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Well, since everyone else seems to be dead quiet, I'll say hello just so you don't think you're shouting into an empty hole.

Hey, sweetie.

I'm just on the computer for work... there's this whole thing going on in Los Angeles that I think I'm going to take a role in. How's work?

[locked]I think somebody's infecting people with T-Veronica. I'm going to find out who.[/locked]

Work is crazy. I've got another fourteen hours on my flight before I get air dropped into a jungle.

[locked]What!?

Jesus. Do you have any leads?[/locked]

Appreciate it. How've you been, Derek?

Hey, Leon.

A... a lot has happened. And I'd rather talk to you about all of it in person. Whenever you've got the time off, just let me know. We can arrange something.

Yeah, sure thing.

I'll call you as soon as I can.

Believe it or not, Jun and I are still on vacation. Been healing up, and we're both working on projects we couldn't get done at home. Kinda roughing it on 713, but I think the lifestyle change was something we both needed, at least for a little while. So we're taking advantage while the homefront is relatively quiet and other folks have it under control.

You?

Hi Leon. Your girlfriend's a great boss, the leaves are turning up here, and I hate the Nexus in excitingly new ways (not a one of these things being related to the others). Everything's pretty much solidly business as usual. Sorry to hear about work picking up the pace.

Sounds like a good time. I envy you.

I've been nothing but busy. I've basically been yanked from one assignment to the next with barely any time for rest.

Enjoy your vacation, man.

It is for the most part. There are some things that are...things that need to be taken care of, but the rest of the time is simply our own. We'd both been going more or less non-stop since last July, unless we'd been injured, so it was time to sit back.

Hope you get some breathing time.

Thanks, man. Watch your back.

The nexus has a way of making people feel like that.

Glad to hear you're alright. How's Henry?

How're both Henry's, for that matter, and Liz?

Henry, he whose family name is unhyphenated, is doing good. Things just look better when you've got the job you love doing, y'know? He's good at it, too.

Henry Sherman-Townshend's all right, and I haven't heard anything pointing to the boys being anything but. Liz was still pretty ~~depressed~~worn out when last I talked to her, but she mentioned something about looking into going on an exorcism mission sometime soon, so hopefully it'll feel nice to be back to work and stuff.

...tell whoever it is you're going after that if they shoot you, they'll have to deal with me.

[locked]I recognize the symptoms. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's Veronica.

I've got a couple, and the LAPD is taking this kind of personally since a bioweapon just trashed one of their morgues. I think I'm going to go have a talk with the victim's boss in a bit.[/locked]

By "great," she means "is never there."

I actually considered it to be more "took extra trouble so we could have an easier time of getting paid on our home world" and "tells us to take a day off upon mere mention of vacation" kind of stuff.

Fat.

How about you?

I'm sure that'll put the fear of God into them, beautiful.

[locked]Is the bioweapon still on the loose?

The LAPD will likely be kind of stingy with this regardless, but still make sure a sample gets forwarded to STARS.[/locked]

With your metabolism? Right.

Busy, but otherwise fine.

Damn right it will.

[locked]No, it burned itself out while it was fighting me. At least, that's my guess... it eventually just fell over and died.

Yeah, I already took care of it. The real trick is making them feel like they're being told everything while not telling them what I can't tell them, if that makes any sense at all.[/locked]

Yeah, for all my complaining about work, it gets me into a rhythm. Hopefully it can do the same for Liz, even after all she's been through.

Hn... well, that seems to fit with the reports I've read on T-Veronica. Very unstable unless slowed down by freezing the subject, right?

That makes perfect sense, actually. One of the tougher aspects of this is filtering out certain bits of info. I find it easier to not mention certain things as opposed to lying or even telling them "it's classified".

...where have you been?

Yeah. Unless the carrier's in cryogenic storage, it mutates instantly and goes nuts. I think... it sounds like what happened is that somebody infected a guy with it so he'd trash his office, then die.

They need to teach a course on consistent lying or something.

Hn... How long until the T-Veronica virus starts mutating it's host? Depending on that time frame, that could help narrow down suspects.

...They do teach a course on that. Several courses, actually.

Seriously! I might break one-fifty now, it's insane. I'm like a real person, with actual flesh!

Normal, then. Good to hear.

It's... kind of a long story.

Aren't they all.

Did you get my report?

Oh. Okay, then yes, I rock.

Nope.

If Los Angeles explodes, it's probably me, but I didn't do it on purpose.

...LA? Why, what's happening there?

First a growth spurt, now this. Is our little Becky growing up now?

For the most part. It feels good to get back to work, though, even with all the aches and pains that come with it.

It's in my report. Check your STARS email.

Oh, come on. I'm the most grown up out of all of us... but Katsuya can't cook on the motel's hot plate, so it's been take-out Chinese for a while. It'll pad you up.

Ah, excellent. And Hunnigan? Is she doing ok?

Okay, hold up.

[paaaaaaause]

...do you need any backup?

Not yet. When I do, I'll call.

Nah, you're just the smartest. If you were the most grown up, then everyone wouldn't treat you like you're their little sister.

Well, almost everyone. How is Spanky?

Hunnigan is doing good. She's probably one of the few people around who is actually busier than I am, though.

Hey, I'm grown up!

Hee, he's good. He... ran off for a bit, so I'm trying to track him down again... but he's good. I'm pretty sure I got him to gain a few pounds, too.

She seems the type to relish in it, so I guess all's well.

Not until you can legally buy liquor.

He could probably use a few extra pounds. Though, why'd he run off? ~~Did you show him your boobs again?~~

Yeah, she does. She's very good at her job, too.

Oh, come on. That's getting a wee bit technical, don't you think?

Well... it's... I don't know. He's been real stressed lately. ~~And well, he didn't seem to mind them THIS time. >_> Didn't run off until later though, so... I figure he's just being a guy.~~

Well, you're old enough to vote, so I suppose I can give you that.

Wonder what's bothering him. ~~Guys don't just run off for no reason.~~

Okay, now we're getting somewhere... hey, I can drive, too. Booze isn't that important.

I don't know... he doesn't really tell me until after kind of the fever pitch if something's bothering him... he's pretty introverted.

~~Not unless there's Big Damn Heroing to do, that is. Are we forgetting a certain Mr. Redfield?~~

Okay. Standing by.

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