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[rightawaydoctor]

[Christine is walking around the Plane, wishing she'd changed out of her uniform before she arrived. She's been on her feet all day and her boots are hurting her feet. Immediately, her heels drop a few inches down to the ground as the boots disappear, replaced with a pair of fluffy pink slippers.]

What the...? That's not normal.

[She frowns,

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[oliverplus]

[Oliver steps up behind her a little uncertainly. unlike Christine, you wouldn't know he has god powers to look at him. his hair is in its usual disheveled state, and he's wearing a T-shirt and jeans like any other day]

You too, Christine?

[rightawaydoctor]

Oliver! [She looks pleased to see him and a bit relieved at the same time.] This is happening to you too? Glad I'm not alone.

[oliverplus]

Yeah... I guess it's happening to lots of people.

[he doesn't sound the least bit relieved to be in good company]

[rightawaydoctor]

I'm kind of worried it'll go to my head. That's why I'm staying here, instead of trying to go back home. [She gives him a critical look.] It worrying you?

[oliverplus]

[in a word?] ...yeah.

[trying to sound casual] But it doesn't seem too bad so far! I mean...you look great.

[rightawaydoctor]

[She looks down at herself.] Yeah, I'm kind of the kid let loose in the toy store. [She looks back up at him.] I'm thinking it can't last long, right? All the things that happen here, these crazy things. They never last.

[oliverplus]

[his expression slips a little at that] I hope not.

I mean...just about everything I've been part of's been short. So this'll probably be short, too!

[rightawaydoctor]

Right! [She nods absently to herself.] Right. So hey, what sort of things have you been doing with your powers?

[oliverplus]

Um... [as few things as he can manage, mostly]

Well...I did try to get to the controls for the Plane.

[rightawaydoctor]

Controls? What kind of controls?

[oliverplus]

You know those screens Meredith was working on when this mess started? I...sorta made those appear. For a bit.

[rightawaydoctor]

Ah. And did you learn anything from them?

[oliverplus]

[makes a face] Well...you know how the Machine's been showing bits of things that've happened here? It's watching our homes, too. [his expression makes it clear just how disturbing he finds that]

And...one other thing. It had readings for...for how much people had been "integrated."

[rightawaydoctor]

[Her expression turns to one of shock.] I don't want it watching me in the privacy of my quarters! Or watching anything on the ship.

[Now she's wary.] Integrated? What's that mean?

[oliverplus]

Yeah...I know... [it reminds him of what he learned so long ago about the possibility that their homes are not real, but he doesn't want to mention that to Christine]

[shakes his head] I don't know. I mean... [sighs, not sure whether he should share this] It has to mean integrated into this Machine. Doesn't it?

[rightawaydoctor]

I don't know? I hope not. [She presses her fingers to her lips in thought.] But if it does... what will happen? Will we be stuck here permanently?