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Okay, so ignoring the fact that this has probably come up before I don't actually know what the answer is. But the pods - them not opening is pretty weird. I know everyone's concerned, especially if someone you know gets stuck in one.

( She's not experienced that side of it yet but she has been stuck in one now )

Why don't they open sometimes? Is the ship that broken and we're going to be permanently stuck one day or is it something else? Going in and out of them every jump is a bad enough experience without wondering what else you missed or what could have happened.

Has anyone died in one? Or had it never reopen? Other than when people disappear. Is there anything we can do for people stuck in pods? Other than give them a really good re-welcome when they get out.

Are we okay stuck in there or should I be worried about losing something? I know I'm at least picking a different pod next month. Just in case.

( She's not getting stuck in one again )

( ALLISON ARGENT + GWEN STACY )

I better not have missed movie night. Is there another?

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You haven't missed it yet.

I am actually really glad to hear that. Do we have a movie?

That we don't have yet, unfortunately.

We're going to have to start coming up with our own ideas. I'd say make a play and let others enjoy it but I am so not performing.

I'm pretty sure I'd be a terrible actor, too. There's got to be something on this ship, though, the old crew had to have something to do to entertain themselves.

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Losing something?

( nuala had awoken disoriented, confused - distracted by the sensation of having forgotten something just on the edge of memory. it isn't for no reason she zeroes in on that. )

Well if we're stuck in there in a coma couldn't it happen? Like some memories or something?

( oh. with mild disappointment, )

Is that common among humans? To lose things, in sleep?

I don't know. I haven't been in a coma before. But something weird could happen here.

Whatever the case, it's good to see you back, sweetheart.

[Caroline was a mess while she was stuck in stasis, or whatever they wanted to call it.]

Promise you, you were missed.

I am so glad to be back. And I'm sorry for whatever you had to go through with Caroline. It's why we love her.

Nah, don't you dare apologize for that. I didn't mind.

[HE's awfully fond of Caroline too, you know.]

We were just worried. You alright? Any side effects?

Just that I don't remember if I dreamed. I'm okay, really. Which is probably weird but I'm okay with feeling okay.

( She's also so much happier than before her coma but that's not weird AT ALL )

So how long did it take for Caroline to master gumbo? You had a month so...

( Was it all of it? Was she a pest? )

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It's not the ship being broken. It just-- happens. Which is a crap answer, I know, but...

[The end of that is kind of like a verbal shrug. What can you do, right? A beat, before he adds:]

What would you be worried about losing?

Yeah but more people were stuck in pods than normally. Isn't that a little broken?

And memories. You could forget something being stuck in a coma for that long.

I don't know. It sort of-- happens, and doesn't happen. I don't think anyone's done any tracking on it t' know.

And I don't think comas work like that. The ones around here especially don't. I think they want us to remember, y'know? Even once they've sent us back-- [Or made them think they're sent back, but that might be a bit too much existential bitterness to unload on one person all at once--] --people remember, once they're here again.

Maybe that's what they want us to believe. You wouldn't actually know if you'd forgotten something.

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I don't think anyone really knows the answer to that other than that it does happen to people every so often.

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Does it ever happen to this many people at once? Apparently it was a lot more than it normally is.

Yeah it has actually, the last time it happened was almost a year ago.

Was everyone okay when it happened then? Did anything weird happen?

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i heard about that happening to some people though i'm not sure why either.

it seems like people were okay but what do you mean by losing something though? [clarke is curious and honestly some of those question are definitely something to be concerned about]

I guess I meant more like forgetting something. Losing a memory.

i don't think just sleeping could cause something like that though.

We're not just sleeping when we're in the pods though. It's not like going to bed. They call it stasis because of the jump but the goo? I heard that something happened once because of it.

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