sometime after day 5

[sizeofyourbaggage]

[ Sam’s never really reached out to the Nest in general like this before, but at this point - well, he’s running out of options. The work he’s done on his mental walls has paid off, and nothing escapes his thick cloud layer except his words, and the soft hint of wind and feathers that flavors his mental link. ]

( Seems like we got a bit of down time, and I’m looking to put it to good use. I’m getting better with my symbiote ability, but I need someone who’ll let me practice it with them.

Simple explanation is that it’s healing, with a side effect that means it’s gonna hurt. Most likely for me. I can get into specifics if you’re up for it. ) [ If it doesn’t bother them or they’re willing to overlook that it means Sam getting hurt, he means, but seeing as he’s communicating with the Nest in general, he’s not gonna say that.

He already knows more than who person who is bothered by it and never seems willing to let Sam use it on them. ]

( I’ll take as many as I can get, more training can’t hurt. )

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[erbier]

( What, precisely, is the difference? )

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[sizeofyourbaggage]

( Motivation, I guess. If you're just asking if I've considered what it might do to me, or if you're actually concerned about the potential outcome. )

[ Wow that sounds an awful lot like do you even give a shit about me there Sam. He's not sure where it's coming from, though he has to admit that now that it's occurred to him, he's curious. ]

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[erbier]

[ Truth be told, she's not entirely certain she cares about him. He has been kind, and forthright, but does she know him well enough to care. Can she care, right now, with all those she lost in Concordia so fresh on her mind? ]

( Both. We all impact one another. )

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[sizeofyourbaggage]

( Yeah, fair enough. ) [ He's not sure he could answer that if asked, either. ] ( I don't have to touch their blood, I don't think my ability works that way. It's like... I'm giving some of myself to heal them, and that's why I get injured. Might be different if I was using them to heal myself. )

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[erbier]

( An exchange occurs, do you know how deeply it runs? )

[ Seriously bro, there's undeadies. ]

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[sizeofyourbaggage]

( No, I don't. But I don't know how else to find out other than to test it. )

[ Oh he is definitely going to regret this. ]

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[erbier]

( Fair enough. )

[ It's not really a criticism, she just wanted to know what his plan was. ]

( I hope your testing goes well. )