Sorry, just making sure. You all came out in a pretty rough state, and these things have been getting worse and worse each week. The other guys weren't much better either. [ the grin fades to something more neutral. ] How're you feeling?
Okay, well, I'm really glad you're not dead, but that really doesn't fill me with confidence about how this went for you guys. [ man. ] ...where'd you end up?
Rescue missions aren't uncommon. Ganymede's told me about a few they've tried to do before. [ he does not tell her how that ended. ] Were they trapped then?
[ ...of course it was a source. anyway he is in fact noting she is distracted, but he's just monitoring her and talking to her to try and get her to reconnect to the topic. ]
Yeah... [ blinking... ] -- Yeah, I gave it a good whack! Or two or three. And then everything went crazy, and Metis finished it off, and I think that stopped it...
Hey! [ dodges on instinct even if he's not in the line of fire. ] Okay, okay, wait a minute! What do you--talk to me. How do you know it's still there?
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Sorry, just making sure. You all came out in a pretty rough state, and these things have been getting worse and worse each week. The other guys weren't much better either. [ the grin fades to something more neutral. ] How're you feeling?
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[ or were you guys on your own... ]
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That's...please tell me you guys didn't get swallowed.
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It tried to grab me, but Metis saved me.
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...so okay. Weird fleshy place. What were you guys doing there?
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[ she looks vaguely distracted again... ]
... Oh, and, we had to destroy the source of the whole creepy phenomenon.
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[ ...of course it was a source. anyway he is in fact noting she is distracted, but he's just monitoring her and talking to her to try and get her to reconnect to the topic. ]
What even was the source?
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It was like... a seed? But it was big, and it like... pulsed with some kind of energy.
It was hard to get near it...
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But you guys managed to, right? You made it back here, so...something happened to complete the mission. [ right???? ]
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Anise. [ tentatively. ] What's the last thing you actually remember happening?
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So why won't it go away!?
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Why won't what go away? [ HELLO? he is realizing that perhaps there is an effect here and he dislikes that. ]
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[ she throws the water cup he gave her. ]
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Like this creepy, heavy presence... It makes it hard to think.
[ she wraps her arms around herself, like she's just trying to hold on to something. ]
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