[ he grins at her, a little slanted for her wryness. ]
I'm alive! [ though being this close it's clear that he's tired. his 'skin' doesn't turn flaxen, but he's lost SOME BLOOD, probably. ] My arm was infected with something. Kitewoman was quick to rid me of it, or I wouldn't be. Hell yeah, Kitewoman.
[ yeah it was five full liters of blood, a human's worth of blood ]
I would have preferred that also. Alas! [ ALAS SOMETIMES YOUR ARM GETS CHOPPED OFF. he's making an effort at being upbeat. ] We were on a mission from the "United States" government regarding our "green cards." I have heard some word that the other four experienced differently?
[ sit time! it's not a crowded mosh pit today. the mist coming off the waterfalls is nice. ]
Me neither! Hell yeah. [ okay ] I was imprisoned falsely due to my sister's record, along with Goops Goops. [ does not clarify who that is ] Then... basically, they implanted explosives into our brains because we were... villains? It was a very long speech that none of us listened to. Threats were involved. There was the living dead at a "jazzapajizza" and the man who summoned them—a wealthy fellow—had to be dealt with. I believe the "United States" were afraid to approach him due to his status.
[ takes a second to remember who dion is. he's smiling still, but it's a little wearied. ]
We spent half a year together, I think... We'd grown close, in memory. But then I met someone very important to me, and I hardly recognized him at all. We met a doppelganger of Jomper's, and an associate of Kitewoman. A companion to Goops Goops as well.
I don't believe it was real, but it was still strange to see familiar faces.
... The other four mentioned they saw people they were familiar with, too. [she pauses.] ... This wasn't a mission assigned to you? By the senior crew, I mean.
Margaret mentioned something similar... [ about the senior crew, but there's no recognition in his tone ] We didn't have anything like that. One moment, we were simply there. And then later, we were back—dropped into the galley with no notice.
[ he looks surprised by the question, though he eases into a more contemplative expression. it's a little apologetic. she shouldn't have to ask him something like this. ]
You know... I think I am? The arm—that frustrates me. I regret my weakness. It may... haunt me a while, if I must be frank. But my heart feels intact, even if my body isn't.
[ which is really as much as he can hope for. better the body than the spirit. after a moment, he reaches out and ruffles her hair affectionately with an easy smile. ]
You're very thoughtful, Throné! I'm truly honored to have you as a friend.
she has never in her life had her hair ruffled like this and for a second she looks kind of the way a cat does when you ruffle their fur up in the wrong direction? like half a murder expression and half a like bwuh? what? expression.
it takes her a second to recover from this.]
... I - hm. [you cannot kill sidon because he ruffled your hair, she reminds herself. it's fine.]
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she'll come over to him! she looks at the arm with a little curious expression, but.]
... I'm fortunately used to people showing up grievously injured. [she says dryly.] You're alive. That's what matters.
[a beat.] Ah, your arm...
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I'm alive! [ though being this close it's clear that he's tired. his 'skin' doesn't turn flaxen, but he's lost SOME BLOOD, probably. ] My arm was infected with something. Kitewoman was quick to rid me of it, or I wouldn't be. Hell yeah, Kitewoman.
[ sorry about their brain damage ]
A small price to pay to survive, I think.
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... I suppose. Though I would have preferred to see you in one piece. [...] Were you sent on some sort of mission?
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I would have preferred that also. Alas! [ ALAS SOMETIMES YOUR ARM GETS CHOPPED OFF. he's making an effort at being upbeat. ] We were on a mission from the "United States" government regarding our "green cards." I have heard some word that the other four experienced differently?
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... Yes, very different. [help] I don't know what any of those words mean.
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Me neither! Hell yeah. [ okay ] I was imprisoned falsely due to my sister's record, along with Goops Goops. [ does not clarify who that is ] Then... basically, they implanted explosives into our brains because we were... villains? It was a very long speech that none of us listened to. Threats were involved. There was the living dead at a "jazzapajizza" and the man who summoned them—a wealthy fellow—had to be dealt with. I believe the "United States" were afraid to approach him due to his status.
Does that make more sense?
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... No. But that's... alright. Please don't explain further.
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May be for the best not to hear the grittier details.
[ none of it makes any more sense than this ]
Our memories seem to be... normal again, at least. But while we were experiencing it—everything we believed was very real.
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well, she doesn't like the sound of that. but.]
Dion said it felt like months, for you.
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We spent half a year together, I think... We'd grown close, in memory. But then I met someone very important to me, and I hardly recognized him at all. We met a doppelganger of Jomper's, and an associate of Kitewoman. A companion to Goops Goops as well.
I don't believe it was real, but it was still strange to see familiar faces.
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... The other four mentioned they saw people they were familiar with, too. [she pauses.] ... This wasn't a mission assigned to you? By the senior crew, I mean.
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[silence, for a moment, as she thinks about that... and then she just changes tracks. because - he's optimistic and upbeat as usual, but.]
Are you alright, Sidon? [not like, physically, but emotionally.]
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You know... I think I am? The arm—that frustrates me. I regret my weakness. It may... haunt me a while, if I must be frank. But my heart feels intact, even if my body isn't.
[ which is really as much as he can hope for. better the body than the spirit. after a moment, he reaches out and ruffles her hair affectionately with an easy smile. ]
You're very thoughtful, Throné! I'm truly honored to have you as a friend.
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she has never in her life had her hair ruffled like this and for a second she looks kind of the way a cat does when you ruffle their fur up in the wrong direction? like half a murder expression and half a like bwuh? what? expression.
it takes her a second to recover from this.]
... I - hm. [you cannot kill sidon because he ruffled your hair, she reminds herself. it's fine.]
... Thank you. I'm also glad we're... friends.
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despite everything, he laughs. hard enough that he's kind of wincing through it. ]
What is that reaction!