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[captainshort]

[ accidental voice | ACTION for apartment ]

[the door opening and someone stepping through with a sigh. hiss of a visor sliding up as someone speaks,]

I was informed that you requested to see me immediately, sir?

... Commander Kelp-?

[a long pause - thinking, thinking then... the memory; but it can't be]
[a dull thud as she slumps against the

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[ishiah]

Voice;

[ishiah]

...Captain Short.

Voice;

[captainshort]

How...

Sorry-who is this?

Voice;

[ishiah]

Holly, it's Ishiah. Still getting your bearings?

Voice; 1/3

[captainshort]

Yes, you could say that.

Voice;

[captainshort]

Ishiah ...

Voice;

[captainshort]

Ishiah!

Voice;

[ishiah]

I'm glad I count as memorable. Do you need any help?

Voice;

[captainshort]

Of course you do. I'm sorry; I just got back from a particularly... disorienting mission.

How long have I been gone?

Voice;

[ishiah]

More trolls?

I don't know exactly when you left. Approximately a week.

Voice;

[captainshort]

Not exactly. More time travel is more like it.

I think I was pulled out during a patrol. ... A week?

Voice;

[ishiah]

Time travel within your own world? Artemis left a short time after you.

How long have you been gone in your own estimation?

Voice;

[captainshort]

Yes, to save Artemis' mother. Has he returned?

... I don't know. Gods, I've had enough of time travel; returning is always so- [sighs. pause.] I'm not sure. A few months at most.

Voice;

[ishiah]

He hasn't yet, although with yourself and your colleague returned I wouldn't be surprised to see him again. Were you successful?

Voice;

[captainshort]

As long as he's safe. There were too many close calls this time.

Ultimately, yes, we were. Not without a few glitches, but nothing we couldn't handle. [The whole story? Nooo, not in the slightest. It's obvious in her tone that there's so much more.]