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[khajidont]

[ Good evening, Mask or Menace! Jaime's back, and while he doesn't look any older, he certainly looks tired and a little sour to boot, like someone just fed him a nintendo switch cartridge real bitter pill. It was a long month. ]

So, um... hey! I'm back. That was definitely the longest I've been ported out for, but I gotta ask: what happened while I was gone? Because I got back, and all of a sudden, like, half of the people I know are gone. Dick's gone, Tadashi's gone again, Fuu's gone, Sarissa's gone, so's my Mom...

Was this just the Porter, or what?

[ It probably is - people tend to leave in waves - but it's left him feeling a little shellshocked, and it's worth searching for answers at the very least. He raises a hand to rub at the back of his neck, playing a little with the hair at the nape. ]

Um, anyway. Good to see you guys who are still here. And for all the newbies, I'm Jaime. Nice to meet you.

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[deadkord]

That's quite the list. But hey, a number of us thought you were gone for good, and here you are.

[ The fact that he's trying to be reassuring instead of cracking a joke is a sure sign that he's super relieved to see Jaime, because it's not like he can just say that he missed him. ]

[khajidont]

Here I am.

[ He's glad that he had a moment to compose himself, because -- what does he say, exactly?

Hey Ted, good to see you. I fought you as a zombie, and Booster had, like, a mini breakdown. Then Max came back, and he's obviously just as evil as you told us he was, except last time, you probably had a decent chance at taking him down yourself, and you sure didn't involve any civilians, but our whole team is like, super incompetent, and nothing's gone right, and even though you died to save us from Max, he just straight up killed a thousand people. Still happy to see me?

Awkward. ]

I was, um, really glad to see your name still on the network too, Ted.

[deadkord]

[ Well, he sure does recognize that awkwardness. But he's glad enough to see Jaime back again that he'll leave well enough alone for now. ]

I'm not planning on going anywhere any time soon, don't worry.

[khajidont]

I didn't think you were. Has everything been okay with you too?

[deadkord]

It's been—Well, okay, not great. Karen's gone, too. Sorry to add to your list.

[khajidont]

Yeah. Yeah, I think I noticed her gone, uh, a couple days before I left. I thought she might come back, though, since she's been around for longer than even me.

[ She's always seemed like such a staple of this place. Her still being absent is... unsettling. ]

Our ranks are looking kinda thin these days, huh?