ataraxion | 009; (Voice)

[This is that moment in a horror movie where comms just start going staticky like crazy and you're sure there's actual talking going on, but it's almost entirely garbled, either because of the mass panic of the person the other end or because it's plot convenient. WHO KNOWS. Either way, Topher's comm is doing a lot of static and the only thing that actually gets through in the haze is a single sentence.]

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[Congrats, TQ. Now everyone knows of Topher's rodent problem. For the record, he's sequestered in a far corner of the genetics labs to avoid the rats and most of his shouting is telling people THERE ARE RODENTS HERE. GET THEM GET THEM. We can assume someone dragged him bodily out of the labs later, but for now? HE AIN'T MOVIN'. Or contributing.]

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Oh. Well. That's a terribly inconvenient phobia for a scientist to have.

[WHAT ELSE CAN SHE SAY HERE. But at least now she knows not to start blathering on about her old job that involved rat testing.]

░░ust a bit.

[His voice goes up a little higher. POSSIBLY A RAT JUMPED AT HIM.]

...Are you okay?

░░ine. ░░░░ got a gun now.

Is that a good idea. For you to have a gun? I-I mean, I'm sure you're intelligent enough to handle one but--

It would be preferable if you did not injure yourself.

No, it's cool. ░░░░otally got this. I swear. ░░░░░░░░

[SUDDEN GUNSHOT.]

░░░░at one wasn't me. ░░░░ was John. ░░░░ill got this ░░░░ough.

Are you sure? Because I, who's John? Did he get shot? Did you shoot him?

[SHE IS IRRATIONALLY WORRIED ABOUT HIM BECAUSE OF FEELS. So many feels. That she doesn't know what to do with.]

NO. ░░░hn's got the other ░░un. He's like a ░░░enage soldier of fort░░░.

[A pause.] ░░░ot literally.

[BECAUSE HE'S KINDA WORRIED JOHN WILL TWEAK OUT ABOUT HIM SAYING THAT.]

Soldier of...what?

With the static, you really don't make sense.

He ░░an use a gun? ░░

[THAT'S BETTER, RIGHT?]

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