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[werethatgood]

[ It takes Cassie a few hours to realize that her dad isn't the only one who's gone. And then a little more to gather up... something. Courage, strength, to reach out to anyone other than Tony, anyway. But she knows her dad has more friends here, and... stuff. ]

Hi, um. Cassie here. I'm sorry that I'm with the bad news today, but...

For those that know them, my dad - Scott Lang - and Teddy Altman are gone from Keeliai. They'll be fine back home, I think, so that's at least something good, right?

Yeah, that's all.

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[lostundercover]

Take all the time you need.

[He doesn't really know what else to say.]

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[werethatgood]

Does time actually help?

[ She's genuinely curious. It really didn't diminish her grief when Scott was dead, back home, and she doesn't even know how much time she has, here. ]

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[lostundercover]

Yeah, it does. It doesn't go away, but it gets easier.

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[werethatgood]

Thanks.

[ Cassie's looking down, her blunt fingernail tracing patterns against the console desk. ]

Have you...

[ lost somebody? is what she almost says, but instead changes it to, ]

Do you have somebody important who was here, but then went home?

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[lostundercover]

Not family, but people I cared about, yeah. This place does that.

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[werethatgood]

Yeah.

[ And then she realizes he's probably including Catty and Vanessa in that number, considering the rehab center, and kind of kicks herself for that. ]

Sorry, I'm... kinda out of it. I'll be fine, once I've repeated to myself enough times that he'll be fine.

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[lostundercover]

Don't apologize, I get it.

You want to go for a run or somethin'?

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[werethatgood]

... you go for--

[ She cuts herself off. Obviously he goes for runs, he wouldn't be asking, anyway. Instead, she switches the question to, ]

Where do you run?

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[lostundercover]

Outside the city usually, in the Wood Sector.