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[timesbureaucrat]

[Friends(ish) Filter (minus Ardent who is dead and totally OFF this filter now)]

Has anything happened while I've been indisposed? [Yes, he's trying to get right back to work. And avoid talking about what happened.

[Private to Admiral]

Revive Ardent.

[then later, after hearing that Ardent is still a vegetable...Warden Filter]

The death toll

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[Private]

[thegooddrjones]

Ardent's in a coma. It's not a Barge one, it's a persistent vegetive state.

[Private]

[timesbureaucrat]

Why? Physical reset incomplete?

[Private]

[thegooddrjones]

He should be fine, he's just not.

[Private]

[timesbureaucrat]

I see. Please let me know if he awakes, or if anything new is discovered to explain what's wrong with him.

Re: warden filter.

[timesbureaucrat]

My inmate remains in a vegetative state.

[Aw, you're his favourite coworker nemesis. And the spy novel gets lots of eye-rolling and gesticulations and scribbles of "that's totally wrong" and in general provides great enjoyment.]

warden filter.

[timesbureaucrat]

[Other people's deaths are so awkward. It's a good thing this is text, so Narvin's nervousness about emotion-provoking things doesn't show.]

He was killed quickly by a sword stroke. And Dr. Jones describes it as being a coma, not just exhaustion or even unconsciousness.

[Private]

[with_discipline]

[She's worried. She'll never admit it. :|]

Are you well? [And paaaause] Has Ardent not revived?

Re: [Private]

[timesbureaucrat]

I'm fine. [Typical Time Lord response to everything always.]

Dr. Jones informs me that he's in a coma. A true vegetative state, not the so-called Barge Coma.

Re: [Private]

[with_discipline]

[Vulcans know it well. :|] I see. But he did revive.

[Private]

[timesbureaucrat]

Yes. He's no longer dead, just unresponsive.

[Private | Text]

[timesbureaucrat]

So nice to have your approval; I'll make it a point to think about it even more than I already do. [Sarcasm is just not the same in text format. But the attempt cheers him up.]

Pity he doesn't have children. That rules out the traditional mode of revenge in situations like this.

[Private | Text]

[timesbureaucrat]

[Although he doesn't know about Brax's adventures off Gallifrey, he's not surprised that Braxiatel spends time contemplating his enemies' terrible punishments.]

Yes, the punishment must fit the crime and castration doesn't come close. [For a Time Lord, losing the ability to speechify is ever so much worse than losing the (non) ability to procreate. And given Ardent's worship of words, he suspects the same is true for Dwarfs as well.]

Spam

[rass_bestie]

[Guess who sped in as soon as your message appeared on the network? He nearly fell off the visitors chair. Thank goodness for Time Lord balance.] /Telepathy?/

Spam

[timesbureaucrat]

//Yes. My brain is perfectly functional.// [Mostly. Aside from the lingering concussion and painkillers.] //Which makes this misadventure better than the incident with Arthas, as far as these things go.// [He's trying to make light of it, otherwise he'll end up raging.]

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[rass_bestie]

/I'm going to mock up a warden item for you./ [He's unable to quite hide his worry for him. /I would have found you… but Minaru. Well, it was emotional./

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[timesbureaucrat]

//I don't need a leash.// [He appreciates the concern but Da-ad Founder, he can take care of himself. Only...not very well.]

//I understand the last flood was difficult. It all happened so quickly that I'm not sure anyone could have stopped it in any event.//