002✖; (voice)

[circumitus]

"Good news is, it would seem it's true, in that it's possible to return home. The bad news is that it's also possible to be bounced back here like it never happened. Lost -- or gained, depending on how you look at it -- about three weeks of time. Some shit, is what it was."

[Rey wants her money back.

[Also she sounds like hell, and the only reason she isn't resorting to text is because she can't keep her hands still long enough to manage the letters. Her voice, similarly, is strained and shaky, but that's why she isn't using the video function. Her face looks much worse.]

"Secondly, it appears that the dam is active. We now have hydroelectricity to help power the city. That's one less thing for Hope to bitch about, so don't break it.

"It's still going to need upkeep from time to time, though. Going to handle that personally, but am going to need some help with that right now." [Pause.] "Please."

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voice

[unitas]

You sound like shit, Rey. [ It's a little forward, and a little worried, but she moves easily to her next words. ] Anything you need, I'm willing to do.

voice

[circumitus]

[Gee, thanks, Sharon. You're such a pal. Rey can at least appreciate a little forwardness.]

Feel like shit, too. [She coughs. It's a hard knock life, being beaten up, stabbed, and impaled.] No worries, though. Will be fine. Have survived worse than this.

voice

[unitas]

Yeah, I think I'm going to worry until you sound at least half as better as you do now. [ a beat, and then: ] What happened?

voice

[circumitus]

Had a rough few weeks home. [There's an attempt at breaking her usual monotone to sound a little good natured, so not to concern Sharon further. It's probably pointless.] May or may not be scrapped for parts, soon.

[Yeah, it's pointless.]

voice

[unitas]

[ Rey. No. ]

Hardy har har, Rey. [ :| ] Do you need help? A mechanic... or something?

voice

[circumitus]

Already working on seeing a doctor. Am more organic than synthetic, so can bleed just like you. [Especially after being impaled.]

voice

[unitas]

So, you're going to be all right? This doctor will be able to patch you up?

voice;

[closerift]

[ Good, this is... god, in some ways. They're learning, gaining experiences that not many of them have had before. ]

Do you remember anything strange happening just before you left here? And... what was it like when you returned? Was it the same as when we arrive, in the coliseum?

voice;

[circumitus]

Can't tell you much, sorry to say. Don't remember leaving, and doubt anyone would be able to confirm when that happened, living alone and all.

Woke up in the Colosseum, though. Same as the day of arrival.

voice;

[closerift]

That's all right. I've yet to hear of someone who's gone and come back with memories of it.

[ Rey had come back in the midst of the new arrivals: that isn't unexpected. ]

There's a certain pattern to it, then. I think more and more that it really is out of their control.

voice;

[circumitus]

[Le shrug.]

Doesn't sound like there is enough data to really determine a pattern yet, but perhaps.

voice;

[closerift]

Not after over half of a year? I think it speaks enough to the beginnings of a pattern, at the very least.

[ Now that she's thinking about it, the dates do seem to line up... ]

voice;

[circumitus]

Doesn't seem like any more a pattern than the one in which random people from random points in time and worlds are brought here in the first place.

[Rey's stopped trying to look for something greater in the grand scheme of things. Or a grand scheme in general.]

voice

[attagirl]

The hell happened to you?

[ he doesn't really have questions about any of the contents of her message. they make sense, or at least enough sense for him to just accept it. ]

voice

[circumitus]

Hell happened.

[Sigh.] Long story short, might've infiltrated a prison, which entertained the warden after staging a jailbreak and killing off some of her staff.

voice

[attagirl]

[ it takes axton a moment to absorb all of that, but he gives a sort of thoughtful grunt when he does. ]

Sounds like a hell of a time, at least.

voice

[circumitus]

Wish it was possible to say that it was fun, but it was the very opposite of fun.

[She's almost glad to be back.]

voice

[attagirl]

Hell - drag me along next time, then. [ as if it were possible. ]

voice

[circumitus]

[If only.]

Sure. Will pencil you in to the schedule in the event of a return trip. If there ever is one. [Is that sarcasm in her monotone?]

[watashinonamaewa]

[ No point in nagging her about getting rest. Rey is just as stubborn as Killy and it drives Cibo crazy. ]

I wouldn't mind going with you to take a look at the generator setup. When are you planning to go over there?

[circumitus]

[Damn right she's stubborn. Seems to be a trait she's absorbed from her brother.]

Whenever, really. Don't have much else going on. [Other than the fact that she shouldn't be doing much at all until her cells allow her to heal. Noooo, someone's gotta push herself.]

[watashinonamaewa]

[ gdit, ruh. stop that. ]

Uh... How about—

[ What's a week from today?

Wait. She can't just say a week from today. That's way too obvious.

Something inconspicuous that gives her enough time to rest. ]

—first thing next week?

[ Nailed it. ]

[circumitus]

["YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO. YOU'RE NOT EVEN MY REAL MOM."]

...

First thing next week, sure. Don't think the dam is going to be going anywhere before then.

[doesn't suspect a thing]

[watashinonamaewa]

What's the story with the dam, by the way? Did you have help building it or was it already there?

[ Cibo is learning that sometimes things just suddenly exist here in Hadriel. ]

Did anyone get a second look at the generator?

[circumitus]

Had help building it. Started it a few months back, shortly after arriving. Hope claims to provide food and power to the city, and suggested taking a break from giving us one over the other in order to conserve his "energy". Turned out the asshole decided to slack off on feeding us and gave that task over to Fear and Rage. You can imagine how well that turned out.

[She's not bitter about it or anything.]

As for the generator... We do have some hands working on it, but wouldn't say no to more help if you know anything.