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[greatlightother]

[Sveta’s smoking a cigarette on deck. Mostly out of habit, rather than necessity. She’s utterly calm and deadpan when she speaks- something that anyone who knows her might see as very, very out of character.]Petronilla is gone. Her room has returned to barge normal. She gave no warning and I didn’t actually see her in the port, so I’m not certain

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[thegooddrjones]

Sveta love, is there anything I can do?

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[greatlightother]

Do about what?

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[thegooddrjones]

Anything, like why you look like a part of you is missing?

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[greatlightother]

The only thing missing is unnecessary.

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[thegooddrjones]

And what do you view as unnecessary?

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[greatlightother]

I shouldn't tell you.

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[thegooddrjones]

Why not?

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[greatlightother]

Because you will ask me about it later.

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[thegooddrjones]

Of course I will. I'm your friend, Sveta, and I'm worried about you.

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[greatlightother]

There's no need to worry.

I won't be working this morning. Maybe tomorrow.

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[thegooddrjones]

Alright.

I'm still going to worry, you know.

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[greatlightother]

I know. That's what you do, Martha. That's what all of you do. And it's the reason that this place broke me before.

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[thegooddrjones]

Because you worried or because we worried about you?

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[greatlightother]

I worried too much.

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[thegooddrjones]

So now you're just not going to worry at all?

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[greatlightother]

What's there to worry about?