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[studieswaitressing]

[When the feed switches on, there's the chiding tone of an Initiative worker in the background that Raven has to shrug off. It's obvious from the stark white pillow and the meticulously cleaned walls behind her that she's in one of their holding facilities, and if the bandaging over her shoulder is any indication, it's their medical ward.

He voice rises as she speaks, until she's nearly shouting.]

You know, I was just waiting for something like this to happen. What, was one of you trying to lull me into a false sense of security before you tried to finish me off?

[She's angry now that she's pretty sure she's not going to die, and rightfully so. It isn't as if she's ever really felt like she belonged among regular people, and this just seems to be justification that people here didn't believe it either.

She can already hear Charles' voice: It was an isolated incident, Raven. Everyone was going to make excuses. She's quieter when she speaks next, at least at first, but she's still irritated.]

Well, joke's on you. I'm fine, but I know what you look like and you're not just going to get away with shooting me!

[Occurring after this and this.]

Comments

[oxfordian]

( LMAO )

I could go for a coke, yes—how often, exactly, have you been to this place?

( so skeptical )

[studieswaitressing]

Twice?

[She shrugs, flagging the waitress over.]

Don't make it sound like I'm some sort of glutton.

[oxfordian]

Just checking!

( He chuckles, smiles patiently. )

I am glad that you've rather adjusted to... life here, in this place.

[studieswaitressing]

The fact that most people here have been welcoming probably helped with that.

[And now ... well, it's a sort of two steps forward, one step back situation as far as she's concerned.]

[oxfordian]

I had noticed the same. It's almost surprising, that they're so friendly. You know, aside from—the obvious.

[studieswaitressing]

I'm guessing some of them probably think it's dangerous to make me mad.

[H e h.]

[oxfordian]

You know that normally I would... recommend against that, but at this time—in this place—I really can't.

It is better that way.

[studieswaitressing]

Yeah, I'm starting to see it that way too.

[oxfordian]

Then there is something we can agree on, hm?

[studieswaitressing]

For now, I guess.

[Small victories, though.]