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[helpmeguideit]

[ This is a face that hasn't appeared on the network for some time. The video comes on and Charles looks rather... Tired. He's propped the camera part of his desk. He has dark circles around his eyes. He has been fighting when dealing with it. He still looks very well put together, despite the obvious bags under his eyes. His hair is combed, he's clean. He isn't quiet for long once the video is on. He spins a black knight from his chess set in his fingers. ]

Loss - it is a complicated thing, isn't it? I've found myself losing track of time with the loss of sleep. Days keep...blending together.

It's left me plenty of time to think. I truly do miss Raven. I'm certain that she is doing something great back at home, whatever it may be.

[ He knows better than that, and his voice implies he does. It's a lot harder to maintain a mask when you haven't slept. He closes his eyes for a moment, there's something else he almost says, but he snaps his jaw shut. ]

I know it has been awhile since I've been on the network. For those who are newer, and those whom I haven't met - I'm Charles Xavier. I work in the Science Department.

It's been some time since I've made an offer for alcohol and a visit, so -- if anyone would like to stop by, let me know.

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[redhotsummers]

[Alex doesn't miss Raven. But he gets why Charles does.

She was his sister...even if she rejected him.]

...guess it's bothering you too.

[He can't sleep, either. The insomnia always bothered him, occasionally--but now it's worse.]

voice;

[helpmeguideit]

It is. I haven't seen anyone who looks like they've avoided it. Not yet.

[ He hesitates ]

Are you alright? Aside from the sleep?

voice;

[redhotsummers]

I guess?

I keep randomly bleeding but it's not too bad.

You okay? Need anything?

voice;

[helpmeguideit]

I've had that happen as well, but I'm fine, Alex. Able to get around without any trouble and everything.

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[becauseihaveto]

[The circles under Abby's eyes are far more pronounced due to the paleness of her skin. Her features are drawn, her expression a weary one. There's a stillness to her, a quiet sadness prompted by something he said that's causing her to think of things she'd rather not.]

Loss is the only guarantee in life. It doesn't matter what kind.

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[helpmeguideit]

In a matter of speaking, I suppose it seems like it, but I'm not so pessimistic to believe that's all that's guaranteed.

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[becauseihaveto]

[She shrugs slightly.] I don't think I'm pessimistic. I've just seen enough to know that the only thing that remains constant is loss.

[klutziness]

[alcohol and science, two of her favorite things]

Hi, Charles. I'm Rikku. What kinda science are we talking?

[helpmeguideit]

I study genetics, primarily. Although other fields are not outside of my area of interest.

[klutziness]

What about chemistry or physics?

[video]

[circumitus]

Time always seems to blend together for me. Suppose I haven't noticed it lately.

[Between sleep and her own jumbled memories, it's easy for Rey to lose sight of what is going on in the present. A mere thought of the past can send her back to those moments, reliving every fragment of disorienting detail.]

[video]

[helpmeguideit]

I'm sure you're not alone with that. It's disorienting to not have hours of sleep, it's how we usually distinguish days.

[video]

[circumitus]

Equally difficult to tell when the one lacks a day-night system as well. Unfortunate that there are no days to speak of. Should be used to that by now, but no.

[lostkings]

But the question is, is it actually a day if the thing never really ends?

[helpmeguideit]

Technically -- yes, it would be. Days are hours and minutes and seconds. It's time, regardless of our feeling.

[lostkings]

And technically, time is one of those things that's actually just a concept.

voice;

[onetouch]

The days are blending, aren't they? I miss a lot of things. I miss my car. It was stolen two years ago, but I still-- which really doesn't compare to missing a person, and I know from experience, but. That was still insensitive of me.

[ welp this is off to a great start. ]

Ned. Charles, I'm Ned, and I'm new. Well. As new as a person can be when they've been here before only now they have new numbers and they don't recollect having been here before.

voice;

[helpmeguideit]

In the end, I suppose it isn't that different. The absence is still an absence. Whether it is a car or a person.

[ no, that does not sound right ]

Welcome back - or welcome to the ship, Ned. Pleasure to meet you.

voice;

[onetouch]

An absence is still an absence, but the absence of a person is considerably more... absent.

Thank you, Charles. It's a pleasure to meet you.

[mindtricks]

[ anderson can understand the tiredness, given that she hasn't slept in days, either. ] Charles Xavier. [ why does that name sound familiar — right, because alex told her to talk to him. ]

Visit where?

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[helpmeguideit]

Charles Xavier.

[ nods ]

Where I stay, of course. 8, 95.

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[mindtricks]

I would like to stop by.

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[credences]

I am deeply sorry for your loss.

[ The sleep deprivation is almost too much for him as well, and he sorely misses his home lately, trying desperately to make some sense of what is happening on the ship. Have a Knight of Camelot either way. ]

But at least you will not be want of company here.

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[helpmeguideit]

Don't be. She is better at home. Much better. There's nothing holding anyone back there.

[ He nods. He agrees. The company here isn't what he would normally want, for the most part. No one really can replace Raven or...even Erik. ]

No, I won't. There's always been plenty of people here.

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[credences]

Yes, it's strange how this place works.

[ He's been here for some time and still he wonders if he will ever return to the Camelot he knew. ]

It's better than some alternatives, but I imagine not better than most.