Phoneplay (translation)

Part 2 ✉

(Listen with Running Up That Hill- Placebo)

Unknown: Good evening, Alyssa.

My heart is beating loud in my chest as I open the message that the anonymous sent me ten minutes ago. Crap. I don't know why but I thought that the person was just kidding yesterday. That this crazy game thing, which consists of finding his identity, was a joke. I thought that it was a group of kids that did it to make the time pass, but apparently, no. Don't be stupid, Alyssa. How could they find your name ? I put the sound of "Running Up That Hill" of Placebo a little louder, before answering the Unknown's message.

Alyssa: Hello.

Unknown: How are you, darlin' ?

Alyssa: I'm fine. And you ?

Unknown: I cannot be any happier. It's 6 p.m, it's the best part of my day.

Alyssa: Why ?

Unknown: Because it is the moment where I start to play. It's my favorite moment, I wait for this all day long. Moreover tonight, I'm playing with someone special.

Alyssa: You always tell them that, don't you ?

Unknown: Not only is she beautiful, she is also smart. I think I'm gonna love to play with you.

Alyssa: I'm just realistic. Flirtious guys like you, I've known plenty. You got your already-made flirty sayings and you use them at each occasion you have.

Unknown: You're wrong; I'm really different from the other guys ...

Alyssa: Uh really ? Prove it.

Unknown: I will have time to prove it while you will be searching who I am. So, do you have questions for me ?

Alyssa: In fact... I don't really know. I haven't been thinking about what kind of questions I could ask you. But I'd like to know how you would like me to call you in my contacts. Because I'm already getting tired of "Unknown",it's not really great.

Unknown: Yeah, "Unknown" we have seen more affective than that... I can propose "Bae" or "Babe".

Alyssa: You really think I'm gonna call you like this ? No way, Babe.

Unknown: You ask me, I give you suggestions ;) But you can put some more mysterious name such as ... "Him".

Alyssa: Him ? Yeah, I like it. I'm going to put that until I find something better.

Him: Do you have other questions, Darlin' ?

Alyssa: Who gave you my number ?

Him: You know you're a special girl... All the others with whom I talked immediately asked me how I was, physically. Like what colour are my hairs, my eyes... If I'm tall, little, my body shape. But you ...

Alyssa: I don't see why I should ask you things like this. I already know you're not going to answer.

Him: You got it, Darlin'. It wouldn't be funny if I tell straight away how I am. The game would be useless.

Alyssa: That's what I was thinking. So for the moment, I would just like to know who gave you my number.

Him: A friend of mine. A real detective, this guy. He finds everything we ask him at very quickly. People's number, for example.

Alyssa: Did you asked something else about me?

Him: Nothing but your name. I prefer to get to know my co-players by myself. It's more... diverting.