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[heretic_hamlet]

Characters: Reed heretic_hamlet, Smoke inthecenterfold, Aniki stonewave
Date/Time: August 10, Early Evening.
Location: The Hall of Beginnings.
Rating: PG for birthday suits.
Summary: A newcomer and a returning 'Spherian pop out from their cocoons- Reed's there to greet them.

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[inthecenterfold]

Someone who recognized him called his name. The goop had finally cleared from his eyes by the time someone took his hand in a gesture to help him stand. Smoke wasn't a small man at all, but he was lithe enough for someone with Reed's training to support his weight as he lifted himself up. He used that hand to take the towel offered to him and start to clean himself off. He let his weapon hang in his free hand for a moment longer, then propped himself up with it - having something tight to grip right now was helping his balance.

The redhead didn't speak for a moment as he looked at the young man's face. He didn't recognize him... Oh fuck, is this someone else I forgot? No... please, no! But as the blond went over to help the other naked newborn and give the standard speech Smoke still had memorized, he heard all these strange words and a speech style that only one person in the Sphere had ever used. "Are you... Reed?"

He had so much to ask... so much confusion now. The last time this happened, he distinctly remembered the whole Sphere going up in flames - he remembered right up until the moment of his death. This time, though... his last memories were just everyday things. He had no idea what had happened. No clues at all as to why he was being reborn now.

For the moment at least, it had escaped his notice that he was already way ahead of his new 'brother' in that regard.