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[prorenataa]

[ When the video clicks on, immediately the scene on display is a modest sized farmhouse with what look like orchards in the distance. From the fairly temperate looking climate a good guess would be that this is on Kauto.

The video turns about, giving a flash of a large block of wood and what looks like smaller pieces scattered around it. Good guess is that someone is chopping wood but has taken a break for the moment. This is born out when Adrien's face comes into the feed, the doctor is dressed in a t-shirt rather than his usual uniform.

Slightly out of breath, his dark hair is plastered to his face at the temples and forehead. Yep, someone has been chopping wood, rather aggressively if the sweat is anything to go by. ]

I'll keep this short and to the point. [ Par for the course. ] For what it's worth to those you who are accident prone or otherwise given to ending up injured, I've applied for duties at the local hospital in Region One. [ He doesn't expect he's the only one but he'll let Angela and Alva speak for themselves. ]

I'm also -and I can't believe these words are leaving my mouth- using some of the equipment salvaged from the MedBay on the Moira to equip a private practice here at this location. [ He made a vague motion in the direction of the house. ]

If anyone feels more comfortable ... [ These words are delivered in a neutral, non-judgmental tone. The Savrii have been nothing but generous to this point and this is not to suggest there is a problem. Rather, he knows what it's like to be paranoid as fuck. ] ... well, what's the saying? The devil you know?

[ Pausing for a drink of water, he fiddles for a moment with the bottle, before gazing up and over the top of the device, his eyes obviously scanning the landscape for something. He takes a breath, stops the words but then quickly finishes. ]

Uhhm ... I'm not sure, who else is on Kauto but ... has anyone happened to seen Courser in the past couple of days?

[ Though his tone is level, to anyone who knows him well, there is a definite edge of anxiety in his voice and in his expression. ]

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[tearsinajar]

Define a 'couple of days'.

[prorenataa]

[ The TAB is set up on ... who the fuck knows, but angled so that Adrien can talk as he swings an axe at wood. ]

Allowing for the fact that it took a day to get used to the 22/8 cycle [ he remarked, lining a log up and slamming the blade through the end in a clean cut. ]

Approximately 80 hours by now.

[tearsinajar]

Is that normal for him? I mean, back in the other area we were in, did he disappear there for a bit?

[ He must've been good or else Adrien would've addressed the network as well then. ]

Maybe it's because of the region, the fields, all of the space for running?

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[brokeassgoing]

Think we're ever supposed to feel comfortable in this place? The ballsy cold of space was one thing but this...

Anyway good to know where to find you when I need a sling on my ass.

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[prorenataa]

Is this the ramp up when I go, 'you mean your ass in a sling'?

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[brokeassgoing]

I do my best to never ramp up from that level of assage, honestly.

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[worn_wings]

[ Helloooo, neighbor. He'll file away that bit of information. Always good to know where the nearest doctor is who won't demand a paper trail. ]

Ain't seen 'im, but I'll keep an eye out.

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[prorenataa]

[ Paperwork is disgusting. ]

Thank you, I appreciate it.

[ Neighbors? He has neighbors? The orchards are so well established that honestly, he could see past them to identify any neighbors. Though he would probably come to appreciate the fact that he was surrounded by people he knew. ]

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[worn_wings]

[What can he say, you get used to living off the grid when the grid shorts out, falls apart, and is slowly reclaimed by encroaching wilderness and the living dead.]

You takin' up farming?

[warandpeace]

If your prices are about the same as public services, I would rather have a doctor that's familiar with my health issues.

[He hates being analyzed by more than one person, really.] Though I would have to commute, most likely.

[prorenataa]

My price is coffee. Hot, fresh with cream.

[ See, cheap! ]

Did you settle on the other planet?

[warandpeace]

I think that I could manage that. It would help if I could get my hands on beans as good as the ones I could get in Colombia and Costa Rica. They had some of the best coffee and black teas there.

I settled in another region.

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[takeitslow]

I have a feeling you're going to get a lot of business at this private clinic. Most of the people around here are pretty paranoid.

[He says it like a joke, but he knows where he'd head first if he was injured again.]

[prorenataa]

[ Adrien had set the TAB up so that he could talk to people, while still working on the woodpile. He was struggling with a particularly difficult log, the maul stuck half way down the fissure so he had to beat the entire thing to try to get it loose. ]

Good thing [ whap whap ] there are still a few of the Moira staff around.

[ WHAP!

Adrien had to quickly duck as one of the sides of wood split and shot back over his shoulder.

.... ]

But, yeah. I figured that some of our group might feel more comfortable with the people they know; at least for a little while.

[takeitslow]

And apparently we're being comfortable with a lumberjack. You know this place has electricity, right?

[Who even uses firewood? Peter was such a cityslicker.]

