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anomaly 008 . pairing & spam
[ He spends a long time going over the file before he contacts her. Early life first, then moving on. Coming on the manner of her death is a sudden and brutal shock, and he has to fight down nausea for several minutes before he starts to calm down again. Flips through the list of her victims, trying not to think about the quantity, but just on the reasons. Finally, he breathes out and turns on the comm. ]
[ private to clementine ]
So. I might find someone to teach me werewolf hunting. Is that what you said?
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[ Catch Stephen around with a toolkit, fixing wobbly tables and chairs in common areas and the cafeteria. Feel free to have him fixing something specifically requested.
Alternatively, catch him floating down a river in CES. Chillin'. In a canoe. Like you do.
Also alternatively, he can always be found going for runs, at least once a day, up and down the stairs and in whatever environment the CES provides for him.
He has hardly said a word to his friends since Nick arrived. But he'll be doing his best to pretend nothing's wrong. ]
[ private to clementine ]
So. I might find someone to teach me werewolf hunting. Is that what you said?
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[ Catch Stephen around with a toolkit, fixing wobbly tables and chairs in common areas and the cafeteria. Feel free to have him fixing something specifically requested.
Alternatively, catch him floating down a river in CES. Chillin'. In a canoe. Like you do.
Also alternatively, he can always be found going for runs, at least once a day, up and down the stairs and in whatever environment the CES provides for him.
He has hardly said a word to his friends since Nick arrived. But he'll be doing his best to pretend nothing's wrong. ]
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Just weird.
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[He runs a hand through said hair. He really hadn't bother to cut since... well, since before Stephen died.]
I'll see if I can get it cut.
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[ He's not even kidding about that. ]
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- Nick.
I'm glad you're alive.
[ Doesn't even begin to cover what Stephen is feeling. But the news of Nick's death had been utterly, truly devastating. ]
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Well, I can say the same about you.
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That Nick prefers him alive, he already believed. ]
What next?
On this boat.
[ What next for them. ]
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We both came here for a reason. We can see if these deals of the Admiral's are all they're cracked up to be.
Other than that-- [he shrugs] --I thought I might try to figure out what makes this place work. If you want to help, that's fine, but remember you don't work for me anymore. So: [He's actually grinning] You don't have to listen to a word I say.
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[ The reaction leaves Stephen a little bit puzzled, to be honest. He's not sure what to make of it. ]
Anyhow, I have a job. [ He gestures to the tool kit. ]
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I see that. Pays well? [slight joke]
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I probably should find myself a job too then. Probably isn't healthy just stay in my cabin all day.
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[ It's telling that Stephen didn't go for a lab. That he found something to occupy his hands first before even considering further study.
He didn't want to think. ]
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I'm not sure I want to move the model into one of the labs, it's a wee bit delicate. Maybe if I have something else to work on.
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[ He doesn't have any other good suggestions. ]
...What do you mean, a map of the anomalies?
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[He heads back toward his cabin. The main room is like his old office at university, while another adjoining room houses one of the smaller ARC labs. Which is completely dominated by said map. ]
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He steps in and moves sideways from Nick when they enter the room, the same as usual - some ingrained instinct to spread out and cover the entire room, to act as a balance to Nick. ]
I don't... understand.
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[he runs a hand down one of the rods.] This represents the underlying structure of recurring anomalies. What it would be like to see time.
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[ This is a surprise. But he's circling it, slowly, trying to make sense of it. Nick's not a physicist or anything; how did he come up with this? ]
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The anomaly was originally in Egypt. [He points out a sharp curve int he model.] They built this-- [he rifles around for a picture of the Sun Cage, complete with anomaly.] --made out of Magnetite. Moving it moved the anomaly and before we knew it we had a Pristichampsus in the British Museum.
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During business hours?
[ He doesn't think so, given the cavalier way that Nick refers to it. But he has to ask. ]
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[An awkward moment then he adds.] It wasn't for nothing, Stephen.
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He glances up, abruptly. ]
What wasn't.
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