[There's a soft gasp. The otherwise comatose body stirs. He's bone pale, and in a good deal of pain, but he's alive. This time. And he's in an unfamiliar pod.]
[He lifts a shaking hand, studying it. The other, badly damaged arm doesn't move. He speaks, mostly to himself, in a hoarse, tired voice.]
Still not Hell, I see...[Hakkai clears his
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[He sounds utterly exhausted.]
A run-in with an unhappy, bird creature.
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Zhaneel? The gryphon?? Are you, uh, okay?
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[A breathy, shaking laugh.]
I'm alive. Does that count?
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[Yes, that counts, Hakkai. But...]
...Did you die?
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Ah... I don't believe so. I wonder if that would have changed anything.
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Oh. How the hell did you get away?
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... I'm afraid I acted rather cowardly. I ran. And after that, things become too blurred to recall.
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Running isn't cowardly. It's smart.
[Ezra is, of course, only pointing this out because he did the exact same thing. Though with less success.]
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Ah... well. If you say so. I'm in no position to argue.
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Well it's better than dying, isn't it?
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... we'll see, I suppose.
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[But he doesn't sound angry about it. He does, however, change the tone of his voice for the next part.]
No. It's better.
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[Hakkai doesn't answer right away.]
... of course.
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So he just grunts.]
Yeah, yeah.
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So... are you well?
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