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"Will Graham here. Leave a message."

[Open for text/audio/action/whatever.]

[ Will laughs- it's a surprised little chuckle. He switches to video and pushes back the hair on his head, showing off a 4-5 inch horizontal scar across the right side of his head. ]

It's not the first time. And you weren't planning to feed my brain to my former boss.

You were trying to be efficient and- I think- merciful. So that's already one up on life-threatening experiences.

[He was. He was trying to save the ship but there is also, always, the knowledge that no one would want to be a walker. You put your loved ones and your friends and your neighbors and everyone you ever knew down yourself and you make yourself be glad that it was your knife or your bullet or your own damn boot that did it.]

All right, I'll stop feeling guilty about it. If you let me bring you an apology basket of cookies or something.

Edited 2023-10-23 23:34 (UTC)

[ Will looks pleased. It's hard for people to not feel guilty over the things that happen here, but at least they can know intellectually a lot isn't their fault. ]

I might be a lot of things, but I'm definitely not someone who turns down cookies when they're offered. Thank you.

You getting a baking habit from Maggie or something? I've been seeing a lot more of that going around.

[ He's not complaining, that's for sure. ]

This is entirely her influence, yeah. Food has a lot of meaning back home though. Everything gets put into the group. I never got to give anything special to any one person, you know?

That makes a lot of sense. When food is scarce, it's one of the most precious things you could give.

I'm glad it's something you don't have to worry about here.

Is there anything here that could help ground you more? I'm unfortunately very familiar with recovering from hallucinatory experiences. I mostly used dogs and- well, attempted distance, when I could. The Barge is sadly lacking in distance.

[ If only that Port happened before this cursed sword insanity. ]

Any good guided meditations you know about? I used to love those. I meditate on my own but it's never quite the same.

I do know some, but I haven't found any of them in the library yet, unfortunately.

If you want, I could record my favorites for you? I already do them in person for Malcolm, so I have practice.

Yeah I'd like that. Thanks, Will.

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