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[littletonoidea]

"This is the audio log of Communications Officer Doug Eiffel of the-- previously of the U.S.S Hephaestus, leave a message and I'll see if I can bear to drag myself away from whatever utterly engaging task I must be doing to not notice my comms--"

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[cactusy]

You remember the friend I told you about? The dead one who my deal is for.

[tHe FrIeNd I tOlD yOu AbOuT you straight up told him that you two were in love with each other, Shaw.

Look, good things can be overwhelming, too, and she still looks more than a little dazed here.]

[littletonoidea]

[His eyes widen. Oh he heard what you meant the first time, sister.]

No. Oh my god.

[cactusy]

Eiffel--

[What does she do!! She closes her eyes for a second or two, then blinks them open and stares at his hands rather than meeting his gaze.]

How are you handling this?

[littletonoidea]

You heard me screaming from the rooftops, right? I got it all out of my system, had a few people help me screw my head back on. And also then she broke Hilbert's arm, so I had to put my warden hat back on for a while.

[He leans back on the couch, pulling his cigarette and lighter out.]

But it's... I dunno. I'm still not over it. It's gonna take a while to get used to.

[cactusy]

Do you think it's weird that it happened to both of us at the exact same time?

[Feels a little contrived and not real!]

[littletonoidea]

[The question helps him simmer down a little.]

...I dunno. I guess it's kinda hinged on whether you think there's something linking them? And if it's just the two of us, I'm not sure that's a decent sample size.

[cactusy]

[She closes her eyes again, rolls that answer around in her head for a few long moments, and then nods.]

Okay.

I never freak out. Not my thing. But I'm, uh-- doing my version of it.

[Root.]

[littletonoidea]

Mind Majorly Blown in C minor, always a classic.

[As if he knows anything about musical notation.]

Is there... anything I can do to try and help? I'm a great distraction?

[cactusy]

You're helping now.

[Just being around him helps.]

Seriously, I don't just come here because of the zero-g; you know that, right?