055 - There were no survivors (None found alive)

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[She appears on the plane looking worn, but healthy, dressed in plain white scrubs. More than that, she seems totally calm. There’s a couch--it looks almost clinical in its state of neat disuse. Misaki tosses a doctor’s coat over the back of the couch and lays down on the couch itself, resting her arm over her eyes. Her hand has a loose bandage on it and, believe it or not, there’s a faint edge of gray showing at one temple.]

[It’s been a long week. And it’s not over yet.]

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...Misaki? [Hei has been fretting.]

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[limp wave] Hello.

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[Sympathetically,] Long week?

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[She sits up, veeeery slowly.] Unfortunately so.

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You hanging in there?

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More or less. [Shifty cop is shifty.] What about you?

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[ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN?] I'm fine. The Constellation has already spirited away two Contractors and put them on planes out of the country. [Definitely not saying where.]

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[ALWAYS, HEI. ALWAYS.] Constellation. [She smiles again at the name.] So what does that make you? The Dog Star? [Searches a moment for the word, because... man, it's been a while.] Polaris?

[This is accompanied by a bit of fiddling with her hand-bandage, as it's coming loose. She shrugs and pulls it off-there's not much underneath, just a few scrapes.]

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[Chuckles.] Polaris, I suppose, though we haven't gone far enough to giving everyone star names yet.

[He's watching her.] Is your hand alright? ...Where did you get the doctor's coat, anyway?

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It's fine. I... [Er.] Punched someone. Rather hard.

[Ignoring the latter question for the moment]

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...Someone?

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...One of my superiors.

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...Did he--or she--deserve it?

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[She smiles at the addition.] He.

Yes. He did.

[Slightly sheepish now] I think I broke his nose.

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[Grins.] Well done.

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Hopefully it won't lose me my job.

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Considering the state of things? I don't think you have to worry.

...How are things, by the way? How is Tokyo?

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[Er. Uh.] Not great, but we're handling it.

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[Quietly,] Is there a casualty count yet?

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[Ffff] Only estimates.

[She looks away.]

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[He's silent for awhile, then he shakes his head.]

You're safe, at least.

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[OH YEAH UH ABOUT THAT--] Yes.

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...You are safe, right?

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I'm not in danger. [Yay manipulation of vocabulary.]

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That doesn't answer the question.