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[thalassino]

[When the SFC turns on, things are a little different. It's a different face than usual, a tired, annoyed face, and the caller ID simply reads 'Carol'.

She adjusts her glasses, stares into the screen, and breathes out an aggravated sigh.]

Hey...what do you call yourselves? Vatheonites or something?

I've got a question for you all, since you're already trying your best to ruin everything we're working on. Have any of you seen that priestess around? ...Thalassino, right?

I want to talk to her, so...let me know.

[Another huff and she rolls her eyes, muttering something before she turns off the device--]

A coupla credits isn't worth all of this hassle.

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[thalassino]

[She hesitates a moment more, almost looking pained.

And then a shake of her head.]

Yeah. I know.

But I really can't say anything else about it. But hey. You've got most of the pieces, I think, by now.

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[bethehugejerk]

[He gives her a narrow-eyed look for a long moment, mouth of course pulled into a frown.]

Then the experiments?

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[thalassino]

[That almost seems to make her smile.]

Hey, you're calling them that. That's good.

They're like the curses. Keep it in mind.

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[bethehugejerk]

I thought the curses were the experiments? Or a large part of them, anyway.

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[thalassino]

...Sort of. You've got the right idea, you're just missing the history.

But I...

[She pauses, and then sighs heavily.]

Think bigger. It'll be better if you figure it out yourself. For the both of us.

What do the curses do? ...Don't answer me, just think about it. I'm about done testing just how private this thing is.

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[bethehugejerk]

[Another quiet stretch as he thinks it over. It's still not near as thorough an answer as he'd like, and he still has plenty of unasked questions. But with what she said...]

Fine. I still don't like you scientist assholes, but then I hear water's wet, too.

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[thalassino]

[She grins at that.]

It sure is. Hey, good luck figuring everything out.

[And then she hangs up.

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