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[nostraightlines]

Who: José Ramse and YOU
Broadcast: fleetwide text
Action: the Starstruck
When: now!

Celeste Blackwell went home. At least, I figure that's where they sent her. So much for my plan to be as boring as possible to get sent back.

...

Does anyone here know where I could get sleeping pills or anything like that?


[ Ramse can be found on the bridge of the Starstruck, staring down at the unfortunate moon. He's definitely in a mood. ]

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Those are some crazy things to throw at you. [ And she sounds so nonchalant, like she's used to it -- he doesn't think he could ever get used to being turned into something else or being attacked by dinosaurs. ]

At least you didn't leave on a bad note? I got pulled to Eudio... after something really awful.

[passingthrough]

[She nods. There are a lot of different kinds of bad and different levels. Having no resolution or ending things harshly would have been worse. It also would have been worse to leave at the height of it when she was the most in love and happy and content with her life and seeing a future for the first time in a long time. Maybe what happened was the kindest option for ripping someone away from what they'd started seeing as home.]

What happened? [She won't push too much, but sometimes it helps to tell even to someone you don't know that well. Maybe especially to someone you don't know well. You're not that invested. It's easier to take the hit if it separates you.]

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[ He's quiet for a moment, considering Kitty and what she might think of him if he tells her... but he's an honest person, and if she doesn't want to be around him after finding out then it's probably better they know now. He's no saint. ]

I had to fight my brother... and I stabbed him. Thought I killed him, actually.

[passingthrough]

Oh, wow... [Her eyes widen slightly, but it's more concern than shock or horror that he'll see. She's an only child, but fighting family like that?] Why did you need to fighting him? [Already assuming his intentions were as they should have been.]