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[unruly]

 [Usually Dean's not one to hide his face from the network, but today is different. This particular hunter has been missing for weeks thanks to his little boy scout mission to find the other missing passengers. Some he sent back and hopes they at least got a half-decent welcome when they arrived among the rest of the makeshift crew. Others he's come across haven't been quite that lucky; he hadn't made it in time. 

Only now has he returned to the community at large, the tiredness and hunger finally driving him back into the arms of what's become familiar. He's been back an hour by the time he makes his first broadcast to the network in a while, the lack of visual representation thanks to the large, dark circles around his eyes, the fact he's lost weight and the hair that's less short back and sides than usual. What is clear from the moment he opens his mouth is that he's eating an obscenely large mouthful of food when he greets everyone.]

I was expectin' a party when I came back. Where's the beer and the half-naked chicks wearin' leis and all that good stuff? [Fine, so maybe he wasn't really expecting a party when he's actually managed to be stealthy in his return. All he's wanted for the last few weeks is a large amount of food to choke on and a soft bed to sleep in. Even boy scouts need their comforts at times. He won't talk about what he did or didn't find until he's caught up with certain people, but other than that he's actually kind of grateful to be back.

There are a few more audible chews before the feed cuts and he switches to a couple of private messages - only two, one mostly business and one completely necessary. There are certain other people he'll track down in person when he doesn't feel like he's about to pass out at any given moment.]


[Private - Encrypted 90% - Jim Kirk] I tried gettin' as many people back here as I could but some of them were dead when I found them. They had no chance, man. For a while I wasn't sure if I was gettin' back myself. When you got five minutes we should talk. Over on holodeck 1. Come dressed for the occasion, man. [This would be an invitation for a little one-on-one fight club action. Like in the old days. Dean just needs that pain, that physical contact, to remind him he's not alone on this goddamn spaceship.]

[Private - Encrypted 90% - Cas] Cas? Where are you, man? Apparently prayers don't freakin' work these days... [And that's all he's going to say about the fact he actually prayed for Cas while he was lost. No more admitting he was weak for a while there.] Whatever. You okay?

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[puppydogeyes]

Where the fuck have you been?

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[unruly]

Missed me?

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[slayer_not_player]

Don't have any beer but I do have a bottle of vodka that'll eat a hole through your stomach. You look like you could use it.

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[unruly]

Smooth talker as ever. [But he'd like something to take the edge off where he's been. He's never been above resorting to alcohol and even if it is this guy offering, he's hard pushed to turn it down outright.]

I'm guessin' since you're still walkin' and talkin' Kirk was satisfied you're not certified crazy?

audio; WHAT IS THIS PRIVATE THING?

[rebelled]

[Hold up. Dean prayed for him?]

I didn't hear you.

audio; encrypted 95% forever ;;

[unruly]

Yeah, that I had figured. [He just doesn't want to talk about it. There's a pause where the line goes strangely quiet before a heavier breath of air and the sound of Dean's hand rubbing over his bristly jaw.]

Everythin' okay?

AUDIO; | ENCRYPTED 90%

[goldshirt]

[the relief is almost overwhelming when this broadcast hits them. he'd sent out more than one message looking for Dean, and when he finally stopped responding, Jim had started assuming the worst.

this ship was huge. he's not surprised to hear what he does.]

I'm just glad you're back in one piece. [well, mostly one piece.] You gave us a scare.

AUDIO; | ENCRYPTED 90% FOREVERRRR

[unruly]

I never told you my middle name's cockroach? Can't get rid of me that easy. [If there's a hint of warmth in his own voice he makes no move to address it or deny it. He's glad to hear the other man's voice, glad to know he's back on ground that he knows.]

Careful, dude. You start sayin' crap like that out loud people're gonna talk. [He's glad to be back in one piece, too. Almost as glad as he is to be within range of what he's come to think of as his bed. It's novel considering how long he's spent moving from motel room bed to motel room bed to backseat of his car. ...he misses his car now more than ever.]

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[mutelunatic]

[SHE DOESN'T KNOW THIS ASSHOLE BUT THE CAME BACK BIT INTRIGUES HER TBH]

"came back"?

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[unruly]

Yeah. Back to civilization. Or whatever the hell you call this little situation we got going on here.

voice ; p placeholder of phone tag doom

[unparental]

If you ever do that again I'm probably killing you myself, fair warning.

[ SHE MISSED HER BRO OKAY. ]

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[unruly]

Noted. You'd at least give me a head start, right? Couple minutes to run my ass out of range because 'm working on peanuts and not much else. [If that sounds like he's fishing for the offer of a three-course meal? Probably because he is.]

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[onsilksheets]

I was beginning to think that you had gone home.

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[unruly]

I'd apologize for ruinin' your day but... I'm not sorry. Not even close.

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[topology]

'Came back'?

[ good questions are always worth asking twice okay shhhh ]

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[unruly]

Yeah that's what I said. Came back.

[And good answers from Dean are more expensive than you think :D]

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[angerissues]

Man, I wish there were parties like that here. The whole place could use a little more loosening up. [ Aside from Jenna and her depressingly limited pot supply, of course. ]

Where'd you come back from?

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[unruly]

Amen to that. Trust me... I wouldn't have volunteered to go anywhere if there were chicks like that around here. [But Dean already knows the score. He's been here for a few months already.]

Headed out on patrol to another part of the ship. Lookin' for survivors.

[video] /regrets nothing

[saint_kitten]

I would have thrown you a wonderful party, darling, if I had only known you existed before this.

Oh, well. [ Kitten shrugs, though she does pout rather comically. ] There's only so much I can do, I suppose.

audio; LMFAO I LOVE IT

[unruly]

[He's purposely left the video setting off because nobody's getting the chance to see his drawn features if he can help it. But he is staring at the screen like he doesn't understand. There's a pause, a long one, before-]

Pretty sure I have no idea who you are. [Which is interesting since Dean makes it his business to keep both eyes on the network. Part of the job description being part of the SEC team. He thinks there's probably a lesson to learn somewhere...]

...who the hell're you?

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[widowing]

Sorry to disappoint.

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[unruly]

You can make it up to me any time you want, sweetheart.

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[constructum]

You haven't changed much I see.

[ please enjoy one slightly unimpressed ariadne, dean. ]

audio; heee!

[unruly]

[Ariadne... Dean's wondering if you come in any flavor other than unimpressed.]

No 'welcome back'? No 'we missed you'? Huh. Tough crowd.

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[articletwelve]

...What do you mean, back?

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[unruly]

Uh- back. I was off havin' a party in another part of the ship. [Not that he really knows how far he got. Just that he's actually grateful to get the chance to talk to people again no matter who they are.]