Voice test.... [Canon is Danger Man aka Secret Agent]

[john_drake]

Well.

This is new.

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sorry I can't help it B|

[dj_mort]

[Squinty eyes.]

You look familiar...

Never be sorry. :D

[john_drake]

Perhaps I have one of those faces, hm?

[dj_mort]

More than that, it's really kind of freaking me out. Mun won't let me in on the secret though, but I guess you're not the guy I know in Nautilus.

[john_drake]

Nautilus?

[dj_mort]

Um...this city in the middle of nowhere. Don't worry about it.

Unless you get sent there, then I guess you should worry about it.

[john_drake]

So this man that you know. Does he have a name?

[dj_mort]

Uuuh, Peter? Peter Smith.

Pretty boring, if you ask me.

[john_drake]

A common name, perhaps.

My name is John Drake, so it unlikely that I am the man that you know.

[dj_mort]

[He can only shrug.] Sure, different name and all but man I'm telling you what....you two could have been twins!

[john_drake]

Could we? It's not unheard of that there are others in the world who could be a twin, at least in looks.

[dj_mort]

Yeah, if you say so I guess.

It's still weird and kind of creepy, but whatever.

[john_drake]

Perhaps to some. It can be a convenience to others.

Match made in heaven right here.

[be_seeing_you]

Oh that's very good.

But I've seen this trick before.

:D

[john_drake]

And what trick would that be?

[be_seeing_you]

The one where you try to convince everyone that you're me.

[john_drake]

I can see that you do look like me. Perhaps we are, as they say... doppelgangers. Everyone has at least one.

My name is Drake. John Drake.

If we have the same name then that would be quite coincidence.

[be_seeing_you]

It would be, wouldn't it?

[john_drake]

Well?

I cannot convince anyone that I am you if you will not tell me your name. I would be getting it all wrong right from the very start.

[be_seeing_you]

If you're that incompetent at the impersonation business, then I've little to fear. Research you know, it's quite important in situations like these. I'll not reward slipshod work.

[john_drake]

Impersonating myself is not my usual business.

[be_seeing_you]

Now that's the stuff. Very convincing.

Of course, it begs the question, what is your usual business?

[john_drake]

That's confidential.

Isn't that what you expect to hear?

[be_seeing_you]

[He arches a brow.]

I'd expect nothing less from a man with looks like yours.

[john_drake]

So then you must know everything about me, hm?

[be_seeing_you]

I know myself.

[john_drake]

And I, my friend, am not you.

[be_seeing_you]

Clearly not.

[john_drake]

So perhaps we should start again.

I am John Drake. And you are...?

[be_seeing_you]

[He's not about to admit to his true name if this "John Drake" doesn't know it.]

Just call me Peter Smith.

[john_drake]

Peter Smith. Very well, I can call you whatever you wish to be called.

[He's used to using aliases himself so he doesn't believe at all that Peter Smith is this man's real name. Not when he's already been acting so .... cautiously.]

[girlfriend_beyond]

Peter Smith?

[john_drake]

I'm afraid you're mistaken, Miss. My name is Drake. John Drake.

[girlfriend_beyond]

Probably. Or else the you I've met gave me a fake name, which I wouldn't put past him.

Does "The Village" mean anything to you?

[john_drake]

Which village? There must be hundreds in the world.

[girlfriend_beyond]

[Watching him closely. No tensing up. Mr. Smith might've given that answer, too, but he always reacted badly when "The Village", whatever it was, was mentioned.]

I'm not sure, either. But the doppelganger of you that I know has some connection to that place.

[john_drake]

[Drake does appear to be more relaxed than 'Peter' and the word 'Village' does not bother him at all.]

The one in Nautilus? The young man mentioned it.

Who might you be?

[girlfriend_beyond]

The very same. I'm Dana Tan.

[john_drake]

It's nice to meet you, Miss Tan.