[She'd seen enough replies to Warriorhead's message to know that she does. Which doesn't, necessarily, mean she disagrees. She already knew Crichton had his issues.
She'd save her worry for the people who really mattered.]
FROM: tess@cdc.org
They just better be planning to bring new people in. We had enough trouble making it through those last missions with a full roster. I don't like to think what the workload will be like if they don't.
[For a second she doesn't understand what he's asking, thinks he means something different. But there's things they don't talk about, and she knows it.]
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Blackbox.
FROM: joel@cdc.org
Apparently.
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Any idea what that means?
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No idea. I get the feeling I won't know till I'm neck deep in it either.
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FROM: tess@cdc.org
Fuck.
FROM: tess@cdc.org
Alright, I'll look into it.
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Think a walk down there might tell us anything?
[ He knows computers but these things are still a bit... complicated. He prefers doing things by hand. ]
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Don't know. All I learned from my assessment is that they can make things real goddamn realistic.
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Noticed that.
FROM: joel@cdc.org
Not a fan of dying even if it ain't real.
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Yeah, tell me about it.
[Too close to home by far.]
FROM: tess@cdc.org
You know anyone who got reassigned?
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Nah. If they can't cut it then good riddance.
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She'd save her worry for the people who really mattered.]
FROM: tess@cdc.org
They just better be planning to bring new people in. We had enough trouble making it through those last missions with a full roster. I don't like to think what the workload will be like if they don't.
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Shit, probably.
FROM: joel@cdc.org
And they said it was easy.
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Of course they did. Half of them have got fucking horns and breath fire.
[The slightest exaggeration.]
FROM: tess@cdc.org
Whatever, it doesn't matter. We'll figure it out.
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Sometimes I wonder how we got roped into this shit.
[ They weren't special. They weren't superhuman or alien. Even the "regular people" around here weren't all that regular. ]
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FROM: tess@cdc.org
We're not the least prepared, far as I can tell.
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We're survivors, not soldiers.
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If we want to keep being survivors we'll be what we need to be.
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Don't gotta tell me.
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I know it. I just like telling you what to do.
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Feeling romantic are we?
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Jealous. You don't call Dagger boss, do you?
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No ma'am.
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Flattery will get you everywhere.