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So, you begin, trying your best not to jostle Pepper from the <span class="mu-s">COMFY ZONE</span>, how’s her, uh… arm, anyways?
Or, y’know, <span class="mu-i">lack thereof</span>, you hastily add when the girl’s half-lidded eyes form into a glare!
“Well, sandcrab,” she sighs as she unenthusiastically flaps your <span class="mu-s">TRENDY TRACK JACKET</span>’s sleeve around a few times, “It’s not fantastic… it still hurts like heck, I can still feel my arm every now and then, and my ability to play the piano is gonna get <span class="mu-i">way</span> worse than it was…”
You blink. She plays the piano?
“Not at all, but if I tried now it’d be a whole lot harder, wouldn’t it?” Grins the redhead. You don’t laugh.
“... spoilsport…” She grumbles as she gives her sleeve another wag, “All jokes aside, yea, it sucks… but considering the alternatives and everyone that <span class="mu-i">GOT</span> alternative’d tonight, well…” Pepper pauses to let out a long, weary breath. “I’m… I’m really just glad I’m here with you, Diesel… even if I’m not in one piece.”
Yea, you nod as that moment back in the mine lab creeps into your thoughts, you are too.
Pepper continues to pout, however. In an endearing way, thank god. “Writing’s gonna be a real pain in the butt, though… so will brushing my teeth… putting on a bra…”
You’re totally on-board if she ever needs help with any of those, you interject with a cheeky grin!
“D’awww, that’s so sweet of you to offer!” She chirps as the energy returns to her voice! “I’ve always wanted to dictate a full-length article to someone… you’re the best, sandcrab!”
It’s a curse is what it is… being so nice to these wicked girls you keep running into… letting the Red Menace continue to burrow into your side, you debate asking her about <span class="mu-i">how</span> she lost her arm now that you’re safe… but you quickly and quietly reconsider when you hear the faint sound of a snore creep out from Pepper’s mouth…
Guess the twelve cups of coffee she drank finally wore off, huh?
You give her a few minutes of peace before contemplating wriggling away–the other survivors are gonna want to know how you did… or if they should start swimming. Not to mention Chuck and Raj are still here too!
What do?
>WAKE PEPPER UP AND ASK HER ONE MORE THING!
>ROLL OVER TO RAJ!
>CHECK IN ON CHUCK!
>CALL THE OTHERS… THEY COULD USE SOME GOOD NEWS!
>WRITE-IN!
