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Jun 15, 2009 13:10

[when the Sphere turns on, it shows him sitting in an office somewhere on Level 12, hands covering his face and muffling his mutterings. his knuckles are bloody and the two fingers on his left hand still move with an odd detachment like they're simply along for the ride and not being controlled by him. he's not showing it, but those nerve endings ( Read more... )

with: klavier gavin [ou], *verse: crucible_rpg, crucible: *cycle 3, with: motoko kusanagi [ou], with: abel nightroad [au], with: lyle dylandy [ou], crucible: sleepless, with: the tardis [au], with: donna noble [ou], crucible: *public post, with: oliver day [ou]

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not_that_lockon June 16 2009, 08:56:15 UTC
[sitting slumped against a wall in one of the unrotted corridors and looking pretty wretched himself, with dark circles under his eyes. but he can still keep his sense of humour.]

Mind saying all that... [stifles a yawn with difficulty] a little slower?

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bit_impossible June 16 2009, 15:51:31 UTC
[frowns, and repeats what he'd said, assuming Lyle wants to hear about Orion and not his own failure to help everyone.]

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not_that_lockon June 16 2009, 16:26:12 UTC
[smiles weakly] I was kinda joking, but thanks anyway.

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bit_impossible June 16 2009, 16:36:37 UTC
You sure? I can recite anything else off the top of my head if you'd like.

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not_that_lockon June 17 2009, 10:45:48 UTC
Prob'ly wouldn't be worth you saying it right now. I don't think I'd take any of it in.

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bit_impossible June 17 2009, 16:16:35 UTC
No...I suspect not...

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not_that_lockon June 17 2009, 16:27:43 UTC
You look like you're okay... ['okay' trails off into a long yawn]

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bit_impossible June 17 2009, 16:32:59 UTC
"Okay" is a relative term... [he might not look it, but he's past due when he normally would steal a few hours of sleep.]

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not_that_lockon June 17 2009, 16:48:16 UTC
Better than us, then.

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bit_impossible June 17 2009, 16:57:56 UTC
Doesn't make it any easier watching this happen to everybody.

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not_that_lockon June 17 2009, 17:05:48 UTC
[rubs his face with both hands] Least you're thinking.

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bit_impossible June 17 2009, 17:08:44 UTC
Thinking's all I can do. I can't open up the rest of the levels so I can get to Orion, I couldn't restart those engines, and nothing I've thought of or tried has helped any one of you fall asleep.

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not_that_lockon June 17 2009, 17:15:29 UTC
[leans his head back against the wall, staring at the ceiling.] Can't do everything.

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bit_impossible June 17 2009, 17:22:42 UTC
I can do more than most. [and yet still fails on this ship.]

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not_that_lockon June 17 2009, 17:26:50 UTC
So get that alien brain of yours working a'ready.

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bit_impossible June 17 2009, 17:32:53 UTC
What do you think--?! No, it's useless to argue.

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