ｖｏｉｃｅ.

[clario]

[ so baby's gone. the one person she had any kind of rapport with. sweet pea doesn't know whether to laugh or to cry. she had done a bit of both and wondered when the hell she turned into such a sensitive flower.

baby's departure doesn't mean shit in the long run. sweet pea's still here and she still needs to get back, though it seems more and more like she should only wait until she is sent back—because she has to be. she cannot entertain another thought.

but it's only now hitting her how very alone she is. no family, no friends. no rocket, no baby, not even amber or blondie. she keeps to her room, cleaning her weapons. when she feels in control, she turns on the tablet. ]

Babydoll's gone. [ sweet pea manages to keep a brisk tone of voice. it's even convincing. ] She said she'd had some things going with some of you. Whatever it was, let me know and I'll do my best to hold up her end of the bargain.

[ a little pause. her otherwise professional veneer cracks. ]

If you didn't meet her, you missed your fucking chance.


locked to ROBB
Think we can we move our practice up to today? I could use the exercise.

Comments

text;

[falla]

Sorry to hear your friend is gone.

permaudio.

[clario]

Yeah, that seems to be the common sentiment.

[ she is in a Mood. :| ]

permatext because stutter

[falla]

I doubt anyone would be happy of seeing someone lose a friend here. It's bad enough we're stuck.

voice, private.

[bumbles]

W-would, um. You like some c-company?

yeah that thing

[clario]

[ the tablet captures a slow exhalation of breath. ]

I'm not really good company right now.

:|b

[bumbles]

Doesn't um, m-matter. Sometimes it's just uh, g-good to-- to b-be around p-people.

( Not to be alone, really. ) We c-can um, just-- just sit, or something.

[boundbyheart]

She and I used to spar. But I don't need it anymore.

[clario]

Fine.

[boundbyheart]

She was good at it, I guess.

voice;

[allucinator]

I, uh, I don't really know you, but-- she was a good person. And I'm sorry to see her gone.

[A beat. He huffs out a dark laugh.]

I never get used to people leavin'. It's stupid, you think I would-- but I never do.

voice;

[clario]

That makes two of us.

[ she says it distantly, mechanically. the result of not being in a mood to talk, but needing to say something anyway. ]

voice;

[allucinator]

You wanna I should come over, we can share a drink and talk?

voice

[hyanaimne]

Ah . . . I am sorry to hear she is gone. We only spoke once, but she was very kind to me.

voice

[clario]

Is. Is very kind.

[ the distinction is important. ]

voice

[hyanaimne]

[there's a moment of silence, before:]

But is that not . . . incorrect in this language's grammar?

[it's an honestly curious tone]

text | private

[controlledvariable]

i'm sorry she's gone, let me know if there's anything i can do to help.

[It's not hard to pick up Sweet Pea's attitude, but the offer is there just in case.]

[clario]

[ by now she's pissed off enough by the constant stream of "I'm sorry" to want to throw something. rather than say something she'll regret later, she ignores the message. ]

video | private.

[wolfskin]

[ robb's expression is as unreadable as it comes, he gives her no pity for nor condolences for her knows her well enough by now to know she would not like it. he simple nods. ]

Aye, we can.

video | private.

[clario]

[ king. right. she flicks on video just in time for him to catch a brief flash of gratitude in her eyes. ]

Thanks. Usual time?

Text

[lazyinlove]

seriously? You're sure?

[Wow. That...really sucks.]

permaudio.

[clario]

Wouldn't be announcing it if I wasn't.

voice »

[aphrodisiacs]

[ alisha gets kidnapped today but w/e w/e she knows babydoll and it's enough for her to pull herself out of her little hole prior to the snatching and say something. ]

Shit. Seriously?

[ well, duh, alisha. but babydoll was perhaps the first person she met in this place. she was the first person to make alisha feel like not all hope was lost. ]

Sorry you lost her. She was a really good person.

voice »

[clario]

She is. [ the continued use of past tense has her about to scream. ] I haven't lost her. She'll be fine.

[ they're all getting out, all of them, they have to, they have to-- ]

[stillbetter]

[That can't be a pleasant feeling.]

I'm sorry - by 'gone', you mean... back home-?

[clario]

Unless the Initiative is lying about where people go.

[ and now she's worried about that too. good job, self. well done. ]