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That's about the thick of it, yeah. [ He sounded amused, like he was making fun of himself. ]
I'm perfectly capable of feelin' pretty damn sorry for myself when required, but it ain't, at the moment. I'm alright, and I'm feelin' better. Soon this'll just be another mildly traumatic memory an' nothin' more.
[ Wandering back to Bobbie's room was routine and natural, these days, though Alex seemed a little lost in his own thoughts on the way, and didn't notice the way he was fiddling with his fingers, as if trying to twist at the ring that wasn't there.
He needed something new to fiddle with.
Once they were back in the room and the door closed behind them, he cleared his throat, and gave Bobbie a careful, searching, look. He wet his lips. ]
So?
He needed something new to fiddle with.
Once they were back in the room and the door closed behind them, he cleared his throat, and gave Bobbie a careful, searching, look. He wet his lips. ]
So?
[Bobbie's been lost in thought too. To be honest, she doesn't know what to think of any of it. Her gut says it was all bullshit, but with all the weird crap that's happened on this station, she's hesitant to dismiss anything out of hand. She shrugs.]
I don't know what the hell I just saw.
I don't know what the hell I just saw.
[ He raised his hand, rubbing his beard and looking a bit at a loss. ]
Well it was creepy as hell, whatever it was. But I don't think she's lyin', or pretendin'.
Wish I coulda got more outta her, but I just - Christ, can you imagine wakin' up and havin' that conversation?
Well it was creepy as hell, whatever it was. But I don't think she's lyin', or pretendin'.
Wish I coulda got more outta her, but I just - Christ, can you imagine wakin' up and havin' that conversation?
[ He shifted uncomfortably. ]
What I think is that I don't got a clue in hell what this station is, or what it can do, or what the people on it can do.
[ He looked away for a moment. ]
I mean - hell, Bobbie, I died here. Who the hell am I to say we can't talk to the dead.
What I think is that I don't got a clue in hell what this station is, or what it can do, or what the people on it can do.
[ He looked away for a moment. ]
I mean - hell, Bobbie, I died here. Who the hell am I to say we can't talk to the dead.
[ He took the hand gratefully, turning his eyes back to hers. ]
I ain't sayin' it's ghosts, but. This station does know things it shouldn't. People it shouldn't.
It makes us hear things, so - so maybe she just managed to tap into that. Somethin' from before.
I ain't sayin' it's ghosts, but. This station does know things it shouldn't. People it shouldn't.
It makes us hear things, so - so maybe she just managed to tap into that. Somethin' from before.
... Yeah.
[ It's definitely unsettling, and he unconsciously grips her hand a little harder. ]
... Or like -- [ He faltered. Or like Miller talking to Holden. Christ, that was worse. He swallowed. ]
There's different ways the dead can speak, is what I'm sayin'. Especially with protoshit involved. Maybe runnin' the drive meant that they - that part of 'em got ingrained into the station, somehow--
[ It's definitely unsettling, and he unconsciously grips her hand a little harder. ]
... Or like -- [ He faltered. Or like Miller talking to Holden. Christ, that was worse. He swallowed. ]
There's different ways the dead can speak, is what I'm sayin'. Especially with protoshit involved. Maybe runnin' the drive meant that they - that part of 'em got ingrained into the station, somehow--
If that shit was here, we'd know, right? This ain't a ring.
[ He didn't sound very certain, though. ]
Maybe whatever the hell they created just - does a few similar things.
[ He didn't sound very certain, though. ]
Maybe whatever the hell they created just - does a few similar things.
At least we know it was the drive. Is the drive. And that it's probably here.
Not that I have a damn idea what the thing was actually supposed to do, but it was powerful enough to fling them who-the-hell know where.
Not that I have a damn idea what the thing was actually supposed to do, but it was powerful enough to fling them who-the-hell know where.
Yeah. The gettin' here seemed a lot more like an unseen side effect.
[ he let out a breath. ]
But it also sounds like it's gonna get a lot worse. We need to find it.
[ he let out a breath. ]
But it also sounds like it's gonna get a lot worse. We need to find it.
[ He sighed and shook his head helplessly. ]
No idea. My only bet is somewhere in the inaccessible part of the shaft, maybe - that's where most of the main power conduits probably run.
No idea. My only bet is somewhere in the inaccessible part of the shaft, maybe - that's where most of the main power conduits probably run.
Yeah. I had a similar idea, but couldn't find a single damn thing on the command deck to be able to track power usage.
Was hopin' we might figure out where the teleportations go that way, too.
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