IC Inbox (v1.0)

[jumpthegun]

You've reached Dr. John Watson. Please leave a message.

Comments

[jumpthegun]

[That's a relief.]

You asked me about what the Prophet meant to Norfinbury. I... honestly, I don't know. I'm sorry. I didn't have an answer. I knew you were all sinners and heretics, and we had to kill you before you destroyed Norfinbury, but that was it. I think I was just trying to fill in the blanks with some logical reason for why and started spouting off. Sorry that's not very helpful.

[devoutish]

Remember and record as much of it as you can, before it fades. Emily and Tifa talked about us hurting them, as well. We were liars, sinners, dangerous.

[jumpthegun]

[John nods before realizing that Alfie can't actually see that.]

Yeah. I need to get back south, make sure Sherlock's... God, I dunno how he's even gonna take this. [It's his first real brush with the horror that is Norfinbury.] Need to make sure he doesn't just shut down.

[devoutish]

Did the two of you kill anybody?

[jumpthegun]

I was cuffed the whole night. Didn't move. I think... he might have. [There's a grimace audible in John's voice. He remembers everything about his conversation with Alfie last night.] Stein, probably, if one of the others didn't get him first.

[devoutish]

[He hadn't killed before the cuffs, then. That's lucky for him.]

I'm worried about the kid.

[jumpthegun]

You're gonna have to be more specific which one. You mean Death the Kid? I'm worried about him, too. He wants to drag Stein off with him and never let me near the man again. I don't think Stein will hurt him, but... I dunno anymore. They've got the same eyes, at least. Probably safer without me around.

[devoutish]

Emily.

[His and Royce's kid, Watson; gosh.]

[jumpthegun]

[Look, Alfie. There are too many children to worry about and Kid's the one immediately at the forefront of his mind.]

Were her eyes glowing?

[devoutish]

She murdered me, right, with disembowelment, and she hurt Royce. That's hard for an adult, but at ten--?

[jumpthegun]

Jesus Christ, Alfie!

[He knows the other man is healed. He knows Royce is healed. He knows all of this has been reset somehow, but...]

Have you... talked to her at all?

[devoutish]

I'm working on it.

[jumpthegun]

What about Tifa? [Because while John knows Alfie is pretty good with kids, Tifa might be a better option given the awkwardness.]

[devoutish]

She's struggling herself. She's the one who finished Royce off.

[jumpthegun]

Oh, Christ... this is a mess.

[To say the very least.]

What do we do, Alfie? Some people have still got their eyes changed--are yours still glowing? Mine turned back to normal. But this could... what if it happens again?

[devoutish]

Mine haven't changed.

[Which is really fucking worrying to him.]

When did yours go back to normal? During the night?

[jumpthegun]

Not sure. There wasn't anyone around to tell me later in the evening. Kid said they were back to normal when he came to unlock me. Checked in the mirror and sure enough. I haven't, uh... [There's a long pause, but it's not something he'll really be able to hide.]

Stein took out one of my eyes before lockdown started. He... wanted to dissect it. I dunno if that's reverted to my regular eye.

[devoutish]

You've got a missing eye now?

[jumpthegun]

Well, I haven't exactly got it if it's missing.

[It's a poor attempt at humor, he knows. But the attempt is made, nonetheless.]

[devoutish]

Is the socket infected? Does it hurt?

[jumpthegun]

It's not infected for the moment. I stitched my eyelids shut. It hurts like hell.

[devoutish]

Are you in danger from it? How does it look?

[jumpthegun]

I hate to put it like this, but Dr. Stein's a very good surgeon. It's a clean job. I'm not in any immediate danger. It's nowhere near as bad as the mess poor Charlie was in when Beckett got his eye.

[devoutish]

Why did he take it out in the first place?

[jumpthegun]

Because I was the only one in our group with the Prophet eyes. And he's a maniac who likes to pull people apart. [There's that, too.]