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[ ~~Yes that's Nickelback don't judge me.~~

Up in the Oxygen Garden once again, Jaye's leaning on a tree near the pen for the larger animals. They're just out of sight, but the sound of the cow chewing cud can be heard if you really listen. ]

Well now that this piece of crap is back up [ she gives the comm a shake, making the image go blurry for a moment until she stops ] it's time for me to share what Mordecai, Lilith, and I found last month. [ Pause. ] We went wandering around the ship.

There are a bunch of super deep holes and a creepy painting with hands that follows you around. We took pictures, if you all want to go nuts.

And I guess this is the part where you can yell at me for going looking, too, but all of you people who were comatose -- if you don't remember the network being down and aren't new you were in a coma, by the way, or maybe just really stupid -- should know that I was trying to help you all. And I didn't go alone, like some people.

Anyway, pictures.

[ And now linked are several pictures of this and this. Enjoy! ]

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Are you alright?

Exactly how does it follow you around? I'm assuming you mean that the painting follows you, not the hands. Number of occurrences? Do previous occurrences disappear as new ones turn up, or was it impossible to establish whether or not that was the case?

yeah. it was boring.

fuck if i know, it just did. and the painting's the thing with the hands. painted hands.

[ Someone's bad at explaining things. ]

honestly i stopped counting, and yeah we couldn't tell. we weren't going to split up, that's how people die in horror movies.

Some people? Who ever could you mean.

[ voice because his hand won't stop shaking again, and that's a tell he can't hide or afford. ]

your pictures are shit

[ He was wondering where Lilith had gotten off to after their magic discussion. The images pose a bigger issue, though. ]

Whaddeya mean by "follows you 'round?"

It's also how people die in real life, although if someone is determined to kill you, safety in numbers is probably illusory. Still, I understand your reluctance to split up.

So, it just kept appearing on nearby surfaces? Walls only?

I wonder.

Come see the horse, Neal. [ Because of course he doesn't like this; why would he? ]

this ship is shit

I mean it follows you around. And not just "is painted in multiple places" because it showed up overnight one time, too.

you're cheerful.

yeah, as far as we saw.

your face is shit actually no its quite nice would you like to get a drink sometime i know of this quaint little space bar

I try.

In all seriousness, it seems better to be realistic here.

If it kept reappearing, the count is probably irrelevant. Did it ever stop before you came back, or were the appearances relatively continuous after the first encounter? I'm sorry to ask you so many questions, but this could be useful to know in the future.

[He's not sorry. The rest is true.]

Stark, most likely. Seeing as I'm fine.

[ also he has a bridge to sell. ] I will.

won't say no to drinks

though i can't say anything about your face

You're both idiots.

[ What does that even mean, Neal. ] Good. [ And there's the implied "now hurry up". ]

yeah well you can tell that to the rest of the idiots walking around being stupid

[ "The idiots walking around being stupid" yes Jaye because you're totally not one of them. ]

it stopped showing up when we got closer to the more populated areas. same with the holes. and don't worry about it, kind of expected it

Never hearda somethin' like that before. [ And considering the shit he's seen, that's saying something. ] How far'd you go?

[ She takes a few minutes staring at those photos before responding. ]

Right. [ a beat] So what parts of the ship should you avoid if you don't want to end up stalked by creepy finger paintings?

[ Just to be clear. ]

Uh... We were about two weeks out when we turned back so we could get back in time? One of the other two may have a better idea, they've got their... map things.

[ Space people. Bah. ]

If you take the lifts you're pretty safe. If you walk... anywhere the lights are all kind of fucked up and it's super empty. Basically the whole middle of the ship, really.

I didn't know you left.

didnt want to bother you

Thanks, I'll give Lilith a ring 'bout it.

[ Actually, hold on. He pauses for a moment, peering at something in the background. ]

Wait. Is that a... cow?

[ In space? ]

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