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[sophos]

[Annabeth had every intention of making this as normal and casual as possible. But she was already vaguely grumpy (far from even okay yet, really), another friend is potentially gone, and she had to practically throw Percy into the living room to avoid using him as an extra cushion in front of the console. Not that any visual evidence is there, since she opts for audio. Still, her tone is abormally curt and flat and teetering on exhausted.]

So - I've been here over a year now, and I'm pretty sure the number of people who can say the same has dwindled. A lot. I'm just kind of wondering who else is... left. From the very start of this particular wave of the whole "Eshai summoning people" thing. [Wow ok sounding super annoyed at Eshai's general existence right now, too.] Gang wars, attempted executions, all that fun stuff. [y do u sound so blasé about all that.]

[There's a short stretch of silence, and her voice goes even more flat, a carefully constructed neutral.] And if - it's relevant, to people who knew her, I'm fairly certain Doctor Soranik Natu isn't... in Keeliai anymore. [since there's debate over what happens, exactly, to those who disappear, she can't really bring herself say 'went home'.] I had a meeting with her today, and she didn't show, nor was she at her suite. It's really unlike her. That kind of complete disappearance usually means one thing. [Which she's already implied and if you didn't pick up on that too bad!!!]

[And she's done. So uh AWKWARDLY AND ABRUPTLY ENDS THE FEED.]

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[imaginate]

[His own voice is the same, careful neutral, in fact, he sounds... bored. It's to hide the resignation when such things happen.]

She's not here anymore.

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[sophos]

[The bored-ish tone kind of irks her rn.] So I've gathered.

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[imaginate]

[A quiet sigh, and it changes to just. Resigned.]

When was the last time you saw her?

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[andaway]

[Clark pushes his glasses up before he speaks, tilting his head] I wasn't exactly here in the beginning, since some people got here before I did... but I do think I got here on one of the first batches of arrivals.

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[sophos]

[welp sorry Clark, she keeps hers on audio.] I wonder if it's better arriving in the palace than getting fished out of the ocean. There's a decent number of people still who've been around for a while, I'm pretty sure.

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[andaway]

[Stubbornly keeping his end on video, audio makes him feel like he's trying to hide something.]

Indeed, like my wife or your boyfriend. Were you asking for anything in particular?

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[iguanasolution]

[Frank didn't specifically know Sora but...] Does that mean the clinic will close if there isn't a doctor?

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[sophos]

[Because Frank, she forgets to leave hers/change hers on audio. So congratulations! Have an Annabeth, who probably looks more exhausted and irked at life in general than ever.] I think she left all her equipment and stuff in the hands of other medical professionals. She was - probably prepared for something like that.

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[iguanasolution]

[Frank blinks, completely taken aback by the way Annabeth looks and barely processing her answer. He should have... paid more attention to his friends, he'd closed himself down after Hazel's disappearance and now he feels guilty about it. He turns on the best encryption he can do, knowing Annabeth will raise it if it's really needed.]

You look like an army of cyclops ran over you.

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[demon_brat]

I have been here from the beginning. But I do not think there are many left who were, no.

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[sophos]

Yeah, I thought so. [Him being here from the start, she means.] Tons of people come and go, without much pattern.

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[demon_brat]

[Somewhat more... something. Quiet, than usually.]

Some are better off not stuck here.

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[backwordscompatible]

I haven't been here from the beginning, but it kind of feels almost as long at times. It's been...actually, I think it's been eleven months for me now. So almost a year.

And I remember Dick commenting about having been here for just over a year now, too.

[Not talking about people disappearing? Check.]

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[sophos]

I'm personally starting my glorious fourteenth month. [:TTT] I think there's a handful of people pushing the year mark, if they haven't already. [And you know, some who obviously haven't.]

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[backwordscompatible]

I'd offer my congratulations, but I'm pretty sure even I can't muster enough sarcasm for it.

[She'd had a talk with Dick about this very subject, not too long ago. It was a painful one.]

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[tactile_telekinesis]

[There's a heavy sigh. He knows he's been here for the same length of time, he knows he just, hates being reminded by other people.]

I have. Been here from the start I mean.

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[sophos]

[Oh yes she remembers him being around this long, too.] Three definites. Wonderful.

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[lostundercover]

Thanks for the info on the doctor.

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[sophos]

[A little flatly:] Sure. Guess you knew her?

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[wintershepherd]

Doctor Natu too...

[ He doesn't say it but he's getting worried about how many people are leaving. ]

Thank you for telling us.

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[sophos]

I'm sure if I didn't, someone would have. She ran a good clinic.

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[escarabajo]

I doublechecked [or, well, the Scarab did] and there's no sign of her anywhere.

And, um... I've only been here for a few months, sorry.

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[sophos]

I think some of her stuff was still here. Hopefully someone salvaged it before the kedan got to it.

That's like the complete opposite of anything worth apologizing over. I was just curious.

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[truesight]

[ :c she doesn't like your tone of voice or anything about this transmission nope not at all ]

Gang wars? Seriously?

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[sophos]

[She sighs a little, though whether it's at the subject content or the future potentials of talking with Rachel rn....! who knows!!]

Just after I arrived. Commander Evandau publicly executed one of the gang leaders, and there was a really intense gang war across some of the sectors as they duked it out to fill the power vacuum. Parts of the Metal Sector got destroyed. The gangs themselves are still pretty active, but nothing to that level since.