013 ✳ day 149 ✳ audio

[blackmagus]

[She isn't showing her face over the network, but still, Fortescue's voice sounds almost as bad as her numerous injuries. It wobbles every so often, from the abuse it's taken, and she can't even drum up the emotion to be angry about her lack of control over it. It is what is is.]

Hello, Science Center. Miss me? [Fortescue holds the phone away from her face, for a moment, to cough. She might sound dry, but she really is grateful to be back. Very grateful.] Had this place let me remember, I would have been able to return the favor.

...I don't want to inconvenience anyone, but I'm not... especially mobile, and the canteen is quite a distance from my room. If anyone feels like being generous, I wouldn't mind a snack. [Or maybe more than a snack, but she doesn't feel worthy enough, anymore, to ask for more than that. What is she, aside from a person who failed in her most basic duties as a sister?

She almost asks for alcohol, too, just for the hell of it, but she doesn't. She cuts the feed after a quick,]

Thank you.

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[noblexcompanion]

Did you click your heels together three times? [ No sadness allowed! Refer to aforementioned law. ]

[blackmagus]

You think someone would have tried that bit already. Did you?

[noblexcompanion]

Unfortunately I left my red high heels at home!

[blackmagus]

[She snaps her fingers.]

How could you? Now we'll probably be here until we're old and grey and can't wear high heels anymore.

[noblexcompanion]

I know, I know. I feel terrible about it. Obviously these hallways are just made for walking in high heels.

Maybe next time.

[blackmagus]

They lack tricky stairs, at least. [She smirks.] And they have plenty of dust for traction. But high heels are just terrible for running away from danger.

[noblexcompanion]

[ Donna can't help but laugh at that. Oh Fort, never leave her again. ]

We could always use the heels as weapons. Could've used some back when the sea monster attacked!

[blackmagus]

I used to have some of those, actually.

[Fortescue's smile is slightly sheepish.]

They had little concealed blades in them.

[It hadn't been her idea to get them, at least.]

[noblexcompanion]

Those sound amazing and deadly. But mostly amazing! All women need shoes like that!

[blackmagus]

Working them was a little difficult. It... [Uh oh, is she really talking weaponry? Well. Might as well carry on.] The shoes with little bladed plates in the front are better. Easier to use.

[noblexcompanion]

[ Welp. This conversation definitely took a u-turn. ]

Oh man. Bladed plates in front? Imagine the damage you could do kicking people... Could've done with some of those in my younger years. Might've saved my knuckles a bit.

[blackmagus]

[Gotta keep Donna on her toes, apparently. Fortescue smiles teasingly.]

Did you take after your nan, then?

[She remembers that conversation.]

[noblexcompanion]

Not exactly sure how I avoided jail, to be honest. I got into a lot of fights.

[ She had been known to rip earrings out of girls ears or slap them pretty hard. What? They deserved it. Usually. ]

[blackmagus]

[Well there's an interesting mental image.]

You, a brawler? [She grins.] I wouldn't have imagined it.

[noblexcompanion]

I know, I know. I seem so sweet and innocent, right?

[blackmagus]

I don't know about innocent. [Still grinning.] You're friends with me, after all. But you don't make a habit of it anymore, I take it.

[noblexcompanion]

I still kick butt when I need to!

[blackmagus]

Of course. Whenever butts need to be kicked.

[Which is a lot of the time, if you're a proactive sort of person. Fortescue is looking forward to watching other people kick butt. She's done that for far too long.]

[noblexcompanion]

If those mad, pervy scientists ever decide to show their faces around here then they'll definitely be in line for a slap. As for the machine thing? If it tries any nonsense I'll kick it in the nuts and bolts!

[blackmagus]

Perhaps you should do it anyway. How do we know if either party has done anything? [Or if they both have.] Better to be safe than sorry, perhaps, although I haven't gotten a good look at the machine everyone's talking about...

[noblexcompanion]

Once you're feeling better and you're fighting fit, we should totally go on a machine hunt, see if we can find it and see what all the fuss is about!

[ Because who doesn't love an adventure? ]

[blackmagus]

[Fortescue smiles and extends a hand. Might as well shake on it. She could use an adventure that doesn't start with "find this Inveterate and/or Nazi, kill them."]

Deal. We'll give it a piece of our minds.

[Although it doesn't sound very heart-felt, because she's not very upset with the machine. Or the scientists, if she were being honest. They took her away from everything she's upset with. But those are feelings that require being drunk or tipsy for.]

[noblexcompanion]

[ To be honest, Donna isn't all that upset either. She misses home and she misses her Gramps so much. But here she has her memories and she's not left with an emptiness inside her that she can't explain.

But an adventure is an adventure.

So, she shakes Fort's hand and grins. ]

Perfect! [ She reaches to touch Jazz's paw too. Because he gets to be in the fun too! ]

[blackmagus]

[Jazz looks at Donna almost reproachfully. Then again, he's a cat, and his paws are sacred territory.]

Don't worry, Jazz wouldn't miss it for the world.

[noblexcompanion]

[ No paw action, no adventure. It's the law. ]

Awesome. It'll be fun. Or foolish. I'm going with fun.