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[ The camera is met with an angry-looking Kate, one angle of her jaw flexing as teeth clench. Her forearms are folded on the tabletop in front of her and she leans her weight onto them. The way she launches right in gives the impression she's been holding back this bad mood for a while before giving in. ]

Okay, so first of all, whoever stole my bow at the jump: bring it back. It's a cheap piece of crap anyway and it's not like we have arrows laying around but it's the only one I have here and there aren't any more in the armory and it's not exactly an inconspicuous weapon so what are you even going to do with it without me finding you?? Seriously, just bring it back before you damage it somehow and I promise I won't hit you with it no matter how tempted I am.

And speaking of people around here being total assholes [ Because whatever, she's started now and trying to make her no-hitting promise sincere just has the frustration shunting off into another topic, ], is someone turning people into animals seriously allowed now? That's just a thing we're cool with, going to let that slide on by, no brig time involved? [ She's not generally a very animated speaker but her hands twist off the table into the air into a 'seriously?' gesture. ] FYI never annoy this Gold guy because I guess he can just turn you into a cat if he feels like it and nobody will ever do anything. If I disappear after posting this be on the look-out for new pets wandering around or something. On second thought maybe that'd be a nice change from this place's bullshit for a while. Gold, if you're watching, just make it a dog or a bird or something, alright? Cool.

[ It's hard to make a dramatic exit on a touch-screen device but she pushes the STOP button as abruptly as she can anyway. Hawkeye out. Nope, wait, spoke too soon. It starts up again after a second just long enough for her to shout: ]

And bring me back my god damn bow!

[ Okay, now it's done. ]

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[ YES he misses his ship desperately, thanks for asking. But saying as much isn't the most dashing of responses, so playing it cool. ] Bit difficult to be a pirate without a ship.

[ That's a joke. He's very good at being a pirate with or without a ship, but the Jolly Roger's home, and there's no hiding the hint of sentiment in his voice. More importantly: ] What's an internet pirate?

[ Way to up your potential hot factor there, Killian. Playing it cool is absolutely a must. ]

Maybe it's been stolen. There's more stories about that. [ So there. Or something. She doesn't miss the sentiment, but she is a little bit distracted by the more important and pressing matter. And laughing. ] It's someone who steals things from the Internet. Seriously villainous people.

[ Yes but what the hell is an internet HELP HIM OUT HERE CLAIRE. That said, he has too much pride to push the question, so he'll just look mildly bemused at the explanation. Whatever, back to the ship. ]

It's far more likely that she's right where I left her in New York. [ A slight pause. ] What stories?

[ HOW DO YOU EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN THE INTERNET. Thank goodness she doesn't have to try. ]

Don't worry about the stories. They aren't important. You left a pirate ship in New York?

[ Or stories are everything (some people's entire existence, apparently), but— ] Aye, but it was meant to be a quick trip. It's been somewhat diverted.

[ To space. ]

[ Claire nods, her eyebrows jumping with some amount of empathetic understanding. ]

Yeah, this is about the last pit stop I ever expected to make. And I've made al ot of pit stops.

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