A Room at the Arms, Saturday night

[craftyladyparts]

Jessica wasn't feeling great. She'd spent days on a desperate search across dimensions, inventing on the fly, only to get her ass kicked all afternoon, have some life force drained, and lose an ally who was kind of a cross-dimensional brother. Ben Reilly had been through life as a clone and, apparently, had created a life for himself from that

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[notconflicted]

After cleaning herself up at the dorms, Sia made her way back into town and up to Jessica's room, where she knocked on the door. And sure, bruises were already springing up all over and everything was achy but at least she wouldn't have to answer 'what happened' questions.

[notconflicted]

"Anytime. And thank you for the warning so I knew to be prepared," Sia said. "So everything else worked out all right?"

[craftyladyparts]

"Seems like. I didn't see too many hounds around town on my way here and the Peter I recruited left here without any unreasonable worries," Jessica said. "On the whole, this went reasonably well, injuries and Ben aside."

[notconflicted]

"I certainly won't complain that this didn't go worse," she said. "How long will you be here then?"

[craftyladyparts]

"Depends on how long it takes to get up to fighting shape and what the situation is looking like in the field," Jessica said. "Peter and Spider-UK both have my number. They know to get me as soon as possible if I'm needed. But I'm hoping to be in the field in a couple days."

[notconflicted]

"It's good you get a chance to rest up. If you were going to go back out like this I'd probably lock you in here," she half-joked.

[craftyladyparts]

"Like that would hold me," Jessica laughed. "You take it easy for a few days too, okay?"

[notconflicted]

"Of course. We've both earned the right to sleep at least until noon," Sia said very slowly making the motion to get up.

[craftyladyparts]

"Be careful on the way back. There might still be a Kraven or two out there," Jessica said. "And you don't wanna get punked out by one of those after surviving the boss."

[notconflicted]

"Still got my lightsabe. Though at this point I might just Force throw them into the ocean," Sia said. "I'll get pictures if it happens. Good night."

[craftyladyparts]

"Night, Sia," Jessica said.

She wasn't going to sleep so much as she was going to pass out. And that was going to happen very soon.