video.

[micycle]

[For a second after the feed fizzles into life, Mike just sits there, blinking at his device in urgent confusion. Normally it would be astonishment, but the kid's been through hell and (part of the way) back, and it shows on his face; this is going to be the coolest once he gets a good night's sleep under his belt, but right now - ]

Um. [He pushes a pair of dust-coated goggles up into his hair, and coughs. The scarf below his chin seems coated with a similar substance.] Is there an Indiana here?

[A brief pause. He knows how dumb that question sounds.]

I really need to call someone.

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[micycle]

"Not actually sure" isn't good enough.

[Ready to chuck this boy into the Gulf of Mexico yet, Peralta?]

I mean, has anyone even tried? Like, really tried?

[9544]

[ Yep. Yep, he's thinking about it.

Just kidding. He's a kid. Jake can't fault a kid for having a little mini-breakdown. ]

What are you thinking, kid?

[micycle]

I don't know. I'll figure something out.

[He's been having a mini-breakdown for the last year.]

And if that doesn't work, I'll figure something else out. Everyone here just wants me to give up, but I'm not going to.

[9544]

Whoa, hey, I don't think anyone's telling you to give up. Take a breath, sure, but give up?

We all want to get home eventually.

[ Jake's loving the idea of superpowers and being a full-fledged comic book superhero, but this isn't Brooklyn, New York. This isn't the 99th precinct.

He gets it. ]

[micycle]

But not everyone's world is basically ending.

[Mike is the master of dropping cold hard facts about as gracefully as eggs from a high-rise window.]