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[secondchances]

I--I can't find Kara. She went back, to see if she could get people out, but I don't...

I checked the wreck and the clinic. [Let's hope this feeling in her gut is just leftovers from this whole ordeal.]

Kara, you better just be... somewhere here. Respond ASAP, or if anyone's seen her--blonde hair, blue eyes, pretty--let me know.

Bathouse

[It's been a blur since they got back. Journal entry done, Steph's in the bathroom, shirt off and held against her chest. Her back is to the mirror, and she turns this way and that, trying to get a good look at the stab wound Lucrezia left.

How sad is it that a knife in her back is the easiest thing to focus on right now? Cass is somewhere, Tim is somewhere, and there's a whole lot of repairing to do, it feels like. But right now, she just wants to see if she's pulled her stitches.

Didn't they just have to rebuild from an earthquake?]

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Dictated forever

[whichwayyoulean]

[And here's another person he can check off his mental list of Not Being Dead. Hey, Steph]

I didn't see her anywhere. But she's pretty tough right? She wouldn't let a creepy spaceship filled with evil take her down.

[Wow, he sucks at finding a convincing tone]

[secondchances]

[Aww, Once. He's okay! And, uh, he's... trying to be optimistic. That counts.]

Fish are to water like Kara is to space. I'm hoping she's just... busy or something.

[Too busy or strangely tired to respond? Sure, let's go with that.]

[whichwayyoulean]

[Optimism is super hard, those were the last of his reserves, just for her]

She's got that hero thing going on. She's probably doing...heroic things.

[secondchances]

Heroes do tend to do those heroic things.

[This is endearing, in a way.]

[whichwayyoulean]

[He is trying so hard for her. So hard]

I kind of noticed.

[secondchances]

You get out okay, Once?

[whichwayyoulean]

Well, I got out alive, at least. Got a kneecap and a couple of ribs broken for my troubles, but that's nothing compared to most people here.

Everything ok with you guys?

[secondchances]

Ouch. Anything with kneecaps makes me cringe.

[Oooooh they've just got a ton of awkwardness on top of physical injuries...] We're alright. Nothing a ton of aspirin and some sleep won't fix.

[whichwayyoulean]

Trust me, I had a whole lot of cringing going on, too.

[That's always the BEST thing to have in combination! Still, he's glad to hear that. He worries] And maybe a heap of therapy. Maybe one day the castle will send us a therapist.

[secondchances]

Make sure to take it easy. It's a good time to hermit a bit.

I think there was one here, once upon a time. Maybe if we cross our fingers we'll get another, one day.

[whichwayyoulean]

Am I actually getting permission to be a hermit from you right now? Just making sure.

I think everyone could sure use one.

[secondchances]

For now. Not forever, Once. Everyone needs a little time to recoup.

[whichwayyoulean]

[He'll heave a dramatic sigh]

I guess I'll have to live with the for now.