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[The face that appears in the video feed is young with golden eyes and doesn’t seem to be aware that her console is broadcasting video. She actually looks a little confused as her brow crinkles as she tries to remember what the kedan said about using the console. For those actually paying close attention there’s a hint of concern in her gaze. ]

Oh…

[There’s a slight shuffle as she props her chin in one hand and leans on her elbow, her other arm crossed over her chest.]

Hello. [Another pause and her lips purse for a moment. This is almost as weird as sending an Iris Message honestly.] My name is Hazel Levesque. I was curious if anyone might be willing to give me another quick tutorial on how to use this console. They went through it really fast.

[She falls silent again, as she tries to figure out if she should ask about her friends.]

I’m looking for my friends if they’re here. [The way she says it makes it clear that she’s torn about whether or not she really wants to know if her friends are or aren’t in Tu Vishan, but she covers it up by moving on to the next matter of business and making her voice shift to a more chipper tone. The image however, continues to hold a certain amount of concern and the crinkle between her brows still hasn’t gone away although it isn’t so much confusion anymore as it is worry about what could be happening at home without her.]

And maybe a job, as I’ve been told I will need to find one in order to be a productive member of the community. I’m good with horses and art. I hope those are useful to someone here, but I won’t mind jobs like cleaning or organizing either, they were regulars on the duty roster back home.

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[ Nico takes longer than the others, if only because he sees her post and has to convince his racing thoughts and overwhelming relief to take a backseat. there will be time for that later. telling Frank that Hazel would show up was an obligation. he believed it because he had to make someone else believe it.

it's something else to actually see Hazel, here, and not alone on the Argo II. ]

You're here. [ right, right. glancing down because not gonna feelings. ] You can slow down on the cleaning fever. Spring's behind us.

[There's a long pause for her too. She was still mostly sure he was trapped. People could say one thing but believing it to be true without actually seeing his face was hard.]

I am. [it's okay she sort of gets it and if nothing else she feels the same Nico] Okay.

[She pauses again although it's shorter this time. How does she phrase this, that is the important question.] How did you get free?

[ so she takes the first leap. it doesn't surprise him much because her curiosity rivals his own. he's glad he can rely on her to be straight and to the point. otherwise, they'd be stuck on the small stuff. ] You don't remember?

[ Percy warned him that could happen, but all of the others seemed to remember what he did. if she's no up to speed, Nico doesn't know if he can go there again–just spilling everything because it's an emergency. ]

[Okay that bit confuses her. She'd remember him getting free if it happened.] No.

[She's getting the feeling that everyone is acting funny especially with how Percy handled learning that the last thing she remembered was storming out of the mess hall.] I think I would though.

[ whoops. for a brief moment, he wonders if he's allowed to tell her—what Percy and Annabeth might want, how their father might feel—and if in telling her, he'll somehow be messing things up at home. as if what time wants or has previously dictated means anything to him. they're both already out of place as far as time's concerned. ]

It all happened so fast. [ that's true enough. ] I would never have been able to get out on my own. If it wasn't for the rest of you, I'd probably still be there. [ let's change the subject, yeah! ] What's happening at home isn't all that pressing as long as we're on this detour.

[she's beyond relieved. somehow it works out that's good to know, she's not sure she'd be okay if it didn't. she doesn't even mind that his answer is vague, not that it's really all that strange to get vague statements from him.] So it works out, that's good.

[by all means, she won't mind. she actually sort of understands in a lot of ways] I suppose not.

[ true, he's never been completely able to be upfront with her about everything. it helps him to relax when she doesn't pursue what he says to try and learn more. he wouldn't blame her for wanting to know, not now. ] It'd be a sorry rescue if it hadn't.

[ not that he's vain enough to think that was the real purpose of the mission. ]

Did someone already offer to show you the ropes on the console? [ Frank. Leo or Percy, someone.. ]

[she just nods in agreement there isn't much else to say on that topic. and if she's completely honest she doesn't want to think about what it could mean if it'd been a sorry rescue.]

Yes. Frank and a Jim offered. [this does not mean she doesn't want to see you soon anyway nico]

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