Network Video

[dr_riley]

[ Months after anyone has seen or heard from Drake, a video appears on the Network of a young man who looks agitated and a bit frazzled - so nothing unusual, really. He's in the only place with which he's gotten completely familiar and more or less comfortable (the research lab) and looks more or less the same as he did the last time anyone saw him, save for looking like he's just rolled out of bed but hadn't gotten any sleep, and a few scrapes and bruises on his arms. His military drab jacket has been swapped for a light blue t-shirt with alien writing on it and anyone who knows him might notice that he's now wearing a wedding ring and that he seems hesitant and stilted. ]

He- uh. Hello. Everyone. This is Doctor Drake Riley, and... [ Though he tries to start strong, there's a definite frightened quaver in the back of his throat. ]

I um.

I'm going to get right to it. I've lost a lot of time, and...and I don't know where it's gone. [ He runs a hand nervously through his hair - ah, this is probably why it looks so messy - and the air sparkles with little red heart confettis and glitter. ] I don't know how long it's been, I don't remember....anything. Wasn't there snow on the ground?

I'm - uh... I'm here at the research laboratory, everything looks the same.

Can anyone-

Did something happen?