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[rubblegoddess]

[Hello, everyone! It's late, late night, and you're now being treated to the sight of... bare skin!? What?

Yes, it's bare skin, a bit out of focus, but that's what it is. The holder of the device sighs in what she hopes is a thoughtful manner.]

I know the science of it, the biology, yes, but I don't like it. Legs are troublesome enough...

[The feed is flipped over to reveal a young woman with dark, mussed hair and a haughty look. She sounds completely perturbed, but somehow bored at the same time.]

...inefficient as they are. This is a nuisance.

[Camera back to skin, camera back up. Yes, by now you may have figured out that she's showing off one slender leg.]

There's hair. On my leg. On both legs, actually. I don't know whether to be fascinated by the wonder of the human body or completely disgusted.

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[rubblegoddess]

You don't need to sleep?

[That's promising. Juliana visibly perks up.]

--Oh, wait. You just arrived, didn't you?

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[acapriciousthing]

Yeah, during the last... jump, I think they called it. I was somewhere else before here though. Somewhere else that made me mortal.

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[rubblegoddess]

How... interesting.

[Nope. Not interesting. She seems disappointed, crestfallen.]

Well.

[Perking up.]

We'll see.

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[acapriciousthing]

Hopefully the rest will come back. It's so disconcerting.

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[rubblegoddess]

I'd... I wonder if I miss being myself.

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[acapriciousthing]

You're not sure yet?

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[rubblegoddess]

I'm not certain, no.

[SIGH. She looks terribly troubled, worrying at her lower lip.]

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[acapriciousthing]

Did you not enjoy what you were doing before?

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[rubblegoddess]

No, I...

[She almost chokes up a bit, then looks confused by her own reaction.]

...I miss it.

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[acapriciousthing]

[Death gives her a sympathetic look. Sometimes talking helps]

What was it you did, before?

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[rubblegoddess]

I oversaw a mining colony. Well....... I coordinated the motion of our entire little colony. And they loved me.

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[acapriciousthing]

That sounds like very rewarding work.

[Most people don't love her. That doesn't stop her from loving them.]

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[rubblegoddess]

It was. I... I miss them dearly.

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[acapriciousthing]

That's a natural feeling.

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[rubblegoddess]

Is it? I wondered... It's different.

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[acapriciousthing]

Well, they're your people.

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[rubblegoddess]

They were. Are? I don't really know. What do you think? Past tense?

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[acapriciousthing]

There's no telling if you'll be back, so let's be optimistic and say are.

[Just because she's a spinoff of a larger whole doesn't mean everyone here is]

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[rubblegoddess]

Oh. No, I can't go back.

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[acapriciousthing]

You can't?

[That's interesting. She thought she and Death were the only ones definitely in that situation.]

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[rubblegoddess]

It wouldn't do anyone any good.

[Nope. Not upset. Nope.]

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[acapriciousthing]

That bad?

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[rubblegoddess]

I served my purpose and then some.

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[acapriciousthing]

Your purpose ended?

[Now that's... interesting. Not one she hears much.]

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[rubblegoddess]

Yes...

[A little timid, here.]