CONSOLE [video/action] Guess who's back, back, back from the - wait.

[skeletonenigma]

[Skulduggery's at the Hotel console, looking exactly the same as he did when he went missing a month ago. He's impeccably dressed in a suit, hat, scarf, and coat - and also happens to be a living skeleton, for those new to the turtle. 'Back from the dead' has new and interesting connotations where he's concerned.

It's April 1st. It's a little past dinnertime. Skulduggery takes a moment or two, once the video turns on, before he speaks. He sounds the same as ever, too - Irish, his voice as smooth as velvet.]

I promise, I don't do this on purpose.

[That's directed at... a lot of people, actually. Pepper. Solomon. Cain. Raine. Anton. Erskine. Honestly, anyone who's not so much relieved at his return than annoyed.]

It looks like I missed quite a bit. Someone died, someone didn't die, everyone's blaming everyone else, and now we have a person or persons unknown trying to assassinate every prominent kedan in the city. On top of that, I heard something about an earthquake and power outages. Does anyone know more than the barest details about any of this? And if they do, would they be willing to share it?

[He reaches out to end the feed, then pauses.]

Oh, and why is all the furniture on the ceiling?

[OOC: Feel free to approach Skulduggery in person at the console if you're in the Hotel!]

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[peacefullywreathed]

There's every reason to be snide.

Haven't decided. Because a certain required guest wasn't here.

[skeletonenigma]

Am I missing something, or did you and Raine have some way of knowing I'd be back?

[Seriously. Yes, Skulduggery is a suave and debonaire individual, but that's no reason to hinge a wedding's occurrence on his uncertain return. You've never get him to admit it, but he does believe Solomon deserves to be happy. Most of the time.]

[peacefullywreathed]

Oh, please. You're too obnoxiously stubborn to have been gone for good.

[skeletonenigma]

[He sounds amused.] Your faith in my ability to laugh in the face of death is encouraging, but despite what it may look like, I don't have any control over the Dreaming.

[peacefullywreathed]

... You haven't been paying any attention at all to the metaphysical nature of your surroundings, have you?

[SO. AMUSED. The very nature of the Dreaming is that it's malleable, Skulduggery; ergo, you do have control over the Dreaming.]