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[bodilesswarrior]

Somewhere in the middle, I think. ...I don't remember it, Cass left me a recording talking about her time here. [ Which she's glad for; less unsettling, and a new video of her daughter to look at when -

Well, when being on the Barge reminds her too much of the Cassandra she lost, instead. ]

She didn't tell me everything. Just that Callisto seemed - lost, to her. Lost and hurting. [ And angry, but that part's obvious to anyone within a mile radius. ]

[tucky]

Mm.

[Definitely not an inaccurate assessment.]

She's strong too, though. I hope she saw that, too.

[bodilesswarrior]

Oh, yes. Compared her to Batman, actually, as far as force of will goes.

[tucky]

I don't know anything about Batman, but I'm gonna assume that's a compliment.

[She takes another sip from her mug, then leans over and gives Barbara a light elbow in the ribs.]

Okay. Your turn.

[bodilesswarrior]

It is, especially from Cass.

[ Her response is a shocked, exaggerated grimace - HOW DARE - before grinning and sipping her own cup. ]

Well. I've been...avoiding thinking about home very much, while I've been here. And then - well, there have been a couple of disappearances, and it's -

[ She shrugs, as that warm cheer fades entirely, leaving her looking grim and tired. ]

It isn't great. Feeling helpless again.

[tucky]

Which disappearances are you thinking about?

[bodilesswarrior]

[ Despite everything, a smile flickers on her face. ]

Even I can't believe that I'm about to ask if you ever talked to Dracula.

[ But her amusement is raggedly bittersweet. ]

[tucky]

No, I didn't. I saw him on the network, though. Was he important to you?

[bodilesswarrior]

We only met once. But sometimes... [ Sometimes profound connections don't take long to form, and she closes her eyes a moment, lips thinning. She's angry that she didn't get a chance to really know him. Angry that he didn't get a chance to heal.

The the anger fades away, and she's just...sad. ]

He was ancient and brilliant and wounded. Shattered, I think, by something he'd lost. He promised to teach me whatever I wanted to learn, in return for never being his Warden because he didn't want me to waste my time.

[tucky]

Sometimes you can tell right away that somebody is your person.

[She says, taking a stab at finishing the thought. Tiffany attaches quickly, but those first meeting attachments are still rare and special, even for her.]

Lourdes was like that for me. Sariss, too.

What did you want to ask him to teach you first?