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[veritaphobia]

...cks and ---tar... will not stay, -- not stay... and another... is it stay?

[ slow, shallow breathing--it's drawn in sharply, once, as if he's figured something out. and, of course, behind it, the barest hiss of sand slowly crumbling. ]

Has it finally come on? --there.If anyone -ld help, I was wondering, actually--how are the -ther buildings

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[brobeforehos]

Alan -

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[brobeforehos]

[a pause as she tries to decypher what he's talking about this time - a mystery, a translation, a plan; god, who knows when it comes to him - and then he's talking again, after the hiss of crumbling something - ]

Alan!

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[brobeforehos]

Where are you? [the 'i'll come there' is unspoken, but she's walking fast, breathing slightly shallow.] Wherever it is, get out of there.

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[veritaphobia]

Mae.

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[veritaphobia]

Stop. It's all righ-

[ a long rush of static, loud enough for him to stop speaking for a few seconds. ]

... sorry--did you get that?

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[brobeforehos]

Lots of static. [she pauses - hasn't stop rushing.] I'm not stopping. Just tell me where.

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[veritaphobia]

I guess the network's a bit -d up today. It's safe. I'm taking a look a--, -t's all.

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[brobeforehos]

A look at the what?

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[veritaphobia]

Alchemy.

Are - other buildings stable?

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[brobeforehos]

Alchemy.

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[brobeforehos]

Of course you would be.

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[brobeforehos]

Considering how you're not getting me with static - are you? - and how nothing sounds like crumbling sandy things, I'd say yes.

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[veritaphobia]

No--you sound fin- me.

[ no hesitation, no deep breath. a half-second to decide exactly how unkind he wants to be for the sake of finding things out. ]

-re isn't that much sand.

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[brobeforehos]

I don't care if there isn't, it doesn't sound right. [she does hesitate. does take a deep breath. two seconds to know the reason this situation gives her a bad vibe isn't all their brushes with bad vibes in the past, but because she cares (a lot) for what will happen to him. the thought of Alan being in danger somehow makes her as 'women, at arms!' as if it were Jamie.]

Alan, alchemy isn't worth it if you risk getting hurt. Please.

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[veritaphobia]

Luckily, I still -tain full p-ssion of my ability to walk through a door. I'll be okay. -re are you?

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[brobeforehos]

I'm walking, clearl- [silence. dead silence for a few seconds. and then in a calm voice that sounds like it's coming from far far away.]

Standing. I'm standing in front of what looks like a giant sand...tower.