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[logicunlocked]

[ York's just a little less relaxed and personable than he normally is when the feed clicks on, though he's leaning back in his chair like he usually does, letting it tilt as he holds the device up in front of him. The shuttle hijacking attempt was his first taste of things being as off as everyone had been claiming, but now with the recent deaths he's taking this even more seriously. He starts speaking as though in the middle of a conversation already with his viewers. ]

So I know there's lots of opportunity for R & R on this ship, but I gotta tell you up front I've been thinking about this for a while now, okay. And in light of recent events I think it might be a better idea than I even realized.

Now, I'm just sending out feelers here, but I'm skilled in hand-to-hand fighting and I'm sure there're others of you here, like me, who'd like to practice that more. Maybe even see if there's something we can learn from one another. So if you're interested in doing some sparring, let me know, and if I get enough response maybe we'll make a thing out of it.

locked to shuttle crew; 100% encrypted;

Just so you guys know, anybody on the team who's interested has first dibs on lessons, if you want 'em. 

locked to Donna; 100% encrypted;

You want to see if we can get a bottle of something and stay in tonight? 

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[ghostthatlingers]

You garden? That's hard to picture.

[logicunlocked]

[ He chuckled. ]

Well, it's strictly goods for services. I get a cut of the tobacco once they're able to harvest it.

[ghostthatlingers]

I didn't think you cared to smoke that often.

[logicunlocked]

Now and then. I figured it'd be good to have something on hand. Can't smoke nothing, after all. And if nothing else, I can use it to trade for things.

[ghostthatlingers]

How good is the barter system here?

[logicunlocked]

[ He shrugged. ]

It's pretty much whatever you make of it. Lots of stuff's already free, though, like the food. And the drinks. So, you have to find something that someone would be willing to trade for.

[ghostthatlingers]

If the drinks are free, what do you need to barter for?

[logicunlocked]

In my case, I've been hoping to find some clothes.

[ He glances down at what he's wearing, and then at the logo on her uniform, before dragging his glass over from where he'd been sitting to top it back off. ]

I got one of those uniforms in my locker, too. Just this jump.

[ghostthatlingers]

Were you wearing the jump suit before then? Church got saddled with that.

[ That reminder brought a small smirk to her lips. ]

[logicunlocked]

That, and some warmup clothes. Here's the thing? Don't know how they got hold of any of it, but I'm only being left clothes I owned when we were at the Project. Stuff I haven't even had access to in a coupla years.

[ghostthatlingers]

[ She snorted. ]

With everything else that's off about this place, how they got a hold of some clothes is the least of my concerns.

[logicunlocked]

Got me there. I've been trying to come up with rational explanations for everything, but some things... I just don't know.

[ghostthatlingers]

I want to know how they got these bodies. [ She eyed his a moment and reached for another drink. He had to find out eventually what happened to him. ]

You haven't been out of the Project long, right?

[logicunlocked]

[ He didn't know what to make of her giving him the once-over like that, so he dismissed it for the time being. Instead of saying something, he left the bottle in her reach and headed back around the bar to settle in his bar stool again. ]

Coupla years, yeah, like I said. Let me guess--things are different where you're from.

[ghostthatlingers]

Very different. It's been five or so years since I left.

[logicunlocked]

'Left'. Heh.

[ He shook his head with a wry smile at her understatement and took another slow drink. ]

[ghostthatlingers]

Yeah, left. [She swirled her glass slowly in her hand and sighed.] And I met up with you again not that long ago.

[logicunlocked]

Oh, yeah? Huh.

[ Maybe that meant what people said about this place was true--a person did go back where they came from when they were sent away. ]

You sure it was really me? He didn't act like some kind of impostor, did he?

[ That's a joke. Mostly. ]

[ghostthatlingers]

[ She wished she could be as light about it as he was. ]

I wish. I had asked you to help me get some payback on Omega. He was working with Wyoming and Gamma and had holed up in some fortress.

[logicunlocked]

You wish? [ He chuckled and lightly elbowed her arm. ] Don't tell me I fucked up the objective.

[ghostthatlingers]

Worse. [ She waited a beat and glanced down at her drink before locking eyes with him. ] You and D weren't able to complete the objective.

[logicunlocked]

[ His brows draw together a little bit, the smile fading. That's a level of seriousness he knows Tex reserves for really important things, and it's strange looking at her and seeing the expression in her eyes. He's barely even had a chance to learn this face, and here she is being so earnestly grave. ]

Well. I guess that means I get D back sometime.

[ Because he has no idea what to do in situations like this other than be a smart-aleck. His tone is weaker, though. He sounds just a little bit stunned, actually. ]

[ghostthatlingers]

Yeah, and he stayed with you until the end.

[ Her voice is uncharacteristically soft and she reaches for a bottle to refill his glass. ]

[logicunlocked]

[ He pulls the glass toward him after she's got it refilled and picks it up to sip slowly. He's stunned into silence, for now. ]

[ghostthatlingers]

I thought you should know. In case Wyoming decides to show up here.

[ That asshole was the reason York had died and her fist tightened around her glass. That fight should have gone differently. ]