organfarm: (✚ 008)
jion haru. ([personal profile] organfarm) wrote in [community profile] turnout 2024-07-03 03:00 am (UTC)

[ Sorry, that -- uh.

There's a distinct pause as he tries to process what she's saying, head tilted like a dog trying to process an unfamiliar noise. And then, after his brain's been showing the little spinny ball for a hot second: ]


Oh, uh. I'm sure my absence is noted ... and my commander will probably be upset with me? But I was just recently deployed to that encampment, so, um, I don't know if anyone would miss me, exactly? And in terms of logistics, I'm sure they'll send a new engineered unit there ASAP, so -- I think they'll probably be okay.

[ Another pause. Okay. He answered the question, so. Time to loop back: ]

Sorry, you said an apocalypse already happened where you're from? Like, um -- a real apocalypse? [ 'Like from a movie?' he wants to ask, except that feels sort of insensitive, so. He instead opts for: ] And you were doing alright there?

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