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[ecks]

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[rubikscomplex]

i no to care like you to care

you to feel more strong with time

[despiteeverything]

Maybe. I tried sending a message but she's not saying anything back.

[Which could have more than one cause than a missing tablet, admittedly.......]

[awwnoun]

[ Clint is laughing at his own joke. He's the worst. ]

Yeah, I bet
Look, I probably oughta call a few more people but
I'll call you again soon alright? Maybe when my voice is back

[heavensreader]

No one should cut you open! [Her horror is sudden and sharp, and moves her to total sincerity. She only has a vague understanding of Ecks's nature, and she has not understood that to be a part of it. Is that why she was so skittish at the beginning? Is that why she was afraid of Kesara pulling her knife?]

People don't cut other people open, Ecks. Not good people and not even most dead people. Oah, there's so much you don't understand! I'll help you. Please, let me help you.

[ecks]

[Ecks is taken aback by Kesara's vehemence. No one? People keep saying that. She's beginning to think that's what is true for all these people who keep saying it.]

people cut other people open where I am from



I will let you help me

[ecks]

maybe

to be strong because to be difficult?

[ecks]

You did not see when she stopped being with you?

[That could be good. That could mean that she is not necessarily dead.]

[rubikscomplex]

yes

[despiteeverything]

She was there before the static got really bad

When we woke up she wasn't.

[ecks]

In a house? At night when it was closed?

[That is very strange, if so. She thought Frisk meant that they lost Toriel in the blizzard, but disappearing overnight is another matter entirely.]

[ecks]

i to understand.

to talk more with time.

[rubikscomplex]

fine
bye

[Short and sweet for you before he hangs up, Ecks.]

[ecks]

yes
that would be good
you can tell me more jokes

[Not realizing he just did.]

[despiteeverything]

[They think they know what she's thinking and they aren't sure if they like that idea more or worse.]

It wasn't... it wasn't lockdown when it got bad for us.

[ecks]

Who are you with now?

@makeme; audio; morning 173

[coyoteking]

Hey, Ecks. We're in the Pass now, and I got those stuf- fake animals. You still around?

[And because paranoia is a hell of a thing-]

You with anybody?

text

[ecks]

[She's getting more in the habit of matching formats these days...but not while House keeps disapproving of her conversations. Best keep this to text.]

I am in the tunnels beyond the pass but not as far as the museum
I am with Doctor House right now
Are you with anybody?

--> text

[coyoteking]

[Oh, she's using text. Maybe he should reply in kind? That seems to be a cue with most people. So, as difficult as it is while walking in these enclosed spaces, he decides to match her.]

oh good
not too far then
i'm with charlie and quark
we're just heading into the tunnels now

where/when do you wanna meet

text

[ecks]

tomorrow we are starting to go west.
If you are in the entrance I think we could meet the day after tomorrow.

[coyoteking]

we're heading west today, so we shouldn't be far from you
charlie wants to check out some hole or something

anyway, day after tomorrow sounds good, i'll keep you posted

[ecks]

I also will keep you posted if that means continuing to communicate

do not lose the fake animals

@notasidekick; audio; afternoon 181

[nursetemple]

[Claire continues her checking up on people with Ecks, keeping it to audio when she finds the corner of a room to sit in and contact a few people. She's concerned for Ecks, for several reasons.]

Hello Ecks, it's Claire. I just wanted to check in on you, hear if you're doing okay. Last night was...well, it was something, for sure. How are you? Do you need anything?

audio; afternoon 181

[ecks]

[The voice on the other end is a near monotone, Ecks's inner turmoil masked by lack of expression.]

I am alive. I am alive and I think that I am still a person.

[nursetemple]

I'm glad. What makes you think you wouldn't be a person anymore?

[ecks]

People make choices.

[She knows better than that, though.]

Doctor Watson says that that is not the only thing that makes me a person and no one can make me stop being a person but I did not act like a person last night.