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[theycalledmeacurse]

CW: CHARACTER DEATH


[ The woman in the video is in her 30s, her distinctive hair loose around her shoulders, the white stripes making her pale skin quite noticeable. She shifts nervously as the message begins to broadcast, her expression uneasy while her eyes don't quite focus on the camera. Sure, she's looking in that general direction, she's just... not actually seeing anything. After a few moments, she finally speaks, southern drawl thick with nerves that make the words waver slightly. ]

Has anyone... Has anyone died recently? Here, on the station?

[ A pause. ]

Has anyone else died and woken up again?

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video; un: H. Gurszky

[magneticfields]

What do you mean anyone else

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ Crap on a cracker. She doesn't need this right now. ]

Something happened when we lost gravity. I couldn't move and--

I died. I was dead and then I wasn't.

@CROW » text.

[uragiru]

You're... alive?
I checked your vitals.
You were definitely dead.

[theycalledmeacurse]

Yeah, I figured that out. I think it was about twenty minutes, maybe? That's what I could tell from my device, anyway.

I'm sorry you had to go through that.

[ Yes, the woman who died is more concerned about the person who had to find her dead body than she is over what actually happened to her. Also, thank goodness for voice-to-text. ]

text; un: alucard

[reposing]

Please elaborate.

[theycalledmeacurse]

I died. I was dead for a while. But then I woke up again and.

I haven't been able to see since then.

[reposing]

You were resurrected, but with an impairment.

First, I am sorry about what happened. I did not know. There is so much that has happened. If my questions become too much, simply tell me to stop. I know this must be much for you.

Where were you resurrected, my lady?

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ My lady. It's not the phrase a southern gentleman would use, but the feeling she gets from it is the same. There's a comfort and familiarity there that she hadn't expected. ]

You can ask all the questions you want, sugar. This isn't the worst thing I've been through.

[ Not by a long shot. ]

I was in the gym when the station lost gravity. I don't know where I was when I woke up, but it wasn't there.

[reposing]

I appreciate your cooperation. I realize I should have noticed that, you did say you lost your sight.

Is anyone with you right at the moment?

[theycalledmeacurse]

No, I've mostly been on my own the past few days except for trips to the mess hall. It's safer that way.

[reposing]

May I ask why?

[theycalledmeacurse]

I'm a mutant and my power is in my skin. I don't have gloves to stay covered, and since I can't see, it's safer to not be around others right now.

[ Even though all those hours alone are miserable and close to terrifying. ]

[reposing]

That's understandable.

[Still. It does sound unsettling.]

What if I ensured I was covered almost entirely, save for my face? I would like to check on your vitals anyway, and I'll admit I could use some company myself.

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ Rogue doesn't much like the sound of anyone checking her vitals, but she's already resigned herself to such things happening here, especially in response to what's happened. ]

Alright. I'm in 4.03. The door's unlocked, come on in.

[magneticfields]

[ YEAH WELL NEITHER DOES HE.

He's quiet for a moment, digesting this. ]

How do you know you were dead and not simply unconscious?

[reposing]

[He pauses, then swaps to audio.]

I am Alucard. I will be on my way as swiftly as I can.

What should I call you?

[theycalledmeacurse]

I woke up with almost twenty minutes of time missing and water in my lungs. And I know what it feels like to die.

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ If she can't see his face, then it's at least nice to put a voice to the words they've been exchanging. And a name. ]

My name's Rogue. It's nice to meet you, sugar, despite the circumstances.

[magneticfields]

[ He had been so focused on fixing the gravity array that he never thought to check on her, or the others. The guilt weighs down heavily. ]

What happened? I was paralyzed for a few minutes. Did that happen to you? Did that kill you?

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ She wouldn't have wanted to take him away from helping the station anyway. That's not who she is. ]

I was running in the gym when it happened. Paralysis set in and I couldn't move away from the pool water that was in the air too.

audio; un: socorro

[warfares]

There were a few near misses on the journey to the outer ring but I don't believe any deaths.

[theycalledmeacurse]

That's good. That's--

[ Of course she'd be the only one. These things only ever seem to happen to her, why should now be any different. ]

I'm glad.

[ And she is. But lord if it doesn't hurt to know. ]

[warfares]

As are they, I'm sure. Hypoxia is a terrible way to die.

[ Time to address the glowing pink bantha in the room, evidently. ]

Are you well? [ then, adds: ] Considering.

[theycalledmeacurse]

[ She's quiet for a moment, wishing she could manage a smile and brighter tone for that familiar voice. ]

I'm alright. I've been through worse than this.

[warfares]

There's a breadth of difference between " all right" and "well."