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[bit_impossible]

[a couple days or so has passed since everything returned to normal, and despite a few harsh words he had for the scientists, his mood has actually been pretty positive. how could he not be happy when everybody's lived? he's sat down with random groups of people--often pulling up a chair and jumping into the middle of an interesting conversation

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[not_that_lockon]

[mock-amazement] You mean that the fighting for our lives against amazing odds wasn't fun?

[not_that_lockon]

You're not the only one...

[bit_impossible]

Well. Whatever does come to pass, will pass.

[not_that_lockon]

I would say "I won't like it", but I guess if I do lose my memories it won't matter much, right? [smiles wryly]

[bit_impossible]

[returns that smile with one of his own.] Got it in one.

[and suddenly perks back up] Well, you never know! Could turn up back home with several months of memories and not a single hint of ageing during that entire time! Not so much of a problem for me--don't really age in the sense humans do--but you, well, you'll simply be wiser without the physical consequences.

[not_that_lockon]

I could probably live with that.

[bit_impossible]

Lyle, are you glad to have come here? I mean, I can't imagine meeting some people has been easy for you.

[not_that_lockon]

[small smile] Well, you're right, it wasn't. [a small pause, during which he looks at a point a little to the right of his sphere.] I'm still glad I ended up here, though. Crazy captains and black holes aside.

[bit_impossible]

Give you a bit of a holiday from your work back home, huh?

[not_that_lockon]

Something like that, yeah.

[bit_impossible]

Not exactly like spending the day on a beach in Brighton, but it wasn't all bad.

[a pause, then:] Have you said good-bye to Anew yet? I mean, well, it's not like you won't see her again when you get back home... [trails off, rubbing the back of his neck]

[not_that_lockon]

[blinks] ... Not yet. I guess I've kind of been putting it off.

[bit_impossible]

Putting it off, huh?

[not_that_lockon]

Yeah. I guess that even though I know I'll see her back home, saying bye to her here is different. [smiles ruefully] Especially since I'm pretty sure she came here from my future.

[bit_impossible]

I understand. [smiles sadly] I've got a friend here I can give a proper good-bye to this time. Not sure she'll remember it when she goes back, though. [not that she'll remember anything dealing with him in her future, but still.]

[filtered just in case;]

[not_that_lockon]

... Donna?