❥ 007 video

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video.

[Daneca comes to easily enough and at first, it doesn't set right in that she's been asleep for all this time. It's not until she picks up the communicator that she notices the disparity in time and covers her mouth in silent shock. Daneca spends time flipping through some of the network posts as she is wont to always do her research/homework.]

[Timidly, she turns the feed on.]

So, um, I obviously missed a few things. I was in one of those comas and from the looks of it for about a month. Sorry if I worried anyone. I think I'm okay though. I don't feel groggy or anything like that, which is weird. I'm glad things were relatively quiet for around here. No zombies or anything like that.

[She smiles faintly.]

Anyway, I guess we also have some new people while I was out. My name's Daneca. Sorry I wasn't able to say hi when you first arrived.

private - cassel.

Are you okay?

[The underlying question being, of course, did you do anything stupid while she was out cold.]

private - scott.

I saw the network. Are you... Do you need anything?

private - bond.

You didn't poison yourself with alcohol while I was asleep, did you?

Comments

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[lastrat]

I'll keep it in mind.

[No he won't. This is like saying he'll pet a unicorn later. u_u]

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[advocacy]

You gotta retire some day, right?

private

[lastrat]

Not really.

private

[advocacy]

You can't do it forever though.

private

[lastrat]

I'm well aware.

private

[advocacy]

James, you're not going to die on the job.

private

[lastrat]

[This is both hilarious and depressing.]

Then I suppose I'll be working forever after all.

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[advocacy]

[At least Daneca isn't the type to stick her fingers in her ears and sing "la la la" at the top of her lungs because she's definitely not listening to this crap coming out of his mouth.]

You will not.

You're gonna get sick of it eventually and you're going to retire. You'll probably get married, maybe have a few kids, and get fat and old like everybody else.

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[lastrat]

[That's really a shame because he is totally the type to do that.]

I absolutely will not.

[Really hard to tell what part he's offended by.]

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[advocacy]

You absolutely will so. You're human, not an automaton.

private

[lastrat]

There's the rub.

I'm not being maudlin. Double-ohs don't have a high life expectancy.

private

[advocacy]

You could always break the mold.

private

[lastrat]

I'm not entirely certain why you're trying to give me a pep talk.

[What he really means is staaaaaaahp]

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[advocacy]

I have a month to make up for. God only knows how much liver damage you managed to do while I was asleep.

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[lastrat]

I'm on a list for a liver transplant. Your concern is appreciated.

[Annoying. He definitely means annoying.]

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[advocacy]

Then shouldn't you be proving to them that you won't just wreck that new liver next?

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[lastrat]

Benefits of being on government payroll. No need to prove anything.

private

[advocacy]

How very noble of you.

[Bond pls.]

private

[lastrat]

Shouldn't you be catching up with your friends?

private

[advocacy]

Is that your passive way of telling me we're not friends? Because you haven't hung up on me so I'm going to say that's some pretty poor evidence.

private

[lastrat]

[Stop getting his goat.]

It's my passive aggressive way of suggesting you find someone else to harass.

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[advocacy]

But you're the only one I get this much of a rise out of.

private

[lastrat]

If you got a rise out of me, I'd be shooting at you.

private

[advocacy]

You would not.

private

[lastrat]

I've a terrible temper, ask anyone.