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BT612L; voice; Day 25 at long last

[ichoosefight]

Hey, it's Steph. Uh... I guess you're not coming to the airfield? Anyway, I just wanted to check in and make sure your leg is still okay. And like, the rest of you. You sorta vanished.

[desperate_times_right]

[Chloe slept through most of the day after all the excitement on day 24, so Steph hears back in the evening]

Yeah I'm cool. Big parties aren't my scene. Everyone else make it back in one piece?

[ichoosefight]

[ That's a very weird excuse after coming all that way, but whatever. She didn't really call for an explanation. ]

They're okay.

You're keeping an eye on it, right? It might not be obvious right away if it healed wrong.

[desperate_times_right]

Don’t even worry about it, I've got my mother hen with me. Looks gnarly but I think it's going to be okay.

[ichoosefight]

I'd stop worrying if your mother hen had medical experience and/or x-ray vision. And it would probably help if you gave a heads up when you're going to vanish in the night with a serious injury.

Call if anything happens, I'm always ready to play long-distance doctor.

[desperate_times_right]

I didn't know if they'd let me go.

Honestly, at this point the missing shoe is slowing me down more than the injury.

But thanks. I'll keep it in mind.

[ichoosefight]

wait what does that mean? why would they not let you go?

[desperate_times_right]

One of them tried to block me in at the jail. Kept accusing me of stuff.

[ichoosefight]

Accusing you of what? You stepped in a bear trap, what could you possibly have done?

[desperate_times_right]

Honey trap shit, luring them out here for that guy to pick off. As if I would have let K do all that to me for no reason!

[He had cauterized her wounds with her own knife as soon as they'd arrived at her camp. She credits that for saving her foot now, but it had not been a great time.]

[ichoosefight]

wow

Squalo I guess? I know K is smarter than that.

[desperate_times_right]

Yeah. I think K was more interested in playing with the cat than bothering me.

[ichoosefight]

I would apologize for him but that seems like a slippery slope to go down.

Maybe leave a message afterwards next time? It's not like I'd send him after you.

[desperate_times_right]

I didn't want a lot of people asking questions. It's better if I'm just gone, I think.

[ichoosefight]

the way you phrased that was super depressing

I know you can take care of yourself, but when you're expected specifically because you're injured of course I'm going to worry if you suddenly disappear. I'm responsible for making sure your leg doesn't fall off. You getting kidnapped or murdered or stuck in a tree doesn't change that.

You saying "it doesn't endanger my life, no thanks" does.

[desperate_times_right]

It’s not going to fall off, and I left on my own. Someone with wilderness survival experience is with me. Happy?

[ichoosefight]

Mostly.

I just mean in the future. I'm not going to force anything on you unless it's a real emergency. So just let me know that it's not, that's all.

I mean, have I asked any questions that weren't about your health or safety?

[desperate_times_right]

Promise, I'm fine. Just didn't feel safe there anymore.

I didn't really expect anyone to care that much. [Even Taissa coming along had been a surprise]

[ichoosefight]

I believe you! I just hope if it happens again you'll trust me a little more.

[desperate_times_right]

If this happens again I'm just going to jump off a cliff and reset it, this shit sucks.

[ichoosefight]

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do you know that if that didn't kill you instantly you'd be in excruciating pain for hours before bleeding out from internal injuries

[desperate_times_right]

You’re right, that's totally different from the excruciating pain of twenty-four hours straight walking through the jungle with my leg torn apart. And all that shit after. Ask those guys who were with us at the jail what they’d rather I’d done.

[ichoosefight]

ok but if they say they'd rather you killed yourself I'm going to have to punch them in the face.

people don't always come back, you know? a lot of callsigns have gone missing. that's your choice to make but I hope you'll think about it seriously.

also idk if you've ever been hurt that bad before but it is really awful.

[desperate_times_right]

I couldn't do it again. Being helpless like that. Not when there's an alternative.

That woman TO died and came back in less time than it took me to get back to your base.

[ichoosefight]

SS572S, the one who insisted on using military code, MIA 7 days. EJ003X, younger girl, had a friend who used a crossbow, MIA 6 days. KY321B, Zam, MIA 6 days. 2 other callsigns I can't confirm.

You at least need to know the risk before you take it.

And don't jump off a cliff. Trust me. You will die slowly, in agony, completely helpless, unable to move, for hours that will feel like weeks. Don't do that to yourself.