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[stabilis]

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[stabilis]

Can you describe what happened?

[ There's two levels to that: is she capable, and is she comfortable. ]

[motivation]

[ with him? both. to an extent, anyway - because ]

i don't remember that much of it
something about a project

[stabilis]

Sounds like yours was more chatty than mine.

I had the sciency, too. Probably experimental. Was there anyone with you?

[motivation]

lots of people
i felt like i knew them

and people checking my pulse

what was yours?

[stabilis]

I don't know.

[ Honest, not evasive. He has no idea how to describe it. ]

I was in a room. I felt

off? I wasn't me, and I don't mean me. I wasn't whoever else I was supposed to be. I remember someone else being there, someone I knew. They were sick. And someone tried to check my pulse, too. Lab coat, maybe? It felt like we were in some kind of quarantine or test.

[motivation]

what did the place look like?

[stabilis]

White walls? But I think they changed. I don't even know if it was the same room. I don't think I was the same me, either. It felt like

a timeskip, maybe. Or switching bodies. Anything like that in yours?

[motivation]

no, i was the same person the whole time
switching bodies??

[ none of this is great ]

[stabilis]

Maybe?? Did I mention this was all very abstract
My hands were kind of different.

I mean, we've seen it before, right? It isn't off the table. It just isn't on MY table, so I have no idea why it's showing up in my dreams.

[motivation]

i thought my dream might be a memory
maybe yours is, too
maybe a side effect of the glowy empathy shit

[stabilis]

I tried to test the empathy link when I got here, see if there was any other bleed. Memories, physical sensations, anything. All we got was empathy.

But I think you're right. Either it was feedback from one of us, or there's someone else out there with a lot more juice.

[motivation]

how many hands did you hold?

[stabilis]

Several. I held several hands.

[ for science!! is this really the priority ]

[motivation]

how many friends did you make

[ yes, teasing him is always the priority ]

[stabilis]

They're people, Dutch, not notches on my belt. Show some respect.

[ it's a good priority ]

[motivation]

question stands, johnny boy

[stabilis]

Now you just sound jealous.

But several. I made several friends, thank you. Kind of hard not to when you get all up in someone's feelings.

[motivation]

only you, seriously

[ she's not jealous because she's sure that she has no reason to be

they're family ]

[stabilis]

[ always!! ]

Sorry, I forgot. Feelings are icky. Does this mean our hand-holding days are over?

[ do they. hold hands. not really, but they wouldn't NOT hold hands. ]

[motivation]

i'll make an exception for you if you need your hand held

[ or if she needs hers held and he lets her pretend she's doing it for him ]

[stabilis]

Honestly, I always need my hand held. But I'll respect your boundaries and save it for emergencies.

[ he's got u ]

[motivation]

[ he's the best ]

sweet of you