[visual] he's cleared all his things and he's put them in boxes

[eggplantgout]

[Jason is in what used to be Sookie's house next door, sitting at the kitchen table. He looks confused and guilty, like he had committed a serious offense but can't remember what it is though he is determined to make up for it.]

Sook's gone. Like, taken by the aliens and won't be back no more gone. Loki's still gone too.

All the people I know best

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[ visual ]

[gotcouplings]

[ Oh Jason she knows exactly how you feel. Kaylee gives him a shaky smile. ]

Don't think it's anythin' you've done, bao bei. City just likes throwin' us all for a loop or eleven.

Want me to bring you anythin'?

[ visual ]

[eggplantgout]

[it's impolite not to smile back, so he does, but it's just as shaky]

I don't get it. Why do there gotta be loops at all?

Sook left me a bunch of food, so I got plenty to eat before it goes bad. Wouldn't say no to a beer though, and I can share some of this stuff if you want it.

[ visual ]

[gotcouplings]

[ Shaky smile is better than no smile. She'll take it. ]

Still tryin' to figure that out, and I been here a little over a year 'n a half now. Hamsters just don't like makin' things easy, for as much's they say they do.

Can certainly provide a beer or a few. Got a preferred place or time?

[ voice ]

[comprehender]

Nothing's wrong, at least not on your end. This is just what they do. [ whoa that sounds bitter. a beat passes, and she continues much more sympathetic and gentle. ]

I'm sorry.

[visual]

[tin_hearts]

Maybe Cain hasn't had the same manner of misfortune as Jason, but he can still relate. And in the spirit of commiseration, he can't let this broadcast pass him by.

"You're not alone, kid. Happens to all of us."

[ voice ]

[bonescientist]

It's not your fault. It's all due to the aliens' method of selection which seems arbitrary at best. [ pause. ] I'm sorry. Sookie was a good person.

[visual]

[slayersidekick]

[ she knows this feeling, knows it too well, and the look on her face is sympathetic. she knew sookie. ]

Sometimes... they just do this, without any reason. It's hard, I know, but... we just gotta keep going, keep trying to make things better, trying to get back home with them. It has nothing to do with what we're doing right or wrong. It's the aliens. It's always the aliens.