reaching for the sky just to surrender [video; open, some locks]

[goldn_boy]

[Jim is outside, namely because he doesn't have a place to live right now but he's not saying that. He looks sober, serious.]

Tomorrow, I'll have been here a year. I suppose, like most anniversaries, that's an arbitrary measure. I'm not even sure why we follow Earth's calendar but the point is, I felt it should be marked.

[He's not really sure

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[voice]

[rightawaydoctor]

A year? God, that sucks.

[Yeah, she can't really sugarcoat that.]

I'm here for you too if you need me. I know I'm not the Nurse Chapel you know back home, but still, I'm here to help.

[voice]

[goldn_boy]

Thanks, Christine. I appreciate that. It goes both ways--I'm sorry I haven't been as... available as I should be.

[voice]

[rightawaydoctor]

We all have our own things going on here, and our own issues to work through. I don't blame you for being busy; I've been too.

[voice]

[goldn_boy]

A good sort of busy, I hope?

[voice]

[rightawaydoctor]

I'm not sure I can claim what's been going on as "good." People have been dying, and the only good news is that some have recovered.

[voice]

[goldn_boy]

I'm sorry. I'm glad you're able to help some of them, at least.

[voice]

[rightawaydoctor]

So am I. Makes me feel less helpless.

[voice]

[goldn_boy]

You're not helpless. And even when you feel that way, there are others here to help.

[voice]

[rightawaydoctor]

I know that, but it's always nice to hear too. Thanks, Jim.

[voice]

[goldn_boy]

Always.