Me, Myself and I [Bendtime after Visitation Day is Over] [OPEN]

[things_go_boom]

Compared to yesterday where the sensoriums had gotten so much use, Lash was glad that it was mostly quiet as she slipped into a free one. The day had passed relatively quickly thanks to running mazes, but even that hadn't gotten her as joyful as she should be, as strange and exciting as it had been

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[potentialmonkey]

Ron, though he was generally in an agreeable mood, was even more peppy thanks to Kim's visit. So much so that the teenage boy was whistling as he walked to the Sensoriums, up until he entered them and witnessed the carnage.

"HURK!" he uttered, clasping his hands over his mouth, and quickly turned to evacuate the contents of his stomach all over the hallway.

[things_go_boom]

Fortunately, Lash was used to soldiers and bodily fluids everywhere. You weren't a CO without hearing and seeing things.

What was strange, however, was the fact she didn't scream at him to get out or kick him but rather wave him a half-wave and silently turned back to watching her soldiers getting slaughtered.

[potentialmonkey]

"Lash, what the hell?!" Ron yelled?

[things_go_boom]

Before Lash could say anything, the only answer was a piece of half blown up body landing close to him.

Mmm. Crispy.

[potentialmonkey]

'Okay, ron. Remember. It's just a horrifyingly real videogame. A roasted boyd didn't really drop right next to you.'

"Lash," Ron called, "Mind, y'know, doing a time out?"

[things_go_boom]

"... I am taking a time out."

[ron_factor]

"I meant pausing the fight so I don't have dead people land on me. It's freaking me out enough as it is."

[things_go_boom]

"If you want." Suddenly, there were dead people...floating in mid air. But no one was falling, at least."

[potentialmonkey]

"I'm not sure if that's better or worse actually." Ron commented, starting his way up the mountain.

Eventually he'd reached the top, fairly quickly thanks to having the moves of a monkey in his repertoire. "So, what's up with you. You're acting, I dunno, moopy."

[things_go_boom]

"Just thinking about yesterday, that's all."

[potentialmonkey]

"No-one showed up for you?"

He hadn't really noticed. Because best friend/girlfriend.

[things_go_boom]

"No one's shown up. Ever." Well when you put it that way...

[potentialmonkey]

"So you decided to just give up all hope that anyone you know is going is even in the pods?" Ron said, the statement seeming remarkably astute for him, if you hadn't already known he was actually pretty good at getting on other people's wavelength.

"Guess there's something to be said for being pleasantly surprised if you're proven wrong. But I gotta say, not seein' a lot of pay-off morale-wise in the short term."

[things_go_boom]

A little too astute, Ron.

"Yeah you'd know about being pleasantly surprised wouldn't you?" Lash had heard a bunch of things the both of you had said before storming off.

[potentialmonkey]

"Yeah, I also know about being on the ship longer than you." Which meant he'd had to deal with not being sure the people he cared about were there for much longer than Lash had.

"Completely beside the point though. Look, all I'm saying is that just because no-one from your world showed, that's no reason to give up hope, alright? You're not the only one who didn't get a visit. Stacy probably just lost power before she could track your friends down."

[things_go_boom]

"Yeah whatever," she said flicking her hand away. "You'd think considering I actually do stuff on the ship that can aid her, she'd at least done something there. But whatever." She shrugged again, wanting to change the subject.

"So that girl that bumped into me...how did you two even..."