verdel's world · toon · video call · chaotic · ensemble cast · nyx · verdel · gaming · horror comedy · artificial beings
The screen flickers to life, a hectic mosaic of toons in a dozen little windows. Murky webcam light paints the walls behind them with shifting silhouettes; the call hums with static and a dozen voices talking over each other. In one corner, Zap's angry face pixelates, his voice crackling with outrage: "WHO TF ADDED ME?!!?!?!!????!!!?!!?!?!!!!" Nyx's green-tinted screen glows, her antennae twitching. "STFU ZAP WE KNOW IT'S YOURSELF." Maya's sleepy, half-lidded eyes blink slowly from her panel, her plea for quiet almost lost in the noise. Finnick's digital tear emoji drifts by. Milo's voice shifts into a cat-like purr, threatening to trace Orion's IP address. Orion shouts back, panic edging his tone. Silas mutters something about this being an unauthorized meeting. Aura winks into her mic,…