[ Claire arches an eyebrow and tries to parse through that before opening her mouth and embarrassing herself in some way, but there's no getting around it. ]
T-Rex? I know dinosaurs didn't come back from extinction just to start handing out relationships advice.
[ Although, given she and Kate's mutual and discussed track record, maybe a dinosaur would be able to help them more than they're able to help themselves. She is still pretty sure that she is going to fuck up royally with what she has now, which is the exact opposite of casual in so many ways, but even calling attention to that makes her feel like she's going to throw up. ]
It's from a webcomic. [ Kate looks up to smile, and shrug. ] My friends are nerds. But it's true!
[ Diablo starts trying to gnaw on her jeans and she shoves him free, evading snippy teeth on the way. She palms her comm, typing with a thumb while she fends off his playful attacks. She's clearly a little distracted as she asks: ]
So other than fed up with puppies, how are things?
My friends are nerds, and I've never heard about this until right now.
[ And frankly she sounds a little put out over it. Also, gosh, Kate, there is this whole heartening reunion happening here, and you are going to text while it takes place? Rude. Claire snatches Diablo around the middle and sets him on a collision course for anything that isn't Kate's pants. This will likely end up being any number of Kate's other possessions, but he's less destructive than Tug and just more curious and cautiously optimistic by nature. ]
Fine, I guess. [ Pause. ] Well. Good, actually. I'm not dead yet, so I figure that's got to be a plus, right? I went back down into the corridors after the last jump. Didn't really find anything, which is annyoing.
Maybe it doesn't exist in your universe? That would be sad. It's just called Dinosaur Comics. If you remember things when you get home you'll have to look it up.
[ It is kind of rude, isn't it? It doesn't last long, Kate's head popping up again as Claire snatches Diablo away. She watches him explore as she taps a couple more keys and then puts her phone away again. ] Sorry. Wait, you went back into the halls?
[ Kate's frown is concern, but clearly Claire is here and fine. Of course Claire would be fine. ] Did everyone get back okay? [ That is very clearly her first priority, and only second comes a repeat of what she's said whenever the subject of new expeditions has come up since their return from the halls: ] I really think we need new angles on this. More recon's not going to get us anywhere. I guess it's good to know the halls are open again, though.
[ Claire doesn't want to have to think about maybe or maybe not remembering when she gets home. Sometimes she thinks that she doesn't even want to get home. There's a writhing mass of consequences waiting for her when she does, and she would rather deal with space insanity any day than deal with the guilt of what she's done. Being away from it this long has given her a bleaker perspective, with more time to reflect. Maybe one day she'll be more positive about it.
As for Kate's questions, Claire nods, both in agreement and affirmation. ]
It was exhausting, honestly. I think I slept for eight hours straight without even moving. I don't know how good it is to know that the halls are open again. Even when we go down there and come up with different things, it's still the same dead end. More questions with less answers, less room for answers. I wish that I had more of a mind for research. I've been looking back through the network trying to find anything that might explain what's happening or why, but it's like putting together a puzzle with pieces that don't fit each other. And also I'm blind. And I've never put a puzzle together in my life.
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T-Rex? I know dinosaurs didn't come back from extinction just to start handing out relationships advice.
[ Although, given she and Kate's mutual and discussed track record, maybe a dinosaur would be able to help them more than they're able to help themselves. She is still pretty sure that she is going to fuck up royally with what she has now, which is the exact opposite of casual in so many ways, but even calling attention to that makes her feel like she's going to throw up. ]
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[ Diablo starts trying to gnaw on her jeans and she shoves him free, evading snippy teeth on the way. She palms her comm, typing with a thumb while she fends off his playful attacks. She's clearly a little distracted as she asks: ]
So other than fed up with puppies, how are things?
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[ And frankly she sounds a little put out over it. Also, gosh, Kate, there is this whole heartening reunion happening here, and you are going to text while it takes place? Rude. Claire snatches Diablo around the middle and sets him on a collision course for anything that isn't Kate's pants. This will likely end up being any number of Kate's other possessions, but he's less destructive than Tug and just more curious and cautiously optimistic by nature. ]
Fine, I guess. [ Pause. ] Well. Good, actually. I'm not dead yet, so I figure that's got to be a plus, right? I went back down into the corridors after the last jump. Didn't really find anything, which is annyoing.
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[ It is kind of rude, isn't it? It doesn't last long, Kate's head popping up again as Claire snatches Diablo away. She watches him explore as she taps a couple more keys and then puts her phone away again. ] Sorry. Wait, you went back into the halls?
[ Kate's frown is concern, but clearly Claire is here and fine. Of course Claire would be fine. ] Did everyone get back okay? [ That is very clearly her first priority, and only second comes a repeat of what she's said whenever the subject of new expeditions has come up since their return from the halls: ] I really think we need new angles on this. More recon's not going to get us anywhere. I guess it's good to know the halls are open again, though.
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As for Kate's questions, Claire nods, both in agreement and affirmation. ]
It was exhausting, honestly. I think I slept for eight hours straight without even moving. I don't know how good it is to know that the halls are open again. Even when we go down there and come up with different things, it's still the same dead end. More questions with less answers, less room for answers. I wish that I had more of a mind for research. I've been looking back through the network trying to find anything that might explain what's happening or why, but it's like putting together a puzzle with pieces that don't fit each other. And also I'm blind. And I've never put a puzzle together in my life.