Someone has died. I'm getting assistance with retrieving the body, but we'll need somewhere to keep it until gravity is in working order and we can decide what to do with it. Would you be able to keep it in the infirmary? I can bring her mag boots, so it should be possible to anchor her, at least.
[There's no answer for a long moment. The bandages Hajime had just been pulling out of the cabinet in preparation fall to the floor from suddenly numb fingers, and he almost feels like he can't breathe. And then his heart climbs into his throat, and the first thing he can text back is, selfishly,]
I'm not sure who. I'm afraid I don't recognise her. But there seems to be paralysis striking people at unpredictable moments. I suspect that's what happened to her. Unfortunately, she was in the gym at the time, and wasn't anchored. Both herself and the entire pool were affected by the zero G. She drowned.
[It's a frantic whisper to himself as one hand seeks the familiar knot of his tie as reassurance. Of course, it's not there; with the loss of gravity and the need to wear the clunky boots, he's back in his jumpsuit. But right, Goro was talking. He looks back to the communicator, trying to focus past the specture of someone's dead.]
No, we'll be alright. If I know them, they're sure to come in a group, so... there should be five sets of hands to help me. I'm sorry about this. I wouldn't have wanted to expose you to this, but... My first thought was to contact people I trust.
[Trust. Now there's a funny word Hajime rarely hears from someone, referring to him. It just... never really comes up. There's a moment where he's really happy to have that kind of bond with someone, even in this kind of situation.
It doesn't last long. In the context of a victim, something else takes over.]
if you're worried about people you trust... tell me you don't think there's foul play involved.
In this case... I don't think so. The debris blocking the station's rotation is natural, from what I've heard. But this paralysis doesn't seem to have a cause... Unless the station is actively trying to kill us. Right now I'd put my bet on more of those strange incidents, rather than foul play. It's too sporadic. There are better ways to sabotage us.
It's just that it's frustrating to try and work with people you don't trust, you know? Especially adults.
[There's something off about that. Goro sounds like Haru, sounds like Ryuji. Just another little piece of evidence that's building into a question: what kind of place do they come from, where they're so against adults? Not that Hajime hasn't had his own share of bad experiences, but his have come from peers and adults alike.
It's odd, but not important right now, even though there's a piece of him that wonders just what about him is trustworthy compared to some of the others.]
right, ok
i'll make sure there's a bed cleared off for her until we know what to do
i have some ideas about taking care of the water for the future. can you block off that area for now so no one else gets hurt?
[Gets hurt. He doesn't even want to think about anyone else getting killed.]
Ah... I suppose this is as good a time as any to take care of the pool situation, isn't it. Alright. I'll stand guard there once we've gotten the body to you. Thank you for being so level-headed about all this.
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what happened?
[Just cutting straight to the chase here. Who's hurt, which space-med-stuff does he need to dig out and pretend he can use.]
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I'm getting assistance with retrieving the body, but we'll need somewhere to keep it until gravity is in working order and we can decide what to do with it.
Would you be able to keep it in the infirmary?
I can bring her mag boots, so it should be possible to anchor her, at least.
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who? what happened?
[And then a few seconds later,]
yeah. you can bring her here.
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But there seems to be paralysis striking people at unpredictable moments.
I suspect that's what happened to her.
Unfortunately, she was in the gym at the time, and wasn't anchored.
Both herself and the entire pool were affected by the zero G. She drowned.
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[It's a frantic whisper to himself as one hand seeks the familiar knot of his tie as reassurance. Of course, it's not there; with the loss of gravity and the need to wear the clunky boots, he's back in his jumpsuit. But right, Goro was talking. He looks back to the communicator, trying to focus past the specture of someone's dead.]
do you need help getting her here?
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If I know them, they're sure to come in a group, so... there should be five sets of hands to help me.
I'm sorry about this. I wouldn't have wanted to expose you to this, but...
My first thought was to contact people I trust.
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It doesn't last long. In the context of a victim, something else takes over.]
if you're worried about people you trust... tell me you don't think there's foul play involved.
[He'd said paralysis earlier, but...]
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The debris blocking the station's rotation is natural, from what I've heard.
But this paralysis doesn't seem to have a cause...
Unless the station is actively trying to kill us.
Right now I'd put my bet on more of those strange incidents, rather than foul play.
It's too sporadic. There are better ways to sabotage us.
It's just that it's frustrating to try and work with people you don't trust, you know?
Especially adults.
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[There's something off about that. Goro sounds like Haru, sounds like Ryuji. Just another little piece of evidence that's building into a question: what kind of place do they come from, where they're so against adults? Not that Hajime hasn't had his own share of bad experiences, but his have come from peers and adults alike.
It's odd, but not important right now, even though there's a piece of him that wonders just what about him is trustworthy compared to some of the others.]
right, ok
i'll make sure there's a bed cleared off for her until we know what to do
i have some ideas about taking care of the water for the future. can you block off that area for now so no one else gets hurt?
[Gets hurt. He doesn't even want to think about anyone else getting killed.]
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Alright. I'll stand guard there once we've gotten the body to you.
Thank you for being so level-headed about all this.
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[Plus, it's easier to seem cool over text.]
thanks, akechi. i'll do whatever i can