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Friday, May 4

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night 174; @guardian; text;

[phaseshifter]

If this wakes you up, I'm sorry
Just letting you know that I'm back!! And thought I should do that asap since it looks like it's been a little longer than usual :CCC

[ SUPER CASUAL THIS IS NBD ]

[spoileralert]

[ Steph had been lying awake anyway, and although she's sure Zach is too she still restrains a son in favor of crying silently. ]

thank you

Thank god

Kes died yesterday

[phaseshifter]

Oh my god I'm so sorry!!
You're still with Zach, right? Neither of you is alone?

[ And a moment later: ]

She isn't here
The police station, I mean
You could ask around other places? So you can be nearby when she wakes up
It's scary enough for anyone, but a child shouldn't have to be alone after
You know!!

[spoileralert]

We're in the tunnels, so probably the graveyard is the closest

Kes is a tough kid but neither of us want her to be alone if we can help it.

[ If she comes back, that is. ]

[phaseshifter]

I certainly wasn't closest to *this* place when I got poofed :TT So you never know!! It may be worth making some calls before you think about backtracking
I

[ She can't type it. She wants to type I'm sure everything will be okay, but it just. Won't happen.

Huh. ]

hope everything works out. And hopefully quicker than with me.

[spoileralert]

[ She takes about a minute to respond. It's a good idea, it's just that this conversation isn't making her cry any less. ]

yeah

You sure took your sweet time, you know. We were all really worried

[phaseshifter]

Perhaps it's connected to the supplies running out? Revivals may take longer now by default
It'd be easier to make an educated guess if we actually had any idea what the heck was involved. It's so frustrating!!

Meaning I'm sorry for making you worry
Did Rhys tell you the details? We woke up and the anomaly *got the door open.* Before we were ready to head out, even. It didn't bust it down, there was no warning. Did you know they could do that??

[spoileralert]

Shit

no, I didn't know that. Rhys wasn't really in a condition to explain much

Things have been consistent for a while now, I guess it's going to keep getting worse from here.

[phaseshifter]

Probably much worse, yes.

[ ...Okay, that's the second time she's wanted to tell comforting lies and been unable to. TESTING TIME.

One failed attempt at saying "my eyes are red" later, it's obvious. CAN'T LIE. SUPER. A++. COOL BEANS. ]

Perhaps it's supposed to serve as motivation? Really crappy, ineffective motivation dispensed by someone who has no freaking idea about anything. :||||||

[spoileralert]

[ That's... a little harsh for Angel, honestly. ]

How are you doing anyway? What did you lose?

[phaseshifter]

I'm freaking out just a little. I lost the ability to lie.

You couldn't have asked that BEFORE I worked it out?? Geez!!!

[ GOD, STEPH!!! ]

[spoileralert]

You mean like the instant you woke up? I'll try to do that next time. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Could have been a lot worse, you know.

[phaseshifter]

I know, I know. I'm not missing any limbs or senses. I'll take what I've got.
(And it's messed up, but I prefer this to what I lost last time, sooooo!!) :IIII;;;

[spoileralert]

It's not going to get you accidentally killed or possibly murdered, so I'm pretty happy with it.

[phaseshifter]

You HOPE it isn't going to get me killed or murdered. Don't count your threshers before they're spawned. :P

[spoileralert]

I am definitely not spawning any threshers, so I'm going to count them as zero???

Maybe just avoid talking to any short fuses until you know you can talk them down.

[phaseshifter]

That's just *asking* for surprise threshers to burst from every orifice, you know. And if anyone gets mad at me I'll just do the face at them. The one with the eyes?? It usually works. :VVVV

[spoileralert]

Darling there are some people that just absolutely won't work on. Like House. Don't give House puppy eyes he hates that.

[phaseshifter]

You know that doesn't make me want to do the puppy eyes at him any less, right. Good thing he isn't the murdery type. :P

[spoileralert]

Make sure you film it. I think he's forgotten I play on hug-attacking him >:D

[phaseshifter]

Oh my god please love yourself

[spoileralert]

That's what I have Zach for, duh

[phaseshifter]

I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT AND YOU KNOW IT >:IIIIIIII

[spoileralert]

How am I supposed to resist an opening like that, come on!

Anyway it'll be fun, I finally have an excuse to use my skills. It would be too easy to sneak up on him, so I'm going straightforward, all out.

[phaseshifter]

...That's what she said?

[ IS SHE DOING THIS RIGHT ]

And rather you than me. You must have a strong stomach. And a high tolerance to crotchety old douchebags whining at you. >:P