Ray Gary/Dialogue

==MOON_HolotapeQuest==
#	Dialog Topic	Form ID	Response Text 	Script Notes
 	 	 	... Good bye, Ray. 	Holding a moment to look at his friend before saying goodbye
 	 	 	Any minute, Cal. She'll be back any minute. 	Fading away
 	 	 	You can... come with me... you know? 	He knows he won't
 	 	 	You're the best, Cal... Take care of yourself, okay? 	Lucidity slipping away, he's likely staring out the window now
 	 	 	One step (cough) ahead of you... 	
 	 	 	Do me a favor? Grab me a bottle of the good stuff from downstairs before you go? I'd get it myself, but... 	Going into kind of a dreamy state, growing weak
 	 	 	I... know. 	Long pause after, dead air
 	 	 	No, I mean... it was real, Cal. It... did this to me. 	He's in a wheelchair, badly injured
 	 	 	I know... 	Aries knows what he's referring to
 	 	 	Enough, Cal. It's good to see you. There's extra supplies in the living room. I haven't heard any break-ins, so they should still be there.	Trying to be simmer down
 	 	 	Take what you need... And get out of here. Appalachia, I mean. These hills, they... It... 	Concerned, fear creeping in
 	 	 	No, I mean, I-- 	Barely getting a word in
 	 	 	Stop. I appreciate what you're saying, but stop. She's coming back, man. 	Breaking out of weakness, protesting reality
 	 	 	If you can call this... (cough) all right... I guess... Listen, Ray. Laura, she's (cough)... 	In pain, sapped of energy. Long pause after "I guess", then trying to break bad news
 	 	 	We tried looking for you, we all knew you weren't... But, ya know, things... happened. 	Weak, tired
 	 	 	... I'm really happy you're all right. 	
 	 	 	(rasp) Yeah... Hi... Ray. 	This character is Aries, but not yet the prankster persona. Also, more injured at this point.
 	 	 	Oh shit, it's really you. 	Weak, but still surprised
 	 	 	(Gasped breathing, coming to a rest) 	Once again, this is Aries, but now only a day or two after his injuries as a young man
 	 	 	... Will yet restore me to the vital air... Death feeds on my mute voice, and laughs at our despair... 	All quotes from Adonais by Percy Bysshe Shelley
 	 	 	(Pained laughter, coughing) 	Light laughter-- it hurts to even be alive
 	 	 	(Loud rumbles in the distance, sirens) 	Unvoiced. Sirens would be air raid/nuke sirens
 	 	 	The leprous corpse, touched by this spirit tender exhales itself ... in flowers of gentle breath... 	
 	 	 	Like incarnations of the stars... when splendor is changed to fragrance... they illumine death. 	
 	 	 	(Coughing, rumbling intensifying) 	Bombs must be dropping close by. He is in a cave, safe.
 	 	 	... and... mock the merry worm that wake beneath! (coughing) 	Tries to raise his voice, but pain stops him
 	 	 	Nought we know, dies. Shall that alone which knows be as a sword consumed before the sheath by sightless lightning? (rumbling) 	Ignoring the pain, he pressed through this
 	 	 	The intense atom glows a moment... then is quenched in a most cold repose! 	Reaching intensity, suffering through the pain for a dramatic finish
 	 	 	(coughing, intense rumbling) 	
 	 	 	Carver. It's Aries. Look, I know we've had some weird... uh... encounters. I mean, even weird by my standards. 	Modern, goofy, pain-in-the-ass Aries at this point.
 	 	 	There's something about me-- about us-- that I want to tell you. That you... and your family... deserves to know. 	Painful truth
 	 	 	My name is Calvin van Lowe. I'm the brother of your mom, Shelley. I know she ain't your birth mom, but that still makes you family. 	Sincere
 	 	 	Take a listen to these tapes, if you need the proof. Show them to your mom, she'll know. 	Sincere
 	 	 	I'm not planning to up and change my life again. I am who I am now. No going back on that. 	
