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[Arthur's new and improved communicator is sitting in his cabin ~~after his old one got destroyed by a tornado in the CES~~, taking a nice shot of his... door. There's no Arthur in sight. This plays for about a minute, then there's a thud and Arthur swings the door open. He's looking... like he just survived a zombie apocalypse. His clothes are torn and muddy, his hair's a mess, his legs are soaked up to his knees, and he's got cuts, scratches and bruises all over. He's even got a few manly cuts on his face. He storms into his cabin and kicks the door shut behind him. He pulls off the remains of his shirt and throws it aside, then notices his new communicator. Stalking over to it, he leans down close to address the audience.]

I hate this goddamn ship.

[END TRANSMISSION.]

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[And then a minute later, it clicks on again.]

Did you get hurt?

[Filtered to Capa, Ariadne, Dick, AND OTHER FRIENDS IF I FORGOT ANY]
You okay?

[OOC: ARTHUR HAD A GRAND OLD ADVENTURE. Laugh at him. Oh, and spam's welcome, too.]

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[Arthur hasn't even had a chance to change clothes yet, so he just busts into Capa's room shirtless and filthy, enjoy that.]

Capa. Hey. [He rushes over to him.] What the hell happened?

[He might enjoy it more if he could decide which one he wanted to focus on. Instead, he just looks up from where he's sitting on the floor, his clothes and hair coated in blood. Some of it isn't his. Most of it is. He's got a long, deep gash on his arm, but everything else, aside from the blood in his hair, seems superficial.]

We went to the bridge. No. Fought our way there. Through fucking...illogical and absolutely unscientifically plotted-out corridors. [He put a hand on the bed and pushed himself up.] That asshole was there and we forced him out. And then waited for the Admiral.

And then he kicked us out here.

[Arthur was startled at first-- he'd never seen Capa with so much blood before. But he quickly took inventory of the wounds and moved to carefully help him up.]

[Teasingly:] I'm proud of you. You saved the day. Now let's get a doctor to patch you up.

And I didn't have to die to do it this time. [He accepted the help and wrapped his better arm around Arthur so that he could at least stand up again. He had been better on the bridge because there had been something to do there. Now that it was over, all the energy had simply gone out of him and he was tired. So...so very tired.]

What happened to you?

A tornado, among other things. [He brushes some of Capa's hair aside to get a look at his head wound.] What got you?

The CES? [He tilted his head to the side slightly at Arthur's touch. Dick had been able to clean away some of the blood, but it would still need stitches.]

Um...I don't know what it was. I don't remember. Maybe a creature or...falling or...something else. I didn't even notice it was bleeding until we fell through the floor.

Yeah.

[He arched his brow.] A creature or falling? [Arthur began to walk him out of the room.] Sounds like an adventure.

[Capa kept up with him, wrapping his arm tighter around him just so that he wouldn't be tempted to slide down into the floor and go to sleep.

To his frazzled brain, that made sense.]

It was. I...don't remember a lot of it right now. God, I just...want to sleep.

I don't think sleep's a good idea. We'll get a doctor's opinion, though.

[Capa nodded.] Yes, well, you are the expert on head injuries. [He managed a laugh as he walked, still leaning heavily on Arthur.]

Hey. [He laughed softly, carefully guiding him to the stairwell. This was going to be a pain.] I haven't had one in a while.

Well, next time that you do, and there will be a next time, I'll keep you up. [He reached out and gripped the railing of the stairwell.]

You really don't have faith in me. [Arthur laughed again.] I see how it is.

Not really. [He leaned against him a bit on the steps.] How does it feel? Now that the tables are turned.

This isn't the first time I've had to drag someone with a head injury to the doctor, you know. [He opened the door to Level 2 and held it open while he helped maneuver Capa through the doorway.] But I'll admit, it feels good to be the one saving your ass for once.

Good. Because you'll undoubtedly need me again in a few weeks. [He laughed, but only to keep himself awake. He stumbled as they walked through the hallway. It was like being drunk without the fun part of actually being drunk.]

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