[一] [video transmission]

[followvoices]

It's very quiet.

[The dead frequency buzzes back to life, showing River laying very straight and still in a bed. Her own bed, in Marshall. Around the room are her things, still present, although Harry is absent and as she sits up slowly she seems not to recognize anything. Then she wrinkles her nose.]

Very lièzhì. The Captain is cheap.

[Her

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[princessofmoe]

River! You're back!

[followvoices]

[Unlike with the others she's replied to, there's an uncertain pause before this.]

Couldn't go away.

[princessofmoe]

...

Sorry. [She's happy to see you again, b-but are you unhappy, River?]

[followvoices]

[She is confused! You seem familiar. She drifts out to see you face to face, taking careful steps around the apartment.]

[ys_cant_die]

...River. Long time no see.

[audio]

[followvoices]

Did you go somewhere?

Re[audio]

[ys_cant_die]

Not me, no.

[audio]

[followvoices]

Oh. I know now.

Your eyes went black. So you didn't see me. [She sounds very amused by all of this.]

[wears_a_torc]

River? Welcome back.

...It fits too well?

[followvoices]

I never went anywhere. I've been here.

[She sounding less happy and more freaking out now.]

[wears_a_torc]

But...I thought you had gone. Sorry for the mistake.

[Knuckles isn't sure what's going on, but he is trying to calm her down.]

[followvoices]

I don't go away.

[A little defensive, but maybe the calming is working. Or maybe not.]

I don't know....you. You're mistaken again.

[followvoices]

Broken record...

[witchoftheweek]

You've returned.

[followvoices]

I didn't leave. I don't leave. I stay here.

[witchoftheweek]

[Oh boy. Patchy figures she's probably right in some symbolic way, so...]...perhaps.

[followvoices]

[Quite possible xD]

...I'm here.

It's ugly outside.