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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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[tearsinajar]

What did I do? I elbowed my husband in the throat when he tried to steal from me.

[polyphobic]

That sounds like there's more to it.

[tearsinajar]

Well, he didn't know it was me.

His fingers used to get this itch you see.

[polyphobic]

Do they still get that itch?

[tearsinajar]

Not that I know of.

[polyphobic]

Hopefully you would know.
What happened when he realised it was you?

[tearsinajar]

We may still be working some things out.
He curled up into the fetal position for a bit trying to make sure I hadn't broken his windpipe?

[polyphobic]

I'm assuming you hadn't or you wouldn't be telling this story.

[tearsinajar]

Oh his throat is fine.
I've broken worse than his throat before.

[polyphobic]

That's not a story I think I want to know.
As satisfying as it might be.

[tearsinajar]

Broken hearts aren't exactly a story to share with newly arrivals.
But anyway, throat punched.
It happened.

[polyphobic]

I'm glad that I haven't needed to do that.
I'm not sure that it would help.

[tearsinajar]

It might, depending on your situation.

[polyphobic]

I think in this one it would lead to more confusion.

[tearsinajar]

Too true.
But to answer more seriously — it isn't a dream.
Too much has happened for it to be a dream.

[polyphobic]

I'd probably have to start worrying about the content of my dreams if it was.
Have there been good things that have happened? Because that sounds a little ominous on its own.

[tearsinajar]

Hard to really say without going into full detail for everything to make sense.
I've been here over half a year, with one thing comes another.
You just learn to keep pushing forward and making the best of the situations you're put in.

[polyphobic]

That makes it sound easy.
Did you have experience with space before being here?

[tearsinajar]

It was easy because we were all cramped together on a ship for so long that we all had each other's backs. Now it's a little different with everyone spread out among the regions.
Never. This is my first time with space travel.
You?

[polyphobic]

Space travel is the part that sounds like a dream.
I'd have thought that being cramped together would have made things difficult.

[tearsinajar]

Kind of seems like something you'd only see in movies. Or NASA.
Not quite. We all worked together. It went well.

[polyphobic]

What made you work together?

[tearsinajar]

We all kind of had the same end goal, which was to reach where we needed to get to in order for us to get home.
Unfortunately it didn't work out in the end.

[polyphobic]

What went wrong?

[tearsinajar]

Ship crashed. We got stranded for a bit.