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[hardedged]

[ as the video feed starts, something seems a bit... off about jessica jones, to anyone familiar with her typical demeanor. namely, she looks more relaxed and rested, and of most significance, she wears a warm smile. guess who's been infected with compulsive affection? #yikes ]

Hey, everyone. It's Jess. I've been thinking, and look... I know I haven't left the best impression here. [ a sigh, as her grin falls a bit. she sounds regretful, though sincere. ] But I wanna start over. About time I said sorry. You've been great, and I'm lucky to know all of you.

Hope you guys have a good Valentine's. You deserve it.

[ somebody save her. ]

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[notsheepish]

[...oh, god, what...?]

Uh. Hey, Jess. You feelin' okay?

[hardedged]

Ruby, hi.

[ her smile brightens a bit. who's happy to see her? that's right; this girl. ]

I'm fine, thanks. You?

[notsheepish]

[brb, enjoy this flustered gaping while you wait for words to form]

--good. I'm good. Just... a little concerned?

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[magnitudes]

Jessica Jones.

( What the fuck. Her eyebrows are raised, and her smile is confused. Just waiting for the other shoe to drop. )

What's shakin'?

[hardedged]

Hey, babe.

[ that's right — "babe." her smile grows more affectionate. ]

You busy later?

[magnitudes]

I'm... ( confused ) free.

( Although, her head is canted to the side. )

Are you being held captive and is this secret code so that we realise something is wrong?

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[coppelganger]

[ s q u i n t ]

Thanks, I will.

[hardedged]

[ good call, tbh. ]

Sarah, right? [ she pauses, peering at the screen. ] Any plans?

[coppelganger]

Nothing official. I'm leaving it to my boyfriend to come up with something.

[ Romantic holidays aren't really her thing. ]

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[heckblazer]

[ ???

He might not know her extremely well, but he's not a complete twit. ]

Gimme ten minutes and I'll be by for an exorcism.

[hardedged]

[ a dry snort. ]

I'd prefer a drink.

[ so jess hasn't changed completely. she's still an alcoholic, nice. 👌 ]

[heckblazer]

[ ...at least it'll get him within range to try a spell that will ascertain what her bloody deal is. ]

Never finished that scotch last week, I guess.

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[accelerate]

[ as someone who is incredibly optimistic, not even barry's like this unless he has a reason to wish everyone well. when iris west had confessed she had feelings for him, he'd wanted to wish everyone the best of luck. if he could've broken out into song, he would've. instead, he just disintegrated in the speed force. ]

[ anyway, he feels like poking a bear. this is a really nice sentiment. ]

Good Valentine's this year? Not many people I know wish people they don't know a happy Valentine's Day. Unless they're writing it in the sky. That makes things confusing.

[hardedged]

I'm trying not to be a prick. What's so confusing about that?

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[the_caped_crusader]

[Bruce is more curious than concerned for now, though he hasn't decided that this is an entirely innocuous situation. Still, this Jessica Jones is a far cry from the one he met during the blackout.]

Ms. Jones, you seem to be in a good mood today. I'm just curious... did you happen to stop by this month's swear in?

[hardedged]

Hey. [ she blinks at the question, arching an eyebrow. ] Does it matter?

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[aojona]

[ Normally Pablo would probably take something like this at face value regardless of how Jessica typically acts, but there's something about her tone here that reminds him of an old... acquaintance of his, Benny. Benny had generally had a similar demeanor to Jessica, too, so whenever he began to sound like this, it usually wasn't a good thing.

Not that Pablo knows any better what to do about it now than he did then. ]

Uh... [ He pauses for a moment, but then says what comes first to his mind: ] It's Valentine's Day?

[hardedged]

Almost. [ she licks her lips, calm and contemplative. ] You gonna celebrate this year?

[inmyothertights]

Jess, are you.

Okay?

[hardedged]

[ a dry snort. ]

Why does everyone keep asking that?

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[doubleblind]

Jessica Jones? Sarissa's Jessica Jones?

[Cosima raises an eyebrow. From everything she's heard about Jessica this is not normal.]

[hardedged]

Yep. You must be one of her sisters.

[ super normal. nothing to see here. ]

private, video.

[magnitudes]

( Stage whispering, despite this being private: )

Abort.

( Her hand, it is doing a gesture that could mean cut it out or behead me, hand making a slicing motion back and forth across her throat. )

Not my Jessica Jones, the Jessica Jones. I don't have a "my" anything, except for maybe "my" headache that's reaching gale force migraine.

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[storyseeker]

That's very...positive.

[Look, they've spoken like once, but this sounds wrong even to Elena.]

[hardedged]

[ trust those instincts, elena. ]

Yeah. A step in the right direction, and all that crap.