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[fuckinghubble]

[Despite Raimi's absence, he still somehow manages to sport that been-through-Hell-and-back look... or some variety of the kind. It's not just apparent because of the fresh cuts on his face or the newly cracked lenses of his glasses, either

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voice (after her conversion)

[survivethesiren]

[It's Gem--except she sounds different. Gone is the robotic tinge to her voice.

It's normal, now. And something different. A quiet confidence she may have lacked before.]

Everything happens for a reason, Raimi.

voice; OH SHIT 8D

[fuckinghubble]

[Raimi does indeed notice that change, but bites down on his tongue. He's been gone, so who knows what's changed since he... got back.

[Oh boy, and where has he heard words like those before?]

Let me guess... Each action is like a stone, right?

[This is the kind of déjà vu Raimi isn't sure he's comfortable with.]

voice; Duhduhnnn

[survivethesiren]

Good boy.

[You can almost hear her smirk.]

I was tortured, and destroyed...but it's all right, in the end.

I'm something better now.

voice; ~*dramatic cat*~

[fuckinghubble]

[Shit, he was gone for that?! Raimi would apologize, but the way she's talking... he has no idea what the hell she's talking about, or if she's in fact alright.]

Something better?

How's that?

audio;

[namesnotprowl]

You look like you got run over by a Peterbilt, darlin'.

Can't say I've had that happen around here. Question I've gotta ask, though. Was it something you've lost, or something you've gained?

[Missing a few days? Yeah, he's been there. And got a new face and a whole new set of problems.]

audio;

[fuckinghubble]

[Darling? Really?]

That's what they say. Don't think I've much room to disagree.

...I'm not sure. Maybe it's a little bit of both. Time lost here and time gained there... Makes just about as much sense as anything else that happens here.

audio;

[namesnotprowl]

[In the scheme of pet names, darling is really the mildest.]

Not until you get some ointment or bandages, you can't.

Sounds about right. Other places, anyway. Though I'll bet y'gained more than just time from that.

audio;

[fuckinghubble]

[Oh. Well then. Good thing Raimi isn't daunted by such things.]

Unless you think I want to go around sporting a Claude Rains look, I think toilet paper dabs will work just fine.

You could say that.

[audio]

[checkthetapes]

[Have a dry, vaguely Germanic accent, Raimi.]

'Just curious,' he says.

[audio]

[fuckinghubble]

Ever heard of a hypothetical question?

[audio]

[checkthetapes]

No, of course not. I'm the only individual alive today who manages complete ignorance on the topic.

[and they will have epic sarcasm battles, the end.]

[audio]

[fuckinghubble]

Amazing. Remind me not to get into a heated debate over quantum indeterminacy with you. How do you fair with reverse psychology?

[video; encrypted]

[a_perfect_end]

Sure. I dropped a few microcy--hours.

[Pointedly] When I derezzed.

[Staring into the feed like he can force Raimi to give him a detailed status report] Where you been? See anything interesting?

[video; encrypted]

[fuckinghubble]

Guess we've got that much in common, then.

[Luckily Raimi's understood the programs enough to discern the commonground of deresolution = death, so he doesn't even have to ask.]

Enjoying the Coast City sights -- downside and topside. Not sure if you could call the EMP lightshow outside my bedroom window to be all that interesting, to answer your second question.

[video; encrypted]

[a_perfect_end]

Oh, you'd be surprised.

[And he does notice that Raimi doesn't trip over the distinction or ask what it means, the way a couple people had on Tron's network feed. Experience with programs. Facility with computers.

Yeah, they're gonna get along just fine.]

EMP? [Long, low whistle and a flinchy shrug.] Yeah, that's a party I can miss.

Coast City? Sounds like good beaches.

[He didn't always hate the Sea. Not until the seeds of destruction washed up on the shore one day.]

[video; encrypted]

[fuckinghubble]

Would it be too much to ask for a rain check on that? I feel like I've had my fair share of surprises recently. Any more and I just might have another stroke.

[What can one say? He's a perceptive guy -- but hell, even the word itself is kind of a dead giveaway.]

It's a real fucking blast, let me tell you. [Not that Raimi would care for a repeat incident anytime soon.]

You'd think so, wouldn't you? But hey, if swimming in oil and dead fish happens to be your thing, then by all means... Unfortunately, environmental cleanliness has never been the city's primary feat.

voice.

[dx1118c]

You look like shit. [cpt. obvious! and yes, he's perfectly aware he's being cpt. obvious.]

voice;

[fuckinghubble]

Heh. Hello to you, too, starshine.

voice;

[dx1118c]

[. . .

wh--

. . .

excuse him while he ignores that statement completely.]

What did you do to your face?

voice;

[fuckinghubble]

Shaving accident.

[Yes, this is going to be his default answer to anyone who asks. It wouldn't seem legit if he changed up his story, anyhow.]