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[almightythirst]

Hey there, stranger. Don't think I gotta explain the situation: you called, I didn't pick up. Leave me a message and maybe I'll get back to you.

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[almightythirst]

[ Jesse has done his fair share of breaking bad news. He hates it, but he isn't bad at navigating those situations after Blackwatch. Whether he is faking it or not, he knows how to go through the motions of comfort.

With Moira though… strangely enough, it calls for an honesty he’s not sure what to do with. Bland condolences won’t do it. But in his own grief, he can’t bring himself to lash out at her either. At least not without proof that she’d had some hand in the way things had gone.

Which he will look for, after. But he can reign in judgment until then. ]

She’s coming back. People do that here.

[ But that’s a cold comfort, and he knows it. ]

Least she wasn’t alone.

[gaylic]

She'll feel worse and we don't know the long term damage. Nor are we certain that it's the same for natural deaths as it is for unnatural. No one has come back from the virus yet to confirm it.

[ It sounds so factual, like she's looking at observational information and not owning up to be afraid that she's lost her for good. In her right state of mind, she'd see it as illogical conclusion jumping, but she's far from that. ]

Do you really think that that makes it easier? Not being alone, I mean.

[almightythirst]

I think if it were me, I wouldn't have wanted to be alone.

[ Not that it's something he's thought a lot about: dying alone. ]

And like it or not, this place has rules. She'll be back. Then we'll deal with the rest.

[ He's not half as confident as he might come across, but Jesse writes it out for his own sake much as for Moira's. Seeing it on a screen helps. Makes it feel like a better possibility. Gives him something to do with his hands. ]

[gaylic]

Make sure you don't end up in that situation. I don't need the migraine from how many people would bemoan your loss.

I used to think so. This virus has made me question a number of things about this place. I suppose we'll see who's right.

[almightythirst]

Be careful now. That was almost a compliment.

And I guess we will. No offense, but I'm hoping I'm right about this one.

[gaylic]

How careless of me.

And for once, so am I.