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[redhotsummers]

[Alex knows this post is a shot in the dark. Stupid, even, but he was tired of having things in his head that didn't belong to him.

Especially when they read as things that were supposed to warn them, of things, but gave no real solid knowledge.

The burning of the genetics lab.

The dreams of the elves.

The dream of the prisoner, and his own--of a girl fighting back against someone who was familiar and yet not, who had eaten the other crewmembers.

And the message that Carolyn had shown him.

Maybe he was paranoid; maybe he was stupid.

But this was either just an echo of the past, or a warning that history was going to repeat itself.

From who--who the fuck knew.]

Uh--Ward, you care to pipe up here?

You can't tell me that you don't know anything about this. Or that you aren't listening to what is going on, and don't have an opinion on it.

[There is a pause, and then--well.

Might as well just be an idiot.]

You too, Smiley.

Did you help the other crew too, occasionally, then unleash this on them? Is this your last little game? How many crews were there before us?

I mean you've saved us, before. Why keep so damn quiet, now?

Just saying, if there is some sort of countdown clock to insane cannibal doppelgangers, I'd like to know what time it's showing.

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[lacksgrace]

You think that's really gonna work? [ Voice of optimism right here. ]

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[redhotsummers]

Got no damn clue. But it was worth a shot. Better than us all talking to one another without any information.

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[lacksgrace]

Maybe, but there's probably a better way than drawing all that sort of attention. Bet they're watching you right now.

[ It's supposed to be a joke, so he laughs. ]

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[suddenlycaptain]

I left Ward a personal message. If he gets back to me, I'll let you know.

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[redhotsummers]

Thanks, Carolyn. I just don't like wandering around in the damn dark.

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[suddenlycaptain]

I don't either, believe me. Neither have been great with information, but... well, we tried, I guess.

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[seered]

A valiant effort, however, one I'm not sure will be successful.

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[redhotsummers]

I'm not sure it will be either.

But it was worth a try. And no answer is an answer within itself, I guess.

[seered]

It's possible he isn't even listening. If we're lucky, Smiley will show up to be cryptic and useless, bu as far as we know, Ward is somewhere in the bowels of the ship.

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[stimulations]

Alex.

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[redhotsummers]

[Yeah well, this is what you get sometimes, Josias.]

I can't--

I had to ask. Did you see it? It was--

--I can't just sit around and wait for it to happen again.

Everyone was dying, Josias. People getting eaten, their faces being worn to get in close to kill.

[What if people start turning, what if Josias, his other friends, are put in danger. It's a crisis, hanging over their heads.]

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[sinewy]

Heard the name Ward in the memory I got. S'pose it was your Ward?

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[redhotsummers]

Unless Ward is a title, and not a name. And he hasn't told us that.

[askedtobe]

How do we even know Ward's around listening anymore? Smiley still shows up every now and then, at least.

[redhotsummers]

We don't. But still, it's worth a try. Don't know what else to do.

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[avengeful]

Insane cannibal doppelgangers?

[Maybe Sam's been out of the loop here, but last he checked, there weren't a lot of those around... then again, plenty of people know things around here he doesn't.]

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[redhotsummers]

Yeah I guess that means you didn't get that memory.

[Alex sighs.]

I saw a guy...who's mouth unhinged--it looked liked this woman's friend, but wasn't him. And she was thinking about how these things were eating people.

[mindtricks]

Are you all right?

[ he doesn't sound all right at all. ]

[redhotsummers]

[He lets out a reedy laugh.]

Does it really matter?

[endeavors]

I... I really, really hope that's not the case.

[redhotsummers]

What isn't the case?

[coy]

Cannibal dopplegangers? Please don't tell me that's a thing.

[redhotsummers]

I think it really is a thing, Caroline.

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[chaineddog]

Insane cannibal doppelgangers sounds like a breeze compared to that memory shit we went through.

[And a part of Heine really does mean that.]

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[redhotsummers]

No, I don't think it is, Heine.

This ties in with what you did.