 	 	 	But... I'm hoping, maybe... Maybe someday I can start repairing some bridges. And maybe you can help me with that. 	Struggling to get the words out
 	 	 	If... you think that's right. You know Shelley, er, your mom better than I do. Sorry to spring this on ya, kid. 	Sincere
 	 	 	And P.S. - If you call me "Uncle Calvin," I'll leave you in a hole so deep in Big Bend they'll never hear you scream. 	He's probably not joking
 	 	 	(gasp) (cough) What... Ugh... 	His jaw is barely connected, hardly able to speak
 	 	 	(struggle) 	trying to sit himself back up
 	 	 	(Dragging along the ground) 	He painfully drags himself, unable to walk
 	 	 	(struggle) al... most... 	Reaching for something
 	 	 	(Container unlocks) (Fumbling with supplies) 	unvoiced
 	 	 	(Stimpak injection) (Sigh) 	Some relief
 	 	 	Ack! ... Ah... (wet cough) 	Pain is back, trying not to pass out
 	 	 	This is... Calvin... van... Lowe (cough) Initiate... proto-- (rasp) Initiate Protocol.. Ado... nais... 	Every word is like razor blades
 	 	 	Baa... 	Not a new line-- existing baa sound from enemy
 	 	 	(Mechanical foot steps fading away) 	
 	 	 	(Screeching metal, crunching) (Screams) 	Aries, currently Calvin van Lowe, in his early 20's, being mutilated by a robot
 	 	 	Whatever you say, Aries. Let's go. 	Eye roll
 	 	 	Fear not. My family is here now. 	Probably still entranced
 	 	 	Uh... Look I don't know if you heard about that whole Scorched thing, but, well... 	Hate to break it to you, but everyone here originally died
 	 	 	(Inhale) (exhale) Hmm... Family. 	Soaking it in
 	 	 	You've been on the Kentucky routes since you started. I thought you enjoyed it there. Why come back now? 	back into the conversation
 	 	 	What? 	genuine question
 	 	 	Oh, brother... 	kind of far from the mic
 	 	 	... That reminds me, why now? 	Still a bit far, but reproaching
 	 	 	Your wayward son returns, you slumbering beast of mists and mystery! 	Dramatic flair
 	 	 	Re-sculpted and carved into something new, I retread my old grounds with a fresh gleam in my eye, shining brighter than an atomic flash! 	
 	 	 	You're not listening... Okay, Aries, I'm moving ahead. 	She's gotten used to this
 	 	 	This step is the first time my feet hath graced these gentle grounds in my decades long absence. 	Announcing to the world
 	 	 	I swear to god, Aries-- 	very quick, immediately cut off. steaming a bit
 	 	 	Oh, more than a spell, my trigger-happy undead friend. 	Cheeky
 	 	 	Oh... That's right. You're a local here. Been a spell since you've been home? 	Interest peaked
 	 	 	Don't call me that-- and yeah, whatever, figure of speech. You seem extra chipper, today. 	Impatient
 	 	 	Sorry, just needed a little stretch to go with that delicious, boggy air. 	Finishing a stretch
 	 	 	Also, I assure you, the skin under here ain't so smooth, Genie. 	Overly polite
 	 	 	Whoa, watch it, smoothskin. 	Bumped into, a bit annoyed
 	 	 	(Inhale) (exhale) Ah! Appa-la-chi-yuh! 	really soaking it in
 	 	 	Oh shut it, furball! 	yelling at the cat
 	 	 	(meow) 	
 	 	 	... but maybe, right? Maybe? 	Falling to the temptation of believing his own twisted thoughts
 	 	 	No, dammit, shit. Get it together. I gotta get outta-- 	Realizing he slipped, trying to pull himself back together, frustrated
 	 	 	(meow) 	
 	 	 	Holy hell, you little bastards are everywhere. You must be repopulating like rabbits. 	Annoyed
 	 	 	... Huh... 	Something disturbing dawns on him
 	 	 	Repopulating... 	This a very troubling concept to him, dangerous even
 	 	 	Could it be... ? .... .... 	Growing very worried now, some shaky breathing with dead air
 	 	 	No, no, no, no, no... Stop. No, no, no... Come on. Stop it. 	Trying to get control over terrifying thoughts in his head. Frustrated, scared
 	 	 	(meow) 	
 	 	 	... So why come out here, old boy? ... What's this ... truth ... you were so certain of? 	Thinking back on something he remembers his friend telling him
 	 	 	(typing) 	Unread
 	 	 	(sigh) Oh, Scoot... ... Hm... Geez, I didn't think he was so... 	Reading through some troubling journal entries.
 	 	 	Well... Nothing recent. Not sure if that's good or bad news, I-- 	Finished reading, then gets interrupted by a cat meowing
 	 	 	(meow) 	
 	 	 	(meow) 	
 	 	 	What the f-- oh, it's just a cat. When's the last time I've even seen a cat? 	Wandering around a cabin, surprised to see one of MANY cats. Talking to self
 	 	 	Thought Scoot hated cats... Guess things really have changed, huh. 	To self, in thought
 	 	 	Clearly, it's... been more than a bit since he's been home. That's, uh, probably not a promising sign... 	Searching around, seeing the place is abandoned. Realizing his friend probably doesn't live here (or is even alive)
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