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[Fujiko's in a bad mood. Not that this is unusual per se, but at least when there were crazy things running around she had things to take her frustrations out on. Now she's low on bullets, and in a foul mood.]

Everybody leaves. [BANG!]
Why bother. [Bang bang bang!]

Che. And I finally got my iPod charged to show him... [But she doesn't seem

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[semper_cogitans]

[... Funny. The last time Fujiko and he talked, Raphael was gone then, too.

But this time it's worse. This time it's possibly forever.

Robert doesn't know how much help he can be, but... his timid voice reaches out to her, tentatively, like he's afraid of being lashed out at. With most of his friends gone even temporarily, he isn't sure what to do, except... except try to help.]

... M-Ms. Mine...

[He wants to say that he's sorry, but he doesn't think it'd be good enough. Not even close to good enough.]

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S-Salutations, Fujiko. [Calmer himself, now. Though he's still visibly uncomfortable to a degree.]

It has... been some time since we spoke... were you alright d-during the latest debacle? [Ignoring the, er, obvious issue.]

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Yeah it was fun! Did you see all the waterfalls and stuff? Pretty cool!

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I saw, er, a very diverse c-conglomerate of terrain. Including parts of Terra...

[That is nostalgia in his tone, yes. Though it's punctuated with a bit of pain.]

... Did... did you get to see your h-home too, Ms. Mine?

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Eh... who cares. My world's boring in comparison.

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I think all w-worlds have something interesting to them... [Especially worlds with sapient life. But Robert's got a bias, of course.]

Still... did any in p-particular catch your eye, other than waterfalls...?

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[Think think think. ALL THE SHINY THINGS. And everything extreme.]

Um.

Some. I wish they could have kept it that way a little longer, but I guess everyone was getting all freaked out, huh.

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It was... a mistake, apparently. I am glad that... that Ms. M-Molly was uninjured, though.

[... Yes, Robert expressing concern for a Malnossian. Probably not the smartest thing.]

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[Stares at him slightly.]

Why would she be?

[Action] | ... aaaand I didn't notice that HTML fail until late, way to go me

[semper_cogitans]

Ah, well... I... I th-thought it might have... been widespread.

... [He shifts a little uncomfortably.] So, I... e-er... contacted her the first day of the... a-abnormalities.

... It turns out that... th-that she was the one responsible for the mistake... [But it was a mistake. It wasn't maliciously-intended, and that means it was very different from an experiment.]

[Action] No worries, I do that all the time orz

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[Shrugs.] I thought it was kind of fun actually!

[Ah yes... Fujiko and her idea of "fun."]

[Action] Fff I thought it was just me 8|;

[semper_cogitans]

At the least it was... not an attack. But... M-Ms. Molly seems to be... different from the other Malnosso in... that regard.

[Or maybe Robert just has an obvious soft spot for her, for no good reason.]

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I guess. It was a real attack from those wing-hunting guys it'd be a problem. But even as a Shift it wouldn't be so bad. No one got changed into pie or anything!

[Crazy definitions of not-so-bad? Quite possibly.]

[Action] Phew, now I don't have to derp alone *shot*

[semper_cogitans]

... That... that is true. [Yep, nobody's bodies or minds got altered... just their setting.]

... Any Shift that... d-does not alter our minds is... an improvement.

[Action] *derps with*

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Ah... definitely. But it's not always so bad right? I mean you got some good things out of some of them, ne?

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[Staring down at the table a moment, Robert ponders this statement carefully.]

I... I suppose I have. [Even experiments like the false life had imparted something... useful. Something interesting.]

... A-Although I would have... preferred other methods of learning them...