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[The message today is in text, because she doesn't want anyone to hear how her voice shakes or see how exhausted she is.]

I know there's a lot going on right now, so I'll keep this quick.

Anyone who knew Ellie Linton, she's gone back to her own war, about ten days ago, so if you were worried about not having seen her around, that's why. Sorry for not contacting people privately, it was a little hard to keep up with who all she knew.

[And maybe there's part of her that just didn't want to deal with having the same conversation over and over again.

This is easier.]

For our new arrivals: my name's Steph, welcome to our temporary moon base, feel free to get in touch if there's anything I can help with. This is my tenth month since arriving, so I know a thing or two.

I also wouldn't mind some sparring partners. Or if anyone wants to learn how to fight, I know about twenty different martial arts styles and I'm happy to teach people to defend themselves. Anything to help keep busy.

That's it from me, have a nice day, everyone.

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[text] he's so good at this

[anotheryosuke]

........ steph brown????

[text] dramatic sigh

[controlledvariable]

yes

[Any other week and she might be inclined to say a little more, but she doesn't have the energy.]

[crossbearing]

Here whenever you want to punch my face.

( She's sorry Ellie is gone, she's sorry Steph is hurting, but she suspects Steph will have heard and hear enough of that.

And it didn't really make hearing about Vic being gone any easier for all the apologies she got, either. )

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[controlledvariable]

i'd rather not punch anyone's face, in all honesty

[Despite asking for sparring partners...

That's different from what Helena is offering, and she's growing tired of that kind of violence.]

[speakveryclearly]

Did You Say Martial Arts Styles
I Would Be Very Interested In That

[controlledvariable]

yeah, do you have any background or would we be starting from scratch?

[She doesn't mind either way, but it's good to know.]

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[praevikaan]

Steph,

I would be glad to spar with you. Do you know sinj'amn? It is my discipline.

Thank you,

Sikoyja.



[Who hasn't figured out she doesn't have to treat this like a letter writing system? This girl.]

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[controlledvariable]

[It's okay Steph will teach her the ways of lazy texting.]

I don't know it by name, but it might be similar to something we have back home. If you give me a demonstration I'll be ableto tell for sure.

Are you free tomorrow?

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[commentboxtroll]

[ Oh. Well then. ]

i guess i need to find someone new to argue pointlessly with now. thanks for letting us know.

[ Translation: he's going to miss her. A little. Yeah... ]

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[controlledvariable]

isn't that what your girlfriend's for?

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[getoffmyearth]

Wow, really? Twenty?

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[controlledvariable]

give or take. i'm not as good in some of them as others, but we're encouraged to learn as many styles as possible. sticking to one makes you too easy to predict.

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[governorkang]

I understand that feeling of needing to keep busy. It looks like you've got no shortage of volunteers, but you can add my name to the list for sparring partners.

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[controlledvariable]

thanks, i don't think i'm going to fill up my schedule no matter how many volunteers i get, so the more the merrier.

[Maybe if she slept like a normal person she'd have less free time.]

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[beardedflannel]

[ Since he doesn't know about them... ]

Was she a friend of yours?

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[controlledvariable]

girlfriend

[please don't let that be a problem, she doesn't want to have to move again.]

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[quackery]

you don't have to apologize. thank you for telling us

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[controlledvariable]

it's the least i could do.

how are you, ahiru?

[She worries]

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[fishnetted]

I didn't get to meet her as much as I wanted, but Ellie was a great girl.

Only twenty?

That explains a lot of things.

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[controlledvariable]

is

[She's gone, not dead, so they can still refer to her in present tense.]

i've only been doing this for five years, give me time to catch up

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[lar]

I totally need some martial arts in my life.

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[controlledvariable]

sure thing. is there any style you're particularly interested in learning?

[crocodilesmiles]

♥

You don't happen to know anything pretty decent to work on from the chair, do you? My friends back home were way more into it than I was, but I figure by now... anyway, you know I love you, right? Hugs and tea anytime. Break brought up a whole bunch!

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[controlledvariable]

i do, actually. i regularly get my ass handed to me by a woman in a wheelchair back home, so i could just teach you what she does

[Or she could see if Babs wants to talk to Collette, but secret ID things, so she won't start with that offer.]

and i know, i love you too. i'm not gonna ask how he managed to bring up a bunch of hugs.

[She knows that isn't what Collette meant, but... jokes???]

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[troublemancy]

skjbdvksjvGUG

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[troublemancy]

Ste

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[lucency]

I've had some combat experience, but maybe not enough (the past couple of weeks have opened my eyes to that). I wouldn't mind learning.

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[controlledvariable]

sure thing. what kind of experience have you got?

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[hyanaimne]

I would be interested in some sparring, if you are still looking for partners.

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[controlledvariable]

definitely still looking for partners

what's your background?

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[vaccination]

holy shit that's a lot

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[controlledvariable]

some of my friends know three times that many

[Endlessly comparing herself to the other Bats]

not here

[lazyinlove]

[But that sucks. Not just because she's gone, but because she doesn't even get to escape her war troubles. It's just sucks on a handful of different levels.]

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[small_berserker]

I know how to fight and my injuries heal right away. I'll spar with you.

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[controlledvariable]

hopefully i won't be hitting anyone hard enough that instant healing is necessary

[because that was a little bit alarming!!]

what sort of fighting have you done?

[text]

[muskets]

Are you still looking for sparring partners?

[text]

[controlledvariable]

i am, yeah.

interested?

[voice]

[oldsoldiersneverdie]

[There's a little bit of silence - unspoken is the 'I'm sorry', because he knows that if Steph needs to hear that, she'll get it from better people than him]

If you ever want to spar, you can come find me.

[voice]

[controlledvariable]

[She appreciates it]

Thanks, Nate. I might take you up on that. [a beat, and:] How are you?

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[bumbles]

H-Hey.

( A pause, teeth dragged over his lip. )

I'm, um. Up-- up for sparring w-whenever-- whenever, uh.

( Something shaken. He doesn't know what he'd do if Max left, and there are people he hasn't seen in too long. )

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[controlledvariable]

Hey.

[She's gotten pretty used to Donny's half-finished sentences, so all she adds is:]

You doing okay?

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[argentite]

Hey. You know I'm there to spar if you ever need to.

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[controlledvariable]

thanks.

reckon you could teach me how to use a bow? i figure it can't hurt to learn something new.

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[aphrodisiacs]

FUCK

[ ellie had been one of the first people alisha had met here. and to hear that she's gone home? she's taken such a beating from this place over the last few weeks that she's not quite sure how to even process this information. losing people is something she should be a pro at by now, but it still makes her want to crumble. ]

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thanks steph

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[controlledvariable]

no problem.

you doing okay?