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[empathicfault]

"Will Graham here. Leave a message."

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[weedeating]

Going into it was easy. Coming out of it was the troublesome part.

[empathicfault]

True.

[ Maybe an announcement after the fact would be better. For now, they just had to deal with the fallout. ]

Listen...I know this question is- [ He shakes his head. ] But is your name still Dimitri here? I'm still Will Graham, but there are several people who ended up with completely different identities. I've been trying to...sort them out.

[weedeating]

[ He nods. ]

Dimitri Blaiddyd. [ And because it's a useful question... ] Do you know who ended up with a different identity? There were a few people who I met in the breach for the first time.

[empathicfault]

I know a few. My brother, Harkin? He usually goes by Sweeney around here. But he'll answer to Harkin just fine. His old spotter, Addy- Adeline. Her name's Laura.

[ He rubs his chin. Who else? ]

Uh. Sebastian Sims is Sebastian Michaelis, so that's close. Mason Walker is named Raylan, I think? And his brother, Noah Walker is Malcolm Bright. He's a therapist here.

As for the other Guardians, I mostly don't know. Ah- Zhao Yunlan is still the same, though. Pretty sure Trixie's name didn't change, either.

[weedeating]

[ Dimitri nods. There's a moment before he lets out an annoyed little sigh. ]

I suppose I should probably make a network post explaining that my name is still the same.

[empathicfault]

Couldn't hurt anything. Most people probably met you for the first time in the Breach.

[ He shakes his head. ]

And here I thought-- Have you heard of floods? That's another thing that can happen here. Something smaller changes on the Barge. When I arrived, the inmates were classified as wardens and vice versa.

[weedeating]

[ Dimitri frowns, obviously listening to Will. There's a confused little expression on his face before, ]

Do those things happen often?

[empathicfault]

Floods happen about every other month, from what I've heard. Breaches a few times a year. Basically, you can't count on it, but that's usually how it goes. Before the breach, I had a couple of people tell me we were 'due' for one.

[ He rubs his chin, thoughtful. ]

Maybe we should ask, in general, what the floods have been like. I've only been through the one.

[weedeating]

A sensible and smart idea. I can ask when I'm inevitably forced into conversation with various other people on this ship.

[empathicfault]

Yeah, that is unfortunately going to happen. They're big on talking things out around here. Although there is a counselor that likes to fight. Kiryu, I think his name is.

[ They aren't the same people, but he suspects Dimitri is still used to physical confrontations. Will's face hurts. ]

[weedeating]

[ Dimitri is used to physical confrontations. At the mention of Kiryu, something close to a smile passes his face. It lasts for a moment before, ]

I've met Kiryu already. I'm certainly going to want to continue my training here—I'll make sure to seek him out again.

[empathicfault]

[ Will nods, looking at least a little pleased. ]

Figured you might work well together, if you're anything at all like you were back in the breach.

[ And yeah, he should address that: ]

Driven, I mean. I am- hopefully- at least a bit less whiny, myself. Can I ask what you're training for?

[weedeating]

Just to train, [ he shrugs. ] I like working out and keeping my body in top form.

Besides, just because I'm dead that doesn't mean I should stop improving myself.

[empathicfault]

[ Will chuckles lightly. ] Some people would argue with you that that's exactly what that means.

-but I'm not one of them. Honestly, I should probably get into the gym myself, now that I'm not in life-threatening situations constantly. Don't want to get flabby.

[weedeating]

If you ever want someone to spot you while training, feel free to ask.

[empathicfault]

Yeah? Thank you. I might.

[ He gingerly touches his nose, managing to not flinch. Yeah, that's going to look rough in a few hours. ]

I should probably go put some ice on this. ...and make sure my dog's not getting into anything he shouldn't.

[weedeating]

If you want an apology, it's not going to happen.

[ just saying! ]

But yes. Ice it up and I suspect we'll see each other again soon.

[empathicfault]

[ The comment gets a sudden laugh from Will. He smiles, looking a lot more relaxed. ]

I wasn't fishing for anything, I promise. See you later, Dimitri.

[ He turns away. Time to go find Winston. ]