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[plumlucky]

[Stephanie comes onto the network a la video and she looks tired, bedraggled, and kind of like hell in her flannel shirt and still damp jeans.]
 
Hi. Stephanie here. [She wrings her hair a little.]
 
That was an experience I never, ever want to repeat.  [Ever.]
 
Why the ocean? Couldn’t it have been a freshwater lake? At least that way, I wouldn’t feel like a too salty piece of beef jerky, though I guess then you run the risk of leeches and other watery vermin. [She needed a shower, bad, but she had some questions first. It wasn’t unordinary for her to shunt personal hygiene to the side for at least a few minutes when there were answers that could be sniffed out.]
 
And, why a coma? Anybody have any answers? Those guys that ‘saved’ me were kind of vague. I’ll buy coffee – if they have it here and God I hope they do – for anyone that can help me out.
 
[Or at least, she will until her money runs out, anyway.]

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[controlledvariable]

Cool. [she sounds amused, but she gives a little wave] Steph Brown.

Oh, right. I'm not actually sure what that's all about, I guess having us drowsy is a way to keep as from freaking out until they've had time to explain the situation? But the details on how we got there in the first place are kind of vague.

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[plumlucky]

Stephanie Plum. Nice to meet you.

[Yeeeah thaaaat's disturbing.]

See, that's what kind of creeps me a little. I mean, yeah -- how'd I get to the water? I don't tend to really frequent the beach.

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[controlledvariable]

You too. Sorry about the circumstances.

I remember being asleep before I came here, and if you believe that whole "in between" thing, it seems like maybe whatever magic they use to grab us is stronger at times like that? [she's got a whole bunch of theories, but this one will do to share] Not entirely sure why it dumps us in the ocean. A soft landing, maybe?

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[plumlucky]

Could be better, could be worse, I guess.

I was asleep too, actually. [Morelli hadn't been around, she was between FTAs and had decided to just call it a night.]

I don't even know what to believe. It's all kind of far fetched. I'd have preferred a giant feather bed with soft pillows, to be honest.

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[controlledvariable]

Probably a good way to look at it.

Seems to be pretty common, people are often asleep or, uh, dead. [a slight awkward pause, she's not sure if that comment should be delivered with more - reverence. or something.]

But yeah, a feather bed would've been nice. Though I guess I'd take the ocean over landing on some random spot on the shell.

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[plumlucky]

[Yeeeeah there's that dead thing again. That's still reeeeally bothersome.]

I guess since I'm not dead - I don't think I am anyway - I shouldn't complain much about the salt water.

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[controlledvariable]

[Steph's smile is rueful]

Probably not, but salt water is pretty annoying. At least the showers are decent, I'd been worried what the hot water situation would be like after getting picked up in a cart.

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[plumlucky]

Oh good, there's hot water?

[Totally hasn't showered yet, yeah.]

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[controlledvariable]

Definitely. The showers in the Fire Sector are especially amazing, I'd advise making a friend who lives there.

[Because Fire is where the rich people live and therefore they have fancier showers]

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[plumlucky]

Wow, really? That sounds great.

[WHY DIDN'T SHE GET FIRE MAN.]

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[controlledvariable]

They're pretty fancy. I assume Metal would be similar, but I've yet to take a shower in a suite in there.

[not that she... makes a habit of showering in not-her-suite]