[Deep breath.]
Uh... h-- hello?
Um. Hi. I'm-- my name is Hope Estheim. [He swallows, and there's a bit of a pause.]
Someone told me that people arriving from other worlds really isn't that strange here. You-- uh, you probably get questions like this a lot, but... I'm looking for some friends. They're pretty [and for a second he sounds amused]
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I'm afraid your friends aren't present. Ah, at least not that I know.
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Thanks for letting me know. It looks like they aren't here. Aren't here yet, anyway.
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[So says the guy who thought he was dead and now isn't.]
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[That would probably be a little disconcerting. Just a little.]
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[A little bit. He was more unsettled about Roy then anything else.]
So, Hope, huh. I'm Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes, a pleasure to meet you.
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Lieutenant Colonel? [Military!
... Military isn't always good. He's kind of torn, here, and a little nervous about such authoritative figures, but not everywhere is going to be like Cocoon, right?]
It's nice to meet you too, sir. Are you-- have, uh, have you been here long?
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[Hey, he likes that name.]
I don't think any of your friends are here yet. But from the way you describe them, I'm kind of hoping that they show up soon.
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It definitely-- it definitely looks that way right now. [He disappointed, but trying to keep it under control.] And me too.
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Hey now, you don't have to call me 'sir'. Besides, it makes me feel kinda old.
Speaking of which, how old are you Hope?
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Uh, fourteen.
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