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[drivesadesk]

[Walsh appears on screen. He's wearing all black, and is looking and sounding unusually distant.]

I thought everyone should know, in case they noticed I haven't been around for the last few days, that I ported out.

I'm back now. So I'm fine. I guess.

Comments

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[h2no]

I was wonderin' where you'd got to. What happened?

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[drivesadesk]

Lots of stuff. Ozzie's dead. I think an evil cube took his friends, and I...

...I don't know how much you actually know about my universe.

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[h2no]

D...do I want to?

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[drivesadesk]

Not really. Things are kind of messy right now.

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[h2no]

Shit, sorry bro. You wanna hang out?

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[ghoulking]

Aha the Porter is always doing that.

Is everything alright?

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[drivesadesk]

Back home? Not really, but I guess that doesn't matter here, now, does it?

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[ghoulking]

It mattes to you, so I'd say it does regardless of where you are.

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[drivesadesk]

Then no, everything's not alright.

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[ghoulking]

I'm sorry. Do you wish to talk about it, walsh-san?

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[slightlyoffchilt]

Then a welcome back is in order.

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[drivesadesk]

I guess it is. I'm sorry, I don't recognize your voice. Have we met?

voice;

[slightlyoffchilt]

Not formally, no. I am Doctor Frederick Chilton. [A beat, and he clears his throat.] Of Maurtia Falls.

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[drivesadesk]

Right. I'm Jonathan Walsh. Of Heropa.

[He's clearly not getting what this guy is getting at for a moment, and then it clicks.]

Oh, wait...you're the one with that ad over the network. The one for the psychiatric hospital.

voice;

[slightlyoffchilt]

Oh, yes, that is me. Rincewind was quite dutiful, to make such an address. Employee of the month material, right there.

[voice]

[hellrisen02]

Uh... you sure you're 'fine', buddy?

[Maybe he should just ask when he's home again, but...]

[voice]

[drivesadesk]

Not really.

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[hellrisen02]

[Ah jeez.]

...You wanna talk about it?

[voice]

[drivesadesk]

I don't know where to start. A lot happened. I don't remember how much I told you about my universe?

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[hellrisen02]

[Duo hums to himself, then switched the feed over to private. Seems like the kind of thing a guy wouldn't want out in the open...]

A bit. Probing, open rebellion against the hostile alien invasion plan. You have a ...android assistant? Think that might have been the details I got.

Tell me whatever you feel up to, pal. If it's too much, that's alright by me.

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[pyrogue]

You... alright? You look like you've stepped out of a spy movie.

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[drivesadesk]

Oh, this? This is just standard issue on the ship I was on.

But I'm not really doing great.

[pyrogue]

What? Like, a spaceship? Thought you left all that stuff?

[drivesadesk]

Yeah. I did. It's complicated. I sort of ended up back on my old ship. I'm still reformed, though. I pretended my betrayal was all an act to get close to the human I was supposed to kill, and they fell for it, then I worked with some friends to stage a mutiny to take control of our ship. Except...I think the evil cube that runs that ship took control back, because the alien abductee support group was taken, so I don't know what happened up there, or what happened to the guys that were helping me.

[pyrogue]

[ Mick whistles. ]

Damn, your life got messed up while you were gone, huh? Jeeze. And lemme guess, you dunno what happened 'cause the Porter got terrible timing?