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[Simon turns on the video feed and looks... much more normal and well put together than he has been over the last few days. He's sitting in his room, and while he seems like his normal, sort of stiff self, there's maybe a little bit of melancholy to his expression.]

I'd like to apologize for my behavior over the last few days. I guess the port's effects took a while to wear off completely. I'll be taking up regular shifts in the infirmary again.

[He considers putting out a message for River, or maybe the rest of the crew, but ultimately decides against it, click off the feed without saying anything else.]

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You mean that isn't just your natural charm, Doctor?

... You saw that?

I may have gotten a touch curious, at that.

It was a side effect of the world we stopped at. Have you spoken to the captain?

Ah.

Yes, I have. He's not making a lot of sense. Same side effects?

I don't think so. He seemed alright, the last time we spoke.

Damn.

Any dust-ups you know about?

Not recently?

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[Well tough Simon, because you don't need to put out a message >(]

Not right. Simon?

[Ugh River, this was such hideous excellent timing he misses you. B(]

River, how- how are you feeling?

[What are you talking about you're right here but YOU'RE NOT RIGHT :C]

Fractured into pieces. [She doesn't mean her. :c] Slivers everywhere, and you step on them but you don't realize till later when you pull them out and put them back together.

Where are you?

[...Even after talking like you for the better part of a week, Simon's still not 100% sure he got the full meaning of what you just said, but he thinks he got most of it, so. Progress. :c

He explains it carefully, not wanting to upset her, even though he totally would not blame her if it did. It's weird and kind of horrible and he really wishes there was a simpler solution he could just use at home, but there's not, so they're stuck with this for now.]

It's called the Barge. The Admiral told me he'd be able to help you if I did something for him. I shouldn't be gone long.

Not gone at all. [Because she's p sure she just talked to you but you're here and she frowns.] Gone a long time. Equation doesn't make sense, Simon, the pieces don't make up the whole.

[Welp what was that about getting upset. At least she isn't screaming and crying, but. Panicky breathing is go.] Not right. Not right, not right, you don't have to believe mad men with bad piloting skills!

[Man uh someone is massively rethinking this whole plan already, because he knows, logically, that time isn't passing at home and he'll go back right to the moment he made the deal when he's done here, but watching her start to panic and not being able to do much about it is pretty much the worst feeling in the world. :c]

River, it's okay. I promise I'm alright. You won't even notice I left, and when I get back [However long that took.] things are going to be better. I promise.

Notice now. Notice you're here, and there, and you can't be in two places, you dummy, physical manifestations in alternate locations aren't possible. [This isn't Star Trek okay B|]

Can't get better if you're getting gorram worse.

[Well actually Kirk's wandering around the network if you want to say hey...

Simon looks a little bit like he's been kicked in the gut for a moment before swallowing and continuing to try and reassure her.] I'm not, Mei-Mei. I just [Kind of got a first hand look into how things are for you all the time. :c] wasn't myself for a few days.