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[Despite everything that's happened in the last few days, Steph looks positively cheery as she comes onto the screen, dressed in civvies with her hair pulled back into a loose ponytail. She might not have worn the particular suit for a couple years now, but she's all Robin, all grins and charm, because she doesn't have the energy to be anything else.]

Hey, guys, I know this is kinda last minute, but there's been a change in plans with the whole cookie thing this month. [She holds up a hand as if silencing comments that aren't actually going to come, because this is pre-recorded.] I know, I know, I'm not exactly the regular guy that does this, but don't adjust your sets, Jesse's just come down with a hell of a cold, so I'm gonna run things this time 'round.

For those of you who don't know, I'm Steph, hi, I don't bite very hard.

[Steph pls]

Since Jesse's sick, we figured it'd be best not to cook in his kitchen, 'cause I'm sure we don't wanna give the newbies the sniffles when they first show up. If anyone who's normally involved would like to volunteer their kitchen to be the base of operations, I would love you forever, but if not we can just use my place, 104.

[And a briefly apologetic look because she hasn't actually asked her roommates. Sorry guys.]

We'll still be doing it on the 31st, starting early and hopefully finishing early so we can all head over to Ella's party, and the tent will be set up at the same time on the first, you'll just have me co-ordinating things intead of Jesse.

If anyone has any questions or concerns, now's the time to voice them, if not, I'll see you on the 31st, either at mine, or I'll update this if we get a volunteer.

Thanks.

[A lazy salute, and the feed cuts.]

[[OOC: Same ooc stuff applies; there won't be a log for this but feel free to say characters participated! The thread in the welcome log will still go up and everything will go the same, it'll just be Steph instead of Jesse wrangling things c: ]]

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( Excuse you. She sees this, and sticks her head into the kitchen. )

We're doing what?

Hey Steph! Can I help at all? We could use our kitchen. Gilbert will survive the heart trauma. (He's a nervous man!) And uh... which sort of sick is Jesse?

I did mention I was taking over the whole cookies thing.

[Sorry.]

hey, coll, thanks. if you check that your roomies are cool with it, having another kitchen to use would be a great help.

and he's the kind of sick where it's not really my place to talk about it.

[Considering the way Collette asked the question, Steph figures she knows more than most people do, but she doesn't want to say too much.

She doesn't want to say he tried to kill himself]

( It's not like she's actually mad. She's just... Ellie.

A moment of pause, nodding, and then-- )

Bikkie tent.

( How many times is she going to have this stupid conversation? Forever. Because again, she's Ellie. )

I'll ask Bertie real fast. Cookie Monster will be fine with it, he'll just be stealing cookies the whole time anyway. It's his nature!

Is he -- at home? Up for visitors?

( Last time he'd gone hard and fast and sunken eyed through the withdrawals. Months back, he'd blown up a train hoping to end something that she suspects might have led back to himself.

She doesn't know that he's tried this, now, but if she did learn, it wouldn't be as surprising as it might have been. )

Yeah, the bikkie tent.

[Her smile this fond, if a little exasperated]

It's just is once, promise.

Edited 2013-08-30 01:13 (UTC)

Ah . . . it is a shame to hear he is sick. I hope he feels better soon.

[Her voice is bright, because she knows what happened with Jesse, and she only gets bright and perky like this when she's lying.]

Oh, that's no good. Is he okay? Does he have a fever?

[She doesn't want to deal with anyone associated with Saul right now, but it's not really Sonya's fault, so Steph swallows her annoyance.]

No fever, and he's not doing too bad, we just figured it'd be better if he wasn't handling food and took the time to rest, instead.

[She's not the world's best liar, but she can tell them easily enough when it's necessary.]

[She answers at once, with a relentless edge in her voice.]

Yeah, that makes sense. Is he accepting visitors?

[Wow that sure puts her on edge, even if she tries not to let it show.]

I can't say for sure, but I'd go with no just in case he's not feeling up to it. You could always text him and see how he feels?

[Spoiler: she's not Jesse's fucking messenger or body guard, she's just telling the lie because she knows how much he means to a lot of people here, and she doesn't want to be the one to ruin that.]

I'm sure he'll be back on his feet in no time.

[No she's not, but she can smile and sound like she means it.]

Do you think that's okay? I wouldn't want to wake him up if he was sleeping or something. What sort of state was he in when you left him?

Mm . . . I hope so.

I can still help if you wish . . . I cannot bake, but I can do something else if you would like. [the offer is tentative, but earnest]

Ill? Are you sure?

[The fifteen-year-old girl on the other end of the line isn't questioning Jesse's condition out of skepticism - she's clearly bought the entire story hook, line, and sinker - but rather concern.]

I knew we'd gone too long without attracting the ire of the United Earth...

I'm pretty sure these things have a silent feature, his fault if he didn't set it to that. [With a smile! Like it's a joke, like she doesn't kind of want to punch Jesse in his stupid face.] He was just kinda run down and congested, I think he's really just planning to sleep it off.

[Leave her alone, Sonya.]

I'm sure, but I don't think it's the UE's doing, just a common cold. He'll be fine in a few days, we just don't want him getting anyone else sick.

[Why do so many people like that piece of shit?

Questions she'll never stop asking herself.]

Oh, that doesn't seem like much of a cold, then.

[needle needle needle]

At the run-down-and-congested stage, I think you've stopped shedding viruses. So he could help out.

He could, but I'd rather play it safe and give him a chance to recover. We also don't want him out in the cold and wet on the day all the newbies come in.

[She wants to switch it to private and just ask Sonya what the fuck she wants, instead of playing this game, but that might open up too many questions.]

[Hey. That inarticulate motherfucker reminds her of someone.

Granted, she's actually utterly innocent to how much they have in common in the lines of criminal lifestyle.]

That's what one of the best Transports we have told me days before she was claimed by multiple life-support machines on account of the plague.

Oh, but he loves newbie-day. It's heartbreaking depriving him.

[do it steph do it you be the one to break do it]

It's his choice, and there'll be another one next month, I'm sure he'll be fine.

[NO]

Why'd he ask you to make the announcement, anyway?

I was in their apartment talking to Lisbeth, and when I realized that he was sick I offered to help out for this month. He was fine to let me to do, so I guess he knows he needs the rest.

[Lisbeth wherever you are pls don't fuck this up somehow.]

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