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[ Steph seems terribly excited about something, though she keeps the level of cool she usually does when chatting with people she doesn't know that well. ]

Hey, so, we have at least one chemist here, right? I need a favor.

[ She turns her watch around, with some difficulty and blurry transitions, until it shows a box containing the largest, squarest coffee bag Steph has ever seen. The top is open, of course, so those not familiar with the packaging can see that it's full to bursting of coffee grinds. ]

I need somebody to test this and make sure it's not poisoned without using more than like, a spoonful.

[ There's some grunting and then Steph appears on screen again, evidently sitting next to the box. ]

If it's gonna take more than that this is a bullet I'm happy to take. In fact, I insist. If somebody is risking their life by drinking coffee it's gonna be me.

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I’d really prefer my tits away from the wall, because otherwise it seems like I’m going on backwards, you know?

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I hear that. But having your back to the wall can also have its disadvantages.

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I'm fond of it. It's a very defensible position.

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Among other positions to be fond of.

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[ She raises an amused eyebrow. ]

Are you coming on to me? Or just to the coffee?

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Maybe the coffee. Maybe.

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[ Now she laughs outright. ]

Good answer. I don’t mind if you only want me for my caffeine hookup.

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Are you telling me it wouldn't be the same if our roles were reversed?

[ She grins. ]

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Oh I would do much worse things than that for a cup of coffee.

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It's like saying you'd kill your closest family member for a Klondike bar. Which I might be tempted, instead it's for coffee, right?

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[ She chuckles. ]

Klondike bars are just so overrated.

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Toblerone is where it’s at. So underrated.

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You know, not that I'm biased or anything, but I'm way less cruel a mistress than chocolate or coffee.

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[ A heavy sigh. ]

It's a shame we need both to exist and feel human.

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Yeah... man, bodies suck. It's been months since I've had any chocolate.

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Really? Let's just stick with the topic of coffee while we have it or else we're going to both start missing the chocolate.

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[ She will oblige! ]

Coffee, right? Nothing better.

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I used to do three cups a day, back home, sometimes. Four when I needed the boost through the night while working late. It's interesting to think that I haven't had much in terms of withdrawal symptoms since I got here.

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No? I had like three straight days of migraines... but I was recovering from some other things too.

[ Shock, depression, severe paranoia... the usual. ]

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I slept for a majority of my time here, in the beginning. I came through the fountain bleeding out and injured.

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[ Steph shudders and swallows thickly, imagining what it would have been like if she’d arrived that way. ]

I’m sorry. I think I only managed to avoid that one by virtue of dying.

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That's the thing—I'm dead back home. But I guess this place decided it was such a fabulous fucking idea to drag me in right at that moment.

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Shit.

[ That's all she says for a long moment. She can't help imagining how that could have gone for her, if she would have survived it, gunshot wound or no. Months ago Tim told her she did survive, so it isn't hard to imagine. ]

I'm sorry. I'm glad you're okay now.

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Physically, yeah. I'm okay. Still healing up but that'll take time with any physical injury. Mentally? I'm not okay. And I think I'm okay with admitting it. But....

[ Lucy waves a hand. ]

You don't have to apologize. I did it to myself.

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Yeah. I haven't exactly been myself either.

I'd tell you unless it was suicide it's not strictly your fault but that'd make me a huge hypocrite.