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[prizeneck]

[At the equivalent of 03:45 AM, you're getting a voice message because fuck your text feature. ]

Right, question.

Actually two.



First: Imagine you're being chased for a long time. You're unarmed, and yer injured. About to keel over. You can only carry one thing as you're running: a cell phone [a pause, and a rustle - he's waving his hand] or whatever you people use to communicate; or some food.

Which one do you take, and why?



Second question: who here can deal with high tech gadgets? I got a thing that needs checking before we head to the next mission.

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[goodandtrue]

My mother's family were merchants. She doesn't like to be reminded of her background. When she married my father, she became a lady. If she acknowledges her background in potions and brews, I think she believes it would hurt her standing.

He did once. I don't know what became of it after his death.

[prizeneck]

Huh. [He actually finds that slightly amusing, but he takes that information with something akin to respect. Different times, different cultures.] Guess there's always a downside to the way people perceive their society.

Did you get recruited by COST along the way or was this before?

[goodandtrue]

There is, but I think it also depends on how you perceive yourself. My mother believes herself better than everyone else and uses that belief to justify her actions.

I was recruited after he died. It was a way to leave my situation and feel useful. I should have realized how unprepared I would be. Thank you for teaching me to defend myself.

[prizeneck]

[Even through the synthetic voice of Siri Microsoft SAM, there's something about that sentence that conveys a certain tone.] You sound like you disagree.

[He shifts, there's a slight rustle] So hold on. He died, you were recruited, and you found him again? [It's... plausible, with the time travel and the like, but he can't still help but feel that's kind of messed up.]

[goodandtrue]

My mother is not a kind person. Cruelty doesn't make you better than anyone. It makes you worse.

I did. He came shortly after I did. I didn't know that he would be here., but COST must have recruited him before he died.

[prizeneck]

So she harmed, instead of healing?

[That is messed up. His voice goes quiet, even if it carries easily.] Did ya tell him?

[goodandtrue]

Yes, but she thinks she did it for our benefit.

[There was so much more to it, but it wasn't something she felt ready to share at this early stage of their relationship.]

Tell him what?

[prizeneck]

That he died.

[goodandtrue]

He knew. He realized he was about to die before coming here.

[prizeneck]

Huh. Guess it was a death or life situation for him to volunteer here, then.

[Is his voice getting quiet, even soft? Nope. Not at all. It's only your imagination, Jeyne.

There's a pause, as he mulls over.]

What do you think of the practices we had so far? Am I boring you, yet?

[goodandtrue]

No, you're not boring me.

[There's a gentleness in her tone, genuine and assertive.]

The training you mean? They're...very difficult. Brutal. Training for Gallipoli started shortly after I arrived, it was the first thing I experienced. Not much of a welcome.