If it's all the same, next time I get shot in the kneecap I'm coming to you. Might at well be consistent.

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[soldiergenes]

[ Given Snake's closeness to Angela, he hadn't spent much time considering where he'd be getting his medical services. All the same, it's good to keep in mind that there's someone else to reach out to in the case of an emergency, especially given that he'll be living in region one himself.

More than that, though, Snake's reason for responding has to do with Adrien's missing pet. Snake had gotten to know Courser, at least a little, during that long walk to the Midway Hub. It's not encouraging to hear that Adrien hasn't seen him in a while. They'd seemed close, bonded. ]

When's the last time you saw him? [ Snake keeps his expression neutral, knowing he doesn't need to add to Adrien's concerns. ]

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[prorenataa]

Approximately eighty hours ago.

[ So two night cycles, two day cycles and a partial day cycle. ]

He's never gone this long off on his own, not without so much as a brief check in. Even when we were on that planet where we lost a year, he came by regularly.

[ Or at least had seemed too. Adrien was wracking his brain, trying to remember that muddled period and while he couldn't say with absolute certainty that Courser had come by every X hours, he remembered a regular sense of pleasure when the bahari had checked in on him. ]

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[soldiergenes]

[ That's a hell of a long time to go without seeing an animal, especially one like Courser that generally seems to be attached to Adrien. Granted, Snake's been through this plenty of times himself. The huskies would sometimes run off for days at a time, living out in the wilderness like he had.

Still doesn't mean he hadn't worried, and there had been times when it hadn't ended well. Not that he's going to assume the worst for Adrien just yet. Besides, Courser looks like he could defend himself. ]

And where were you the last time you were with him?

[ That should narrow it down a little, although a four-legged animal could move a long distance in eighty hours. ]

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[beautifulspaceraptor]

What was the last location you saw him at and what is his typical range of travel? Also, do you have any images? We can post up some lost posters around.

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[prorenataa]

[ Lost posters?

Adrien looked more than a little bewildered by these ideas, his natural reticence over drawing attention to himself at odds with the suggestions. Though it was kind of Nihlus to make the effort. ]

I ... at the edge of the property, about eighty hours ago. He could range quite a distance, though he's never voluntarily been all that far from me since we were partnered together.

I'm not sure about lost posters. I wouldn't want someone approaching him without caution.

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[cadeuces]

[ If Adrien has explored the reaches of Chioni as of yet, her location may be quite obvious at the other planet's clinic, clearly little to do if she's on her TAB checking the network and a touch amused with the lack of levity so often encompassing her fellow surgeon. The t-shirt is a nice change, as is the color in his face from being out in the sun and working hard— far better than those few short weeks ago. It's difficult to say if her offer will be welcome or not, but... all she can do is swing it by and see how it shakes out. ]

Adrien, it seems the farm life suits you. I wonder if we're close to being neighbors. [ Which is to say, she also has a little plot of land in Region 2. ] We must not have had overlapping shifts yet, but I'll be working in the hospital as well; there and here on Chioni, and on-call at the Ingress Complex if I'm ever needed.

If you need any assistance with your private practice, however, you know my skill set and if I can take the call from work, I will. I'll always be more than happy to assist no matter what you may need.

As for Courser, I'm afraid I haven't seen him. [ She worries for the Bahari rather visibly, brows pinching— she's become fond of him as she's grown to know the tracker, and seeing the other replies to the post and the amount of time he's been gone is rather worrisome for a companion that often never left his side. ] Keep me updated?

[prorenataa]

I don't know if it suits me. [ He responded, sounding more bemused than aggressive about the statement. ] I've never been on or around a farm before.

[ He was quiet for a moment, soaking up the information she provided before giving a small nod. ]

I considered offering some time to the Ingress Complex, but part of the condition of my living on this farm is to produce ... produce. I'm not sure how much time that will take, so I figured the hospital on Kauto and my own clinic would be enough of a handful for now.

[ If he decided he had the time, later, for more he could always seek it out.

Regarding Courser. Here is expression tightened, definitely concerned even as he gave a sharp nod. ]

I will.

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[potentialed]

If you need another set of hands at the clinic, you got 'em.

[ Otherwise he'll be at the hospital making his own rounds. If he can't make a living as a sorcerer, might as well go back to what he knows. ]

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[prorenataa]

[ The voice was not one he recognized and while he was crap at the whole, exchanging names and introductions shtick, he liked to think he'd met everybody aboard the crew.

Fail. ]

I'm not saying no, but I feel like this is the kind of situation where at least a cursory introduction should be involved?

[beautifulspaceraptor]

How about, 'If seen DO NOT APPROACH. Report to number'?

[ Graphics design is a friend on that front, fortunately. ]