[ a crackle and a thud is the first thing heard, followed by a grunts of pain and small gasps to get back the air that got knocked out of him only seconds before. gasp, gasp- gasp- pause, cough, exhale. he finally manages to get a steady, yet shaky pattern of breathing after the brief struggle. ]
Ow . . . my-
[ and now, attempting to move. small
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[Liquid's voice was sharp and determined.]
Are you hurt? What's your location?
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I went back. I-I'm fine! I just need to rest, and- [ beat ] At the baseball diamond.
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Back? ...Back to your world?
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. . . Yeah. I just don't- I don't understand why.
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You sounded distressed. I take it you came from a bad time.
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[ a pause, and he sighs a little ]
. . . Yeah. I couldn't leave now but- I hope the same thing happens when I first came here.
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[Blunt Liquid is blunt.]
What do you mean?
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Someone else said that when you leave home- time stops? And when I went back, I ended up right where I left off, so . . .
Nothing else will happen while I'm gone. I hope.
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...don't be sorry. I made my own bed of thorns to lie on.
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So [ uncomfortable pause, realization. ] . . . I can't do anything.
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. . . I will. I have to.
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Has . . . Did anything happen to anyone? You're all okay? [ people living in ohr, he means! ]
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and baw, you don't see it but he's smiling a little at the thought! ]
No- Someone cut off his beard?
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