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[symmetryguns]

[He hadn't been planning on weddings and picket fences and two children and happy endings, since that wasn't the sort of person he was, and it wasn't the side of humanity he had ever chosen to imitate. He had, however, pictured friendship and clear, pretty smiles and learning exactly what each of her expressions meant, memorizing her favorite

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[spectrophobic]

... Oh man...

[Pinged by her Meister, Liz decided to read the post from Kid's frequency out of habit. The only problem was that it left her feeling pretty crestfallen once she did.

Jackie was a fellow New Yorker, and a friend. She never really minded talking to him, and kind of looked up to him for all the things he did for that apartment building over by Horton Lane.

Then there was Nill. What Liz knew about Nill, she knew through Kid. Both in the way he was before and now. Kind of shy, quiet and a little pretty. She never saw her much, but this kind of makes her wish she tried to get to know her better.]

[spectrophobic]

[Speaking of Kid, just how was he taking this?

Sitting at the kitchen table, Liz quickly looked up from the communicator once it sounded like the front door was opening.]

Kid? That you?

[symmetryguns]

Hello Liz.

[If she hadn't been here when he'd come inside...]

Nill and Jackie are gone.

[spectrophobic]

[She stood up, pushing the chair back under the table as she did.]

I know.

I saw your message.

[Liz slowly walked over to him, trying to remain aloof. At least for now.]

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[hereoverthrown]

[there's a silence for a moment; he pressed the reply button before he had come up with a real response.]

...What?

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[symmetryguns]

Nill and Jackie Estacado are no longer in Discedo.

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[hereoverthrown]

I can read, that's not the--

Maybe she's just-- maybe her communicator isn't working. She's always been here, why would they take her away now?

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[symmetryguns]

I don't know. Ask the scientists if you're curious.