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[shuckit]

Hey. It's Thomas. It's... been a while, I guess.

[ For those that had been around when Thomas was here before, they might recognize him as the scrawny teenage kid who obsessively took notes and had really weird slang. Or you may not have met him at all. Either way, here he is, looking (still) a little rough for wear, and a bit more tired that usualy, but here. ]

Last thing I remember here was The Flare. Back-- [ 'home' is what's on the tip of his tongue, but there wasn't anything about that place that really ever was home to him, not in the time he can solidly remember. Outside of the Gladers, and, well, the ones that aren't here are already safe in a place far away from what he's talking about now. ] --where I came from, we never did figure it out - the cure. Least, not that I saw. Not without doing things that... That meant maybe we didn't deserve to survive it.

[ So many dead. Even with all he and Minho and Brenda got through the Flat Trans, how many never made it? How many died in the trials before them? Thomas can still here the low, sickening moans of the Grievers, still remembers the smell of burning flesh, still feels the earth shake from the heavy concrete wall of the Maze crumbling on top of a huddled group of terrified Immune. He clears his throat, continuing. ]

Anyway, I wanted to say thanks. I was kind if a slinthead at the time and never got it out before I left, but you guys saved my best friend when-- [ When I couldn't. When I didn't. Here, Newt would have a chance. Not back home. Here, Thomas would never have to read that note from him, and never have to hear his best friend pleading for him to end his misery. This is harder than he'd thought it'd be, so he abandons that line of thought. ]

Yeah, that's it. Just wanted to tell you guys that. Anyway, looks like I'll be around for a while longer, so, Kate and the rest of you guys, lemme know if I can help. Kitty too. [ he breathes in, and lets out a slow exhale. ] Teresa... We need to talk.

And Loki, if you still got that shucky club if yours, mind if I get my job back?

Everyone else - Hi. I'm Thomas.

[ actual master of social grace. ]

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[selfimage]

[ give him a moment, it's been a very odd week of loses and returns. ]

You were gone.

[selfimage]

[ and he rubs the back of his head, pulling on his neck as he lets it digest, without actually showing that he has to. ]

And it's not ... shucky.

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[munies]

[ uuuuuuuugh too many feelings. Teresa was very much Not Prepared for this. it's good, she feels relieved, but the fact that he's actually asking for her means- well, it could mean a lot of things. he's either forgotten her betrayal, or something wayway more awkward. maybe hiding the fact that she was dead in the future was a mistake.

wellllll, too late now.

she mostly just sounds really flustered when she blurts out- ]

Yeah?

[ and that's apparently it for now, yep. but her expression probably spells out the "YA THINK?" that goes unsaid. #smoothcriminal ]

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[shuckit]

[ christ, just seeing her, now, feels like a knife through his chest. it hasn't even been ten minutes since he heard the last whispers of her breath leave her, watched the life slip from her eyes.

for a moment, he's speechless, near breathless. ]

Can-- [ he has to pause, clear his throat first, and get it out. ] Can we meet up somewhere?

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[excitababble]

That virus came from your world?

[ He never met Thomas before now, but he definitely remembers the Flare..... His tone is almost accusatory. He saw the guy that brought it in, he looked different than Thomas, but that doesn't do anything to stop Kangmo's tone. ]

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[shuckit]

[ there's a kneejerk want to get defensive over it, as he's had just about enough of the Flare at this point, and frankly screw anyone that thinks they brought it here on purpose or wants to lay blame on them for it, but he pause, pressing lips together in a tight line for a moment of calm before answering. ]

Yeah. What happened here wasn't half as bad as it could've been.

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[theminotaur]

Hey.

[ SO SMOOTH. ]

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[shuckit]

hey.

[ he is master of smooth ok. at least he answered his sort of girlfriend/teresa with more than just 'hey' this time around. granted, he did just... watch her die like five minutes go. abigail, though, he's happy to see again. ]

what's up

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[hostage]

Welcome back.

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[shuckit]

Thanks, man. [ bruh! ] Good to see you still around. How's the school?

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[brushoff]

If I'm going to be working with you, we've got to get you new clothes.

[ because hey, Dorian works at Loki's club, he's assuming that Thomas is going to end up working at Loki's club, Thomas needs new clothes and a shower. :| ]

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[shuckit]

[ whispers nooo... ]

I can handle that one fine on my own.

I work on the tech stuff anyway. No one sees me.

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[kinesia]

[ He never thought he would see that face again. Thomas, Thomas...

Grey has lost many people. Not many of them have ever come back. And he even seems to remember being here before, which is more than Grey could ever have hoped. ]

thomas?

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[shuckit]

[ immediately, there's a small smile pulling at thomas's lips, relieved to find this friend still here. how could he have forgotten about grey, when he was back home? ]

Hey, Grey.

[ for the first time in weeks, since being home and kicking teresa out of his head, he's trying to reach out with his telepathy, finding some kind of comfort in how it's the norm for him and grey. ]

I didn't wanna leave. I'm sorry.

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[rathercommon]

[ Oh. Kitty's face says it all: this isn't a voice she's hearing without being affected. ]

Hullo, Thomas. It's been quite a while.

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[shuckit]

[ it feels a little bit like coming home. after all, he's spent more of his remembered life here, in heropa, than he did in his own world, and with people he'd already lost back home as well. either way, thomas can't really hide the small smile that spreads. ]

Hey, Kitty. That's what I'm hearing. You already find a new partner for bad ideas?

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[orions_shadow]

So you were sent away from this place? Home? Just randomly popped back to your own reality?

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[shuckit]

[ well, that's a talking cat person. considering he meet bartimeus here already, he's not that surprised. ]

Basically. Third time it's happened. Longest I've been out of Heropa, though.

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[increscents]

Back up.


You're saying you went home?

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[shuckit]

Porter does that, I don't know why. Maybe it gets bored.

It's the third time it took me out and brought me back.

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[aggressiveapathy]

Three month rule wins again.

You owe Grey flowers.

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[shuckit]

What's the rule?

Does Grey even like flowers?

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[leaflets]

Slinthead?

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[shuckit]

"Shithead".

[selfequipped]

I just got back myself. [And Kate has definitely been out on the down low for much of that.] So I'm still catching up.

Maybe we can do it together? [Setting out from the go of working with Thomas is definitely Kate Bishop's idea of a good time.

Why?

Because she really, really missed him.]

[shuckit]

Good that. My notes are way out of date.

[ they've still been a decent help to some people, but he still wants to figure this thing out. even if the immune did finally get to safe haven. that, and, it's a puzzle. he has to solve it.

which is something he could probably do on his own, or with teresa, but it's the same for thomas, sort of in retrograde. he didn't know there was someone to miss when he was at home, but now that he's back, he's been thinking of how much better it all would've been with kate there, or grey there. maybe kate would've done better than he did. probably. either way, the missing he couldn't do before, he's going through now. ]

It's good to see you, Kate. [ added on with a small, earnest smile. ]

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[infomodder]

There are several rose bushes around the house so the flowers issue should be easy to resolve.

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[shuckit]

[ ermahgerd 8| ]

you guys actually want me to pick flowers for him?