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[maskedtyrant]

[Codi comes in hoarse, surprisingly tired and exasperated compared to her usually loud and bouncy demeanor. In the background is a distinct sound of scrabbling against wood, along with more solid knocking, the occasional raised voice muffled by distance.]

--Hello! Yes. Sorry if anyone's tried to contact me over the past couple of days, I've been a little-- [There's a peculiar screech, high-pitched and clearly made by some kind of small animal, very close to the journal.] --busy, lately, and I got a little ill. I'm better now! Everything's fine.

[The screeching noise returns, almost plaintive this time, and is followed by a strange, guttural trill.]

Anyway, I just wanted to check in and see how things are going with everyone else! Is everything okay out there?

...Is anyone left?...

...Ah...also, just...curious...if you have any experience working with exotic lizards, can we talk?

[Closed to Alpha!Dave hollywood_bro and Leon theleonking]

Hey, so...updates? What's going on over there?

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[theleonking]

There's some monster trying to take people off and she doesn't stay dead and I don't know where she's coming from or where they go.

[Someone sounds stressed. Leo doesn't deal with failure all that well. There's a pause before she asks her own question.]

How are things there? I keep hearing about going berserk.

[maskedtyrant]

Everyone's dead!

[You sound stressed, Leo? Codi sounds positively hysterical!]

Hachiken poisoned the soup. Everyone died except me and him.

[theleonking]

What!?

Are you safe? Where is he?

[maskedtyrant]

I'm fine! Was a little sick, but I'm fine. Everything's fine.

I tied him up below-decks. He's just kind of...babbling.