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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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[onlysaneone]

[ Azari looks relatively apathetic, except for maybe some underlying frustration, considering how freaked he was over James being missing, but only if you don't know what to look for. If you don't know that he tends to scold his siblings when they scare him, out of relief, and if you can't recognize the slope of his shoulders when he's at ease instead of tense and worried. ]

You haven't eaten since you got back, have you? I'm coming by with food so I don't have to drag your butt to medical when you collapse from malnutrition.

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[mstitel]

[He sees it. Other people might not, but James is... he's good at noticing these things. He has to be, to have helped lead the team back home. He has to be able to pick up on the little signs that teammates aren't one hundred percent. To see if they're angry, tired, nervous, and act and plan accordingly.

It's an annoying skill, and he hates it more often than not. But right now, it's something that comes in handy. Something that has a small smile pulling at his lips, tired as everything else about him. Tired, and more than a little apologetic.]

I won't collapse. It's just been a few days. [He shrugs a shoulder, trying to play it off, even if he knows Azari's coming whether he wants him to or not.] I'm fine. I'm not hungry.

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[onlysaneone]

Yeah, because you not being hungry makes me feel so much better.

[ Azari's already on the move, James, even as he talks to you. There's no hope. ]

Anyway, that's what happens if you don't eat for a while, probably. Stress reaction or to deal with the fact that you've had no relief from hunger or something. [ Yeah, he knows it's grief. Hell, Azari's pretty proud of himself for remembering to eat at least once a day, even if he's not eating as much as he knows he should. ] I'll bring you something, and you're going to eat it whether you like it or not.

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[mstitel]

[He practically gave up hope the second Azari responded. He's just bracing for the mom lecture impact, now.]

I'm fine, Azari. Just... not hungry. [He sighs, though, and flops back in his bed, leaving his communicator on the bedside table as he just... stares at the ceiling, trying to reign his thoughts back in.] She was sick, before. She never told me how bad it was, didn't want me to worry. But I could tell she was sick.

[It's almost like they're cursed to lose everyone they care about.]