotsa brooms. I dunno how I even got here but the door won't open and man, I was like 10 minutes away from my in-flight meal. I could eat, like... Somethin' that eats a lot. I hope I don't gotta sleep in here. I tried bustin' the door open but I don't wanna trash it cuz that's gotta be a detention or somethin'. Someone's gotta have a key. Right? ...Right?

Uh, thanks! If you see this and you can help a girl out! Umm... P.S., what's on the menu? If the cafeteria is still in the same place I'm there. Peace out!

Comments

[for_truth]

Hey, man, like I said before -- don't sweat it! It ain't like you knew I was gonna wind up in there. Man, I didn't know I was gonna wind up in there.

[It's good to know this place is still just as weird as it was the first day she got here. Yikes...]

Anyways, yeah! I'll drop you a line if I need a hand with anything, um... What's your name, guy?

[mohawk_tomahawk]

...Connor.

[Wow, this girl was super nice just wow this has gone kind of above his head. But yeah, she was very nice to him even though he still felt a little guilty.]

[for_truth]

Cool! I'm Hilda. Nice to meet you!

[How else do you make friends? Please show your work in your answer, Hilda is looking for hot tips.]

[mohawk_tomahawk]

[He doesn't-. How do-. Talking of the small variety.]

Nice to meet you, too.

[Small talk, small talk. If anything, just keeping tabs and making sure this mystery guy finds her. If not, he was going, simple as that.]

You said you were here before?

[for_truth]

[Well, you're in luck, buddy, 'cause Hilda is a small talk master. Sort of. ...Not really.]

Yeah, uh... I thought I was only gone for, like, a couple of weeks but I got here and everything says 2014. So I guess I was here a year ago? Two years ago? How long you been here, dude?

[mohawk_tomahawk]

A little over a year by now. However, I have experienced this odd...time and space phenomenon myself and had been gone before for much longer than what amount of time passed here.

Not to the extreme you experienced.

[He hoped nothing would be too different for her, that's concerning.]

[for_truth]

You too, huh? Sounds like it happens to lotsa people. What a bummer...

[She pauses thoughtfully for a moment, and then snaps her fingers.]

Hey! Since you've been here for a while, do you know if they moved the cafeteria? 'Cuz once I get outta here that's my first stop! ...Maybe second. I gotta talk to the Hand, prob'ly.

[mohawk_tomahawk]

I was told this as well. It is not uncommon. This place works in many weird ways that I do not think are meant to be easily explained.

[He was fortunate that not much had changed for him, might not be the same story for her. Sigh. Might as well do what he could to help out, seriously.]

The cafeteria had not moved since I came, if you do not remember, I can direct you there.

[He cleaned it everyday, never ate there.]

[for_truth]

True that. I mean... I thought some stuff back home was weird, but this place takes the cake!

Bug speakin' of cake... The cafeteria's been in the same place all this time? Guess they didn't move it, then... Thanks, man, I appreciate the help!

[mohawk_tomahawk]

It is of no trouble.

...Ironically, I believe there is cake served today.

[Uh. "Humor".]

[for_truth]

Haha, I guess it's my lucky day!

[She laughed though. It counts.]

[mohawk_tomahawk]

Three kinds of cake, none which I have heard of.

...Nancy had gotten very creative with her craft, I suppose.

[Keep the small talk, keep the small talk. Keep it going.]

[for_truth]

Well, what kinda cakes are we talkin' about, here? Like... Have you tried them, or...

[WAIT.]

Nancy's still here!? Excellent!