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[polyphobic]

What made you believe this? That we're where they said we are instead of it being a dream?

( Or worse, though Claire's ideas of worse would probably not match up to anyone else's. That said Claire can't say that she really took in too much of what was being said to her, so she does need the confirmation )

What did you do? Or want to do?

( Because she doesn't know, not yet. There was considering going out from the Dollhouse and trying to find something but to end up in another world entirely? She doesn't know where to begin )

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[petridish]

That's how I knew.

[polyphobic]

I'm sorry that had to happen.

[petridish]

Don't be.

To answer the other questions, I looked around and tried to figure out what I could do.

[polyphobic]

What you could do to pass the time or what you could do to get out?

[petridish]

Pass the time. No point getting out with no resources or when I'm dead back home.

[polyphobic]

What did you find?

[petridish]

Work. Things to learn.

[polyphobic]

A whole new life.

[petridish]

Exactly. Nothing from where you were before but the clothes on your back.

[Squadmates who weren't ever hers, whom she'd tried to kill, don't count.]

[polyphobic]

That part almost sounds normal.

[petridish]

Then this is probably easier for you.

[polyphobic]

I've never had to rebuild my life before.

[petridish]

You're not the only one.

[polyphobic]

Where did you start? After looking around.

[petridish]

Work. On the ship we were assigned jobs, or you could change later if something else came up or if you thought of something else you could do for the ship.

It was easier. [Than this complete freedom on Thisavrou.]

[polyphobic]

That part is.
What did you do on the ship?

[petridish]

I was assigned to the medbay, checking supplies, but I switched to programming for the MIDs (what we used before TABs) because I programmed back home.

[polyphobic]

It's safe to assume that that would be a skill still useful now.
Unless you've changed again.

[petridish]

Figured I'd try something new.

[Has she changed?]

[polyphobic]

It's probably one way to finding a new life.