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[madteos]

So I guess once wasn't enough was it?

[Sigh.]

My other one is missing, so is this journal thing our new communicators?

Zee can you see this? Can you find Jael and stay with her until I find you guys?

[There's a break in the text.]

Hello? Anybody out there? I'll take anyone at this point. Even you, Jinx.

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[mutedmother]

[Jael is rather idly looking through the new entries when a familiar name catches her eye. She silently flips out for a moment before she manages to collect herself enough to answer.

When she replies, her handwriting is scrawled and messy instead of her usually neat text.]

MATT?

[Audio]

[madteos]

[He recognizes that writing, messy or not.]

Where are you?

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[mutedmother]

The kitchen. I'm heading back to the barracks now.

[She knows it's a bad idea, but she immediately grabs everything she had brought with her and flees out into the snow. She slips on the unseen ice more than one time on her way back, but Jael doesn't care.

Her Matt is here.]

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[madteos]

Jael, wait, I'm not...

[He catches her falling as she nears the barracks.]

Jael! Over here.

[He's happy to see her, not happy to see her falling.]

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[mutedmother]

[Ow. Okay that one hurt. But Jael perks up as she hears Matt's voice. Looking around until she sees him, Jael picks herself up and runs towards him.

And once she's close enough, she tackles him.]

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[madteos]

[He's ready to catch her. Just not ready to slip on the ice when he does. He loses his footing and flops back into a snow drift.]

Ow...

[He smiles up at her.]

You must be happy to see me.

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[mutedmother]

[Jael grins down at Matt and mouths 'sorry' before leaning down to kiss him.

It's been months since she's seen him and this is the happiest she's been since she got here. So excuse her as she makes sure he's real and not just a dream.]

[commentlog]

[madteos]

[Well! Matt is 100% okay with this welcome. He leans up to return her kiss. Not a dream. He's really here.

He lifts a hand and touches her cheek.]

I missed you too.

[commentlog]

[mutedmother]

[Jael is so happy to see Matt she's about ready to start crying. But she ignores that in favor of focusing on the fact that she accidentally tackled him into a snowdrift. She rolls off him and stands, picking up her scattered belongings as she does.

Jael smiles sheepishly at Matt.]

[commentlog]

[madteos]

[It's okay. Matt is anything but mad. He could've lost her. And he's so glad he hasn't. Once she gets up, Matt does too, stooping down to gather Jael's stuff. He holds a hand out to her.]

Here, I'll carry it for you.

[Is that some missing skin and some circuits? I think so.]

[commentlog]

[mutedmother]

[Jael is preparing to protest when she notices the missing skin and the circuitry.

Fffff Matt. She drops her stuff again so she can grab Matt's hand, careful not to touch any place without skin.

The alarmed look on her face says it all. What the hell happened?]

[commentlog]

[madteos]

[Oh, that. He's almost tempted to just take his hand back. But this is Jael. He sighs.]

I just haven't had a chance to fix it yet. It's fine.

[commentlog]

[mutedmother]

[Jael sighs and let's go, bending down to grab her stuff so she can write something.]

Let's get inside. Do you have what you need to fix it?

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[madteos]

Yeah.

[He's going to run out soon and no bazaar or deck 12 to get more either.]

Come on. [He'll just offer Jael his uninjured hand.]

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[mutedmother]

[Jael nods and takes his hand, then uses it to tug him towards the barracks. She keeps her head down to watch out for ice, already feeling the bruises that are coming up from her sliding around earlier.

Since she doesn't know where his room is, she leads him towards her room on the first floor.]

[commentlog]

[madteos]

Wait, I don't think my room's this way.

[Pause.]

Unless you want to wait here while I go get my stuff.

[Because like hell if he's leaving her alone. He's either moving in with her or she's moving in with him.]