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[what_a]

[Somebody in school has been missing his phone for a day or two. Bad news for him, but good news for someone else, who struggles to send something out to the network ASAP.]

This is probably gonna sound stupid, but I haven't been here for a while: This island been up here for long? ...And how do you get down? I guess someone's been up here before me, and whoever it was dropped his phone.

Sorry for boosting it, but I got nothing on me and this ain't the kind of place I wanna stick around in. You'll get it back once I get off this thing.

[There is a long pause full of ambient jungle noise while something finally dawns on him.]

Is there a station wagon down there, somewhere? Tell me it's not on a roof.

[It's been in the parking lot since Friday night. How did it get there? A mystery.]

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[icequeen_aran]

[This mystery voice is a familiar Kyle-sounding voice. If she had to bet anything she'd bet that old cruddy station wagon in the parking lot being his. A quick investigation later sates her curiosity enough--possibly because of an old melted fudgcicle on the floor of the backseat. Maybe.

From there she finds herself looking up at the new permanent floating fixture high in the sky, wondering if the poor bastard is still stuck up there.]

You could always jump, Hyde. Maybe someone will catch you.

[what_a]

[Yes. He is.]

That's a risk I ain't willing to take yet. Maybe soon, if we're lucky.

[icequeen_aran]

I'd say you're not very lucky if you're stuck up there.

[She supposed the gunship would be easiest, fastest, most painless way to get him down. You know, next to trying to actually seriously catch him mid-air. Beep boop bop she's waking it up and dialing it in from her phone. Technology is great.]

When'd you arrive?

[what_a]

You're right, I'm not.

...Yesterday, I think. I don't know how long, I was already here when I woke up.

[icequeen_aran]

That island's still loaded with monsters. I'm only going to bring you back if you're in one piece so do me a favor and don't get into trouble.

[what_a]

I'm trying to stay that way.

[icequeen_aran]

Good.

[And soon enough the gunship hovered into the parking lot and Samus loaded herself up. It wouldn't take long for her the reach the island. It wasn't huge but finding Kyle would be like finding a day TD-17's wall went without decimation of some kind.]

Any landmarks around you?

[what_a]

I think I can see the school from here. I'm near the edge, I ain't seen anything but trees and things I don't wanna mess with.

...And a guy on fire.