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[notyourrookie]

[Wash appears on the screen, grudgingly out of armour, his face drawn and pinched around the mouth. He looks exhausted, eyes sunken and dark with exhaustion. Arriving here is just one more thing that seems specifically designed to fuck up his life.]

My name is Ag- [No, he's not Agent Washington anymore is he? He's not with the UNSC. He's not with project Freelancer. He's not anything.] My name is Washington.

They said that- [He can't believe he's saying this. His life is a fucking joke and his death will probably be the punchline. Until then, he is stuck dealing with this shit. Assuming he hasn't snapped altogether. That's also a possibility.]

They said that I have been sucked in through some kind of bullshit dimension hopping. [Yes, his teeth are gritted as he says it.] I'm looking for anyone who knows what the UNSC is.

[It's not that he wants to find anyone from home. There's no-one he cares for left alive and even then... well, he tries not to think about them too much. But he just needs someone to remind him that that wasn't all fictional.]

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[shadowblends]

It's nice to meet you.

[notyourrookie]

I... guess.

[Oh god, he is bad at this. he thinks he used to be better, but it's all a jumble right now.]

How long have you been here?

[shadowblends]

[Fret not, Wash. Kurt's well-versed in awkward first meetings. That, and he doesn't mind doing more of the talking.]

Long enough, [he says with some nonchalance, but it doesn't feel like a good enough answer.] Seven months.

[Better.]

[notyourrookie]

[Wash lets out a breath.]

Damn, that's a fair while.

[shadowblends]

Ja, it is.

[Which is a realization that suddenly makes him glad this isn't a video.]

[notyourrookie]

Guess I'm here for the long haul then.

[That isn't depressing at all.]

[shadowblends]

[Oh, definitely not.]

It doesn't have to necessarily be a bad thing.

[notyourrookie]

I haven't seen anything yet to convince me differently.

[shadowblends]

Have you tried looking at it from a different angle?

[notyourrookie]

You're right. It's been a few hours and no-one has actively tried to kill me yet. It's practically a vacation.

[shadowblends]

... not the most positive outlook in the situation, but it's a decent bout of enthusiasm to work with.

[notyourrookie]

It's not enthusiasm. Just means I need to prepare.

[shadowblends]

Being prepared has never been a bad thing.