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[grip_on_reality]

[Menzies arrives lying on the ground somewhere in the middle of the Plane. she's breathing hard, looking rather horrified and a little pale. she quickly sits up, looking down at herself in apparent confusion. then she starts to pat herself down, as though checking for injuries] All right... No gunshot. Fine now, then. Sure.

[taking a deep breath, she pulls herself to her feet, still looking completely frazzled. after a moment's thought, she takes hold of the ID badge that hangs around her neck. pulling it out, she briskly runs the edge of it along the back of one her hands, creating a small cut. she winces but watches with apparent interest as the cut bleeds red] And not dead. [she breathes a sigh of relief] First thing that's gone right all day... [she replaces her ID card before looking around, her expression uncharacteristically uncertain. she still looks pale and out of breath, and she clearly has no idea what to do now] Maybe this is payback for pissing off Ray.

[ooc: Menzies is in the middle of major trouble back home! See my OOC post for details.]

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[grip_on_reality]

[she smiles faintly, amused] You do know 'im, then.

What a surprise! [she sighs, going quiet for a moment. there doesn't seem to be much else they can do now--not without more information first] Mind giving me a hand up? [she thinks she's okay now, but she'd rather not try to stand and suddenly discover otherwise]

[darkercalling]

[He mirrors her faint smile, and her amusement.] Yeah, I guess I do.

[He nods, taking her arm and placing it over his shoulders. He stands, pulling her up with him - not too quickly, just in case.]

[grip_on_reality]

[this catches her by surprise as she was just expecting his hand] Ah, I'm all right. Really. [but once they're up, she waits before letting go, making sure she really is steady] Cheers for that.

[darkercalling]

Of course. [And once he's sure she's not going to fall over, he steps away.

He's silent for a moment, clearly frustrated. It's always worrying when there's no immediate answer.] There has to be a way to fix this...

[grip_on_reality]

[she's fighting back those feelings herself, and she might be a bit better at it than Riku. she's calm, at the very least. they have a next step planned out, after all] Yeah. And that's what we're gonna work out. [she pauses for a moment before adding:] Look, I'll let you know what the Doctor has to say.

[darkercalling]

[He nods... and then smiles a bit. He's honestly a little surprised she's going to just volunteer to tell him what the Doctor says, but he's definitely glad for it.]

Right. After we hear from him, we should have a better idea of what we should be doing. I'll be here, it won't be hard to find me.

[God knows he's not going back to his own world anytime soon... B|]

[grip_on_reality]

[she would rather not, really, but considering how worried he seems, it would probably be cruel not to]

Yeah, I'll keep you in touch.

[which is her way of saying she's not committing to needing your help yet, but she will at least get back to you]