VIII - Must be Tuesday

[istoppedtime]

[The feed is switched on by a careless, probing hand grabbing for it; the first thing it catches is a low groan, half of pain and half of general exasperation. Jotaro is in the initial stages of sitting up in bed. He looks altogether awful, this gaunt and wasted sort of look, as though he's been sick for a long time - which is about right, after

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[feel_nevermore]

Hey.

Are you alright?

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[istoppedtime]

I am now. Don't worry.

[He backs up the point by nudging the dismayed fox off and actually sitting up. Success!]

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[feel_nevermore]

What happened?

[It's kinda cute, really, not that she'll say it out loud, of course.]

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[istoppedtime]

Zombies.

[How's that for a concise explanation? He now nudges the fox, who rolls onto his back with a yelp of protest.]

Stop that, you.

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[feel_nevermore]

You got bitten?

...You didn't die, did you?

[The thought that he could have died alone has a shiver run down her spine.]

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[istoppedtime]

No. Came close. Someone got to me in time.

[He pauses - Kurotsuchi is watching this entry and he doesn't want him to know about Usagi's involvement, but doesn't trust himself to properly make anything unhackable right now.]

... anyone else got hurt?

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[feel_nevermore]

[Raven knows Jotaro quite well, so she takes it upon herself to set a private filter.]

Was it Usagi? [Because she's the only one Raven knows who was able to cure zombification.]

A few. Many of them died, though.

[After a pause.] Who's watching these communications?

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[istoppedtime]

[He blinks when the filter is set up, but then cracks a brief smile of approval. Good kid. That's why he trusts her.]

Yeah. She's strong. [He's still mildly taken aback by that fact.] Healed others, did she.... Fran, too?

[He frowns slightly at her question. Touchy bit, there.] Kurotsuchi's checked in. Don't want to give him ideas.

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[feel_nevermore]

[A nod.] She did, yes. She healed Bubbles. [Raven looks away for a while, her expression darkening a bit although her voice remained emotionless.] No, it was too late for Fran. [And Sirius, and Zuko.] He died.

[She notices the frown.] Probably a good idea. He must already be pretty annoyed he didn't get to watch you turn into a zombie. [She knows Jotaro considers Kurotsuchi as a useful scientific collaborator, which doesn't mean she has to trust the shinigami.]