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[ There are a few things everyone might notice about this video post. One is that there's no way Jaye could have gotten from the medbay to the kitchen on the 001 passenger floor this quickly. Two is that her hair looks both dirtier and longer than usual, and instead of either happily mussed or neatly groomed, it's just a complete mess. Three is that, judging by the way Jaye sort of seems to be wobbling back and forth on the floor and has burst capillaries in her face, she was just rather sick and might be so again. Likewise, anyone who looked around before or after the jump may have noticed that Jaye wasn't there -- didn't go down, didn't go into the gravity couches, and that Faith Lehane was looking after her animals. ]

So. [ Her voice is hoarse, quiet, and the rasp is completely new and sounds painful –- in fact, she has to pause, clearing her throat for a moment. It doesn't go away completely, but she's a bit louder, at least. ] I-- [ and she winces ] sat out during the jump as an insect. Don’t do that. It was a month. Everything was red, copper and salt, until it ended.

[ It hurts to talk, and Jaye takes a moment to rub at her throat. ] Want a shower, food.

[ She pauses, glancing away from the camera for a moment. Her eyes aren’t exactly wet, and maybe it's from her earlier vomiting, but either way... ] Missed you guys. [ And she cuts the feed. ]

((ooc: MCU!Tony will be getting her from the kitchen and carrying her down to medical. Her replies will probably come from after she's there and probably be in text form. If your character wants to go visit her there (or fuss at her or whatever), I'd be up for it, but be warned that she's having a bit of a hard time talking at the moment and will set Faith on you if she feels shitty.

Also someone might want to clean up the 001 kitchen. ))

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[He heads over, smiling.] Hi. Keeping you bored enough here? Or is everyone on the network still slamming you with questions?

[Leoben unscrews the top of the thermos and pours out a little soup, which he holds out to her, then looks for somewhere to put the sandwich.] Should've thought to bring a plate. [He sounds a little more annoyed with himself for forgetting than the situation really requires - he likes things to be perfect when he fusses over someone.

[ She smiles back, tapping at her communicator to bring up the text-to-voice function and typing her reply. ]

Questions and yelling. Kind of a shock after a month of dead silence. And I'm not picky so don't worry about the lack of a plate. [ Her comm is set down then, though, so she can take the cup of soup. Maybe it'll help her throat stop feeling awful. ]

Right, sore throat. Sorry. [He hands over the sandwich, and frowns at the communicator.] The yelling seems kind of presumptuous. I get being upset a friend is hurt, but you've got the right to walk your own path, the one that was destined for you.

[He looks around for a chair and, after locating one, pulls it up beside her.]

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[ She gives him a little smile, taking the sandwich and chowing down. She manages to type with her other hand, though, not wanting to leave him waiting on a reply. ]

I'm not sure I'm even friends with half these people. And it's not the jump that hurt. Side-effects of a long shift, that's all.

[ "That's all" like she didn't spend a month alone as an insect surrounded by blood mist. ]

It must be amazing. Being able to see the world through different eyes. Experience life in other forms. [She hasn't ever mentioned the whole "shapeshifting" thing to him before her latest post, but he's come upon it creeping on the networks, and he's forgotten to pretend surprise about it in his enthusiasm for the idea.] But it doesn't sound like such a good time, this time around.

[ Honestly, she just kind of assumes most people know at this point anyway. ] It is. Stronger, faster, smaller -- better in some ways, worse in others. I love it. And honestly I still think it was a good idea, I just think it was a bad month to do it. Not that I'm going to do it again. [ After all, it could be longer next time. ]

I have the memories of my other selves, but we're all the same, physically. Having your own consciousness try out different forms - it's a great gift.

And I think it was a good idea, too. Creative, and brave to risk yourself like that.

That must be a lot of memories.

Well, we all got to know more. Maybe once more people calm the fuck down they'll realize that. [ She sighs, finishing off her sandwich before deciding he's too far away. Crooking her fingers at him, she then pats the spot on the bed next to her. She hasn't had contact for a month, Leoben, indulge her. ]

It's stranger for me, being by myself.

[Leoben is completely willing to cuddle. He plants his butt up on the bed, then offers to wrap an arm around her shoulders.] Every answer is a new piece of the puzzle. [Not that he really cares why or how they're all here: he'd be glad to stay here indefinitely. But everyone else seems to care, and he doesn't want to diminish her accomplishment, which he really does think was brave. He admires bravery.]

[ She doesn't mind it here, when it's not trying to kill them all. She has her people here, people she'd miss if she remembered them when she went back home. But back home is where her largest responsibilities lie, her job serving Coyote and her search for her brother, and she can't just leave those behind.

Scooting in closer, Jaye rests her head on his shoulder, letting his arm wrap around her. ] Most fucked up puzzle ever.

[He huffs a little laugh, and rubs his hand against her upper arm soothingly.] It's sure not a picture of a fluffy bunny, or a sunset on Scorpia.

[He tilts his head to try to get a look at her face.] Were you one of the ones swallowed up by shared dreams?

[ Oh. She doesn't really want to talk about that -- can they go back to bunnies?

But no, they can't. She nods. ] That isn't why I did this, though. I was going to do it anyway.

[He nods, resting his cheek against the top of her head and squeezing her slightly.] I understand. It's just what most people are talking about, besides the new arrivals. I'd give you other gossip if I knew any.

[ She burrows a little closer. She'd shut her eyes if she didn't have to type. ] Don't know why anyone would want to talk about it. I don't and I've had an extra month.

Trying to make sense of it? Figure out what it meant, why it happened. [He shrugs, and sighs a little.] I wasn't in it, myself, but I could...see it.

[He keeps rubbing her upper arm, slowly and thoughtfully.] Let's see, what else. We got some more troll kids, in the jump. I like the trolls. And a little boy, about five or six. Someone's gonna have to look after him. Oh, and a dragon.

[ Jaye doesn't type, lets herself melt into him a little more instead. It's comfortable like this, and she's missed human contact and idle chatter. There's a slight hum to show she's listening, but she's letting her eyes close. ]

Not sure what happened to the dragon. Saw it come out of the pods, but then didn't see it after. You'd think it'd be hard to miss. [He goes on rambling for as long as she seems to want to listen, about the new arrivals and the less traumatic recent happenings aboard the ship.]

[ Jaye eventually falls asleep, halfway latched onto him. She'll sleep better in medical while there are people she likes with her, people she's closer to trusting than not. Usually she'd sleep as an animal, but she's still trying to find herself in this body after so long -- her sense of security is all out of whack. Leoben helps. ]

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