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[mstitel]

[Hey Tranquility. This is a face that's been kind of missing for a while, and boy does he look tired. Tired and worn and just kind of like a kid who's seen way too much shit in way too short a time.]

Hey, um. [Well, that's eloquent. And kind of scratchy, like he hasn't actually spoken in a few days. He clears his throat, shifts around a bit, and tries again.] I'm back, sorry... for disappearing, I guess. We got stuck in a weird part of the ship when lockdown hit.

[There's a long bit of silence where James just kind of looks off to the side of his communicator, spacing out. And it's more than obvious that he's pale, with dark circles under his eyes. A bit gaunt from not really being able to find much food from his little getting lost thing.]

Libby's... gone. And I found... if I can just- if a Miles and a Jesse who knew her can get in touch, that'd be... she told me to tell you.

[For now, he's saying nothing about the latest addition to his room.]

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[willpunchfaces]

[Francis is quiet at first, giving James that moment to mourn. he didn't like Libby all that much, sure, but he's lost enough people in his life to know how it feels, to need that moment where you just turn in on yourself

he also knows you can't let someone think on it forever, so when he speaks, his voice is brusque, matter-of-fact, and even a little bit teasing because it's James and if he didn't treat him like a bro he wouldn't respect him]

Do you have any idea how long I looked for you, dude?

[mstitel]

[Honestly? He appreciates the distraction, the lack of sympathy, the way his teammates aren't letting him mope and wallow. He needs it. Needs the edge, the action, something to do that isn't just sit and sulk and drown in misery.

He needs Azari fussing over him, scolding him. Just as he needs Francis not actually giving him a break.]

Longer than a day, hopefully. [His lips twitch, amused, before he steels his expression, goes into working mode.] What's been happening?

[willpunchfaces]

More like twenty whole minutes. And I want them back.

[and the momentary banter is set aside because business always comes first, and the two of them? they're born leaders, collaborators. they're the type who learn to work in sync after only knowing each other hours, and that hasn't changed here]

I figure you noticed the power going out. Some of the team helped round people up. [a beat, because he doesn't really want to mention it, but] The ship's doing weird things again. Left stuff on the doors. [and someone hasn't been back to his room since seeing his mask]