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[A dose of Rim's coffee may have revived Laura enough to help out against HALO and Alessandra's strongest tea may have kept her going through a little of the post-victory jubilation, but it didn't take long for fatigue to return in force and only now, hours later, has she revived enough to potter about the ship looking for people to congratulate
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[Lily hides something behind her back quickly.]
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Hmmm?
[A groggy Laura sits upright.]
Eh? Lily? Oh... right. I'm here. How long...
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[She looks curiously at the motion but doesn't say anything - brain isn't quite up to speed yet.]
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[Laura rubs blearily at her eyes.]
What've you got there?
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Here!
[Lily presents the object she was hiding. The stuffed animal has the shape of an irregular blob, a pair of non-evenly sized flippers and two other flippers for feet, only yellow. Its beak looks more like a dinosaur's snout, complete with teeth, and it has one button eye - the other one is drawn on with a marker. At least the colors suggest it might be a penguin. Might.]
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Oh, Lily -
[Hugging tightly! The plushie - and Lily's hands, for that matter - have to endure a little squashing.]
It's lovely. Well - if there's still work you want to do, I won't steal it away right this second. But I'm tempted.
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[Lily is easily startled. Have you noticed yet?]
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Aww, I'm happy you like it! It was my very first attempt ever and I had no idea how it'd turn out... Umm, I still broke several of Eri's needles, even though I was careful. But if you like it, you can have it as it is!
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I love it! It's perfect just as it is. Does it have a name?
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Thank you, Lily. This... is really nice.
I'll do something for you too, just wait!
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...Is that a thing that plush toys do on the Ark?
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Besides, if anything, he'd breathe ice, right?
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...Or something. I forgot the details.
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