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[jumpthegun]

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casually makes this preemptively tragic

[devoutish]

Thanks.

[He'll listen to those later, when he has time to mull it all over.]

I spoke with Duster. Fiona's not with them; she must be in another part of the building. It'll be good to hear her voice.

i hate you

[jumpthegun]

I messaged her a few hours ago. Haven't heard back from her, yet. I'll let you know if I do before you do. I know she doesn't get on with Duster. Might be she's avoiding him.

[devoutish]

Yeah. They clash a bit, yeah. He's not fond of her jokes, and she knows it; she picks.

[jumpthegun]

[And you needle, Alfie. It's no wonder you get along.]

Mm... I dunno if it still stands now you're alive, but Duster and I... he said he'd work with me. Thanks for... whatever you said to him.

[devoutish]

I didn't tell him to forgive you, if that's what you're thinking.

[jumpthegun]

I didn't say he forgave me. [There's a difference, Alfie, and John's aware of it.] If you wouldn't mind telling him he's creepy when he twirls his weapons around people, though, I'd be much obliged.

[devoutish]

[Sorry, Watson. The thought of that makes Alfie grin.]

I'm sure he knows it.

[But the fleeting amusement fades quickly. He's really not in a very good mood - because of what had happened to him, because of his surroundings, and because of the news Watson has brought him. And then there's something else - a general sense of uneasiness and vague confusion that he's started to feel, but hasn't voiced yet.

Hopefully it's just caused by the building, and will be gone as soon as he can leave in the morning.]

Feel like talking a while, mate? I'm gonna be stuck in here for the night.

[There won't be much else for him to do.]

[jumpthegun]

[John's throat hurts along with the rest of him, and he... doesn't actually feel much like talking, but he will. He's just glad to hear Alfie's voice again.]

Sure. Anything particular you'd like to talk about?

[devoutish]

No. I suppose that makes things difficult, doesn't it.

[jumpthegun]

I could tell you a few other things that've happened since you've been gone? Beckett died and left his notes with Brian. Something else to listen to, if you'd like.

[He includes a link.]

He's back now, too, just last night.

The people in the museum seem to be getting along to clearing a path through the debris. And Zell's group trapped an anomaly in the loo at the firehouse. Apparently, it was still there after they left and came back a day later.

[bookofnope]

Maybe [static]ven wrong. I could still be dying my first death. It'd be a long hallucination, but the human mind is capab[static]ide the truth from itself.

[All in the same tone of hazy contemplation. He's frankly grateful to be too sleepy to panic anymore.]

I le[static]apel this morning. Heading East. Don't expect I'll go too far.

[devoutish]

And what did they do with it? What happened next?

[jumpthegun]

As far as I've been told, it's just rattling around in there still. They tried talking to it, but that didn't do anything.

[devoutish]

No brave souls have volunteered to study it?

[jumpthegun]

Kunsel just put up a post asking for ideas on what to do with it and warning people about it. That Hange person seems like they want to study it. Reckon Merlwyb would want to, as well. She was looking to catch one. But I think that's the group over at the museum.

[devoutish]

Fucking hell. I'm gonna have a lot to catch up on, aren't I. If I could see--

[jumpthegun]

You did give us a scare taking so long to get back. I know at least Jim and Zack might be down where you are. Zack with a 'k.' If you contact them, they might be able to help you out in the morning. Angel and Rhys are down here somewhere, too. Not sure where.

[devoutish]

I know Angel and Rhys.

[So he'd prefer them.]

I'm gonna end up outside on my own tomorrow, and I don't know the buildings down here well. But there's one next door, yeah? One I can point myself at and walk to blindly with little trouble?

[He's still worried about the Joker, but that goes without saying.]

[jumpthegun]

You're directly next to the fire station. Or it looks like there's a building due west on House's map.

The aquarium's northwest, but there's going to be me, the person I'm treating and maybe two other people here tomorrow. Dunno if you wanna risk that.

[He's blind. At least he won't be able to see how bad off John is if he comes.]

[devoutish]

[Oh Watson, he'll circle back to how terrible you sound soon enough.]

Due west it is, then. I don't want to walk long in the snow in this state.

[jumpthegun]

Good idea. I can try to guide you, at least, and if you want to contact Rhys and Angel, let them know you're in Building #165. On the bright side, I suppose, at least you've got your clothes this time.

[devoutish]

And my supplies, short one letter opener.

[jumpthegun]

That wouldn't be the letter opener Duster was twirling around, would it?

[devoutish]

It would be, yeah. Good with it, isn't he.

[jumpthegun]

Seems to be, yeah. Learned from the best?