[The feed clicks on to show Deuce, sitting on his bed and looking very much not dead. Which isn’t to say he’s not still looking ill. He’s holding a hand up to his chest as he wheezes, as though that will reduce the pain. Even so there’s a constant wet rattling sound with every breath he takes. Tiredly, but not unhappily, he waves at the camera and
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The fuck do you mean dying again? How many fucking times have you died?
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SLICK? IS THAT YOU? YOU ARE HERE AGAIN!?
WHERE ARE YOU? WHAT ROOM ROOM ARE YOU IN? I HAVE MISSED YOU A LOT!
[And then a little while later, as an after thought, he adds:]
OH. AND I HAVE DIED THREE TIMES SO FAR!
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[He's already heard about his short little stay earlier from Jack. He doesn't need to hear more about it, because he doesn't really care.]
Jesus, calm down Deuce. I'm in 8B. Where are you?
[He thinks about that for a moment.]
Three times... Goddammit, Deuce, how'd you manage to die three fucking times?
[No, that's just anger, not concern. Don't even think that, Deuce.]
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[There's another pause, as Deuce considers whether or not to try to get up to go visit Slick.]
I AM IN 1B! AND UM. WELL THE FIRST TIME I WAS DISINTEGRATED. AND THE THIRD TIME WAS THE LAST TIME! THE ONE I AM COMING BACK FROM RIGHT NOW. AND I THINK I DIED BY THE AIR! OR NOT THE AIR. UM. I MEAN SOMETHING WAS IN IT!
[Notice that he conveniently does not mention the second time.]
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AND IT IS VERY GOOD TO BE BACK BECAUSE I REALLY DO NOT LIKE BEING DEAD VERY MUCH AT ALL!
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Oh! But you're not okay! Should I go look for a healer for you?
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OH. UM. YES! THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE GOOD IF YOU COULD DO THAT!
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...Are you a monster? Or an alien?
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OR. UM. WAIT. MAYBE I AM AN ALIEN?
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Monsters don't usually talk, so I don't think you're a monster. But you're not human.
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I AM A DERSITE!
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Just came back from the dead, huh? It's never the best.
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DEUCE!
!!!!!!
DEUCE ARE YOU OKAY?
DEUCE I AM VERY SORRY THAT YOU DIED AND I MISSED YOU VERY MUCH AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY TO WATCH AND A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED WHILE YOU WERE GONE AND ARE YOU OKAY?????
YOU DO NOT SOUND OKAY, DO YOU NEED HELP? I CAN TRY TO DO SOMETHING, EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I COULD DO, BUT I CAN TRY!!
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BUT I DID NOT MEAN TO MAKE YOU SCARED! AND I GUESS YOU COULD MAKE ME FEEL EVEN BETTER BY DRAWING OR, UM, ANYTHING, REALLY! YOU DO NOT EVEN NEED TO BE ABLE TO FIX ME! I WILL GET BETTER ON MY OWN, PROBABLY! AND ALSO SOMEONE HAS ALSO SEEN ME!
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UM, WHO IS SLICK?
... OH!
OH, THAT IS THE NAME OF THE JACK WHO IS NOT JACK, RIGHT?
YES, HE IS HERE!
I TALKED TO HIM ONCE!
HE SEEMS PRETTY COOL! EVEN IF HE WAS A LITTLE GRUMPY!
I THINK THAT HE WAS NOT HAPPY THAT YOU DIED, SO I AM SURE THAT HE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU! IF HE HAS NOT ALREADY SEEN YOU, I MEAN.
UM, OKAY! I WILL DRAW YOU A LOT OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF PICTURES, AND I WILL TRY VERY VERY HARD TO MAKE THEM VERY NICE AND PRETTY AND COLORFUL!
AND I WILL BRING THEM OVER AND THEN YOU CAN KEEP THEM AND THEY WILL BE LIKE "GET-WELL PRESENTS"!
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YES! HE IS LIKE JACK BUT HE WEARS A HAT AND I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR MUCH LONGER! AND ALSO THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER DIFFERENCES, TOO, BUT IT MIGHT TAKE A LOT TIME TO LIST THEM OUT SO I DO NOT THINK I WILL LIST THEM!
AND YES IS IS ALWAYS GRUMPY! AND I TRY TO MAKE HIM NOT AS GRUMPY SOMETIMES BUT IT USUALLY DOES NOT WORK.
I DID SEE HIM! AND I THINK HE WAS SAD THAT I DIED AND WORRIED SO I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD BE A LOT MORE CAREFUL SO THAT HE WOULD NOT WORRY ANYMORE! AND ALSO I WILL BE CAREFUL ANYWAY SO IT WORKS OUT!
OKAY! I WILL HANG THEM UP ALL OVER MY WALLS SO THAT WHENEVER I FEEL BAD OR, UM, ANYTHING LIKE THAT I CAN LOOK AT THEM AND FEEL A LOT BETTER!
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