I hope you should [static]ve me. [He's not sure. He's saying things because the alternative is too much. Maybe that makes them platitudes. Maybe there's only so much he can fight that.
It takes him a moment to realise Zell is talking about Angel and Rhys. He lets out a long breath.] I don't [static]pend on how long [static] lasts.
[ Believe? Involve? Have? When this is over he hopes that messages become clear like the event when everyone saw something different on the network. He knows it's different because this time it's bleeding over to physical form. Thankfully no one is vanishing before his eyes any more.
Just static. The horrible static remains.
He's slow to respond once more as he scoots closer to his guiding Stars. ]
You shou[ Short static. ] with them. Even with [ Static.] this shit. It helps. [ It helps being able to reassure yourself by touching. ]
It [ Longer static ] the nanomachines. Something could be inter[ Static ] their signal. [ Or something could be trying to hijack their signal. Which is freaky. It makes him think of Winter and the Admin cutting away a memory from everyone.
As freaky as it is, it eases the doubts. It's easier to point fingers at something like machines or people screwing with said machines inside of you than going back down to the other possibility. ]
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I believe you. [ He thinks. There is a long thing of static.] Really, really frick[ Static. ]ng. H-how long un[ static ] meet them?
[ He's pretty sure Beckett shouldn't be alone for long. ]
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It takes him a moment to realise Zell is talking about Angel and Rhys. He lets out a long breath.] I don't [static]pend on how long [static] lasts.
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Just static. The horrible static remains.
He's slow to respond once more as he scoots closer to his guiding Stars. ]
You shou[ Short static. ] with them. Even with [ Static.] this shit. It helps. [ It helps being able to reassure yourself by touching. ]
It [ Longer static ] the nanomachines. Something could be inter[ Static ] their signal. [ Or something could be trying to hijack their signal. Which is freaky. It makes him think of Winter and the Admin cutting away a memory from everyone.
As freaky as it is, it eases the doubts. It's easier to point fingers at something like machines or people screwing with said machines inside of you than going back down to the other possibility. ]