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Hey, so...I've been dead and technically out of the loop since the second. Can anyone fill me in as to what's going on? Is there anywhere I can go that I might be able to help? I'm sure parts of this place are a huge mess, and I really suck at sitting still.

So just...I mean, I'm good with heavy lifting, if that means anything. So just let me know.

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jesus you sound awfully casual about it. you ok now?

things here are a mess but not as much of a mess as before unless you care a lot about structural integrity

Oh, I had my freak out. And then I saw a friend in cryo so I waited for them. And then there was more freaking out.

I think I'm at the tail end of that last freak-out, to be honest.

Hey, structural integrity is kind of important considering I live here.

could be the eye of a freakout storm. or shock. shock is probably a thing when you come back from the dead.

well in that case you're out of luck. feel free to play hooky, i won't tell your teacher.

Probably. All things considered, I'll take the calm. It's nice. A pleasant change from a few days ago.

[ And she switches to private: ]

I owe you some honesty.

if it's about the magic thing you were doing you really don't

if i could do a magic thing i probably wouldn't lead with it in small talk

I do, though. I feel like I really do. I trust you and that's really hard for me to say to people.

First off, my name isn't Leigh Manders. It's Charlie McGee. I hide behind a false name because there are people back home who are disturbingly interested in what I can do.

That's the really basic, boiled down version, with all the shit taken out.

well shit

sorry that's not helpful. that's why the home school huh? i'm sorry that happened to you.

it's nice to meet you for real charlie.

Yeah. Well. The...attempt at home-schooling. It's only me back home.

It's nice to meet you, too. And I mean that. You're one of the nicest people I've met in a really long time.

jesus i'm so sorry to hear that

i mean i'm not a dick but i can think of a lot of people nicer than me

It's...a story in itself that I don't want to get into right now.

Hey, I appreciate your non-dickish-ness. So let's just leave it at that.

sure thing. i'll try to stay not a dick. there are a few more of us around i promise.

I'm starting to realize that.

You know that returning to life is a really good excuse to do nothing, right? You could just relax a little.

I don't think I can just yet. And I suck at it, anyway.

At taking it easy? Recovering? Not jumping head first into peril?

Peril usually comes to find me, anyway.

Good to see you're doing okay, though.

You are okay, right?

Which is reason enough to avoid it while you can.

Who me? I'm always fine. [Denial is a hell of a thing.] Not counting the time I had a hole in my stomach. But no hole this time, so I'm fine. Totally. What's a little time in those tubes anyway?

Are you really fine or are you the kind of fine you tell people when you're really not at all?

I have so much against waking up cold. So, there's that.

If it was the second would I be owning up to it?

And the fact we're naked in those things. Kind of weird feeling like frost bite and knowing doctors have been staring at your junk the whole time.

No, which makes me suspect things.

So now I'd like to know where you are so I can come say hi.

Yeah, that part freaked me out. I don't give a shit who was there to help. It was terrifying.

Suspect away.

Dude, I can literally be anywhere. Have you seen me run? Much faster if I come to you.

Uh, yeah. Like, I don't mind being naked, but I'd like it to be on my terms. Not getting undressed by some unpaid nurse. I vote we protest so we can keep on underwear in the tubes.

I'm on the observation deck with Andrew.

I would be okay with a hospital gown, at least. I'm for a protest, to be honest.

Hi, Andrew. [He smirks.] Maybe I should just stay here, wouldn't want to interrupt.

If I find some pitchforks I'll call you. If we do it, we got to do it right.

this place is really screwed up.

glad you came back, though.

[Proper capitalization can wait until she gets a damn nap.]

it really is

i thought dead meant that's it the end goodbye close the book

not wake up freezing your ass off

still don't regret the dramatic save thingy, but I think I'll lay off that in the future. if only because waking up freezing is really not cool. how're you doing?

True. I'd just rather not do it again

I'm hanging. Kinda. Idk this place is sometimes too much to wrap my head around.

what does "idk" mean? but yeah it really is confusing. kinda don't want that to happen ever again, you know? this was all really messed up.

It means I don't know.

Can we go back to the vacation planets?

Okay, thanks. I'm not used to this text communication thing yet. We'd have to ask the captains, I'd think.

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