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[Cecil's had a rough couple of days. The giant bird attack wasn't pleasant, but hey. It happens. The near-drowning situation was a little more traumatic, but he's past that, too. He's trying to settle in.

Except -- he keeps hearing things. Seeing things. On the one hand, it's like being home again. On the other hand, it's terrible.]

Ah, hello, everyone.

[Still, he feels like he should introduce himself. For the time being, these people are his new community. If he wants to thrive here, he should get to know them.]

I hope you all managed to survive the recent holidays. If someone stole your heart, I hope you took it back and re-positioned it carefully within your ribcage. If you stole someone else's heart, you should return it. Or you should bury the heart in a cherry oak box; whatever your god slash cabal slash gardener demands --

[Carlos's voice suddenly echoes in his ears. The words are unintelligible -- something about stir fry or centrifugal motion -- but the abrupt, impossible nearness of his words makes Cecil falter.]

-- and, uh, at any rate! I'm Cecil, and I'm happy to be a compliant member of this program. If the American government requires me, then here I am. Proud to serve my country. Proud to be experimented on by my country. Proud to be detained without suggestion of release. By my country.

[His voice is deep, sonorous, warm. And, by all accounts, entirely sincere.]

It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.

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The hell kinda holiday is that supposed to be? Sure you were on the same planet for that one? [he doesn't even know what tone to strike here... how much of the Kool-aid did this guy even have?]

What a fucking patriot. Guess you better hope your country doesn't want any important organs or anything.

Valentine's Day, of course. A terror to us all.

First I've heard of it. [beat.] Can't decide if that's an overly good or bad thing.

If necessary, I would provide.

Are you always this fucking liberal with your body parts?

Proud to be experimented on by your country?

That's a little much, don't you think?

[She's not commenting for now but UH]

Good, certainly. Good to be spared the devastation of such a day.

That depends on who's asking! I do like to be helpful, though.

[This young lady is lucky #3, so she gets the audio infection injection.]

Little much? You mean not enough.

[ She probably deserves it.

But there's a pause. ]

You're serious.

As opposed to the...delight of being abducted? Er, detained, as you said.

I appreciate your deconstruction of the metaphor, but organs aren't quite as versatile as your poetic use. It's unlikely that any removed heart would function the same way.

[Says the dude who will be surgically disemboweled (intestine everywhere!) and somehow seems to have a functional digestive system in the season two previews. POT AND KETTLE essentially, Chilton will pay for his pedantry.]

Pleasure to meet you.

You're not even being sarcastic right now. Are you?

Such patriotism, Mister Cecil. I'm certain yourself and Mister Gardner would have much to speak about on that topic!

( She can appreciate the fact that someone can keep their voice so well schooled while speaking about something in such -- shall we say? -- opposition to what one must truly feel.

Unless delusional.

Or insane.

... Or both. )

I can tell.

Personally? I like my organs where they are. Probably could make myself new ones if I really wanted, but that'd probably still hurt like a bitch.

Well -- you're alive, aren't you? Limbs intact? Blood pumping, etc?

Is this the first drunk post of the network? Because this can't be serious.

Thank goodness we have more rational minds among us, I really can't think of what sort of dire straights we might be without more patriots among us. They need us! And more importantly, we need us! I mean that we need each other, in these uncertain times!

[ His burst into speech is very... energetic, enthusiastic but speaking quickly enough that his eloquence suffers slightly. Maybe also his listening comprehension. ]

What was I saying? Oh, of course-- what sort of experimentation are you talking about? Does this have to do with your heart? You aren't having heart troubles are you, Cecil? This is Nelson, by the way, Nelson Gardner, we've met before, it's so good to see you well. Presuming you are well, do be careful with that heart of yours. Maybe the experiments will cure those ills!

What kind of experimentation. Is this a thing that actually happens here? [One can almost hear the disgusted horror creeping into Niall's voice. Almost.]

So far so good, I'll give you that.

What a weirdo. [ She doesn't realize her device's recording when she mutters that. ]

Cecil, you do realize you're going to come to regret those words, aren't you? Voluntarily giving your body up like that in an environment like this? There's something seriously messed up with that.

[ MESSED UP WITH HIM. ]

[Cecil what is your damage.]

...humor me here, but how would you take it back if someone removed your heart? Because, at least where I'm from, if you remove someone's heart then you're dead.

That's an interesting point to fix on, you know. [ she means the hearts! specifying as much would take away from the canned manga dialogue mystique, though, so fuck that noise. ] Did someone make off with yours? I hope they at least bought dinner first.

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