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[thepulverizer]

[ That's not reassuring at all, but it won't help to let that show if Stein already has it under control. She aims for upbeat. ] That must be it. You're right, let's focus on what's important.

[equal_shots]

[Kid nods; she'll hear the rustling of fabric as he does so.]

Have you called Professor Stein? [A wet cough interrupts him mid-thought and it takes him a moment to recover, working air into his lungs.] You should be able to. His username is "dissect", as if he thought such humor would be appropriate.

He does, however, have a better understanding of the local geography than I.

[thepulverizer]

He likes to be predictable. [ Marie muffles a sound like a laugh. It's only a glimmer of humor in a dark situation, but it counts. ]

He called me right away. We're working it out.

[equal_shots]

It did make it easy to find him, considering he was also using a pseudonym. [Kid can appreciate being predictable. He is very predictable himself, after all. And he would prefer things more predictable.]

Please be careful.

[thepulverizer]

You do the same. Rest up, and don't take any risks you don't have to.