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[nakesnakecobracobra]

What a joke. [ The blonde has nothing but venom in her eyes, completley different from the kindly demeanor she wore before. ]

If I had to die, I would like at least to have been left in peace.

[ She sighs, utterly exasperated and put-upon. ]

It does begin to look as though I'm stuck here for the long term. A pity. Has anything interesting occurred in my absence?

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[no_fastolfe]

You seem to be less than pleased to be back, madam. I don't believe I've met you.


[Doctor Vasilia Aliena of the Auroran Understatementics Institute, at your service.]

[nakesnakecobracobra]

I am Medusa. A pleasure, I'm sure. [ Sarcastic, of course. ]

[no_fastolfe]

[All situationally appropriate politeness, nearly zero emotional investment in said. Smile?]

Vasilia. When were you last aboard, barge standard?

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Not sure. Non-existence has a way of making you lose track of time. What day is it now?

[no_fastolfe]

June first, I believe-- in Earth notation. The year... A more difficult question.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

It would appear I left in April. So I've either been gone a month and a half, or several years. [ Neither option seems to bother her more than the other. ]

[no_fastolfe]

It's the third year of recorded barge history, if I'm remembering correctly.

Was a warden named Geharis Rhade here while you were?

[It's entirely possible that Vasilia was, too, but she was very... wrapped up when last she was aboard.]

[nakesnakecobracobra]

It's possible. I don't believe we spoke. Why?

[no_fastolfe]

It would indicate that haven't been gone several years. I was aboard, as was Commander Rhade, through the most recent Barge April.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

What does it matter? One month or one million. Nothing has changed.

[no_fastolfe]

Very little, certainly, but then that is the nature of the barge to some extent.

Have you changed, in the interim?

[nakesnakecobracobra]

In a manner of speaking, perhaps. I learned some valuable information.

[no_fastolfe]

Anything that will aid in your eventual graduation?

[She doubts this, you seem misanthropic and surly.

Not that that was her or anything.]

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Only that my death was truer than I had originally believed.

[ Sounds about right. ]

[no_fastolfe]

An unfortunate implication of being an inmate aboard; there are no half measures.

I did rescusitate after graduation, however...

[nakesnakecobracobra]

[ That little girl destroyed her soul. Pure hate crosses her face for a moment, then smooths over into a lazy smile. ]

So it would seem, that my only option at the moment is to wait.

[no_fastolfe]

[Vasilia is not the most socially apt woman in the Spacer worlds, but she catches that look and wants absolutely no part of it. She's quite pleased to be on the other side of a viewscreen.]

Indeed.

Private

[darknessb4me]

Where did you go?

Private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Nowhere. I attempted to return to what was left of me. There is nothing. [ And ho boy she is really unhappy about that. ]

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[darknessb4me]

So, you saw it too.

Private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Saw what.

Private

[darknessb4me]

What's waiting for us.

Private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

"See" is an interesting choice of words.

Private

[darknessb4me]

I know it's not accurate, it's just what came to mind.

Private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Nothing is waiting for us.

Private

[darknessb4me]

[He just looks back levelly.

If you've seen what comes after, you know.]

Private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

[ She stares at him irritably for a bit. ]

What is it you want?

Re: Private

[darknessb4me]

I just haven't found anyone else that remembers.

[And it's been incredibly frustating to try to explain what he saw experienced?]

Is it what you were expecting?

Private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

How sweet. It must be so liberating to know you aren't alone. [ Her voice is mockingly fond. ]

I was expecting to return to my world.

Re: Private

[darknessb4me]

You're dead.

[Thank god you've arrived, Captain Obvious. We were lost without you.]

Private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Yes, well, it was hardly the first time I had been killed.

Re: Private

[darknessb4me]

What was different? Bad luck?

Private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Something like that, yes. [ Bad luck that an annoying little girl mastered a move like Genie Killer. ]

[surrenders]

[ well this is certainly a surprise ]

Nothing it wasn't safe to miss out on.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Does anything ever happen here that it isn't safe to miss out on?

I see you're still around.

[surrenders]

[ she sees what you're doing there and is not responding to your shit today :| ]

Not most of the time.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Tell me, did you have fun at port? [ She's going to laugh at you anyway, you can't escape it. :| ]

[surrenders]

[ she is having a lot of feels about Gotham but isn't up for sharing them with a surprise creeper ] Don't think anybody did. Except maybe Arthas, but he's got a different idea of fun than the rest of us.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

I knew there was a reason I liked him.

[surrenders]

Then I guess you did miss out.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

It sounds as though it was a particularly interesting port. It's too bad I had to miss it.

[surrenders]

You making plans?

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Who, me? Whatever would I be planning?

[surrenders]

Fantasies, maybe. If you heard about what he got up to.

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Something truly awful, I'm sure.

[surrenders]

Set himself up a fortress, raised the dead out of their graves. [ This feels like the kind of thing she might be into? ]

[nakesnakecobracobra]

[ She laughs. ]

How cliche. It's almost sweet.