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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?

[oliverplus]

[shakes his head] I don't know.

I... [looks down, partially because he doesn't want to feel her reaction, but also, as illogical as it might be, he's ashamed of what he's about to admit] It came up with 74% for me.

[rightawaydoctor]

[She sucks in a breath, then moves closer.] We don't know what it means yet. Maybe... maybe it's not what we think. [But then again, how could that high number be anything but bad?]

[oliverplus]

[shakes his head. his thoughts match her thoughts more than her words]

Christine...has anybody talked to you about what happens when you die on the Plane?

[rightawaydoctor]

No. [She's not sure she wants to know, but she pushes ahead anyway.] Tell me?

[oliverplus]

You come back. [he says this as cheerfully as he can manage to, despite how disturbing a subject it is]

But some things change a little. I mean, you're still you, but...something is always different. An ability or something. And your blood changes, too. It's sort of...black and sparkly, I guess. [shifts uncomfortably. he's never felt good about the change in his blood colour, and that computer readout has just made him even more worried about it] That's it, basically...

[rightawaydoctor]

[Black blood? Uh ohs...] When we got the books from the library and those monkeys attacked us, your blood was black. But I've seen lots of different shades of blood and I didn't think anything of it. So... You died here?

[oliverplus]

[nods silently] It was ages ago now--nine months or something. I don't really know. We had deathmatches...

[trails off, shaking his head. he looks back up, his tone lightening a bit as, in typical Oliver fashion, he tries to sound like it's no big deal] It doesn't matter. I'm all right now, but...maybe that's why it showed that number.

[rightawaydoctor]

Oh, Oliver... [She comes up to him and gives him a hug.] You know, maybe it is. Maybe the number's higher if you die here, and it doesn't mean anything worse. [Not too likely...]

[oliverplus]

[he's surprised by the gesture, but he hugs her back gratefully] Maybe.

[but he doesn't believe that any more than she does]

[rightawaydoctor]

[She pulls back, giving him a sad smile.] Hey, let's do something fun. Like... I dunno, something as good as a ball pit.

[oliverplus]

[blinks, surprised by the sudden suggestion] Okay! Like what?

[rightawaydoctor]

Like... like... a jungle gym! [Immediately one appears and Christine beams at him before heading over to the monkey bars.] Will this do?

[oliverplus]

[laughs, looking genuinely excited at this turn of events] I haven't seen one of these in ages! [runs to get there first]

[rightawaydoctor]

Hey! [Her dress and slippers transform into a t-shirt, jeans, and running shoes and she runs after him, though she won't catch up before he makes it.]

[oliverplus]

[he might have unintentionally increased his speed a little, too. oops. he jumps to grab the bar and just swings from it for a minute, enjoying himself]