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[winn]

Who: Winn and you!
Broadcast: y!
Action: on the Tourist!
When: August 2nd

[ some of you may have noticed that winn has been uncharacteristically quiet for the past...16 days. he's not really sure how to address the elephant in the room - he knows these two weeks and change have been hard on the people he loves but for him it's like no time has passed and the dissonance is hard to bridge.

it's a good thing he has a not at all unhealthy coping mechanism set in place. ]

You know, if we're entertainment on a reality show, the least they can do is give us like a recap - you know your basic [ in a tv announcer impression ] here's what you missed on the Fleet - or - last week, on the young and the Drifting - [ he rubs the back of his head before shaking it ] Well, maybe talking about the 'least they can do' isn't such a great plan...first order of business - what'd I miss? Second order of business - if you or anyone you know has ever fallen into an unexplained sleep here or at any other kidnappy world - I'd appreciate it if you'd answer a couple questions, they're a text attachment at the bottom. Sorry if it's been done before, I'll gladly take a link to any previous research as well as fresh data. Third order of business -- hi. [ he gives the camera a little wave and a nervous chuckle ] Um. Yeah, I'm, I'm fine, I should've opened with that but if you know me the order isn't really gonna surprise you that much and if you don't you're probably really confused right now and looking for the off button - it's to your right, right on top, there you go.

That's it, I guess....good morning, Drifters - don't forget to drink your coffee! Winn out -

<br />1. <b>date and duration of sleep</b>: self explanatory.<br />2. <b>surrounding events</b>: when it happened were you or your sleeping acquaintance going about your daily lives, experimenting with anything, uncovering anything?<br />3. <b>results</b>: did waking result in new memories, loss of old ones, a change in personality or attitude, were you or your sleeping acquaintance at a different physical location (ex: new planet, back at your ship, new kidnappy world), were there any physical differences or after effects, if so how long did they last, anything you can think of that changed - put it here.<br />

[ except he's not all the way out. hank and cisco each get the following message to their personal numbers ]

I need to discuss something in person. My place? [ he can't really leave kitty yet ]

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[spontaneouscombustion]

[Well, Pinkie can't contribute much to the survey, but she CAN certainly welcome him back to the land of the living.]

WINN! You're okay!

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[winn]

I'm fine! Hi Pinkie! It's so good to see you - I hear you and Kitty have been busy making the world a tastier place -

[spontaneouscombustion]

Yeah, we have! And now that YOU'RE awake, we can finally put our plans to practice!

[winn]

You're too good to me.

[ it's so easy to be happy around her, and he's so grateful for that right now. ]

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[bythewaves]

Did something happen, Winn? [ Have a concerned bard ]

You do not seem ... quite yourself.

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[winn]

I just had -- a very long nap.

[ against his will. right as he was researching how the tree could contact their home world and if the planet was connected to the atroma's technology, if it's all a set. he's feeling extra paranoid right now. ]

I'm fine now, don't worry. [ he thinks. he hopes. ] How's it going with you?

[spontaneouscombustion]

Well of course, there's no way we'd have this pizza party without you!

[winn]

[ hand to his heart ]

You - are a great pony. Songs will be written in your honor - not by me because that would be more a punishment than an honor - but by someone, somewhere down the line - statues, tiaras, a parade - you will have it all.

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[bythewaves]

Forcibly? [ Maglor frowns at the thought ]

I am glad you took no hurt. I ... do well enough, although I miss the world we left already.

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[winn]

I don't remember waking up to pop a sleeping pill every couple hours so -- yeah.

[ and he's more than a little bitter. ]

You and I both. [ for so. many. reasons. ] D'you have a good time while it lasted?

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[bythewaves]

I am sorry. [ Maglor says sympathetically.

He sighs a little ]

For the most part, aye. I especially miss the sea.

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[winn]

Thanks.

I liked it too, [ he nods ] reminded me of home.

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[bythewaves]

Did you live by the sea?

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[winn]

Kinda, yeah. Didn't really take advantage of it like I should've.

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[bythewaves]

You will have to tell me more about your world, I think.

And we are all of us bad at that, I think - we only realise what we miss when we can no longer reach it.

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[beathach]

[. . . yeah the ordering on the post doesn't surprise him in the least]

I'm glad you're alright.

I - uh, I can come over whenever, I'm not busy. [and even if he was he'd drop everything, so]

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[winn]

Thanks -- me too.

[ he drops some of the pep with hank, but there's still a small smile. ]

Great - come over, bring your planet notes. You know where my room is - come right in.

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[winn]

Sure, what d'you wanna know?

[ he smiles a little ]

Yeah, the whole 'you don't know what you have til it's gone' routine, a cliche for a reason.

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[beathach]

Alright. Give me a few minutes and I'll be over - do you need anything aside from the notes?

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[winn]

I'd say the multiverse's largest bottle of vodka but - that'd just knock me out again without the convenient excuse for my girlfriend, so I'll settle on the notes for now. Thanks, man.

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[bythewaves]

Anything. Everything. [ Maglor smiles at him shyly ] I love a good tale.

[ A soft amused huff ] Cliches are so for a reason, I find. And it makes them no less true. Perhaps we miss the things that are gone moreso because they are beyond our reach.

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[passingthrough]

It was nice of you to wake up and give everyone homework. People love that.

[Reading over his questions from right next to him because she is the barnacle of love. She has managed to relax some.]

Number two is super leading. You have a theory you're trying to confirm, oh biased one.

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[winn]

They should've seen it coming, I gave them school, what's school without homework?

[ he kisses her cheek ]

If I beat around the bush I could be snoozing again before ever -- what are you supposed to be doing when you're beating around a bush? Beating the bush? What'd it ever do to you?

[ do you miss the peace and quiet yet? ]

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[sonofgold]

I've been knocked out and gone home before.

1. date and duration of sleep: I don't remember the exact dates, but I was out for around two weeks. Back home, a lot more time passed, though.
2. surrounding events: I was trying to make a way home with my friend Greed and it backfired.
3. results: I had two years' worth of memories from back home. I was in a different location when I woke up, but that was because I was physically moved to the Vanquish while I was unconscious. There's nothing that changed about my personality or memories or anything, though- I did have some confusion when I woke up, but I remembered everything about the Fleet pretty quickly.

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[passingthrough]

[Never. Peace and quiet is overrated. She kisses his cheek in turn because their cheek kisses should stay balanced.] But you're just just going to end up confirming your theory this way whether it's the truth or not since it's going to prompt people to think of things that may not be related. And are you seriously turning this into another project?

[She's so glad he's awake, and feeling kind of cheated that they don't have more time on the planet together. What happened to their vacation life?]