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Video > Text | No, you can't keep a good (wo)man down

[The broadcast starts with Jo centered pretty well, and she's talking up a storm. Well, for a few moments anyway. The video, despite her lips moving, is silent and she stops mid-sentence to clear her throat.

Her voice does not return and her expression falls, a frown settling itself firmly on her face. Fuck. Something was wrong. Actually she wasn't sure if she couldn't speak or hear, but both were troublesome.

The video ends abruptly. Seconds later, a text follows.]

Is it safe? What's going on?

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If someone offers you escort, I'm in the clinic set up by the hot springs. Don't try to come alone.

I have a weapon again. I can get there.

[ He knows better than to argue with her. If she thinks she's up for it, then. ]

Be careful, Jo.

I'll be okay.

[And she actually does take her time to be careful, only directly engaging one or two Null on her way to Love's hot springs. It takes her a little bit to find Pell but when she does she wraps her arms around him tightly.]

[ What is this lightly business you are getting hugged within an inch of your life, Jo. He's looking ragged at this point in the game, mussed and bloody and his braid is frizzy like he hasn't bothered to brush it out in days, very unlike him. But it's good to have Jo back. ]

It's so good to see you. I was worried that with Hope injured...

[She looks worried, but she just nods. She was worried too, before her death, and she's glad that she is back. Even if she can't say that right now.

She pulls out her phone and types quickly.]

Good to see you too, even if you could look better.

Well excuse you.

[ He's smiling, though, doesn't actually look offended. And lifts a hand to her throat curiously. ]

Let's see what's wrong here...

[She stays still and quiet. It would take an act of a god to do that, and it did.]

[ It feels strange. Not like an injury or sickness but something wrong nevertheless. Maybe not something that needs to be healed, but. ]

Hmm. I could try... something. But it might be safer to wait for one of the gods to fix it.

[She frowns at him, typing something on her phone and lifting it to show him.]

Not waiting. Try it.

...alright. Try not to panic, but if it hurts stop me.

[ Humans have complained about the sensation of being healed before, and this is something more than that. Something he's only ever done once, and it wasn't quite on purpose then -- changing a thing by imposing his will. Like how he ordered Ulaume gone. He focuses on his own memory of Jo's voice, and wills her to speak. To be able to speak. It probably feels horrible, being compelled in such a way, but it isn't exactly painful and something is shifting in her throat. ]

[It does hurt, but Jo's hurt before and she doesn't try to make him stop. She coughs at the sensation, as if that will help whatever is happening.]

Pell? [It almost doesn't sound like her, raspy and quiet, but it's close. She takes a breath and clears her throat.]

Need a drink.

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