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[oliverplus]

[Oliver's sphere comes on to show him walking through a corridor just outside of the Enviro-dome. he stops periodically, poking at the wall--hoping to somehow stumble upon one of the elusive command consoles

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[bit_impossible]

[he didn't see most of that since he's working on a device, but he looks up and is immediately concerned when he sees the state Oliver's in] Ollie! What the hell just happened to you?

[oliverplus]

[looks up as his sphere, surprised to realize that it's on] Doctor! [is still struggling to catch his breath. eyes the corridor around him] Wish...I knew. It just...got hot. Really hot. Outta nowhere! [wipes a hand across his brow] And then...it was like normal again.

[bit_impossible]

[smiles weakly] Very succinct of you, Ollie.

[oliverplus]

[smiles back, though he's clearly struggling to calm his breathing] I've...got a talent...for that. And apparently...some very bad luck.

[bit_impossible]

Well, I wasn't going to say it if you weren't...

[oliverplus]

[laughs, but is dissolves into coughing] Always something...with this ship...isn't it? [shakily tries to start pulling himself to his feet, slowly]

[bit_impossible]

Did you need a hand getting back up here? [starts to put his stuff down as he says that]

[oliverplus]

Yeah, I need help with...the level doors. [puts a hand against the wall to steady himself as he gets to his feet] Could you...bring some water? My throat's... [coughs] ...like sandpaper.

[bit_impossible]

[and he's off into the kitchen, yeah for bottled water!] Sure, you just sit down and stay there until I can get to you.

[and he takes off running, jumping over his sofa and into the hallway.]

[oliverplus]

[shakes his head. his breathing is beginning to calm, but his voice is still quiet and rough] I'll wait by the door.

[with a hand against the wall to keep himself steady, he starts toward the level door at one of the stairwells]

[bit_impossible]

[and he doesn't say anything else until he's made it the end of the stairwell and has the level door open. he grins seeing Oliver there.] Ah good! You listened for once! Well, relatively. I thought you were down a bit farther, but no matter. [hands him the water bottle.]

[oliverplus]

Cheers! [opens the water bottle gratefully, wincing faintly as he does so. his hands are a bit raw--in fact, all his exposed skin has a faint pink tinge to it. but once he has the bottle open, he drinks eagerly]

[bit_impossible]

[frowns looking at the state he's in.] So, adding burns to your standard list of injuries, are we?

[oliverplus]

[makes a face] Hope not. [looks down at his hands and arms, gingerly touching one with the other] I don't think it's bad...

[bit_impossible]

Nah. That sort of exposure is merely like getting stuck in a tanning bed for too long.

[oliverplus]

[nods, taking another drink of water. his voice is still rough and soft] Do you know what happened? I mean...I've seen water turning to steam. Was this like that but just...bigger?